SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

55-Plus Club of Mineral Ridge will meet at St. Mary Church for the annual Christmas dinner at noon Tuesday. Members should take hats, gloves or whatever keeps a child warm.

Canfield AARP 3104 will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at A La Cart in Canfield. Dennis Gallo will entertain on the keyboard. Please carpool. There are a few seats available for Wednesday’s trip to Erie, Pa., to see the show “Christmas Memories” at Station Dinner Theater. Call 330-332-4791 for information. There will be no board meeting this month.

Coitsville Seniors will have a Christmas party at 1 p.m. Monday at Bedford Trails in Coitsville. Devotions will be given by Dorothy Chrilla. December birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and there will be caroling, a 50-50 drawing and card bingo.

Freetimers, Youngstown State University retirees, will have their monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Denny’s restaurant, Route 224 in Boardman.

Girard Seniors Citizens will meet at Amen Corner, 20 W. Main St., Girard, for a Christmas party at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Members are to note the time change. Doors open at 11. December birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and the Senior Citizen of the Year will be announced. There will be musical entertainment.

Holy Name Seniors will meet for a Christmas party at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 in Founders Hall. Members are asked to take canned goods to be donated to St. Vincent De Paul Society. There will be a buffet lunch, raffles, cards and bingo. Officers will serve as hostesses. The next meeting will be Feb. 27.

Martha Lupse 50-Plus Card and Game Club will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 106 at Poland United Methodist Church. Bridge, 500, chess and checkers will be played, and Douglas Martin will give the devotions. Members are reminded to take a sack lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. For information call 330-549-0183.

NARFE, Chapter 14, will have a luncheon meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club, 710 Meridian Road, Youngstown. Election of officers will take place.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seniors will have an annual Christmas party after the noon Mass on Wednesday. Call John Mascardine or Ann Leone to make reservations.

Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, District 2, Chapter 10 (Mahoning and Columbiana Counties) will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive, Youngstown. Members are asked to take a covered casserole dish. Please, no desserts. In lieu of a gift exchange, members are asked to take new unwrapped children’s item (books, crafts, board games), to be donated to Akron Children’s Hospital. For more information call Rich Holzschuh at 330-743-5502.

S.O.A.R. 27-2 and 27-6, Steelworkers Retirees, Local Union 1330 and 1331, will meet at noon Monday at the Italian-American Veterans Centre, 113 S. Meridian Road, for a Christmas party. Advance reservations are required. Members are reminded to take cookies for the cookie table.

Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday at the club ballroom on Meridian Road, Austintown. Cost of the city chicken dinner is $8. Reservations and cancellations are due this evening by calling Pat Bokesch at 330-799-3121, Min Haner at 330-792-6442 or Teri Laret at 330-799-2789. Members are reminded to take a $1 gift for an exchange.

St. Charles Over-55 Club will have a Christmas luncheon at noon Dec. 14 in the social hall. Reservations are required. For more information call Carolyn Valensi at 330-726-2375.

St. Christine Seniors will celebrate Christmas with their annual party at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Croatian Center, 3200 Vestal Road, Youngstown. No tickets will be sold at the door. December birthdays will be recognized. There will be a 50-50 raffle, and attendance prizes will be distributed.

St. Joseph Goldenagers of Austintown will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lyons Hall for a Christmas party. Evelyn Menaldi will preside, and Carol McClain will read the thought for the day. Cards will be played, and there will be a 50-50 raffle. Meetings will resume in March.

St. Nicholas Senior Citizens will have a Christmas luncheon meeting at 11 a.m. Dec. 14 in the Great Hall with Laverne Cox presiding. Reservations are required; send a check for $8 made out to St. Nicholas Seniors to Lora Opsitnik, 138 Iroquois St., Struthers, OH 44471, by Wednesday.

St. Rose Senior Parishioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner.

YSU Women Retirees luncheon meeting will take place at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Melnick Center at Youngstown State University. Monday is the last day to make reservations. If you plan to attend and do not have a parking pass, call 330-549-0592 by Monday.