SENIOR CITIZENS

AARP 4339

SBlt Austintown Chapter 4339, AARP, will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road, where blood pressure screenings will be available at noon. Dues will be accepted, and the nominating committee will present a ballot of officers and board members. The board of directors will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 20.

Call Doris Snyder, (330) 799-0670, to make reservations for the Nov. 18 trip to Shakespeare’s Castle and the holiday lights at Hartwood Acres in Cranberry Township, Pa. For Christmas party tickets, contact Agnes Pierson, (330) 792-4317.

AARP 4611

• AARP 4611 will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Augustine Church on Parmelee Avenue. There will be a 50-50 raffle and refreshments, and new members are welcome. The group will attend Bible Baptist Church on Oak Street on Oct. 26.

Deposits of $20 are being taken for a bus trip planned for Nov. 1. For tickets, call (330) 746-0889. Raffle tickets are being sold for a $100 gas card; call (330) 744-0847.

To report sickness or deaths, call (330) 746-0197.

Campbell memorial

• Campbell Memorial High School January and June Classes of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

COITSVILLE

• A meeting of the Coitsville Senior Citizens will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Town Hall. Pizza will be served.

CROATIAN PENSIONERS

• Croatian Pensioners of Mahoning Valley will meet at noon Thursday at Lodge 66 Croatian Home on Vestal Road. The speaker will be Paul Harley of Ohio Edison. Any change to the bylaws must be presented in writing at the 10:30 a.m. meeting of officers and trustees.

Illnesses should be reported to Nancy Maltonic, (330) 792-0313. For information on membership, call (330) 799-0270.

GIRARD

• Girard Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the center, 16 N. State St. After the business meeting, bingo will be played. Members are asked to take canned goods for the Emmanuel Center.

GOLDEN PILLARS

• An 11 a.m. liturgy will precede Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Golden Pillars at noon at St. Mary Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Eleanor Hnat will preside, birthdays and anniversaries will be observed, and bingo and cards will be played. Members are asked to take their place setting for a noon luncheon.

HAPPY WANDERERS

• Happy Wanderers will meet at noon Friday at Corner House Christian Church for a sack lunch; coffee and tea provided. Political cartoonist Rick Muccio will present the program. The hospitality committee will be Frank and Gerda Mitrovich, Lloyd and Lois Haddenham, Lois Singer and Bernie Randall, and greeters will be Margaret Linn, Nancy Hart, Nancy Rogers and Shirley Petrek. Those whose last names begin with A-L are asked to take a dozen cookies.

Reservations are being taken for the Nov. 21 catered holiday dinner and program by Tim and Cyd Bancroft.

Luggage tags will be distributed at 5:40 a.m. to those leaving at 6 a.m. on the Smoky Mountain Fall Foliage Tour Oct. 21-24. Reservations are being accepted for the Dec. 13 Christmas Music Spectacular. For more information, call (330) 534-2759.

HOLY FAMILY

• Holy Family Seniors will meet at 11 :30 am. Monday in Merici Hall in the rectory basement. There will be cards, bingo and a 50-50 raffle. Pizza and snacks will be served. Hostesses are Lora Opsitnik, Ann Staklosa and Virginia Mataysic.

Members should report illnesses or deaths to Nancy Nappy at (330) 757-2823.

J.C. PENNEY

• J.C. Penney Retirees will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

LOCAL 880

• A meeting of UFCW Local 880 Retirees will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lucianno’s Restaurant in the Wedgewood Plaza. The election will be discussed ,and plans will be made for a Dec. 9 Christmas Party at the Holiday Inn, Boardman. New members are welcome and need not be a UFCW member. For information, call (330) 544-5656.

LOCAL 2243

• The retirees of Local 2243 USWA Copperweld Steel (S.O.A.R. Chapter 1-28-10) will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Local 1375 Union Hall, 684 N. Park Ave., Warren. The speaker will be John Homlitas, treasurer of the city of Warren.

