CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups plan events

ASSOCIATIONS

• Home Cemetery Association will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday at the cemetery. In the event of rain, members will be directed to the home of Donna and George Hageman or Jack and Joan Gillespie.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

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

• McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Blue Devil Room at the high school.

AUXILIARIES

• St. Elizabeth Auxiliary will meet from noon to 3 p.m. Monday in the private dining room. The program will be by Joanne Brown and is titled “Merry Christmas Billboards.”

CLASSES

• Campbell Memorial High School January and June Classes of 1948 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s on Route 224 in Boardman.

FRATERNAL GROUPS

• Girard Golden Eagles will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.

• Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield. Members are asked to take 6 ounces of worsted yarn in a plastic bag with their name on it to be used for January’s scarf swap.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Girard K. of C. Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m.. Monday at the club hall. Charlene Pastore will preside, and yearbooks will be distributed.

• Mount Carmel Society of St. Rose Church meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the lower church.

• St. Anthony’s Auxiliary of Struthers will have its monthly meeting at noon Monday at St. Anthony’s Hall. Lunch will be served. On the committee are Catherine Ricottilli, Rose DelSignore, Laura Fiorentine and Rina Segretario. After lunch, Arlene DeChellis will conduct a short business meeting.

• St. Michael Altar Guild smorgasbord dinner will take place Monday in the parish center. The dinner will be preceded by benediction at 6 p.m. by Deacon Tom Soich. The program, presented by Michael Scarsella, will be “Remembering Idora Park.” Hostesses are Jerry Less, Bernice Harnishfeger, Roxanna Hildebrand and Mary Ann Pavalko.

• St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Youngstown will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mary Ann Cardiero will preside. Plans will be discussed for the 70th anniversary dinner on Oct. 19. Hostesses are Lisa Orlando, Madeline Pagano, Angie Pannunzio, Mary Patrick and Phyllis Pelly.

• St. Rose Catholic Women's Club will resume monthly meetings at 7 p.m. Monday in Rosetta Hall. The meeting will include a tea party and distribution of program books. Members are asked to take their favorite teacup and saucer. All parish women are invited.

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

• St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the lower church.

• Struthers K. of C.Ladies will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the K. of C. Hall. Fran Timko will serve as hostess, and there will be a Chinese auction.

SERVICE CLUBS

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

• McDonald Lions Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday on the second floor of the Retirement Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

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 Park from Route 224, Boardman; Thursday, meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the church with Sam Jordon as speaker; and Sept. 12, free movie night at dusk in Poland behind the library. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single for Any Reason has planned the following events: Tuesday, take crafts for stitching night; Sept. 12, golf at 10 a.m. at Tamer Win Golf Course in Warren; and Sept. 13, carpool from Wal-Mart parking lot at 1 p.m. to Grand River Winery and dancing at Niles Moose, 1240 Main St., from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., cost is $5 cover. For more information call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Barnhisel House. The museum will be open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 13, 14, 27 and 28. For special tours, call (330) 545-6162.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John Orthodox Church, 322 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell; Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield Niles Road, Austintown; Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Charles Church, Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman; and Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. at Canfield Christian Church, 123 Broad St., Salem.

• Scleroderma Foundation Youngstown Area Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Lucianno’s Restaurant in Wedgewood Plaza on Raccoon Road, Austintown. For more information, call (330) 318-6088 or (330) 654-2538.

• 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.

• 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

• Auxiliary to VFW Post 3538, Lowellville Road, Struthers, is having its monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Monday at the post home. The upcoming annual card party will be discussed. Dues for 2009 can be paid. A social will follow.

• VFW Triangle Post 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home.

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