CLUB CALENDAR

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• Girard Golden Eagles will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Girard Free Library.

• Girard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the high school cafeteria.

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

CLASSES

• Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1953 will have a Christmas luncheon at noon Monday at Johnny’s. Guests are welcome.

CLUBS

• Chapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will have a noon luncheon Wednesday at A La Cart in Canfield. For the program, members will share their Christmas memories, and the current officers will serve as hostesses.

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

• McDonald Arts and Crafts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the senior citizens room at the McDonald post office building.

• Youngstown Torch Club members will hear historian and author Dr. Lowell J. Satre speak when they meet Monday at Pete’s Place, in Kilcawley Center on the campus of Youngstown State University. His topic will be “Musings From a Life of Travel,” about his trips around country and Europe. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 followed by the speaker at 7. For more information or reservations, call 330) 792-7351. Dr. Satre, a former chairman of the history department at YSU, is the author of “Thomas Burt, 1837-1922: The Great Conciliator” and “Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics and the Ethics of Business.”

• Warren Women’s Connection is having its “Dance in the New Year!” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan 12 at DiLucia’s Banquet Room, 2610 Elm Road, Warren. Free nursery is available by reservation. Marty Campana will share timesaving tips from Princess House, soloist Rita Busin will sing, and inspirational speaker Judy Katsaras will share her amazing discovery. The cost is $12 per person, all-inclusive. Reservations for the luncheon and nursery are necessary by Jan. 8 and can be made by calling Georgia Hagan at (330) 369-8936 or Joyce Faiver at (330) 539-5837. Members should note the changes in location and price.

GUILDS

• Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant. Officers for 2009 will be installed. Hosts will be board members.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

SERVICE CLUBS

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

SINGLES

• D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, has planned the following events: Monday, walking at 6 p.m. at the food court in Southern Park Mall; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, walking at 6 p.m. at the food court in Southern Park Mall; Thursday, meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Disciples Christian Church; and Dec. 19, cheap movies at 6:30 p.m. in Boardman. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Girard Library, 105 Prospect St., Girard; Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Church, 2860 Market St., Warren; Thursday at 6 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 W. McKinley, Poland; and Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at Canfield Christian Church, 123 Broad St., Salem.

• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Groups meetings are as follows; Monday at 2 p.m. at Antonine Sister’s Adult Day Center, 2691 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson, and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association, Building B, Suite 301, 3695 Boardman Canfield Road, Canfield. Meetings are free and open to all caregivers, family members and friends of those with memory problems. For more information, call (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

• Bereaved Parents of the USA Mahoning County Chapter will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. BP/USA is a national nonprofit self-help group that offers support, understanding and hope to bereaved parents and other family members. For more information about the chapter, call the chapter leader, Diane Hunter-Copeland, at (330) 770-2682.

• An irritable bowel syndrome online support group has been formed, and it is free. Visit www.mdjunction.com/irritable-bowel-syndrome.

• Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Columbiana County Counseling Center on state Route 154. For more information, call (330) 424-7767.

• Survivors of Suicide in Mahoning County will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Disciples of Christ Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information, call (330) 747-2696.

• TOPS 327 will meet Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. Weigh-in is from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information, call (330) 793-4378 or (330) 757-9368.

• TOPS OH 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.

• TOPS OH 1497, Austintown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, 3000 S. Niles Canfield Road. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For more information, call (330) 759-4737.

VETERANS

• VFW Triangle Post 2799 Men’s Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information, call (330) 542-9928.

.• Club news is published Friday and Saturday. Please submit information a8bout upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.