CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups announce activities

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Association of University Women, Boardman-Canfield Branch, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a holiday dinner at Selma’s Restaurant, Struthers. The program will be “Mission of Love — Pine Ridge Reservation,” presented by James Ridge of the Pine Ridge Reservation Lakota Tribe, South Dakota. Hostesses will be Barbara Luce and Karen Denison. Guests are welcome. For information, call (330) 757-2618.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• McDonald Baseball Association will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

BOOSTERS

• Girard Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria.

• McDonald Basketball Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.

• McDonald Music Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the high school.

CLASSES

• Campbell Memorial High School January and June Classes of 1948 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s, Route 224, Boardman. All classmates and spouses are welcome.

• Chaney High School January and June 1942 alumni will meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s in Austintown. All alumni, spouses and guests are welcome. No reservations are necessary.

• Wilson High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s on Route 224, Boardman. Guests are welcome.

CLUBS

• Kent State University Mothers Club will hold a Christmas party at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Boardman Community Center in Boardman Township Park. Members are asked to take a covered dish and a gift for an exchange. There will be an afghan raffle. Tickets and/or money are to be sent to Mary Schaade. Prospective members are welcome. For information or reservations, contact Jen Luscre, (330) 542-3122.

• Poland Center Homemakers will have a Christmas party at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s on Route 224, Boardman. There will be a $5 gift exchange. The next regular meeting will be in February.

• Poland Women’s Club will have a Christmas celebration at noon Monday at Caffé Capri. Hostesses will be Vivian Young, Beth Alexoff and Leslie Williams.

• Welcome Wagon Club of Canfield will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield for a Christmas dinner. For more information, call (330) 533-1552. The next regular meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at Canfield Presbyterian Church.

COMMITTEES

• Mineral Ridge Beautification Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Mineral Ridge Fire Station.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

• Friends of Poland Library will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday for coffee at the library. At the 10 a.m. program, the guest speaker will be Bonnie Sommers, who will present a Christmas program on “Rhymes for a Reason.” New officers will be installed. Hostesses will be Sue Perry, Mary Jane Pavelko, Carol McCoy, Bev Chorey and Diane Fodor. Books and magazines will be accepted for the fundraiser book cart, and a variety of donated books will be sold. Guests are welcome.

POLITICAL CLUBS

• Warren Republican Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Buena Vista Restaurant on Dana Street, Warren. The guest speaker will be Ed Ridenbaugh of Gorant Candies. Guests are welcome with advance reservations. For information and reservations, call (330) 856-4659.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Court Bishop James McFadden 1650, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will have a meeting and Christmas party at 1 p.m. Thursday at The Elmton, 584 Fifth St., Struthers. Meals will be ordered from the menu. Members are reminded to take used greeting cards and items such as crayons, markers, coloring books, caps and mittens for Millcreek Children’s Center. Officers will serve as hostesses. Reservations are to be made with Joann Reilley, (330) 360-6232, or Flo Lloyd, (330) 758-6594. Prospective members are asked to call Jean Puhalla, (330) 792-0268.

• Girard K. of C. Men Council 2935 meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.

• Holy Name Ladies Guild will have a social at noon Tuesday at Founders Hall.

• McDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall, Illinois Avenue.

• St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the parish house.

• Seton III will meet at noon Thursday at the Holiday Inn, Boardman, where a Christmas dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Members are reminded to take hats and gloves for the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and money will be accepted for Christmas meals for the needy. The program will be presented by Mary West, and hostess chairwoman Carol Franken will be assisted by Dottie Cerimele, Liz Kelly, Teri Laret, Joan Oles, Bev Sisek and Midge Walsh.

• Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will have a Christmas party at noon Thursday at Antone’s Banquet Center, 8578 Market St., Boardman. The cost is $16 in advance.

• Youngstown Diocesan Legion of Mary Curia will meet Monday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church hall after Mass at noon. New members are welcome. For more information, call (330) 743-2089.

SERVICE CLUBS

• Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St.

SINGLES

• D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. Other activities include: Saturday, Christmas dance at The Elm Tree at 7 p.m., cost is $30 at the door; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, meeting at the food court to walk in Southern Park Mall at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, new-member meeting at church at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 7, cheap movies at Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; and Dec. 8, meet at church at 4 p.m. and travel to Hartwood Christmas lights display. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single For Any Reason has planned the following event: Wednesday, eat at Top Notch Diner on Elm Road, Cortland, with meeting to follow; Dec. 7, take snack and play cards; and Dec. 8, dance to Wild Turkey Band at Niles Moose from 8 p.m. to midnight, $5 cover for nonmembers of Moose. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Girard Free Library.

• Hammond Organ Society of Mahoning Valley will have an annual Christmas dinner Dec. 7 at Faith Community Church, 1919 Midlothian Blvd. Doors open at 5 p.m., and dinner will be at 5:30. Members will provide entertainment, and there will be a $5 gift exchange.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled a meeting for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Easter Seals in the Children’s Rehabilitation Center, 885 Howland-Wilson Road, Warren. For more information, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102. All support groups are free to the public.

• TOPS 327 will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information, call (330) 793-4378 or (330) 757-9368.

• TOPS 698, Girard, will meet Monday at First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway. Weigh-in is from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. New members are welcome; the first night is free. For information, call (330) 394-1262 or (330) 545-4770.

• TOPS 1262, McDonald, will meet Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the post office building. Weigh-in is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., and the meeting will follow. New members are welcome.

• Club news is published Friday and Saturday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.