SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

AARP Austintown Chapter 4339 will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1612 S. Raccoon Road. Blood pressure screenings will be available at 12:30. The speaker will be Mona Pocatko from the public library. Refreshments will be served. Tickets for the May luncheon are available. No tickets will be sold at the door on the day of the luncheon. Members are encouraged to take a canned fruit cocktail donation for the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Guests and new members are welcome.

Girard Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Center, 16 N. State St. This is the final meeting at the center. The location of future meetings will be announced. April birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated. Lunch will be served; the cost is $4. For reservations call 330-545-9629. Bingo will be played. Members are asked to take Easter candy for the Emmanuel Center.

A moleben service will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, just before the Golden Pillars meeting at noon in St. Mary’s Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Mary Novak will preside. Birthdays and anniversaries will be observed, and cards and bingo will follow. Members are asked to take their own place settings for the luncheon.

Happy Wanderers will have a social gathering at 11 a.m. April 15 prior to the noon meeting and sack lunch. Members with last names beginning with the initials A-L are asked to take sweet breads. A representative of Sharon Regional Hospital Speakers Bureau will present a program on “Healthy Heart.” The hospitality committee will be JoAnn Lukach, Ida Leonelli, Mimi Thon and Jean Turose. Greeters will be Marilyn Spellman, Flo and Gene Shilling and Mary Humenny. Reservations are due by Friday for the Hopper’s concert at Hartville Kitchen on May 26. There will be tours to Chautauqua for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on June 25, for Planes, Trains and Eagles on July 19 and for Bill Cosby on Aug. 27. For reservations or information call 330-534-2759.

J.C. Penney Retirees will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday for lunch at Denny’s in Boardman.

Keenagers of Third Baptist Church will not meet at 10 a.m. April 19. The meeting has been changed to 10 a.m. April 26. On the agenda: to complete plans for two one-day trips, lunch and a show. Shopping trips also are being planned. This meeting is important. Please plan to attend.

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. No affiliation with the church is required for participation. For information call 330-549-0183.

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. Guests are welcome. Illness among members should be reported to Carmel Colaizzi at 330-797-9248.

Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, District 2, Chapter 10, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive, Youngstown. All retirees, DROP participants of Ohio Police and Fire Disability and Pension Fund in Mahoning and Columbiana counties, their spouses or survivors are welcome. For more information contact Rich Holzschuh at 330-743-5502.

Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday in the club ballroom, 710 S. Meridian Road. The cost of the pork chop dinner is $8. Reservations or cancellations must be made by today to Lisa Scott at 330-539-6463 or Hermine Gentile at 330-799-0456.

Sears Friendship Club will meet at noon Monday at Bruno’s in Poland.

St. Anthony Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at DeMarinis Hall. Lunch will be provided by Steve DeGenaro and Mary Ann Julian. Call Tony Valley at 330-759-1333 for information on the May 11 day trip to the Meadows Casino.

St. Brendan 60-Plus Club will meet at 1:15 p.m. Monday with Ann Smith presiding. Reports will be presented by Dorothy Procik and Dorothy LoSasso. Illnesses or deaths should be reported to Theresa Vivacqua at 330-793-2792. Cards and bingo will be played. New members are welcome.

St. Charles Over-55 Club will meet at noon Tuesday in the social hall. Pizza and refreshments will be served, followed by cards and board games. Birthdays will be recognized, and new members are welcome. The spring luncheon will be at noon May 10. Payment for April pizza and May luncheon will be collected at the April meeting. For more information call Carolyn Valensi at 330-726-2375

St. Joseph Goldenagers will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lyons Hall. Carol McClain, vice president, will preside and give the thought for the day. Birthdays and anniversaries will be honored, cards will be played, and there will be a 50-50 raffle. Sandwiches will be served for lunch. Dues of $5 are being collected.

St. Rose Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner, S. Main Street, Girard, for pizza and coffee..

Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon April 19 at the Byzantine Center. President Betty Jane Fehrenbaugh will preside. For cancellations or reservations call Vera DeFuria at 330-792-6607 by Monday. Bingo will be played and there will be a 50-50 raffle. To report illness or death call Ellen Famularo at 330-965-3851.

Trumbull Retired Teachers will meet at noon Tuesday at Ciminero’s, 123 N. Main St., Niles. Phil Steiner, host of the “All That Grows” Saturday morning talk show, will speak on preparing gardens for spring planting. The lunch will cost $11. Guests should call 330-847-7013 for more information. Clothing for the Poorest of the Poor, yarn, canceled stamps, glasses, cell phones and hearing aids will be collected.

UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. There will be games and a raffle. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month. For more information call 330-544-5656 or 330-788-2181.

Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Wednesday.