CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

William Penn Fraternal Association, Branch 28, will meet at 6:30 Tuesday at Boardman Eat’n Park Restaurant. Topics will be the golf outing, bus trip and 125th anniversary.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

McDonald Sideliners will have their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school weight room. Anyone interested in becoming a member is welcome to attend.

AUXILIARIES

VFW 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. at the post home.

CLASSES

South High School Class of 1953 will have a monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Johnny’s on Market Street in Boardman. All classmates are welcome. The class has planned a picnic for July 19 at Boardman Park.

Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Johnny’s on Market Street in Boardman. 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.

Retreads Motorcycle Club will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Denny’s on Route 224 in Boardman, across from the Boardman Plaza. A ride schedule has been made for the summer and will be available at the meeting or at www.mahoningvalleyretreads.com. All bikers and co-riders over 40 are invited to attend meetings and become members. Yearly dues are $15 per person or $20 per couple. Applications are available at meetings.

Round Table Woodcarvers will meet from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Senior Center, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Wood and the use of tools will be provided, and carving lessons will be free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 330-792-4355 or 330-744-5071.

Shenango River Watchers Club will have its annual fundraising picnic June 24 at the Mercer County Shrine Club, Lamor Road, Hermitage, Pa. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the picnic-style buffet dinner begins at 6. Prizes, games, auctions and more are scheduled. The cost is $20 per adult and $5 for children 10 and under, and includes a hot dog, side, beverage and dessert. Call the SRW office by Saturday at 724-342-5453 to reserve your ticket. Also, the Shenango River Watchers Scholarship winner will be announced.

Warren Ski Club will have its annual pig roast from 2 p.m. to midnight June 25 at Ridge Ranch Campground, 5219 State Road 303, Newton Falls. Cost for the all-inclusive event is $25, if paid in advance by Tuesday. After Tuesday, the fee is $28 plus the park entrance fee. For more information call 330-637-2717 or 330-423-5623 or visit www.warrenskiclub.org. In the early afternoon, burgers and hot dogs will be served. Pork, lamb and chicken, cooked over a wood fire, will be served around 6 p.m. with salad, beans, potatoes and rolls. Activities include swimming, paddle boating, softball and cornhole. After dinner will be a bake sale auction, and at 7:30, the band TEEZ will perform. Nonmembers over 21 are encouraged to attend this fundraising event.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. Al Avnet, AB8AA, will preside. The program topic is “Weather or Not,” with speaker Robert Webster, KD8OXJ. WRARC will have its ARRL Field Day on June 25 and 26 at Route 46, half a mile south of the Canfield Fairgrounds. Look for the sign. For more information call Avnet at 330-549-3051.

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Club has planned a luncheon for noon to 2 p.m. July 14 at Avion on the Water Banquet Centre, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Reservations are necessary; call 330-793-6676 or 330-758-6049 before the July 7 deadline. “We Love America” will be the theme. Tastefully Simple by Shelly DiFabio will be featured, as will music by Bob Noble. Lisa Haley of West Salem will be the guest speaker. The cost, which includes lunch, is $13.

Youngstown Torch Club will welcome Janet Moy LaMonica and Dr. S. Floyd Barger to its dinner meeting Monday at the Holiday Inn on South Avenue in Boardman. The two will debate the pros and cons of the legalization of prostitution. For more information call the club at 330-792-7351.

Youngstown Women’s Connection invites the public to a luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. July 12 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. A special feature will be a fashion show. Joan Williams will provide music, and the guest speaker is Lisa Harrington, a former elementary school teacher who shares her life-changing story. The cost is $12 per person, and free child care is available. Call 330-547-5952 or 330-797-0017 by the July 4 deadline.

GUILDS

Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Inn at the Canfield Fairgrounds. Diane Playforth will demonstrate how to make lavender wands. Hostesses are Rachell Joy, Donna and Carl Leet, Carri Bookwalter and Johanne Edel. Guests and new members are welcome.

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following: Howland Happy Stitchers meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road (Route 46) Warren. A “stash swap” is planned with Karen Bandy showing great tools to add to the sewing rooms. Contact 330-847-9813 or 330-856-4827. Southington So Sews meets at 9:30 a.m. June 27 at Southington Christian Church, state Route 534. The program will be “Wrapagomi.” Contact 330-538-2819.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of the Austintown Library will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Austintown Branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 600 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. The speaker will be Atty. Robert N. Rusu of Lane and Rusu law firm in Canfield. He will discuss elder care and probate law, will, trusts and changes that are taking place in estate planning. For more information call 330-792-6982 or visit www.libraryvisit.org.

LODGES

Croatian Lodge No. 598 will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Community Room at the post office building.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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, meets every Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, across from Giant Eagle on Route 224. The following activities are planned: Monday, meet at Kirk Road bike trail parking lot at 6 p.m. for bike riding; Tuesday, boccie at 6 p.m. at Boardman Park; Wednesday, meet at Dr. Shah’s parking lot at 6 p.m. for walking in Mill Creek Park; Thursday, picnic at 6 p.m. at Master Pavilion in Boardman Park; June 25, bowling at 7:30 p.m. at Boardman Lanes; June 28, Pub of the Month event, go to www.seetheworldtours.com for location.

Leetonia Area 40-Plus Singles will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

SOCIETIES

The Historical Society of McDonald will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Community Room at the post office building.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meetings are scheduled as follows: 2 p.m. Monday at Antonine Sisters Adult Day Care , 2691 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson.; and 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Alzheimer’s Association, Building B, Suite 301, 3695 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield. For more information call the association at 330-533-3300 or 800-272-3900.

Alzheimer’s Network will have a family support group meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect. St.

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.

Mended Hearts, a support group for heart survivors and their families, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church Hall, 300 N. Broad St., Canfield. Guest speaker will be Dr. William Kolozsi, gastroenterologist. For more information call Joe Clark at 330-702-8859. A speakers bureau is available to local organizations at no charge. Call Lee Meadows at 330-793-2531.

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.

Nar-Anon Family Group, a newly formed support group to help those who have a relative or friend who is an addict, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning July 13, at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 5211 Mahoning Ave., Suite 300, Austintown.

Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet at 6 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.

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 the following support group meetings: Bereavement, Monday, 7 p.m., Greenville, Pa., campus; Cancer, Tuesday, 1 p.m., Shenango Valley campus; and Weight Loss Surgery, 6 p.m., Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pa.

ValleyCare Health System has scheduled a meeting of RTS Bereavement Services, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Medical Education Building, Auditorium A, Northside Medical Center, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown. The group is for families grieving the loss of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. For more information call 330-884-2911.

Youngstown Myeloma Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Denny’s on Belmont Avenue, Youngstown. The group is combined of patients and caregivers. Guest speaker will be Danielle Procopio, who will discuss “Myths about Hospice.” For more information call Donna Detwiler at 330-884-3500 or 330-770-0808.

Youngstown Area PFLAG will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Stonewall Center, 1523 Poland Ave., Youngstown, for a regular support, education and advocacy meeting. All are welcome.

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