CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

Gold Wing Road Riders Association will have its monthly meeting Saturday at Yankee Kitchen, 6635 Market St., Boardman. The group meets for supper at 5 p.m., and the meeting follows at 6 p.m. Members are asked to wear their Gold Wing vests. The rides and events scheduled for the coming months will be announced at the meeting. Final details for the upcoming picnic in August, which will be at Beaver Creek Park, will be announced. Weekly Friday Night Fires take place if the weather permits. Hot dogs and drinks are provided, and everyone takes a covered dish. Sign-up sheets will be passed around for the monthly scheduled rides. Only July 31, members will attend the Car/Motorcycle/Crash Show and hand out safety fliers to promote motorist awareness. The event will be sponsored by the Bethel Lutheran Church Youth Group, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman.

AUXILIARIES

Sulmona Valley Ladies Auxiliary met recently and discussed plans for the upcoming picnic, set for Tuesday at the home of Catherine Ricottilli. There will be no meeting in August. Meetings will resume Sept. 28. For more information call Sandy Redeske, secretary, at 330-755-5192.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1963 is having a reunion from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Yellow Creek Park in Struthers. The fee of $15 per person includes food. For more information call 330-707-9239 or 330-755-8442 or e-mail chloegirldlc@sbcglobal.net.

CLUBS

American Hungarian Club, Donald Avenue, Youngstown, will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the clubhouse. Discussion will include the club picnic on Aug. 1. Cost is $5 for members and $7 for guests. Those attending the picnic are asked to take a casserole. Reservations are required; call 330-799-7008.

Mahoning Valley Cribbage Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. James Church, 7640 Glenwood Ave., Boardman. New players are welcome. For more information call 330-757-9503.

Southington So-Sews will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, Southington, for a shoe enhancement demonstration by Rita Baugher.

Time Bank will have a 4th Tuesday Think Tank from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, 201 Wick Ave. Topics on the agenda: “What is your community vision?,” and “Community building as a leadership social construct.” Entrance and parking are in the back; take the elevator to the second floor.

GRANGES

Dublin Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Michelle Combis will be in charge. The needlework and craft contest will be judged. A cornhole tournament will be led by Lecturer Gary Reel. Articles for the Canfield Fair exhibits should be brought to this meeting. Refreshments will be served.

GUILDS

Youngstown Chapter of Embroiderer’s Guild of America will meet Tuesday at the I.O.O.F. Hall, Canfield. The morning meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and the evening meeting, at 7:30 p.m. Sally Svoboda will preside. The featured project will be Timariu (Temari Ball) by Julia Kerner. Take regular stitching supplies and magnification and lighting if necessary. Visitors are welcome. For more information e-mail YoEGA@zoominternet.net or send inquiries to P.O. Box 5278, Poland OH 44514.

POLITICAL CLUBS

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

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: Sunday, Sunfest Music at Morley Pavilion in Mill Creek Park at 4:30 p.m.; Monday, biking at 6 p.m. at Kirk Road; Wednesday, walking in Mill Creek Park from Dr. Shah’s at 6 p.m.; Thursday, music in Boardman Township Park at 6 30 p.m.; and cheap movies at Shops at Boardman Park at 6:30. For more information call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.

SUPPORT GROUPS

African American Prostate Cancer Support Group will present “Let’s Talk About It,” a prostate health program from the American Cancer Society for black men. The program will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Beulah Temple, 523 Griffith St., Youngstown, on Monday, on Aug. 23, and on Aug. 27. Participants will learn the basic facts about prostate health, risk factors, symptoms, testing and treatment options. They will be encouraged to make healthful lifestyle changes and be motivated to discuss prostate health with their doctors. For more information contact Joseph L. Caffey, CLU, the facilitator and program coordinator, at 330-518-3516. For up-to-date cancer information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, contact the American Cancer Society at 800-227-2345 or visit the website at cancer.org.

Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Monday at Easter Seals, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, at 1:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, meeting at Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave., Salem, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 330-788-9755 or 866-822-2102.

FOCUS, a breast cancer support group, will have a family picnic at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the American Cancer Society, 525 N. Broad St., Canfield. Spouses are welcome. Participants are asked to take a food item according to last names. Names beginning with the letters A-G should take a salad; H-O should take a casserole; and P-Z should take a dessert.

Mended Hearts Chapter 7, a support group for heart survivors and their families, will have their annual picnic at 5 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Villa Maria Teresa (Casini Hall), 50 Warner Road, Hubbard. Family and friends are welcome. For more information, call Dolores Ianucci at 330-799-8772.

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 NE, Howland. For more information call 330-856-3822.

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 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.

TOPS 1497, Austintown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, 3000 S. Niles Canfield Road. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For more information, call 330-759-4737.

VETERANS

Point Man Ministry Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Point Man’s LZ Refuge, Vet and Community Center, 243 Main St., Leetonia. For more information contact Phil Kinsey, 800-877-8387.

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