SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

55-PLUS CLUB

• 55-Plus Club of Mineral Ridge will meet at St. Mary’s Church at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. After card games, members will dine out. New members are welcome. Call Bob at (330) 652-6020.

AARP 4611

• Members of AARP chapter 4611 will have an executive board meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church on Parmelee Ave., Youngstown. The regular meeting will begin at noon. Guest speaker will be Rochelle Taylor from the U.S. Census Bureau. Members are reminded to pay their dues for 2010. There will be a 50-50 raffle and refreshments. To report a sickness or death, call (330) 746-0889.

C.M.H.S. 47ERS

• Campbell Memorial High School January and June Classes of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman. All classmates are welcome.

• CROATION PENSIONERS

• The Croatian Pensioners of Mahoning Valley will meet at noon Thursday at Lodge 66 Croatian Center, 3200 Vestal Road. Reports will be given by Veronica Fabanish and Jolene Kunovich. Dues will be collected. Report illnesses to Nancy Maltonic at (330) 792-0313. New members are welcome. Call (330) 799-0270 for more information.

GIRARD SENIORS

• Girard Seniors will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the center, 16 N. State St., Girard. Members are asked to take canned goods for the Emmanuel Center. A pizza party will follow. The cost is $2. For cancellations or information call (330) 539-5613 or (330) 545-9629.

HAPPY WANDERERS

• Happy Wanderers will begin its 21st year of activities by meeting at noon Friday at Corner House Christian Church. Kathy Bailey will speak about service dogs and will be accompanied by her companion dog, Amos. Members are reminded to take a sandwich, and those whose last names begin with the initials A-L are asked to take cookies. Hospitality will be Wilma Quinn, Ray and Lillian Zedaker and Bobbie and Herb Grantz, and greeters will be Georgia Bosley, Mary Jane Dean, Betty Toman and Millie Gilliland.

Call (330) 534-2759 for information or reservations for the following: March 26, tour to Hartville for the Guy Penrod concert and dinner; June 7, the Crooners and Their Music tour; and July 20, a mystery tour.

IMMACULATE HEART

• Immaculate Heart of Mary Senior Citizens will have a meeting and luncheon at noon Thursday in the Parish Center. Entertainment will be bingo. For reservations, call Anna Mae Hlebak at (330) 799-9425 or Irene Bondar at (330) 799-2439. All parish members 55 and older are invited to attend and join the club.

KEENAGERS THIRD BAPTIST

• Keenagers of Third Baptist Church will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. A Black History Month program is planned, and the speaker will be the Rev. Glennis Hearns of the Army Reserve. An important meeting for members will follow.

LIBERTY 55-PLUS

• Liberty 55-Plus Seniors will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Assembly Church, Cardinal Drive, Liberty. Kay Herberger will preside, and hostesses will be Vi Castor and Audrey Dagan. There will be a 50-50 raffle.

OBES RETIREES

• OBES Retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Friendly’s on Route 224 in Poland. A luncheon will follow the meeting. All OBES retirees are welcome.

OLDTIMERS

• Girard OldTimers will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Lamancusa Restaurant, Trumbull Road.

PARK VISTA

• Park Vista Retirement Community, 1216 Fifth Ave., is inviting the public to a light breakfast and program at the Gathering Room at 9 a.m. Feb. 23. The program will be sponsored by Park Vista, Senior Independence and OPRS Church Relations and will feature Vivian J. Barricella, director of community education at Park Vista. The program will explore the thinking skills of the six most common types of thinking and will improve communication skills. Call (330) 746-2944, ext. 1552 to register by Wednesday.

ST. CHRISTINE

• The meeting of St. Christine Seniors scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled due to Ash Wednesday activities at the church. The next meeting will be March 3.

S.O.A.R. 1-28-10

• Retirees of Local 2243 U.S.W.A. Copperweld Steel, S.O.A.R. Chapter 1-28-10, will have a meeting Thursday at Local 1375 Union Hall, 684 N. Park Ave., Warren. The guest speaker will be Janet Schweitzer of SCOPE Inc.

SOUTH 1953

• South High School January and June Classes of 1953 will have a monthly luncheon at noon Tuesday at Johnny’s on Market Street in Boardman. All classmates are welcome.

• Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.