CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

CLASSES

South High School January and June classes of 1953 will meet Tuesday at Johnny’s restaurant on Market Street, Boardman, for a monthly luncheon and Christmas party beginning at 11:30 a.m. All classmates are welcome.

CLUBS

Mahoning and Shenango Valley Historical Club will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Main Library on Wick Avenue, Youngstown. For more information call Tom Molecea at 330-550-5503 or Steffon Jones at 330-774-8214.

McDonald Arts and Crafts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

Ohio Cultural Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 3 at Old North Church, 7105 Herbert Road, Canfield. The Rev. Brent Allen, senior pastor, will speak.He will explain the enduring nature of Christianity. Cultural enrichment will be provided by the Old North Praise Band Group. The cost is $15 for each paid-up member and $20 for each nonmember. Mail reservations to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield OH 44406-0561 no later than Dec. 28. Those attending should take a nonperishable food item for the food pantry at St. Columba Church.

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Club invites the public to “Ring in 2011” from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center in Canfield. The event will feature Youngstown police officer Lindsay Pallo. Music will be by Jaclyn Hodos, and a guest, Eleanor Daum, will speak on “What to Do When Your World Falls Apart.” The cost is $13, and reservations are essential by Jan. 6. Call 330-793-6676 or 330-758-6049.

Youngstown Torch Club will welcome Dr. Lowell Satre when he presents his paper “Are We Making Things Too ‘Easy’ for Ourselves?” at 6 p.m. Monday in Pete’s Place Restaurant on the Youngstown State University campus. To make reservations for this dinner meeting or to learn more about the club, call 330-792-7351.

LODGES

Croatian Lodge No. 598 will meet at 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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, has planned the following events: Monday, meet in the lobby of Movies 8 in Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, walking at Southern Park Mall from the food court at 6 p.m.; and Thursday, small group discussion at Disciples Church at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at the Antonine Sisters Adult Day Center, 2691 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson. The meeting is free. For more information call 330-533-3300 or 800-272-3900.

Nar-anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends who have been adversely affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton Drive NE, Howland. Newcomers should arrive at 6:45. For more information call 330-856-3822.

Overeaters Anonymous will have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty. For more information contact 330-545-0400.

Self-Esteem Support Group will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, 1218 W. State St., New Castle, Pa. No registration is required. For more information call Angelica Costello, 724-652-9206, ext 135.

Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Columbiana County Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, Lisbon. For more information call 330-424-7767. This support group is for families who have lost a loved one to suicide.

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 1497, Austintown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, 3000 S. Niles Canfield Road. For more information, call 330-759-4737.

Youngstown Area PFLAG will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stonewall Center, 1523 Poland Ave., Youngstown, followed by a holiday potluck meal at 3:30. All LGBT groups are welcome.

VETERANS

VFW 6488 Auxiliary will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday at the post home, 2065 Coitsville-Hubbard Road, Youngstown. Sandra Graves will preside, and dues will be collected. Members are asked to take an unwrapped new toy for Christmas and a covered dish.

VFW Triangle Post 2799 will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information call 330-542-9928.

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