CLUB CALENDAR

ALLIANCES

Ohio Cultural Alliance will have a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. April 2 at St. Matthias Church Hall, 715 Cornell Ave., Youngstown. Vincent Shivers, local historian, will depict the “resonating voice” of P. Ross Berry, the prolific masonry and brick contractor from Youngstown. Josh Green and Nikita R. Jones will sing selections from the musical “Ragtime.” Carolyn Catering will prepare the meal. Membership costs $25 per person, and the cost of each meeting is $15 per paid-up member and $20 for each nonmember. Reservations may be mailed to OCA, P.O. Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406, by March 27. Those attending are encouraged to take nonperishable food items, which will be given to Heart Ministries.

ASSOCIATIONS

Columbiana and Mahoning County Beekeepers Association will meet Sunday at the MetroParks Farm. A potluck lunch at 1 p.m. will precede the meeting at 2.

William Penn Association Branch 28 of Youngstown will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Boardman Eat’n Park Restaurant. Meeting topics include upcoming events, bowling, golf, a bus trip and future socials.

ATHLETIC BOOSTERS

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

CLASSES

South High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Johnny’s on Market St.

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

CLUBS

Chapter CE of the PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at A La Cart, Canfield, for a noon luncheon and business meeting. The program is election and installation of officers. Hostesses are Laura Reed and Pam Appel.

Kent State Mothers Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson’s, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. Peg Flynn will talk about Green Team Recycling. Hostesses are Irene Makovec, Peg Bernat and Marge Jerek. Reservations are required; call 330-755-3607 for a reservation or information. Prospective members are invited.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 2122 will meet at 1 p.m. March 20 in the community activity building at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna. Topics for discussion include the chapter’s constitution and bylaws ready for final approval. Jordan Taylor, manager of the Scrappers baseball team, will be guest speaker.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. Guest speaker will be Dan Betts, a financial planner, who will present a program on leaving a financial legacy. For information contact Allan Avnet [AB8AA] at 330-549-3051 or ab8aa@arrl.net.

The Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs will host speaker Paul McFadden at its dinner-discussion meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Bresnahan Rooms in Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University. McFadden, recently named president of the YSU Foundation, will focus on the history and programs of the foundation and its impact on the community. The public is invited and dinner for nonmembers is $18. For information about the club call 330-792-7351. To make a reservation call 330-757-4148.

Youngstown Women’s Connection invites the public to a luncheon, “Hats on Parade,” from noon to 2 p.m. April 10 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road. Doors open at 11:15. A special feature will be the hat fashion show. Guest speaker will be Mary Thompson on “A Woman on the Move Travels a Difficult Journey with Humor.” The cost is $12 per person. For reservations and for child care call 330-547-5952 or 330-792-1683 or visit Facebook @ Youngstown Women’s Connection. April 2 is the reservation deadline.

GUILDS

The American Sewing Guild, Niles Chapter Neighborhood Groups, have scheduled the following meetings: Howland Happy Stitchers, 10 a.m. Tuesday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road (Route 46), Warren. Fabric bowl demonstration. Need two 101/2-inch squares of coordinating fabric, one 101/2-inch square of batting and four buttons. Call 330-856-4827 or 330-847-9813.

Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Inn on the Canfield Fairgrounds. Carole Sembeda will speak on making herbal soap. Hostesses will be Virginia Bartos, Karen Sprague, Marion Summers and Kathy Mecak. Guests are welcome.

LEAGUES

League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the community room at the Main Public Library, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown. There will be a meet-and-greet followed by a program at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Hunter Morrison will discuss regionalism. The meeting is open to the public.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of the Hubbard Library will meet for a social at 6 p.m. and a business meeting to follow at 6:30 March 26 in the public meeting room at the library, 436 W. Liberty St.

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

Trumbull County Federated Democratic Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. April 2 at the Scope Center in Warren. New members are welcome.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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. Singles Group, a social group for divorced, widowed and separated people, meets at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. Contact numbers follow: 330-533-7062, 330-729-0127 and 330-793-1484. The following activities are planned: Tuesday, dance classes, Judy Conti’s, Austintown, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Game Night at the church, 7:30 p.m.; March 23, Phantom Hockey Night, Covelli Center, meet in lobby at 6:30 p.m.; and March 24, bowling at Boardman Lanes, 7:30 p.m.

SOCIETIES

Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley will meet at 7 p.m. March 27 at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, state Route 46, Canfield. Ellen Speicher, assistant horticulture director for Mill Creek MetroParks, will present “Gardening with Native Plants” along with an update on the status of the emerald ash borer. The public is invited. For information call 888-846-8851.

Kinsman Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the parlor at the Kinsman Presbyterian Church on Church Street. The guest speaker will be Hugh Mullen, who will present “Lincoln’s Personal Body Guard and the Cavalry’s Role in the Civil War.” Light refreshments will be served and the public is welcome. Members are reminded that dues are still being collected. For information call Donna Carmichael at 330-876-7866.

Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Church Ministry Building, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. Tim Seman will present “What’s New at the Main Library.” The computer interest group will meet at 6 p.m. For information visit the web site at www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. State St. For information call 330-788-9755.

Asperger’s Group of Northeast Ohio will have a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Canfield Presbyterian Church, 140 W. Main St., Canfield. The meeting is open to adults with Asperger’s age 16 and above, their families, loved ones and anyone who wants to learn more about the disorder. Tuesday’s meeting will include a roundtable discussion with members answering questions, sharing knowledge and discussing their experiences. For information contact Jane Perrett, jpperrett@zoominternet.net, 330-533-1287 (home) or 330-360-7003 (cell).

Bereaved Parents of the USA, Mahoning County-Youngstown Chapter is 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.

Hearing Loss Association of America, Mahoning Valley Chapter, will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hearing Care Center, 126 York Ave., Youngstown. Debbie Schaaf, HLAA State Chapter Coordinator of Ohio, will present “Facing Hearing Loss and Dealing with Hearing Aids.” Friends, family and co-workers are welcome. For more information, contact Gary Cohen, chapter leader, by texting 330-793-8858 or emailing gcohen@zoominternet.net.

Myeloma Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Denny’s Restaurant, 4020 Belmont Ave., where meetings are the third Monday of each month. The guest speaker will be Father Steve Popovich on “Nurturing Your Spirit.” To register or for additional information, call Donna Detwiler at 330-884-3500 or 330-770-0808.

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 are welcome at 6:45. For more information call 330-856-3822.

Raising Awareness for Children with Epilepsy/Trumbull County will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Mecca Community Church, 5920 Phillips Rice Road, Cortland. The group provides support to children with epilepsy and their parents and caregivers. Everyone is welcome. For information call 330-240-1856 or send an email to jryost1013@yahoo.com.

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 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.

Youngstown PFLAG will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Stonewall Center, 1523 Poland Ave., Youngstown.

UPMC Horizon has scheduled the following support group meetings for the week of March 18: 2 p.m. Sunday, Ostomy at UPMC Greenville campus; 7 p.m. Monday, Bereavement at Greenville campus; 1 p.m. Tuesday, Cancer at UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley campus; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Weight Loss Surgery at the Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pa.

VETERANS

VFW Triangle Post 2799 Men’s Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield. For information call 330-542-9928.

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