CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

Youngstown Panhellenic Alumnae Association will have a business meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Poland Library, followed by line dancing presented by Ruth’s Robics.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

Girard Golden Eagles will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.

McDonald Midget Football Association will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

AUXILIARIES

St. Anthony Auxiliary of Struthers will meet at noon Monday at Johnny’s in Boardman. New officers will assume their duties and Arlene DeChellis will present the calendar for the coming year. Reservations are to be made with the telephone committee.

BOOSTERS

Girard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the high school.

CLASSES

South High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Johnny’s on Market Street, Boardman.

CLUBS

Chapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at A La Cart in Canfield for a noon luncheon meeting and program titled “Mardi Gras” by Diane Ross. Hostesses are Ruth Stevenson and Lynn Doyle Pentworth.

Retreads Motorcycle Club will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday for lunch at Denny’s on Route 224 in Boardman. A business session will follow. The club is open to bikers over the age of 40. Yearly dues are $15 for an individual and $20 a couple. All bikers and co-riders are invited to meetings. For more information call 330-788-7271.

That Quilt Group I Belong To will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fair Park Community Building in Canfield. Guests are welcome.

Trumbull County Travel Club will have an informational meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Panera Bread on Elm Road, Warren. Trip brochures for minivacations will be available. Membership is open to anyone over 21 who enjoys traveling. There are no membership fees. For information on upcoming trips call 330-856-5398 or 330-369-1898.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield, with Al Avnet presiding and speaking on “Geocaching.” For additional information call Avnet at 330-549-3051.

GUILDS

American Sewing Guild’s Niles Chapter has scheduled the following: Designing Women at 10 a.m. today at Domestic Sewing, 2011 Youngstown Road SE, Warren, for hands-on patchwork placemat (see newsletter for supply list). Contact 330-847-7386; Fancy Cutters at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Lake Vista, 303 N. Mecca St., Cortland, for more serger tips. Take serger and supplies for a small project. Contact 330-847-7549; Evening Cut Ups at 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Church of Nazarene, 5253 W. Webb Road, Austintown, for part two of a shoulder-bag project. Contact 330-545-6520; Howland Happy Stitchers at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road, Route 46, Warren, for serger basics. Take serger, four different threads, manual and BSS. Contact 330-847-9813 or 330-856-4827; and Austintown Stitch and Share at 10 a.m. Thursday at Humility House, 755 Ohltown Road, Austintown. Mida DeLaney will demonstrate an embroidered “Cutie” holder. Contact 330-533-7745.

Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Canfield Fairgrounds. Jennifer Pasquale will present a teacup design with fresh flowers. Members are to take scissors, a teacup and $5, unless prepaid. Hostesses will be Virginia Bartos, Peggy Mills, Bunny Pavlov and Marion Summers. Guests are welcome.

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

LEAGUES

Wilmington Township Civic League will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the township building, 35 Auction Road, New Wilmington. Lois Hopkins will speak on the Underground Railroad, and refreshments will follow. Membership dues of $1 per person or $2.50 for families should be mailed to Jean Gilliland, 653 Pulaski-Mercer Road, New Wilmington, PA 16142. For more information call 724-946-8074.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

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.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, has planned the following events: Monday, meet in lobby of Movies 8 at Boardman Park at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Pub of the Month tour; Wednesday, walking from the food court at Southern Park Mall at 6 p.m.; Thursday, meeting at Disciples Christian Church at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 18, meet in lobby of Movies 8 in Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; and Feb. 20 , dance at Saxon Club at 6 p.m. For more information call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.

SOCIETIES

Mahoning Valley Dahlia Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fellows Riverside Gardens. The program will feature a viewing of new 2011 dahlia introductions.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Network Family Support Group has scheduled the following meetings: Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John Orthodox Church, 322 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell; Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.; Thursday at 6 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living of Poland, 335 W. McKinley Way; and Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St. The meetings are free and open to the public. For further information call 330-788-9755 or 866-822-2101.

Bereaved Parents of the USA, Mahoning County-Youngstown Chapter of a national nonprofit self-help group that offers support, understanding and hope to bereaved parents and other family members, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. For more information about the chapter, call Diane Hunter-Copeland at 330-770-2686.

Mahoning Valley Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman. There will be an open discussion. For more information call 330-758-8413.

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 Church, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information call 330-747-1176.

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. This support group is for families who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Survivors of Suicide in Mahoning County will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information call 330-747-2696.

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. Guests are welcome. For information call 330-799-9660 or 330-779-0144.

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 1805, Canfield, meets every Wednesday morning at Canfield Christian Church, corner of Maple and Broad streets, Canfield. 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 the following support group meetings: Mercer County Diabetes at 6 p.m. Monday at Greenville campus; Cancer at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Shenango Valley campus; Weight Loss at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Womancare Center, Hermitage, Pa.; and Lupus at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Womancare Center, Hermitage.

VETERANS

VFW Post 3538 Auxiliary will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the post home, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers. A social will follow. For more information call 330-755-2701.

VFW Triangle Post 2799 will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information call 330-542-9928.

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