CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

AUXILIARIES

St. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary will meet at noon Monday in the private dining room. Program will be by Stambaugh Auditorium director, Philip Cannatti. New members are welcome.

BOOSTERS

The McDonald Midget Football Association will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

The McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

CLUBS

The Girard Golden Eagles will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Girard Free Library.

The McDonald Literary Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Park United Methodist Church.

The McDonald Parents of Performing Arts will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

Mahoning-Shenango Valley Historical Club will meet briefly at 9 a.m. May 15 at Tod Cemetery before a tour of the cemetery from 10 a.m. to noon. Anyone interested in local history is invited to join; membership applications will be available. For more information, call Tom Molecea at (330) 550-5503, Steffon Jones at (234) 855-6818 or Kimberly Adams at (330) 330-9407.

Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Antone’s Banquet Center in Boardman. Dr. Ethan Rafuse of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College will present “‘We Always Understood Each Other So Well:’ Lee, McClellan, and the War in the East.” Dinner and the program are $13 per person, and reservations are required. Call (330)-726-7603 for more information.

N.A.R.F.E Chapter 14 will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club, 710 Meridian Road. All active and retired federal employees are welcome.

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

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following: Fancy Cutters at 10 a.m. Monday at Lake Vista, 3030 N. Mecca St., Cortland; Evening Cut Ups at 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Church of Nazarene, 5253 W. Webb Road, Austintown; Material Girls at 6 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 480 N. High St., Cortland; and Designing Women at 10 a.m. May 14 at Domestic Sewing, 2011 Youngstown SE, Warren (take a laptop computer if possible).

Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield.

Youngstown Area Weavers Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Weaving Willow, 1888 Brookfield Road, Hubbard, for a continuation of the president’s challenge. Liz Andraso will demonstrate a unique way to review and learn about trapestry. A mini loom will be used to weave part of the tapestry. Officers will be elected. Guests are welcome. For more information, call (330) 534-9524 or (330) 856-3115.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Junior Seton Circle will meet at noon Thursday at A La Cart in Canfield for a luncheon followed by installation of new officers. The new slate includes Mary Swartz, president; Elaine Hovanec, vice president; Mary Ann Pillin, secretary; and Maryann Kane, treasurer. Members of the social committee serving as hostesses will be Ruth Eich, Maryann Kane, Judy Rehak, Caroline Berg, Marion McDermott and Joan McKeown.

Mercer County Christian Coalition will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hermitage Senior Center on Buhl Farm Drive in Hermitage, Pa. Discussed with be ways of getting voters to the polls; a straw vote may be taken. Newt Gingrich’s DVD “We Got the Power,” will be viewed. Plans will be made for a July 3 tea party on the lawn of Mercer County Courthouse. The theme will be “You Can Make a Difference.” The public is welcome at all the events.

The Mount Carmel Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the lower church.

St. Anthony Auxiliary of Struthers will have its Mother’s Day banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn in Boardman. Reservations must be made by today. On the committee are Eleanor Steich, Lora Opsitnak, Rita Varacalli and Teresa Colista. Gianna Aromando will provide entertainment, and Arlene DeChellis, president, will update plans for St. Anthony’s Day to take place June 13.

The St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

SOCIETIES

Ethnic Heritage Society will meet at 10 a.m. May 15 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. For more information, call (330) 799-6829.

Hubbard Historical Society members will tour the Hermitage Historical Society Home on Sharon-Mercer Road at 11 a.m. Saturday. Those wishing to carpool are to meet at 10 a.m. in the Roosevelt School parking lot. For more information, contact Mary Ann Lark, (330) 534-3105.

SERVICE

The Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Golf Dome, 1300 N. State Street.

The McDonald Lions Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday on the second floor of the Retirement Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

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