CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

• American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 in the gathering room of Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Following the continental breakfast and business meeting, Karen Lazurus will speak about “Education and the November Ballot.” Hostesses will be Kathleen Johnson, Denise Walters Dobson and Mary B. Smith. For more information, call (330) 702-0567.

• Gold Wing Road Rider Association, Ohio Chapter M, will meet Saturday at the Yankee Kitchen, 6635 Market St., Boardman. Dinner will be available at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6:30. Upcoming rides and events will be discussed. All bikers and co-riders are welcome. For more information call Roy Jones, (330) 549-3438, or Dave Garchar, (330) 755-5802.

AUXILIARIES

• Flora MacDonald Auxiliary will meet for dessert at 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at the home of Ela Elvines.

CLASSES

• Chaney High School January and June Classes of 1946 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Denny’s in Austintown. All classmates and spouses are welcome.

• Girard High Class of 1946 will meet at 1 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month at Amen Corner, 20 W. Main St., Girard. The next meeting is Wednesday. The months of November and December are excluded. For more information, contact Bud Brown, (330) 539-5582 or Fred Faiver, (330) 539-5837.

CLUBS

• American Hungarian Club, Donald Avenue, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the clubhouse after a light picnic at 5 p.m. Members should take a casserole; meat will be provided by the club. The chicken paprikash dinner and bake sale on Oct. 4 will be discussed; members are asked to provide baked goods for that sale.

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

• Ohio Cultural Alliance will meet for a catered dinner at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Serbian Hall, 53 Laird Ave. The speaker will be Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Robert Millich, who will speak on “My Story,” including his Croatian-Serbian background. Music will be by the Kosovo Men’s Choir of the Cleveland area. The cost is $13 for paid-up members and $18 for nonmembers. Membership dues for September-June are $25. Dues and reservations can be mailed to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield, Oh 44406 by Wednesday. Those attending are asked to take an item of canned food for St. Vincent de Paul Society food pantry.

• Poland Women’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the home of Rochelle Strollo for a program on “Highly Entertaining Architecture.” Co-hostesses will be Melissa Himes and Vivian Young. Guests are welcome.

• UPMC Horizon has scheduled the following support group meetings: Sunday, Sibling Class at 2 p.m. at the Birth Place, Shenango Valley campus, register at (724) 347-4780; Monday and Tuesday, Seniors for Safe Driving 5:30 p.m. at Shenango Valley campus, register at (800) 559-4880; Tuesday, Silver and Fit Group Exercise Class at 1 p.m. at Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville, register at (724) 588-3001, and meeting with urologist Hernan Alvarado at 6:30 p.m. at Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage; Wednesday, free bariatric information at Greenville campus, register at (724) 588-6660, and Meditation Class at 7 p.m. at Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, register at (724) 347-4780; and Thursday, Silver and Fit Group Exercise Class at 1 p.m. at Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville, register at (724) 588-3001;

GUILDS

• Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following: Southington So-Sews will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, for a demonstration on fabric covered boxes.

POLITICAL CLUBS

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

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

SBlt Immaculate Heart of Mary Altar and Rosary Society will attend the 8:30 a.m. Mass in a group on Oct. 4 and sit together on the tabernacle side of the church. The regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the parish center. Missy Dravecky, a certified dental hygienist, will present the program. A bake sale will be after all masses on Oct. 10 and 11.

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

• Seton III will meet at noon Thursday for a luncheon at Youngstown Branch of the Public Library, corner of Market Street and Midlothian Boulevard. The speaker will be Cindy Matthews from WFMJ-News.

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 Mill Creek from Dr. Shah’s or biking at Kirk Road at 6 p.m.; Thursday, new member meeting at Disciples Church at 7:30; and Oct. 3, bowling at Boardman Lanes. For more information call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single for Any Reason has planned the following: Friday, golf at 10 a.m. at Northwood Golf Course and steak fry and cards at 6 p.m., and Oct. 3, Road Work Band at East Butler Fire Department from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information call (330) 372-7124.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meetings are as follows; Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; Oct. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at the Easter Seals Day Center, 721 Boardman Poland Road, Boardman; Oct 19 at 2 p.m. at the Antonine Sisters Adult Daycare Center, 2691 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson, and Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association, Building B, Suite 301, 3695 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield. For more information, call (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

• Compassionate Friends, a support group for parents who have had the tragic loss of a child, meets the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield. For more information call (330) 793-5495 or (330) 301-0196.

• 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.

• 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.

VETERANS

• Korean War Veterans Association, Mahoning Valley Chapter 137, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Army Navy Garrison, state Route 422, McKinley Heights. Veteran’s Day events will be planned. All Korean veterans are welcome.

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