CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups plan events

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Association of University Women Gourmet Group, Youngstown Branch, will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rusty’s South Side Grill, 8586 South Ave. Boardman, with Mary Ann Allgood, Mary D. Allgood and Kathleen Lodge as hostesses. For more information, call (330) 702-0567.

CLUBS

• Columbiana Business and Professional Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Columbiana. The supper meeting will be followed by a hands-on demonstration of working with polymer clay. Anyone is welcome to attend. Call (330) 533-4077 or (330) 457-1336 for location and directions.

• Hubbard Fortnightly IV will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at the home of Joanne Roose with Shirley Baldine as co-hostess. The program will be “Our Library,” by Loraine Atwood.

• Newcomers Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Anthony’s on the River. Valorie Zurawick of the Monday Musical Group will speak. For more information, call (330) 726-9620.

• Ohio Cultural Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 5. at St. Charles Church hall, 7327 Westview Drive, Boardman. Bishop George Murry will be the speaker, and soloist will be Dorota Sobieska, accompanied by her husband, Jacek Sobieski. The meal will be catered; the cost is $13 for each paid up member and $18 for each nonmenber. Reservations must be made by no later than Oct. 31.

• Poland Women’s Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the home of Linda Weaver. Co-hostesses are Pat Granitto, Carol Morris, Lori Stone and Carolyn Thompson. Program will be a holiday auction, the annual fundraiser.

• Warren Women’s Connection is sponsoring its “Country Fair” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Aulizio’s Banquet Center, 4395 Youngstown-Warren Road. A silent and live auction will feature new items, gift baskets, crafts and baked goods. Guest speaker and soloist will be Terri Sevinsky. Cost is $10 per person. Reservations for the dinner must be made by Nov. 8. Call Joyce Faiver at (330) 539-5837 or Georgia Hagan at (330) 369-8936. A free nursery will be available by reservation.

• Youngstown Women’s Connection will hold its guest luncheon, “A Walk in the Park,” at noon Nov. 13 at the Italian-American Veterans Centre, 115 S. Meridian Road. Doors open at 11 a.m. Rick Shale, Mill Creek MetroParks commissioner, and Doug Dickson will speak. Kathy Loree and Sharon Moore will provide music. Cost is $8 per person. For reservations and free child care, call (330) 792-1058 or (330) 286-5333; or e-mail reservations to ywcluncheon@hotmail.com. Reservations must be in by Nov. 12. Reservations not kept will require payment.

GRANGES

• Dublin Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A Halloween program is planned.

GUILDS

• Embroiderers’ Guild of America will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Canfield. Linda Gwinnup will preside. The featured project will be a quilted pot holder taught by Sandra Smith. Visitors are welcome. For more information, e-mail YoEGA@zoominternet.net or send inquiries to P.O. Box 5278 Poland, OH 44514.

LEAGUES

• The League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown will host a membership meeting Monday at the Boardman Library. Tony Paglia will speak on the Chamber of Commerce Regionalization Plan. There will be refreshments at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting promptly begins at 7. For more information, call the (888) 781-1176 or visit the league’s Web site at www.cboss.com/lwv.

POLITICAL CLUBS

• Canfield Republican Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 7 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield for a social, and a luncheon will follow at noon. Former U.S. Navy Capt. Gregory H. Cooper will speak for a Veterans Day tribute. Table decorations are being done by Judy Sees and Tracey Winbush. Guests are welcome. Call (330) 533-4731 for reservations.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Court Bishop James McFadden 1650, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will hold its regular meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Sunrise Assisted Living, 3345 McKinley Way, Poland. A monetary collection will be taken up for the veterans. Hostesses will be Fanny Kosek and Mary T. Gabriel. The state workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at St. Edward’s Parish Hall in Ashland. Anyone interested in joining the court should contact regent Jean Puhalla at (330) 792-0268.

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: Monday, bike riding at 6 p.m. on Kirk Road, Austintown; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, walking in Mill Creek Park at 6 p.m.; Thursday, meeting of Book of Month Club at 7:30 at the church; and Oct. 26, cheap movies at 6:30 p.m. at Boardman. For more information, call (330) 757-1440, (330) 729-0127 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single For Any Reason has planned the following events: Wednesday, eat at 6:30 p.m. at Tavern on the Lake, state Route 45, Cortland, and Oct. 27, dance at Niles Moose on Main St., Niles, $5 cover for nonmembers of Moose. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• Hammond Organ Society of Mahoning Valley will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Faith Community Church, 1919 Midlothian Blvd., where members will present the entertainment. Hostesses will be Florence Parsons and Marge Jennings. New members are welcome. For more information, call (330) 726-0122 or (330) 788-3669.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Boardman Easter Seals Center, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building,, 251 Broadway Ave., Salem. For information, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.

• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Alzheimer’s Association, 3695 Boardman-Canfield Road, Suite 301B. The meeting is open to all caregivers, family members and friends with a loved one who has memory problems. There is no charge. For more information, call the Greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer’s Association at (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

• Alzheimer’s Association support group for those experiencing early stage memory loss will meet at 1 p.m. Monday in Girard. The group is for all those affected by a diagnosis of impairment such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body disease, etc., and their families. Participants must undergo a brief screening process. There is no charge. For more information, call the Great East Ohio Area Alzheimer’s Association at (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

• Mended Hearts Chapter 7, a support group for heart patients and their families, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Beeghly Medical Center, 6505 Market St., Boardman, Building C. Roy Thomas from RST Research will speak about nutrition, exercise and attitude. The public is invited. For more information, call Joe Clark at (330) 702-8859.

• 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 822, Struthers, will meet Tuesday at Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave. Weigh-in will be from 6 to 6:30 p.m. before the meeting.

• Youngstown PFLAG will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown. A video of Logo channel’s forum on gay and lesbian issues will be shown. For information, call (330) 747-7433.

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