CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

• Mahoning Retired Teachers Association will have a holiday social at 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at Antone’s Banquet Center, 8578 Market St., Boardman. Lunch will be at 11:45. Poland High School Choral Ensemble will entertain, and representatives of the Salvation Army will accept donations, unwrapped toys and nonperishable food items. Scholarships will be presented to four Youngstown State University senior education majors. Reservations are to be made by Dec. 2 with Linda Vuletich at (330) 547-8025.

AUXILIARIES

• Girard Eagles Auxiliary 2172 will sponsor a Kids Christmas party at 1 p.m. Dec. 6. Registration is required by Wednesday. Members are asked to take two dozen cookies to the event by noon or on Friday night. The auxiliary Christmas party will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 15. Stuffed chicken breast will be provided and members are asked to take a covered dish. A $10 gift exchange is optional. Spouses and guests are welcome. Register for the party by Nov. 30 by calling (330) 545-4761, (330) 507-8889 or (330) 544-2748.

CLASSES

• Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1963 will meet at noon Dec. 9 at Bogey’s on Route 616 in Campbell.

CLUBS

• Antique Tractor Club of Trumbull County will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ali Baba Grotto, Perkins-Jones Road in Warren. The public is welcome. Reservations will be accepted for a members-only Christmas dinner at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Gardenbrook Banquet Center in Cortland. The cost is $13.50 per person. For more information call (330) 544-6890.

• Castle Crusaders will have a Christmas at the Castle from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Glamorgan Castle in Alliance. The program will be “A 1909 Christmas Wedding.” Featured will be food experts, musicians, floral designers, and photographers. The cost is $10 a person or $25 per family. Decorated trees will be raffled. Raffle tickets are $1 each. In charge of the event are Mary Ann McKee, Kathy Kuceyeski and Barrie Kridler.

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

• The next meeting of Newcomers Club will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cafe Cimmento for lunch. The program will be a tour. Reservations can be made by calling (330) 726-0401.

• Ohio Cultural Alliance will gather at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 for a dinner meeting at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road in Canfield. Alfred L. Bright, emeritus professor of art at Youngstown Sate University, will speak. Amariah McIntosh will sing. The cost for the evening is $13 for paid-up members and $18 for others. Mail reservations to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield OH 44406-0561 no later than Dec. 1. Those attending are asked to take a toy for distribution to needy children by Salvation Army.

• Riverside Railroad Train Club and Chat-N-Chew Railroad Club will have a model railroad open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20 at Warren S.C.O.P.E. Center, 220 W. Market St., Warren. Admission is $3 for adults and free for kids under 12 when accompanied by an adult. G and HO gauge layouts, a Lego train and a Thomas the Tank engine will be in operation. Refreshments will be available. For more information call the center, (330) 399-8856.

• Trumbull County Travel Club is inviting the public to participate in a Florida-Key West trip scheduled for Feb. 5-12. The flight will be on Allegiant Airlines direct from Youngstown. Six seats remain. For more information call (330) 856-5398 or (330) 369-1898.

• Warren Women’s Connection will have a “Melodies of Christmas” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 14 at DiLucia’s Banquet Room, 2610 Elm Road NE, Warren. Renee Koehrsen will present Christmas music, and Jane Cole will speak on “Life Can Have Meaning Despite Early Failures.” The cost is $12. Reservations for the lucheon and free nursery are required by Dec. 10 by calling Joyce Faiver, (330) 539-5837, or Jan Sala, (330) 638-6508.

• Youngstown American Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave., Youngstown, will host its annual Christmas party beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 6. Members are asked to take a casserole. Reservations will be taken until Dec. 3; call (330) 792-5124. Anyone wishing to honor a loved one is asked to take a Christmas bulb. There will be a $5 fee for members and $7 for guests.

• Youngstown Ski Club has planned a New Years Party Extravaganza for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at the Hyatt in Buffalo, N.Y. The cost is $249, with a deposit of $100 required to reserve a seat. For detailed information call Sam Jordon at (330) 793-6543 or visit www.youngstownskiclub.org.

• Youngstown South Christian Women’s Club will have a “Christmas on the Water” luncheon at noon Dec. 10 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road. Featured will be a Santa’s Gift Giveaway and music by Bill Rotar. Dale Zeleznik of Berea will speak on “The Good News of a Life-Changing Experience.” The cost is $13. Reservations are required by Dec. 3 by calling (330) 793-6676 or (330) 758-6049.

GRANGES

• Dublin Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. New officers will conduct the business meeting, followed by a Thanksgiving program.

POLITICAL CLUBS

• Girard Men’s Democrat Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parkwood Youth Center.

• Warren Republican Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at DiLucia’s Restaurant on Elm Road for a holiday party and a “Toys for Tots” auction. The cost for the dinner is $13.50, and reservations are to be made by calling (330) 856-5228. Hostesses will be Mary Lou Jarrett and Shelby McElravy.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Altar and Rosary Society is inviting all women of the parish to a presentation on “Walking Through the Bible” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Shirley Griffin of Salem will use her collection of shoes to create a presentation in the church hall. Church women are all welcome to join the Altar and Rosary Society in reciting the rosary at 7 p.m. in the church, 618 Ohio Ave.

• 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.

SINGLES

• D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, has planned the following: Monday, walking at Southern Park Mall at 6 p.m. from the food court; Tuesday, dancing at Lucianno’s at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, walking at Southern Park Mall at 6 p.m. from the food court; Thursday, meeting at Disciples Church at 7:30; Nov. 27, cheap movies in Boardman at 6:30; and Nov. 28 Glow Fore it Golf in Boardman at 7 p.m. For more information call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single for Any Reason has planned the following: Saturday, bowling at Crest Lanes at 7 and eat out after games; Monday, cornhole games at the Naus Club in Warren at 6 p.m.; Thursday, take a covered dish to share at a Thanksgiving dinner at 5:30 p.m.; and Nov. 27, dance to Road Work Band at Salem Eagles at 9. For more information call (330) 372-7124.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• 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) 793-7083.

• 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.

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