CLUB CALENDAR


January 16, 2009 at 5:10a.m.

ASSOCIATIONS

• William Penn Association, Branch 28, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Grand Buffet Restaurant in Boardman. Plans will be made for 2009 activities, and reports will be presented.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

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

• McDonald Sideliners meets at 7 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

CLASSES

• Hubbard High School Class of 1951 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Frankie’s for lunch.

• Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1953 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Johnny’s. Guests are welcome.

CLUBS

• American Hungarian Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the clubhouse on Donald Avenue in Youngstown. The agenda will include discussion of a chicken paprikash dinner on Jan. 25 and a valentine party on Feb. 8.

• CE Chapter of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at A La Carte Catering in Canfield for a noon lunch and meeting. The program will be Exemplification of the Ritual, and the hostesses are Ann Vaumiller and Pat Chester.

• 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 post office building

• Ohio Cultural Alliance will have its next meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Austintown. Dr. Ikram Khawaja, provost at Youngstown State University, will share how his religion and his ethnicity helped to frame his life. A catered meal will be served, and cultural enrichment will be provided by local members of the Pakistani and Muslim community. The cost is $13 for each paid-up member and $18 for each nonmember. Take items of canned or boxed food for the Rescue Mission. Mail your reservation with a check, payable to the Ohio Cultural Alliance, to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406-0561. Reservations must be received no later than Jan. 28.

• Positive People Group will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Rosetta Stone Cafe in Youngstown for dinner and fellowship with a meeting to follow from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for dinner. Guest speaker is Dena DeLuca of Shine! Center of Awareness in Columbiana, who will speak about goal mapping in physical fitness and your personal lives. Guests are welcome.

• That Quilt Group I Belong To will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park Community Building in Canfield. The show and tell program will feature personality quilts, and there will be a sewing room sale. Guests are welcome.

• Youngstown Road Runners will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday at Bears Den Cabin in Mill Creek Park for runs of varying distances and a meeting. The event is free to the public. For additional information, contact danrunz@zoominternet.net.

• Youngstown South Christian Women’s Club is hosting a luncheon with the theme “Wrapped in Love” from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. The public is welcome. Featured will be Tamie Sajewich of Gift Baskets for All Occasions; Debbie Perkins, soloist; and guest speaker Doris Zurkey of Boardman, who will talk about “Learning to Love Changes Things.” The cost of the luncheon is $12, and reservations are a must by Feb. 5. Call (330) 793-6676 or (330) 758-6049. For interest in attending or hosting a Stonecroft Bible Study, call (330) 757-1920.

• Youngstown Torch Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Pete’s Place in the Kilcawley Center on the campus of Youngstown State University. Paul Kidd, the founder of Defend Youngstown, will speak about the organization and how it focuses on economic, political and social advancements taking place in the city. For more information or reservations for the dinner meeting, call (330) 792-7351.

FRATERNAL GROUPS

• Croatian Fraternal Lodge No. 598 meets at 12:45 a.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

GUILDS

• Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Inn of Canfield Fairgrounds. Pat Martinec will present slides and a program on “All About Roses.”

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

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

• Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Manor, 314 S. Canfield Niles Road. New members are welcome.

SERVICE CLUBS

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

SINGLES

• Parents Without Partners, Portage County Chapter 600, will sponsor a dinner and dance from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Kent VFW 3703 Post Home, 500 VFW Parkway. The public is welcome, and the theme will be “Hearts and Flowers.” The cost is $14.50 for members and $16.50 for nonmembers. For reservations, call (330) 296-6022 by Jan. 30. For more information on the event or on joining the organization, call (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, call (330) 369-1099; and dance to Wild Turkey Band from 9 p.m. to midnight Jan. 24 at Red Garter Saloon in Ponderosa Park, call (330) 856-3642.

SOCIETIES

• Mahoning County Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Church Ministry Building, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. The speaker will be Steffon Jones, local historian. The Computer Interest Group meeting is at 6. For more information, visit www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Mahoning County-Youngstown Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA, a national nonprofit self-help group that offers support, understanding and hope to bereaved parents and other family members, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. For more information about the chapter, call the chapter leader, Diane Hunter-Copeland, at (330) 770-2686.

• DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids recovery seminar and support groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Greenford Christian Church, 11767 Lisbon Road. Nationally recognized experts will speak on divorce and recovery topics. For more information, call (330) 533-3278.

• Postpartum Support Group for the Youngstown/Warren area, sponsored by Postpartum Support International and Perinatal Outreach and Encouragement for Moms of Ohio, meets the first and third Thursdays of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at D&E Counseling Center, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. Meetings are casual, conversational and free of charge. Call (330) 207-1385 for more information.

• Recovery International, a self-help mental-health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information, call (330) 747-1176.

• Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet at 6 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 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.

• Youngstown PFLAG will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Stonewall Center, 1523 Poland Ave., Youngstown.

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.

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