CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

• NARFE Chapter 14, for active and retired federal employees, will have its first meeting of the year at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club, 710 Meridian Road, Youngstown. All federal employees, their spouses and friends are invited to lunch to renew friendships and to discuss how projections of the new administration will affect benefits.

• The Northeast Homeowners and Concerned Citizens Association will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Price Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 920 Dryden Ave. Guest speakers will be Sean T. McKinney, commissioner of building and grounds for the City of Youngstown. He will share information regarding NSP and demolition projects for 2009-10. The meeting is open to residents of the 1st and 2nd wards of Youngstown. For more information, contact Glenda F. House, program coordinator/office manager, at (330) 743-9372 during office hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

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

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

• The McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

CLASSES

• Austintown II Homemakers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners Methodist Church. Serving lunch will be Norma Anderson and Dolly Conn. Afterward, members will work on an Easter craft.

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

• Woodrow Wilson High School January and June Classes of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman. No reservations are needed.

CLUBS

• The American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will join the United Nations USA (local chapter), the League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown, and the Altrusa Club of Youngstown in a celebration of International Women’s History Month. The organizations will meet at the gathering room of Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., where AAUW will have a business session at 4:30 p.m., a social gathering will be at 5:30, and dinner will be at 6.

The speaker will be Sumedha Sethi, a biology major at Youngstown State University, whose theme will be “Changing Lives of Indian Women.” Reservations for the dinner ($12) are required. For reservations or more information call (330) 744-4846 or (330) 743-2710.

• The Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Western Reserve Methodist Church. George Hammar will make a presentation on identity theft. Members are asked to take spring and summer items for the Spring Thing Auction. Refreshments will be served.

• Greater Youngstown Monitoring Association Scanner Club will meet at 7 p.m. March 14 at Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., Boardman. Contact (330) 717-8036 or www.gyma.org for more details.

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

• The National Council of Negro Women Inc., Youngstown Section, is inviting the public to a meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 21 at McGuffey Center, 1649 Jacobs Road. Dr. Darrell Lynn Grace, DO, will speak on women’s health issues. Refreshments will be served. For more information call (330) 744-4377 or (724) 342-2012.

• Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled a meeting of the Fancy Cutters for 10 a.m. Monday at Lake Vista, 303 N. Mecca St., Cortland. There will be a “green project” demonstration in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. A meeting of Material Girls will be 6 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 490 N. High St., Cortland, where the project will be making favors for the Spring Extravaganza.

• The Positive People Group will meet March 17 at the Rosetta Stone Cafe in downtown Youngstown to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and for a pasta and salad dinner at 5:45 ($5). There will be a cash bar. Focus group meetings will be from 7 to 7:30. The guest speaker will be Dr. Kellie Kirksey, Ph.D.

• Youngstown Road Runners Club will meet at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at the Wick Recreation Area in Mill Creek Park, corner of Belle Vista Avenue and McCollum Road, for a program on upcoming runs. Trustees will preside. The event is free and open to the public.

GUILDS

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

• Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield. Elizabeth Dailey will teach a knitted lace class. Members should take cotton yarn with the appropriate No. 5 double-point needle.

LEAGUES

• Salem-LIsbon La Leche League will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the WIC office, 7876 Lincoln Place, Lisbon. The topic will be “The Art of Breast-feeding and Avoiding Difficulties.” All pregnant or nursing mothers and their infants are welcome. For more information call (330) 427-2155.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

• The Girard Knights of Columbus Women’s Auxiliary will have a night of recollection at the 4 p.m. Mass Saturday at St. Rose Church. A covered dish supper will follow in Rosetta Hall.

• Junior Seton Circle will meet at noon Thursday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield for lunch and a program. The speaker will be Carmen Leone, author of “Rose Street.” Hostesses will be Florence Lloyd, Mildred McKeown and Dorothy McKeown.

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

• St. Anthony’s Auxiliary in Struthers will meet at noon Monday at St. Anthony’s Hall for a luncheon meeting. Make reservations to your telephone girl. President Arlene DeChellis will update plans for the Mother’s Day banquet to take place on May 12. Committee members for the March meeting are Minnie Edwards, Catherine Ricottelli and Rose DelSignore. A social hour will follow the meeting.

• St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mary Ann Cardiero will preside, and hostesses will be Roseann Valentine, Dottie Varie, Carol Vechiarelli, Linda Vinion and Mary Ann Waigand.

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

• Struthers Knights of Columbus 4224 Ladies Auxiliary will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Struthers K. of C. Hall on Center Street. The meeting will be hosted by Marian Jordan and Dolly Troyan, and the project is making rosaries.

SERVICE CLUBS

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

• 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: Monday, walking in Southern Park Mall from food court at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at Wedgewood Plaza at 7 p.m., cost $5; Wednesday, walking at Southern Park Mall from food court at 6 p.m.; Thursday, meeting at Disciples Christian Church with a speaker at 7:30. 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; Tuesday, stitching night; and March 13, dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. to Road Work Band at the Dirty Boot Saloon For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• The Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Girard Free Library.

• Hubbard Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in Hubbard. Local CPA and historian J.P. Marsh will speak on “Restorations in the Hubbard Area.” Refreshments will be served. The public is welcome.

• Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Davis Center in Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek MetroParks, for a program on “A Dahlia Primer.” The program will give new and experienced growers information on the 19 dahlia forms. The public is welcome.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• The Alzheimer’s Association will have its monthly Caregiver Support Group meetings on the following dates: 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 March 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Sexton at Garfield, Struthers.

• Fred Childress Greater Mahoning Valley Parkinson Support Group will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road. There will be exercises with Larry Trombitas, and group sessions will follow. Hostess will be Miriam Whetstone. Dues are $10 per family. A Parkinson Symposium has been scheduled for April 25 at Tallmadge Community Center. Members can register for the symposium by calling (800) 630-3193 by April 17

• SNAP, a support group for those who are victims of abuse by clergy, will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday. For more information, e-mail snapoungstown@sbcglobal.net or call (330) 398-8890.

• TOPS 698, Girard, will meet Monday at First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway. Weigh-in is from 6 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 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 1805, Canfield, meets every Wednesday at Canfield Christian Church, corner of Maple and Broad streets, Canfield. Weigh-in will be from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m., and the meeting will follow until 9. For more information, call Judy Toth at (330) 533-2464 or Mary Kadvan at (330) 793-3278.

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.

• VFW 3538 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the post home, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers. A social will follow.

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