CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

Mill Creek Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Blue Wolf Banquet Center in Boardman. The cost of the dinner is $17. Speakers will be Judy Codespote, chapter president, and Mary Brown, who attended the national convention at the end of October in Chattanooga, Tenn. For reservation information call Darlene Demjen, 330-755-9089, after 6 p.m.

Northeast Homeowners and Concerned Citizens Association will have a monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Price memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 920 Dryden Ave., Youngstown. Guest speaker will be Dr, Connie Hathorn, superintendent of Youngstown City Schools. He will share information regarding changes and upcoming events that will take place under his leadership. The meeting is open to all residents of Youngstown. For more information call Glenda F. House, program coordinator/office manager, at 330-743-9372 during office hours, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Yo-Mah-OH Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Beard Cabin in Boardman Park. The meeting will begin with dinner, followed by a presentation titled “Fitness for the New Year” by Carrie Clyde, wellness coordinator at Youngstown State University. All administrative professionals are welcome. Reservations can be made by calling Mary Hake at 330-629-9147.

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.

McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

AUXILIARIES

ITAM Post 3 Ladies Auxiliary will have its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Post Home. Plans for the Jan. 30 spaghetti dinner and bake sale will be discussed.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1955 will meet for a Club 55 breakfast at 10 a.m. Saturday at What’s Cookin’ Restaurant on South Avenue in the Mathews Road Plaza. Guests are welcome. For more information call Jim Graycar at 330-747-0632.

Chaney High School January and June Classes of 1948 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Molly’s on Salt Springs Road. Plans for a summer picnic will be discussed.

Struthers High School Class of 1955 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Elmton in Struthers.

Woodrow Wilson High School January and June Classes of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman. Members of the classes of 1946 and 1948 are welcome.

CLUBS

Mahoning Valley Stamp Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Highway Tabernacle, 3000 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. The club meets the second Thursday of each month.

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following: Fancy Cutters at 10 a.m. Monday at Lake Vista, 3030 N. Mecca St., Cortland, for a sewing chatelaine demonstration by Ruth Smith. Contact 330-847-7549; Evening Cut Ups at 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Church of Nazarene, 5253 W. Webb St., Austintown, for a shoulder-bag project. Contact 330-545-6520; Material Girls at 6 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 480 N. High St., Cortland, for a magic corner place-mat demonstration. Contact 330-550-1215 or 330-759-1211; and Designing Women at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at Domestic Sewing, 2011 Youngstown SE, Warren, for a Christmas gift show and tell. Call 330-847-7386.

The Retreads Motorcycle Club is announcing that the first meeting of the newly formed Retreads in Ohio will take place Saturday at Yankee Kitchen, 663 Market St., Boardman. Plans are to have meetings on the second Saturday of each month. All bikers and co-riders are invited to the 1 p.m. lunch and meeting and will have the opportunity to ask questions about the organization. Yearly dues are $15 per person or $20 a couple. Membership applications will be available. Members of the club delivered home-baked cookies to the Rescue Mission in Youngstown on Dec. 24 and had lunch at the MVR on Walnut Street, Youngstown. For more information call 330-788-7271.

Youngstown Mothers of Twins Club will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson-Becker Family Center, 11 Spring St., Struthers. Hostesses will be Melissa Crowe, Lara Schneidmiller and Michele Porter. The meeting will feature a “Pajama Party” and members will participate in a TLC Project by making items to donate to a local hospital. For more information contact Porter at 330-530-2128.

GUILDS

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

Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield. For the program, members will learn circular-loom knitting and make hats. Looms will be supplied for approximately $5, and members must supply the yarn.

Youngstown Area Weavers Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Colonial Inn on Canfield Fairgrounds. The theme will be “Assembly Ideas for a Friendship Coverlet.” Members are to take a coverlet from 1990, friendship coverlets, photos, directions or other information that will aid in the assembling project. Members should also take a show-and-tell item and a sack lunch and mug, coffee and tea will be provided. Guests are welcome. For more information call 330-261-0554 or 330-398-6938.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Mount Carmel Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the lower church.

St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Camel Church, Youngstown, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday with Patricia Rossi presiding. Plans will be made for the Carnivale Dinner in February. Meeting hostesses will be Norma Baca, Rose Marie Bisignani, Katie Bolan, Donna Bodzak and Patricia Butto.

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: Sunday, dancing at the Saxon Club at 6 p.m.; Monday, meet in lobby of Movies 8 at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, walking at Southern Park Mall from the food court at 6; Thursday, new member meeting at Disciples Church at 7:30; Friday, meet in lobby of Movies 8 in Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; and Jan.16 dancing at the Saxon Club at 6 p.m. For more information call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.

Over-40 Singles will meet Jan. 12 at Masons in Washingtonville, Jan 19 at Das Dutch Haus in Columbiana, and Jan. 26 at Bill Willies in Washingtonville. Any single person over 40 is invited to attend.

SOCIETIES

Kinsman Historical Society will meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parlor of Kinsman Presbyterian Church on Church Street. Joyce Morford Keir will speak about her family history and present stories of Kinsman passed on to her by her father John Morford.

Mercer County Historical Society Civil War Roundtable will meet at 6:30 p.m. for a program on the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth to be presented by Jim Carnes. He also will discuss his ancestors and their roles in the American Civil War. The roundtable meets on the second Tuesday of each month from September through May at 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer. Meetings are free and open to the public. For further information call 724-662-3490.

SUPPORT GROUPS

First Ohio Chapter of the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the D&E Clinic, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. Dr. Joseph M. Pederzolli will speak on “Learning-Related,” vision problems and vision therapy. For more information call 330-538-0184 or 330-533-4649.

Grief Recovery Instructional Support Groups will begin a new series of meetings at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kelley-Robb Funeral Home Care Center, near the funeral home at 709 N. Main St., Hubbard. The recovery groups are led by Philip Roland, MA PP C, and are open to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. Roland has been the grief counselor for the funeral home since 1991. He is a trained pastoral counselor and has a master’s degree in counseling. Meetings will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays throughout the winter months. For additional information call the funeral home at 330-534-1952.

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.

Salem-Lisbon La Leche League will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the WIC Office, 7876 Lincole Place, Lisbon. The topic will be “The Advantages of Breast-feeding.” All pregnant or nursing mothers and their babies are welcome. For more information call 330-427-2155, 330-821-2585 or 330-420-0822, or visit www.lllohio.org/groups/salem-lisbon.html.

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 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 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. Canfield-Niles Road. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For more information, call 330-759-4737.

UPMC Horizon has scheduled the following support group meetings: Tuesday, Silver and Fit at 1 p.m. at Wellness Center, 26 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville, registration at 724-588-3001; Cancer at 1 p.m. at the Greenville Campus; Empty Arms at 6 p.m. at Womancare Center in Hermitage, and Weight loss at 7 p.m. at Greenville campus; Wednesday, Mercer County Breast Cancer at 7 p.m. at Womancare Center in Hermitage; Thursday, Silver and Fit at 1 p.m. at Wellness Center in Greenville.

VETERANS

VFW 157 Ladies Auxiliary, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the post home. A social will follow the business session.

Club news is published Friday and Saturday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.