MAHONING RETIRED TEACHERS

• The Mahoning Retired Teachers invite any retired teachers in the area to attend a satellite luncheon at noon Oct. 22 at Copeland Oaks, Sebring, in the Western Reserve Room. A review of the book “The Greatest Generation,” by Tom Brokaw, will be presented. Transportation to Copeland Oaks will be provided. The Copeland Oaks bus will leave the parking lot next door to the Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., at 10:30 a.m. The bus will return to Boardman after the program. For more information or to make a reservation, call Jo Ann Ellis at (330) 755-3976 by Wednesday.

MARTHA LUPSE

• Bridge, 500, chess and checkers will be played when Martha Lupse 50-Plus Card and Game Club meets from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 106 at Poland United Methodist Church. Doug Martin will give the devotions. Members are reminded to take a sack lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. No affiliation with the church is required for participation. For information, call (330) 757-1980.

PACKARD ELECTRIC, DELPHI PACKARD

• Packard Electric and Delphi Packard Local 717 Retirees will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Local 717 Union Hall, 2950 Sferra Ave. Members are asked to take a labeled covered dish and table service, as well as canned goods and nonperishables such as paper products, hair products, men’s and women’s toiletries, combs, and brushes, and baby items, to be donated to the Warren Family Rescue Mission. The meeting is earlier than usual this month to accommodate speakers Jim Clark, president of International IUE/CWA, and Laura Asplen, also from the international.

S.O.A.R. 27-16

• Oliver Montgomery, S.O.A.R. Chapter 27-16, will have a banquet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at St. Mark’s Center, 3560 Loganway, Youngstown. There will be refreshments, a speaker, a disc jockey and dancing. The donation is $20. For tickets, call (330) 758-4045.

ST. ANTHONY

• St. Anthony Senior Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in DeMarinis Hall, where lunch will be served at noon by Jennie Marinelli, Joanne Thomas, and Lee and Frank Thomas. Poker and bingo will be played. Payment will be accepted for the Nov. 11 Thanksgiving dinner. Flu shots will be given to signed-up members.

Members should report illnesses to Dorothy Valley, (330) 759-1333. Contact Tony Valley (at the same number) for information on the day trip on Wednesday to Wheeling Casino.

ST. BRENDAN

• Ann Smith will preside when St. Brendan Seniors meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Maxwell Hall. Ann Banyots and Dorothy Proceck will give reports.

Reservations must be made for the Christmas party, which will cost $8. To report an illness or death, call Theresa Vivacqua at (330) 793-2792.

ST. CASIMIR

• St. Casey Seniors will meet at noon Tuesday at the church social hall with Jo Ann Jones presiding and serving as hostess with Virginia Chirchiglia. Lunch will be served, birthdays will be acknowledged, bingo will be played, and there will be a 50-50 raffle.

ST. CHRISTINE

• St. Christine Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the parish center with Ruth Infante presiding. Hostesses will be Chris Bartholomy, Ann Gamori, Theresa Vivacqua, Karen Gaca and June Kausits. Mary Jo Theis and Carol McClain will give the reports. There will be attendance prizes, a 50-50 raffle, cards and bingo.

SEARS FRIENDSHIP

• Sears Friendship Club will meet at noon Monday at Antone’s on Route 224, Boardman.

SUNSHINE

• Henry Testa will preside when Sunshine Seniors meets at noon Oct. 21 at Byzantine Center at the Grove, Shady Run Road, Youngstown. For reservations or cancellations, call Vera DeFuria at (330) 792-6607 no later than Monday.

Birthdays and anniversaries will be honored, and bingo will be played. Tour coordinator Ellen Testa will collect $16 for the Oct. 28 trip to Mountaineer.

New members are welcome. Anyone interested in joining is asked to call Rosemary Frank at (330) 788-6605 before attending the meeting.

To report illnesses or deaths, call Ellen Famularo at (330) 965-3851.

• Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.