CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Slovak Cultural Association will have a vilija (traditional Slovak Christmas Eve meal) at 4 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Father Snock Parish Center at St. Matthias Church, 2800 Shady Run Road. There will be musical entertainment, and Bishop George Murry will be a special guest. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance; none will be sold at the door. For reservations call Frank Bator, (330) 757-0676, Ron Garchar, (330) 533-7077, or Loretta Ekoniak, (330) 549-3760.

• NARFE Chapter 14 (for active and retired federal employees) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road. A representative of the Visiting Nurse Association will speak. All active and retired federal employees, spouses and friends are invited to join the group for lunch. Plan to attend. The next meeting after the winter break will be in March 2010.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• McDonald Baseball Association will meet at 6 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.

AUXILIARIES

• Sulmona Ladies Auxiliary will have its next regular meeting Feb. 23. For information on membership, call Sandy Redesksi, (330) 755-5192.

BOOSTERS

• 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 restaurant on Route 224 in Boardman. All classmates and spouses are invited.

• Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1950 will have a Christmas party at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bedford Trails in Coitsville. Dinner will be at 2. Reservations are to be made by calling (330) 536-6508.

• Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1955 will meet for the monthly “Club 55” breakfast meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at What’s Cookin’ restaurant, South Avenue in the Mathews Road Plaza, Boardman.

• Chaney High School January and June 1942 alumni will meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s in Austintown. No reservations required. Guests welcome.

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

• Woodrow Wilson High School Classes of January and June 1947 will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman. Members of the 1946 and 1948 classes are also welcome.

CLUBS

• Austintown Homemakers Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Marino’s for a Christmas luncheon. Included in the festivities will be an optional $5 gift exchange.

• Mahoning Valley Stamp Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Highway Tabernacle, 3000 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, for the club’s Christmas party. The club meets the second Thursday of each month.

• McDonald Literary Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Park United Methodist Church.

• McDonald Parents of Performing Arts will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

• Poland Women’s Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Lake Club, 1140 Paulin Road, for its holiday celebration. Dinner will be served, and there will be a cash bar. Don’t forget to take your $10 wrapped gift.

• Struthers K. of C. 4224 Ladies will meet at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Springfield Grille and have lunch at 1 p.m. Members are reminded to take items to be donated to the Beatitude House. Hostesses will be Mimmie Edwards and Julie Mrofchak.

GRANGES

• Dublin Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the grange. Members are asked to take canned food for the needy and cookies for the lunch. There will be a $1 gift exchange.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Catholic War Veterans Paul Sgambatti Post 1903 and the Auxiliary will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the parish house meeting room.

• Community Christian Women will meet at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at The Links at Firestone Farms. Shirley Griffin of Salem will present a Christmas program, “The Davy Crockett Hat.” The meeting will begin with a luncheon for $6. Reservations should be made with your church representative by Thursday. All others may call Carolyn Beck at (330) 482-2155, Helen Winegord at (330) 482-2152, or Lois Weyman at (330) 482-2776 by Thursday. Everyone is welcome to attend and begin the holiday season with the group.

• St. Anthony Auxiliary of Struthers will have a Christmas party at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn in Boardman. Dinner will be served by Eleanor Stoich, Marie Kondort and Teresa Colista. Reservations are to be made with telephone girls. Guests are welcome. Arlene DeChellis will accept donations for Second Harvest Food Bank.

• 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. Wednesday at the church.

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

• Adult Christian Singles will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Atmosphere Cafe for dining, and Dec. 12 for a Christmas party at 6 p.m. Members are to take a $5 gift for exchange and $5 for meat and paper projects. Make reservations.

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

• Single for Any Reason has planned the following events: Monday, cornhole games at 6 p.m. at NAUS Club on Mahoning Ave., Warren;. Dec. 11, eat at Farmers Market at 6 p.m.; and Dec. 12, Dance to Road Work Band at Creekside Golf Dome in Girard. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Fred Childress Greater Mahoning Valley Parkinson Support Group will meet for a potluck Christmas dinner from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road. Members are asked to take a casserole, salad, dessert and table service. Chicken will be provided. The next meeting will be Feb. 11.

• Mahoning Valley New Voice Club, a support group for laryngectomees and their families and friends, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center, Beeghly Medical Park, 6614 Southern Blvd., Youngstown. For information call Donna Hendricks at the center, (330) 726-8855.

• Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for people who have been adversely affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets every Friday at 7 p.m. (6:45 for newcomers) at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton Drive N.E., Howland. For more information, call (330) 307-8182.

• Sharing Journeys, a cancer survivor support group, will have a holiday potluck dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Palmstron Community Room at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. Take a covered side dish to share. For more information call Lauren Weaver, (330) 414-5165, or Marijo Fizet, (330) 518-3392.

• TOPS 698, Girard, will meet Monday at First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway. Weigh-in is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:30. New members are welcome; the first night is free. For information call (330) 534-2618 or (330) 545-4770.

• TOPS 1237, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Idaho Road Alliance Church, 250 Idaho Road, across from Frank Ohl Middle School. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting until 6:30. For further information, call (330) 758-4923.

• TOPS 1262, McDonald, meets Wednesdays 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 2191, Austintown, a support group for those trying to lose weight, meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Wickliffe Presbyterian Church, 45 Idlewood Road. For more information, call (330) 799-2894. New members are always welcome.

• UPMC Horizon has scheduled the following support group meetings: Ostomy Support Group Christmas party at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brass Lantern in Transfer; Weight Loss Surgery Support Group at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville campus; Breast-feeding Support Group at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Womancare Center, Hermitage.

VETERANS

• VFW 2799 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information call (330) 542-9928.

• Veterans Outpost and Home Front (family) support group will meet at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at Point Man’s LZ Refuge, 243 Main St., Leetonia. For more information contact Phil Kinsey, (800) 877-8387.

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