CLUB CALENDAR

ALLIANCES

Ohio Cultural Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 for its dinner meeting. The speaker will be Dr. Regina Rees, a professor in the department of education at Youngstown State University. Carol Weakland will perform Henry James’ “Turn of the Screw.” The meeting will be at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4530 Canfield Road in Canfield. Jean Filmer and church members will prepare the meal. Membership runs from Sept. 2011 to June 2012 and costs $25 per person. Cost per meeting is $15 for each paid-up member and $20 for each nonmember. Mail reservations to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield OH 44406-0561 no later than Sept. 27. Those who attend are urged to take nonperishable food items for donation to St. Vincent de Paul Society.

AUXILIARIES

St. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary will meet at noon Monday in the private dining room. Sister Ann McManamon, H.M., director of Dorothy Day House, will be the speaker. New members are welcome.

BOOSTERS

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

CLASSES

South High School Alumni Association will meet at noon Wednesday at Denny’s on Route 224 in Boardman. Spouses and friends are welcome. For more information call 330-757-9368.

South High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at TJ’s in Boardman.

Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1953 will meet at Johnny’s at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Guests are welcome.

CLUBS

Chapter CE of the PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at A La Cart in Canfield for a noon luncheon. The program will be “A Trip to Japan.” The speaker will be Shirley Goist. Hostesses are Ginny Gaskeen and Lynn Doyle Pentworth.

KSU Mothers Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Dona Vito’s Italian Grille, 139 S. Bridge St., Struthers. The program, by Jo Ann Ellis, will be “Some Interesting Information.” Hostesses are Ronda Jerek, Susan Campell and Delores Vinkler.

McDonald Arts and Crafts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Community Room at the post office building.

Quilting Angels will host its annual fall luncheon at noon Oct. 4 at Fair Park Community Building, 330 Oak St. in Canfield. There will be a basket auction, raffle quilt, a 50-50 raffle, door prizes and a quilt show. Tickets are $15. For tickets contact 330-788-5122.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, in Cornersburg. WRARC will preside, and the program topic will be QRP low power communications. Anthony Luscre, (K8ZT) will discuss the principles, methods and equipment use in low-power amateur radio communications. For more information contact Allan Avnet (AB8AA) at 330-549-3051 or ab8aa@arrl.net.

Youngstown Torch Club will begin its new season Monday when Donald Butler will discuss the art of caving. For more information about this dinner meeting, call 330-792-7351.

GUILDS

Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Colonial Inn, Canfield Fairgrounds. Speaker Cathy Manus-Gary will present a program on aromatherapy. Hostesses will be Mary Grace Fowler, Karen Sprague, Becky Fiddler and Joyce Rettenmier.

LODGES

Croatian Lodge 598 will meet at 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the community room at the post office building, 550 Ohio Ave.

POLITICAL CLUBS

The League of Women Voters of Trumbull County will host their first membership meeting for 2011-2012 at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the board of elections, 2947 Youngstown Road, Warren. Guest speaker will be Kelly Pallante, who will answer questions on the latest changes affecting the voting process. A tour of the board offices will be given and light refreshments will be served. The League invites all women interested in educating themselves on the roles of local, state and federal politics to attend. The League is a nonpartisan political organization which encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. This year, the League will again distribute the free “Voter Information Guide” to area sites before election time. The guide provides candidates’ names, upcoming ballot issues and candidates’ views on those issues. For more information, call Membership Chairwoman Kirsten Burkey at 330-638-7536.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Community Christian Women will have its first meeting of the year at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at East Fairfield Methodist Church. Kimberly Starr of Columbiana will present a program on “Christian Yoga and Wellness.” All women are invited to attend. The group meets regularly on the second Monday of each month, October through May, at 12:30 p.m. The host church provides the lunch for a cost of $6 — $5 for the meal, and $1 for expenses incurred in “The Clip” newsletter and for speakers. Everyone is encouraged to contribute news items, poems, recipes, quips and quotes for the newsletter, which is distributed at each meeting.

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 West, Poland. The book for the coming year, through June 2012, will be reviewed. National CDA Day will be celebrated by the court on St. Dominic’s Rosary Sunday, Oct. 2. Anyone interested in joining the court should call Regent Jean Puhalla at 330-792-0268.

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.

Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at The Manor, 314 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Youngstown, for a memorial Mass, celebrated by Monsignor Polando. A meeting will follow.

SERVICE CLUBS

Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St., Girard.

SINGLES

DARE Singles Group is a social group for divorced, widowed, and separated people. The group meets at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, across from Giant Eagle. The following activities are planned: Tuesday, boccie at Boardman Park, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, coffee and talk at Barnes and Noble, Boardman, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, DARE annual business meeting, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, lobby of Movies 8, Shops at Boardman Park, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes, 7:30 p.m.

Portage County Chapter 600 of International Parents Without Partners will have a dinner to celebrate Oktoberfest from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Kent VFW 3703 Post home, 500 VFW Parkway, off Stow Road, in Kent. Cost will be $8 per person for members and nonmembers. For more information or reservations, call 330-571-3801, 330-699-2361 or 330-322-9559 by Sept. 27. After the dinner, the chapter will have its monthly dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Music will be by DJ Mel. The monthly dances are open to the public at a cost of $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. PWP is a support group for parents single through death, divorce, separation or having never been married. The club is mainly an education and family group, but is active in other endeavors so members can have fun with other adults as well as their children.

SOCIETIES

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

SUPPORT GROUPS

Divorce Recovery Workshop helps people heal from divorce in a loving, supportive environment using DVD teaching, small group discussion and caring people who have been there. North-Mar Church, 3855 E. Market St., Warren, is beginning a new six-week session Monday. Register online at www.northmarchurch.com.

Grief Recovery Group will take place at North-Mar Church, 3855 E. Market St., Warren, from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 25 for those who have lost loved ones. For more details, call the church office at 330-856-3496.

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. For more information call 330-856-3822.

Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Columbiana County Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, Lisbon. This support group is for families who have lost a loved one to suicide. For more information call Help Hotline Crisis Center at 330-424-7767.

Survivors of Suicide in Mahoning County will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. This support group is for families who have lost a loved one to suicide. For more information call Help Hotline Crisis Center at 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 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 groups: Ostomy, 2 p.m. Sunday, Greenville Campus; Bereavement, 7 p.m. Monday, Greenville Campus; Cancer, 1 p.m. Shenango Valley Campus; Weight Loss Surgery, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, registration required.

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. This meeting will feature a speaker, Lisa Solley, of the Area Agency on Aging 11 Inc., Niles.

VETERANS

ITAM Post 3 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the post on Meridian Road. Officers for 2011-2012 will be elected. Members wishing to serve and unable to attend should notify President Joanne Malys. Members are reminded to take food staples for the food bank at the Belmont VA Clinic. Annual dues of $15 will be collected.

Triangle Post 2799, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Men’s Auxiliary, will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield.

VFW Post 6488 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday. Dues for 2012 are payable now. Sandy Graves, president, will preside. All members are asked to attend.

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