SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

Austintown Chapter 4339, AARP, will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. Blood pressure screenings and flu shots will be available at 12:30 p.m. The speaker will be Pam Miller from Senior Independence. Tickets for the Christmas party at the Saxon Club will be available. Dues will be collected.

Girard Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Center, 16 N. State St. October birthdays and wedding anniversaries will be celebrated. A video program is planned.

Happy Wanderers will meet at noon Friday for a program on macular degeneration by Diana McOwen of Eye Care Associates. The hospitality committee will be Shirley Petrek, Shirley Rainey, Margaret Linn, Lois Singer and Bernie Randall. Greeters will be Alma Ludwick, Lois Haddenham, Lloyd Haddenham and Mary Ellen Wohlgamuth. Those whose last names begin with M-Z are asked to take cookies. Reservations will be taken for the holiday dinner at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Gallery. Call 330-534-2759 for reservations or information on the following tours: Oct. 18 to Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pa., and Dec. 6 to the Big Band Christmas Spectacular.

J.C. Penney Retirees will meet for lunch at noon Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

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 330-757-1980.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seniors will meet Wednesday following the noon Mass. John Mascardine will preside, and reports will be given by Clara Pascale and Ann Leone. Lunch will be served, and birthdays and anniversaries will be observed. There will be a 50-50 drawing, and cards and bingo will be played.

Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, District 2, Chapter 10, of Mahoning and Columbiana counties, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive, Youngstown. For more information contact Rich Holzschuh at 330-743-5502.

Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday in the ballroom on Meridian Road. Cost of the Swiss steak dinner will be $8. Make reservations or cancellations by Sunday evening to Eleanor Laise at 330-792-2628 or Hildegard Dunkerly at 330-799-9533.

Sears Friendship Group will meet at noon Monday at Antone’s on Route 224, near West Boulevard, Boardman.

St. Anthony Senior Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at DeMarinis Hall. Those attending are asked to take a bag lunch for noon; coffee and dessert will be provided. A representative from the Center for Hearing will speak and give free hearing tests. Call Tony Valley at 330-759-1333 for information on the day trip to Wheeling Island Casino on Wednesday.

St. Brendan 60-Plus Club members will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Maxwell Hall. Dorothy LoSasso will preside, and Dorothy Procheck and Ann Banyots will give reports. The cost of lunch is $1. There will be a 50-50 raffle, cards and bingo.

St. Charles Over 55 Club will meet at noon Tuesday in the social hall. Refreshments will be served, followed by cards and board games. Birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged. Membership dues of $6 should be paid at this time. For more information call Carolyn Valensi at 330-726-2375.

St. Christine Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the parish center with Ruth Infante presiding. Reports will be given by Mary Jo Theis and Carol McClain. The lunch committee will be Lu Sedmak, Tillie Bruno, and Martha Rotheauer. October birthdays will be acknowledged and there will be attendance prizes, a 50-50 raffle, cards and bingo.

St. Joseph Goldenagers will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lyons Hall. Evelyn Menaldi will preside, and Carol McLain will give the thought of the day. Cards and bingo will be played, a 50-50 raffle is planned, and birthdays will be acknowledged. Members are asked to take a sack lunch; dessert will be served.

St. Rose Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner. Pizza and coffee will be served.

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seniors will meet following the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Thursday at the social hall, 252 E. Wood St. A luncheon will be served at noon, birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged and bingo will be played. Reservations are required by Monday with Jack Ziemianski, 330-782-1848.

Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon Oct. 19 at Byzantine Center at the Grove. President Henry Testa will preside. For reservations or cancellations, call Vera DeFuria at 330-792-6607 no later than Monday. The meeting will feature a 50-50 raffle and bingo, and birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged.

UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lucianno’s Restaurant in the Wedgewood Plaza. The speaker will be Congressman Tim Ryan. There will be a 50-50 raffle and bingo. Plans will be made for a holiday meeting. For more information call 330-544-5656.

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