CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups plan events

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at the new East High School, 474 Bennington Ave., Youngstown, for a tour of the building. Dr. Diana Fagan of Youngstown State University will talk about women in science. For more information, call (330) 534-5183.

• Tri-Gold Prime Time Chapter, ABWA, will meet Oct. 10 at Grand Buffet, 7690 Market St., Boardman, for a social at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6. A short meeting will follow. Reservations are required; call Sheila Thiry at (330) 427-0649 or Sally Birch at (330) 549-2561.

• Yo-Mah-O Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 9 at Rusty’s Southwest Bar and Grill, South Avenue, Boardman. Dr. Bill Binning will speak on the 2008 election. Dinner choices are pork loin marsala, $19.50; almond crusted chicken, $17.50; grilled steak salad with soup or grilled chicken salad with soup, $15. Reservations are required and can be made at (330) 652-1784.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• McDonald Midget Football Association will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

AUXILIARIES

• Flora McDonald Auxiliary will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 6 for dessert at the home of Ela Elvines, hostess. Members are reminded to take a wrapped gift for a project.

BOOSTERS

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

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

CLASSES

• Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1950 will meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at Bedford Trails, 713 Bedford Road, Coitsville.

• Campbell Memorial High School January and June classes of 1948 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s in Boardman. For more information, call (330) 755-0365 or (330) 793-0694.

• Chaney High School January and June 1942 alumni will resume their monthly breakfast meetings at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s in Austintown. No reservations are necessary.

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

CLUBS

• Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Antone’s Banquet Centre in Boardman. The speaker will be Richard Griffin, who will talk about is great-grandfather, Pvt. George Perkins, and his book, “Three Years a Soldier.” The cost for the dinner meeting is $12, and reservations are required. For more information, call Gordy Morgan, (330) 726-7603 or visit www.mahoningvalleycwrt.com.

• Mahoning Valley Cribbage Club will meet at 6:30 Thursday at St. James Church, 7640 Glenwood Ave., Boardman. For more information, call (330) 757-9503.

• Poland Center Homemakers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poland United Methodist Church for a casserole luncheon. The craft will be decorating with fall foliage. Small candle jars can be purchased at Pat Catan’s. Hostesses will be Pat Miller and Alice McDonald.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

• Friends of Poland Library will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the library meeting room for coffee and a business meeting at 10. The guest speaker will be Diane Less, founder of Angels for Animals. Hostesses will be Renee Cole, Mary Burgham, Anne Shepherd and Peg Shirey. Guests are welcome. Books and magazines are being collected for a fundraiser book cart.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Girard K. of C. Men Council No. 2935 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.

• Girard K. of C. Women will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.

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

• Seton III will meet at noon Thursday at the Butler Institute of American Art. Luncheon will follow a tour of the museum, including the Norman Rockwell painting “Lincoln the Railsplitter.”

• Youngstown Women’s Connection plans a luncheon for noon Oct. 9 at the ITAM Center, 115 S. Meridian Road. Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. A craft and bake sale at 11:15 will be followed by an auction with Marty Campana. Entertainment includes music and a speaker, Gloria Dudt, whose topic will be “Cakes Can’t Bounce, But People Can.” Admission is $8 per person. For reservations and free child care, call (330) 792-1058 or (330) 286-5333, or e-mail reservation requests to ywcluncheon@hotmail.com. Reservations must be in by Tuesday. Cancellations must be made before noon Oct. 8. Reservations not kept will require payment.

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: Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost $5; Wednesday, walking at 6:30 p.m. in Mill Creek Park; Oct. 5, cheap movies at 6:30 p.m. in Boardman; Oct. 6, bowling at 7:30 p.m. at Boardman Lanes; and Oct. 7, dancing at 7:30 p.m. at Choices at the MetroPlex Center. 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 Top Notch Diner, Cortland, followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 5, play cards and take snacks to share at 7 p.m., and Oct. 6, dancing to Wild Turkey Band at Niles Moose, 8 p.m. to midnight, $5 cover for nonmembers. For more information on these activities, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday of the month in the parish house.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the private dining room at Denny’s Restaurant, 154 Boardman-Canfield Road. The meeting is free and open to all caregivers, family members and friends with a loved one with memory problems. For more information, call (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

• Recovery Inc., a self-help mental-health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian Church, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information call (330) 747-1176.

• TOPS 327 will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. 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. For information, call (330) 394-1262 or (330) 545-3860.

• 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.

• 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.

• Youngstown Scleroderma Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Stockyard Market, 583 E. Main St., Canfield. All are welcome for the dinner and meeting. Call (330) 286-5172 for information.

VETERANS

• VFW Triangle Post 2799 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Middletown. For more information, call (330) 542-9928.