CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

• NARFE, for active and retired federal employees, will have its next meeting at 1 p.m. March 11 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road. Members, please note: On your postcards, the toll-free number to call Washington should read (866) 220-0044.

CLASSES

• East High School Alumni will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

CLUBS

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

• Warren Women’s Connection will have a “No Thyme to Cook” luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 9 at DiLucia’s Banquet Room, 2610 Elm Road N.E., Warren. Audrey Riley will share tips on how to prepare a quick, healthy meal. The featured speaker will be Ellen Lemke, who will tell how she searched and found the answers to her life’s struggle. Music will be by Jenah Ross, singer and song writer. The cost is $12, and reservations for the luncheon and free nursery are required by Feb. 5 with Joyce Faiver, (330) 539-5837.

• Youngstown American Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave., will host a Valentine party at 1 p.m. Feb. 8. A buffet dinner will be featured, and members are asked to take a casserole. The donation is $5 for members and $7 for guests. Reservations are being taken until Feb. 6; call (330) 799-7008.

• Youngstown Business and Professional Women’s Club will have a dinner and meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Upstairs Restaurant in Austintown. The speaker will be Dr. Ted Suzelis, naturopathic physician, who will present a common-sense approach to health and provide helpful steps to help regain and keep health.

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

COMMITTEES

• The Home and Garden Show committee will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday at the HBA office, 5121 Mahoning Ave., Austintown.

GRANGES

• Dublin Grange will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the grange for an annual dues-paying supper. Zella Baker will preside for the 7 p.m. business meeting. The program will be “Presidential Trivia.”

GUILDS

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

• Guests are welcome when the Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild’s Neighborhood Group meetings take place as follows: ASG @ Joann Etc., 7386 Market St., Boardman, meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3, when there will be a sampler jacket demonstration; Fancy Cutters meets at 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at Lake Vista, 303 North Mecca St., Cortland, for a demo on using slinky fabric; Howland Happy Stitchers meets at 10 a.m. Feb. 17 at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road, Howland, for a fleece scrap demonstration; Material Girls meets at 6 p.m. Feb. 12 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 490 N. High St., Cortland, for a divided 9 patch quilt demonstration; Niles Silver Thimbles meets at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 at Viking Sewing Center, 40 Youngstown-Warren Road, Pine Tree Square Plaza, Niles, for tips on how to organize a sewing room; and Southington So-Sews meets at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, Southington, for a bag/tote with zippers demonstration.

POLITICAL CLUBS

• Girard Men’s Democrat Club meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Lamancusa Hall.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Abundant Harvest, 104 Idlewood Ave., Austintown, is having a women’s breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 31. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Karen Hartung from Oasis Worship Center of Caruthersville, Mo. The cost is $10. Tickets may be purchased at the church, or call (330) 270-0046 or (330) 719-7672 for more information or to make a reservation.

• Mothers of Crucifix Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church of Youngstown will meet at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 1 in the lower church hall with Elizabeth Mirone presiding. Plans will be made for a bingo and card party on March 29. Refreshments will be served.

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Altar and Rosary Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. A speaker from Hospice House is scheduled. All interested women of the parish are welcome.

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

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, meets each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• 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 Jan. 31, dance from 9 p.m. to midnight to Road Work Band at Red Garter Saloon in Ponderosa Park, call (330) 856-3642.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Kinship Care will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Family Service Agency, 535 Marmion Ave., Youngstown. Talks on kinship care allocation will be given by Amy Chismar and Kathy Thomas of Mahoning County Children Services. No registration is required for the free public meeting, and lunch will be served at noon. For more information contact (330) 782-5664.

• Mended Hearts Chapter 7, a support group for heart survivors and their families, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Azalea Room at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Boardman Campus. Karen Hahn, registered dietitian, will speak on “Healthy Eating After the Holidays.” An optional dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Terrace Cafe. The public is welcome. For more information, contact Bill Zavarello, (330) 729-3782

• 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 meting 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, is having an open house from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, 3000 S. Niles Canfield Road, Austintown. New members are being accepted, and the first meeting is free. For more information, call (330) 759-4737.

• The Vision Impairment Support Group is coming to Park Vista. The first meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 10 in the North Lounge, 1310 Fifth Ave. The support group is free and open to those with low vision or anyone who wants to help someone else who has low vision. The group will be led by Barb Amling, whose personal experience with vision impairment will be an inspiration to all. To attend, respond by Feb. 3 to (330) 746-2944, Ext. 1552. For more information, call Denise Creatore at (330) 746-2944, Ext. 1551.

VETERANS

• Korean War Veterans of the Mahoning Valley, Chapter 137, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Army-Navy Club, McKinley Heights on Route 422, at the corner of Tibbetts Wick and Robbins roads in Niles.