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.

CLASSES

The Ursuline Class of 1950 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, Cornersburg. For information or reservations, call 330-799-2952 or 330-720-5223 or email elaine_welsh@sbcglobal.net. Spouses or friends are welcome.

CLUBS

American Hungarian Club will have a business meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. A picnic from 5 to 7 p.m. will precede the meeting. The club will furnish the meat; members are asked to take a casserole.

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 Women’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday. “Welcome Back to Basics” is the topic. Dress in black and/or white and don’t forget the $20 dues. Guests are welcome. Hostess is Cyndi Duncan and co-hostesses are Pat Granito and Lori Stone.

Youngstown Business and Professional Women’s Club will meet from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alberini’s, 1201 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. Speaker will be Barbara Kornuc, Ohio BPW membership chairwoman and 2011 Buckeye Girls’ State representative. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for guests. For reservations, call 330-518-5383.

GRANGES

Dublin Grange will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a casserole dinner. The program will be provided by David Corll, who will talk about his experiences in France.

GROUPS

Retired Nurses will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Western Reserve Methodist Church, 4560 Canfield Road. Rich Morgan of WKBN TV will be the guest speaker, and refreshments will be served afterward. All area retired nurses are welcome.

POLITICAL CLUBS

The Girard Men’s Democrat Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parkwood Youth Center.

Mahoning Republican Women’s Club kicked off its 75th anniversary season Sept. 1 with a picnic at a member’s home. The next meeting will be Oct. 6 at Cafe 422, hosted by Eddie Wolcott. Guest speaker will be Dr. William Pryce, U.S. Senate candidate, who will talk about the state and future of the American health care system. Like-minded women are invited to join. For more information, call 330-856-5228.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Altar and Rosary Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday for the Rosary followed by the regular meeting at the church, 618 Ohio Ave. On Sunday, the society will have its annual fall breakfast after the 7:45 a.m. Mass. All members are asked to take a breakfast basket for the buffet. The group will sit together at Mass. New members are always welcome. To register call Jeannie Morello at 330-530-4715 or Marlene Politano at 330-530-1151.

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.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Learn how men grieve differently from women at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, 3701 Starr’s Centre Drive, Canfield. Support groups and other options available for men will be discussed. For more information, call Sister pat Fesler at 330-792-2353.

Mended Hearts Support Group, Chapter 7, a support group for heart condition survivors and their families, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Azalea Room at St. Elizabeth Health Center Boardman. “Ask the Doctor and Nurses” will be the theme for the evening. Sitting on the panel will be Dr. Joseph Graziano; Lori DeNiro, director of nursing; Robert Gudyk, nurse manager; and Laura Moore, registered nurse. The public is welcome. For more information, call Joe Clark at 330-702-8859. A speakers bureau is available to local organizations at no charge. For available dates, contact Lee Meadows, 330-793-2531.

Multiple Sclerosis Services Agency Mahoning County Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, U.S. Route 62, Canfield. All those who have multiple sclerosis, their friends, caregivers and family members are welcome. The meeting is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 330-792-9913.

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.

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