CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the gathering room at Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. There will be a continental breakfast. Debbie Kucharski will talk about “The Wonderful World of Faberg Eggs.” There will be a book sale. Luanna Jacobs and Regina Jenkins will be hostesses. For more information call 330-702-0567.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

McDonald Baseball Association will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the community room at the post office building.

BOOSTERS

Girard Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria.

McDonald Music Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the high school.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School January and June classes of 1948 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s restaurant on Route 224 in Boardman. All classmates and spouses are invited.

Campbell Memorial High School January and June classes of 1950 will meet at noon Wednesday at Bedford Trails in Coitsville.

Wilson High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Landmark Restaurant, 7424 Market St., Boardman. Classmates and guests are welcome.

CLUBS

Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 11 at Antone’s Banquet Center in Boardman. Keith Rocco, internationally recognized military artist, will present “Historical Art: Capturing the Past.” Dinner and meeting are $13 per person, and reservations are required. Call 330-726-7603 for more information or visit www.mahoningvalleycwrt.com.

Poland Center Homemakers will meet for a casserole luncheon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poland United Methodist Church, 1940 Boardman-Poland Road. Hostesses will be Mary Jane Guidos and Rose Scarfo.

Quilting Angels will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fair Park Community Building in Canfield. New members are welcome.

Round Table Woodcarvers will meet from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Senior Center, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, for carving lessons; wood and tools are provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 330-792-4355 or 330-533-6301.

Warren Women’s Connection will sponsor a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11 at DiLucia’s Banquet Room, 2610 Elm Road NE, Warren. The theme is “What Flower Are You?” with Diane Green, a floral designer, as the speaker. The cost is $13 per person. For reservations and free child care, call Joyce Faiver, 330-539-5837, or Jan Sala, 330-638-6508, by Thursday.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following meetings: ASG @ Joann Etc. at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at JoAnn Etc., 7386 Market St., Boardman, for a demonstration on Nancy Zieman scarves. Take completed walker bags. Contact 330-538-2819; Niles Nimble Thimbles at 10 a.m. Thursday at Viking Sewing Center, Pine Tree Plaza, 40 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. Contact 330-856-5676; Designing Women at 10 a.m. April 8 at Domestic Sewing Center, 2011 Youngstown Road, SE, Warren. Take Blankets of Hope and Sit & Sew projects. Contact 330-847-7386.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of Poland Library will meet for coffee at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the library meeting room. At 10 a representative from Mill Creek Park will speak on and show slides of park activities. Hostesses will be Peg Bodine, Mary Burgham, Maureen Cole and Anne Shepherd. Books and magazines will be collected for the library book cart.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Trumbull County Federated Democratic Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the SCOPE center in Warren. The guest speaker will be Doug Franklin, Warren safety service director and candidate for the office of Warren mayor.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Community Christian Women will meet April 11 at Zion Hill Brethren Church, 14550 County Road 125, Columbiana. Shirley Griffin of Salem will present a program, “Spitting Watermelon Seeds.” The meeting will begin with a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. for a $6 donation. Reservations should be made with church representatives or by calling Carolyn Beck at 330-482-2155 or Helen Winegord at 330-482-2152 by Thursday.

Girard K. of C. Ladies will attend 4 p.m. Mass Saturday at St. Rose Church for a night of recollection. A Lenten supper will follow in Rosetta Hall. This will be guest night, and spouses and potential members are welcome.

Girard K. of C. Men, Council No. 2935, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.

McDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall, Illinois Avenue.

St. Anthony Auxiliary of Struthers will meet at noon Monday at the Olive Garden in Boardman. Reservations are to be made with the telephone committee. Arlene DeChellis will present an update on the Mother’s Day dinner to take place in May at the Holiday Inn, Boardman. Plans will be made for the St. Anthony’s Feast in June.

St. Michael Altar Guild of St. Michael Church, Canfield, will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the church for benediction. A Lenten soup supper will follow in the parish hall. Lynda Fuller will preside, and Eileen Novotny will discuss Scripture passages about “Women Who Stayed with Jesus at the Foot of the Cross.” Hostesses are Jerry Less and Agnes Romyak. Guests are welcome.

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.

McDonald Lions Club will meet at 10 a.m. April 9 on the second floor of the Retirement Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, has planned the following: Sunday, dance at the Saxon Club at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, dance lessons at Judy Conti’s in Austintown at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, meet at the food court at 6 p.m. and walk in Southern Park Mall; Thursday, new-member meeting at Disciples Christian Church at 7:30 p.m.; April 8, meeting in lobby of Movies 8 at 6:30 p.m.; April 9, attend “Blossoms and Bliss” at YSU at 7:30 p.m.; and April 10, dance at Saxon Club at 6 p.m. For more information call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.

SOCIETIES

Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St.

The Historical Society of McDonald will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday in the community room at the post office building.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Marijuana Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program for people addicted to the drug, meets every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall, 2555 Rush Blvd., Youngstown.

Mercer County Lupus Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Carini’s on Main Street in Greenville, Pa. Dr. Denise Johnson, chief medical officer at Meadville Medical Center, will speak on “Positive Life Adjustments with Lupus.” Lupus patients, family and friends are welcome. The support group members are invited to a dinner at 6 p.m. April 14 at Panera Bread on Peach Street in Erie, Pa., where Atty. Terry Toomey will speak on the disability process. Those planning to attend should call Jane Lippincott at 866-292-1472 or e-mail erieinfo@lupuspa.org.

Multiple Sclerosis Services Agency Mahoning County Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield. The meeting is open to all those who have MS, their friends, caregivers and family members. There is no cost to attend, and refreshments will be served. For more information call 330-792-9913.

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 NE, Howland. Newcomers should arrive at 6:45. For more information call 330-856-3822.

Recovery Inc., a self-help mental-health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information call 330-747-1176.

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.

TOPS 1805, Canfield, meets every Wednesday morning at Canfield Christian Church, corner of Maple and Broad streets. Weigh-in will be from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m., and the meeting will follow until 9. For more information call Judy Toth at 330-533-2464.

UPMC Horizon has scheduled a meeting of the Yellow Ribbon Support Group at 5 p.m. April 9 at UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley Campus. For registration call 724-347-4780.

Youngstown Scleroderma Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield, in the Cornersburg area. All are welcome. For more information call 330-318-6088.

VETERANS

VFW Triangle Post 2799 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information call 330-542-9928.

Veterans Outpost and Home Front (Family) support meetings take place at 7 p.m. every Tuesday in April at Point Man’s LZ Refuge, Vet and Community Center, 243 Main St., Leetonia. For more information call Phil Kinsey at 330-692-1832 or 800-877-8387.

Club news is published Friday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by noon Wednesday.