CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups announce activities

AUXILIARIES

• Girard Eagles 2172 Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the back hall. The auxiliary Christmas party will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 with a catered dinner. Cost is $7, and the menu includes roast beef and chicken, potatoes, salad, coffee and tea. There will be a $10 gift exchange. Entertainment will be by The Cloggers. Reservations are due Dec. 10.

• Sulmona Valley Auxiliary will have a Christmas party on Tuesday at Dona Vito’s Italian Grille. Reservations were handled by Sandy Redeske, (330) 755-5192. New members are welcome. For information on membership, contact Ellen Hall at (330) 261-8487 or Pat Centofanti at (330) 755-0696. Regular meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at the club, 82 S. Bridge St., Struthers.

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 January and June Classes of 1948 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s, Route 224, Boardman. Guests are welcome.

• Campbell Memorial Class of 1950 has moved its regular December luncheon to Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Boardman, where a Christmas party will take place.

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

• Chaney High School January and June Classes of 1948 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at Molly’s on Salt Springs Road. All alumni are invited.

• Wilson High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s on Route 224 in Boardman. All classmates and guests are welcome.

CLUBS

• Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Antone’s Banquet Center in Boardman. Jim Lewis, ranger/historian at Stones River NMP, will present “They Fought at Stones River,” an overview of the battle using the personal stories of several soldiers from both sides. Reservations are required for the dinner/meeting at a cost of $13 per person. Call Gordy Morgan at (330) 726-7603 for more information, or visit www.mahoningvalleycwrt.com.

• 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.

• Poland Center Homemakers will have their Christmas party at noon Thursday at the Youngstown Sports Grille. There will be a $5 gift exchange. The next meeting will be in February.

• Seton III will meet Thursday at the Youngstown Club, 201 E. Commerce St., for a 12:30 p.m. social followed by a luncheon at 1. Marian Baker, Caroline Gustafson, Sue Williams, Elaine Mazur and Jackie Price will be hostesses. Members are asked to take hats and gloves for Sister Isabel to distribute to needy children. Cash donations will also be accepted for needy families. There will be no January meeting.

• Youngstown Road Runners Club will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Old Log Cabin on Price Road in Mill Creek Park for a run-walk. The options for the free event are 3 miles, 5.5. miles and 8 miles. Trustees will preside. For more information, contact danrunz@zoominternet.net.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

• Friends of the Austintown Library will have the annual holiday luncheon at 10 a.m. Dec. 15. The event is open to the public at a fee of $6. For reservations, call (330) 792-3504 or (330) 799-6015. The program will feature holiday music.

• Friends of the Poland Library will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the library meeting room for coffee. A business session will begin at 10. The musical program by Jay Dee Pamer and Pete Rukenbrod will feature “Songs By Two.” Hostesses will be Beverly Gibson, Emma Eggleston and Diane Fodor. Magazines and book donations will be collected for the book cart.

POLITICAL CLUBS

• Warren Republican Women’s Club will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at DiLucia’s Restaurant, Elm Road, Warren. Marines from the Toys For Tots campaign will be there. The club will have an auction from members’ donations, and proceeds will go to Toys For Tots. William Pager Jr. is the auctioneer. Dinner price is $13.50. For reservations, call (330) 856-4659.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

• Girard Knights of Columbus Women will have a Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7. at Cafe 422, Route 422, Niles.

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

• St. Michael Altar Guild will have a Christmas dinner after the 6 p.m. benediction Monday. Members are asked to take a casserole; dessert will be provided by the board. Richard Scarsella, historian, will speak on the “McGuffey Heritage.” Hostesses will be Pat Hoyle, Helen Mocker and Pat O’Brien. Guests are welcome.

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

• Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at noon Thursday at Antone’s Banquet Center, 8578 Market St., Boardman. Reservations and prepayment are to be made with Virginia Criscone-Janacone.

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: Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, walk at 6 p.m. in Mill Creek from Route 224, Boardman; Thursday, new member meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the church; Dec. 5, attend Christmas in the Village at Main Street Theatre, Columbiana, at 8 p.m., cost is $10; and Dec. 6, Hartwood Christmas Lights. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Parents Without Partners, Portage County Chapter 600, will sponsor a dance from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Kent VFW 3703 Post Home, 500 VFW Parkway, Kent. The public is welcome. For more information, call (330) 296-6022, (330) 699-2361 or (330) 322-9559.

• Single for Any Reason has planned the following events: Sunday, bowling at 1 p.m. at Cortland Lanes, 3684 Warren-Meadville Road; Wednesday, eat at Cleat’s Club Seat Grille, Cortland, followed by business session; and Thursday, take snacks and play cards. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Zion’s Church, Main Street, Greenville, and Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Easter Seals, 855 Howland Wilson Road, Howland. For information, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.

• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center of Mahoning County, Fifth Avenue, Youngstown. 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.

• Mended Hearts Chapter 7 will install officers at the annual holiday brunch at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Avion on the Water in Canfield.

• Parents and Professionals Autism Support Team will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Community Room 1 at the Davis Family YMCA in Boardman. Free child care will be provided by certified teachers. For more information, call Rachael Madden (330) 505-9251.

• SNAP support group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday For more information, e-mail Snapyoungstown@sbcglobal.net or call (330) 398-8890.

• 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 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. prior to 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. New members are welcome.

VETERANS

• Point Man Ministry Support Group meetings for veterans are at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at 243 Main St., Leetonia. For more information, contact Phil Kinsey, (800) 877-8387.

• VFW Triangle Post 3307 will meet at 7 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 about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.