CLUB CALENDAR | Local organizations plan meetings

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 in the gathering room of Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. After the continental breakfast and business meeting, Sharon N. Wathen, CPA, of Warren will speak about “Women and Finances.” Dr. Sharon Stringer will be the hostess, and there will be a white elephant sale. All college graduates are welcome. For more information call 330-747-1970.

Mill Creek Chapter of ABWA is having its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at A La Cart in Canfield. Dinner is $15 and will include chicken-noodle soup; potato soup; salad; chicken, ham or turkey croissants, and dessert. The speakers for the evening will be members Mary Brown and Judy Codespote, who attended workshops while at the national convention in Chattanooga, Tenn. Letters will be presented for the 2011-12 Woman of the Year. Deadline for reservations is Monday; call Joan Lucansky at 330-755-8212 or Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089.

Yo-Mah-O Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Shepherd of the Valley on Western Reserve Road, Poland. After dinner there will be a talk on “Women in the Civil War” by Veronica Carnegie. New members will be initiated. For reservations call Mary Hake at 330-629-9147.

AUXILIARIES

Flora MacDonald Auxiliary will meet for dessert at 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at Shepherd of the Valley Activities Center. Alice Maxwell will serve as hostess.

BOOSTERS

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

McDonald Basketball Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.

CLASSES

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

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

CLUBS

Mahoning Valley Cribbage Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. James Church, 7640 Glenwood Ave., Boardman. New players are welcome. For more information call 330-757-9503.

Poland Center Homemakers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday for a casserole luncheon at Poland United Methodist Church. Hostesses will be Alice McDonald and Ellie Rigelsky.

Quilting Angels will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fair Park Community Building in Canfield. New members are welcome. Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following: ASG@JOANN ETC. at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at JoAnn Etc., 7386 Market St., Boardman, in the Education Room, for a demonstration of Nancy Zieman scarves. Contact 330-755-5561; and Niles Silver Thimbles at 10 a.m. Thursday at Viking Sewing Center, Pine Tree Plaza, 40 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. Rule Smith will demonstrate a chatelaine; contact 330-856-5767;

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of Poland Library will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the library meeting room for coffee. A business session at 10 will be followed by a talk on the Children’s Museum of the Valley by Suzanne Barbati. Hostesses are Emily Hune, Barbara Schrock and Peg Shirey. Donations of recent books and magazines will be collected for the book cart.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Warren Republican Women’s Club will meet at noon Thursday at DiLucia’s on Elm Road in Warren. Rodney Hathhorn from G.R.O.W. Warren will be the speaker. Guests are welcome with advance reservations. For more information call 330-856-5228.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Girard Knights of Columbus 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. 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: Wednesday, walking at 6 p.m. from the food court at Southern Park Mall; Thursday, new-member meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Disciples Church; Friday, meet in lobby of Movies 8 in Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; and Feb. 5, bowling at 7:30 p.m. at Boardman Lanes. For more information call 330-757-1440 or 330-793-1484.

SOCIETIES

Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa., will host a genealogy workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 5. Participants will learn what resources are available at the historical society and county courthouse for locating ancestors. There is no charge for the class. Reservations are required by calling 724-662-3490 or by e-mail at info@mchspa.org

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Network Family Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the conference room at the Children’s Rehabilitation Center, 855 Howland-Wilson Road, Warren. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information call 330-788-9755 or 866-822-2101.

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

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

UPMC Horizon has scheduled a meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Support Group at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Greenville campus.

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