CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings
AUXILIARIES
Sulmona Valley Auxiliary will meet at noon Tuesday in the club rooms, 92 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Plans will be discussed for a Mother’s Day dinner on May 24 at Bogey’s Restaurant. Patty Bozichovich and Arlene DeChellis are chairwomen. For more information call DeChellis at 330-726-8019.
CLUBS
Mahoning Valley Cribbage Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. James Church, 7640 Glenwood Ave., Boardman. For more information call 330-757-9503.
Newcomers Club will have a luncheon Wednesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. The gathering will begin at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. A speaker from Hearts for Safe Harbor will be featured. For information call 330-758-4142.
Poland Women’s Club will have its annual business meeting with election of officers at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Hostess will be April Dornan, and co-hostesses will be Pat Granitto and Shirley Williams. No guests, please.
Sierra Club Salt Springs Group will meet at 6 p.m. May 2 in the Bresnahan Suite, Kilcawley Center, at Youngstown State University. “Gasland,” an award-winning film about gas drilling, will be shown. The program is free. Call 330-261-0390.
Warren Women’s Connection will have a “Spring into Fitness” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 9 at DiLucia’s Banquet Room, 2610 Elm Road NE, Warren. Amy Cunningham of Curves will present a special feature, and Michelle Jones will provide music. Sandra Barton will speak on “Biker Chick Pursues Elusive Dream Come True.” The cost is $13. Reservations for the luncheon and free child care will be accepted until May 5 by Joyce Faiver at 330-539-5837 or Jan Sala at 330-638-6508.
Youngstown South Christian Women’s Club will have a “Springtime Chic” luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. May 12 at Avion on the Water, Canfield. Featured will be a fashion show by Christopher & Banks. Music will be presented by Sandra Barton of Fairmont, W.Va., who will speak about “Dreams Come True!” The cost is $13. Reservations must be made by May 5 by calling 300-793-6676 or 330-758-6049.
GRANGES
Dublin Grange will observe National Grange Week when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the grange hall in Canfield. Included will be the presentation of a Community Citizen of the Year award, recognition of Golden Sheaf members and past masters, a special speaker and a county baking contest.
GUILDS
Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following meeting: Southington So-Sews at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, state Route 534, to complete extravaganza project and finish cancer pillows. Take a glue gun and BBs. Contact 330-538-2819.
LEAGUES
Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 2 at the Inn at the Green Bed & Breakfast in Poland. A luau for the spring banquet is planned. Members are to take items for car/motorcycle care for baskets to be raffled at the upcoming bike nights at Quaker Steak & Lube in Austintown. To join, call Linda Crish at 330-757-7990.
LIBRARY FRIENDS
Friends of Poland Library will have a catered ethnic luncheon May 3 in the library meeting room. The cost is $12, and reservations are to be made by calling Kitty Heineman at 330-757-8473. Beginning at 10 a.m., bell ringers from Mount Olivet Church will entertain.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Court Bishop James McFadden 1650, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 McKinley Way W., Poland. The speaker will be Noreen McGiffin. A dice game will be played. Call Jean Puhalla at 330-792-0268.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Altar and Rosary Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church to pray the rosary followed by the regular meeting at the church hall, 618 Ohio Ave., McDonald.
St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the parish house.
All Catholic women of the Youngstown Diocese are invited to the Biennial Conference of the Youngstown Diocesan Council of Catholic Women from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 in the parish hall at St. Columba Cathedral, 154 W. Wood St. The theme will be “Circle the World With Love.” The morning speaker will be Sister Joyce Candidi. A Mass will be at noon, and the afternoon speaker will be Melinda Knight. Bishop Murry is planning to attend. The reservation and $17 donation are due by May 9. Send a check, payable to YDCCW, to Bonnie Workman, 5814 Armistice Ave. NW, Canton, OH 44718. Include your name, phone number and your parish.
SERVICE CLUBS
Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St., Girard.
SINGLES
40-Plus Singles of the Leetonia Area will meet Wednesday at Bill Willey’s in Washingtonville. The group meets to bike and hike at 11 a.m. every Saturday on the Green Trail in Leetonia. Call 330-424-0032.
D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, has planned the following: Tuesday, pub of the month event, go to SeeTheWorldTours.com for more information; Wednesday, meet at the food court at 6 p.m. and walk in Southern Park Mall; Thursday, small group meeting at Disciples Christian Church; and Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes at 7:30 p.m. Call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.
SOCIETIES
Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley will have an open meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mill Creek MetroParks Farm on state Route 46 in Canfield. The program topic will be “Nesting Habits of North American Birds.” For more information call 888-846-8851.
SUPPORT GROUPS
F.O.C.U.S. (Friends Offering Compassionate Understanding Support) will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, 8401 Market St., in the Cedar Room.
Mended Hearts Chapter 7, a support group for heart disease survivors and their families, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church hall, 300 N. Broad St., (Route 46) in Canfield. Guest speaker will be Dr. Thomas D’Amato, cardiovascular surgeon. For more information contact Joe Clark at 330-702-8859. A speakers bureau is available at no charge. For dates call Lee Meadows, 330-793-2531.
Multiple Sclerosis Services Agency, Mahoning County Support Group, will meet at 7 p.m. May 3 at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield. For more information or reservations, call 330-792-9913.
Nar-anon, a 12-step program for those 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.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Mahoning Valley will have a family and friends support group from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at D&E Counseling Center, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. Guest speaker will be William Diorio Ph.D., LiSW-S. His topic will be “The Role of Psychotherapy in Recovery from Severe and Persistent Mental Illness. For more information call 866-671-3169.
Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Columbiana County Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, Lisbon. For more information call 330-424-7767..
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. For information call 330-799-9660 or 330-779-0144.
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 community room at the post office building. Weigh-in is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., and the meeting will follow..
TOPS 1497, Austintown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, 3000 S. Niles-Canfield Road. The first meeting is free. For more information call 330-759-4737.
Women of Color, a domestic violence support group, invites women 18 and older to register by calling the 24-hour crisis line at 330-747-4040. All calls are confidential.
Club news is published Friday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by noon Wednesday.