Friday, December 12, 2014
CLUBS
Newcomers Group of Mahoning Valley will have a holiday celebration on Wednesday at Caffe Capri in Boardman. There will be door prizes, games and songs of the season. A social will begin at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. If interested in discovering new opportunities, call 330-757-7212 for information and reservations. Newcomers has been an established since the 1970s.
Poland Women’s Club will meet Tuesday for its annual Christmas party social starting at 11:30 a.m., with lunch served at 12:15 p.m., at Tippecanoe Country Club. Cost is $25 per person, and there will be a cash bar. Guests are welcome. Take a wrapped gift of $15 to $20 value for an exchange.
Toastmasters Club will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St. NE, Warren. For information call Ken Shellito at 330-373-6113.
Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs will have a dinner-discussion meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. Dr. Lowell Satre, Youngstown State University professor emeritus of history, and his wife, Ellen, will discuss a recent bicycle tour of their ancestral homeland in Scandinavia. The meeting will be in Kilcawley Center, Bresnahan Rooms I & II, on the campus of YSU. The public is invited. A social hour begins at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6 and the lecture at 7. Dinner for nonmembers is $20. Attending only the lecture is free. Call 330-757-4148 for reservations, and for club information call 330-792-7351.
Youngstown-Warren Inventors Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Hill Collaborative Center, 507 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown. The meeting is open to the public and is free. For information call Robert Davenport at 330-750-0417.
GROUPS
That Quilt Group I Belong To will have its December meeting and holiday dinner party Tuesday at the Fair Park Rotary Building in Canfield. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and catered dinner will begin at 6:30. Entertainment will be provided by Eddie Durkin. Contact Mary Durkin for reservations at 330-533-2375. Those who wish to participate in a gift exchange are asked to take a $15 sewing-related gift. The annual quilt raffle drawing will take place, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Silver Lining Fund. Guests are asked to take coloring books and crayons to donate to Akron Children’s Hospital. The group is open to all quilters in the Mahoning Valley, including all skill levels. For membership information, call Ginger Mangie at 330-702-0532.
GUILDS
Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Lariccia Family Center Rotary Room in Boardman Park for a Christmas celebration and catered dinner. Installation of officers will take place, and there will be a $15 gift exchange for those who wish to participate.
McDonald Literary Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Park United Methodist Church.
LIBRARY FRIENDS
Friends of the Boardman Library will have a Christmas lunch at noon Monday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Entertainment will be provided by the Mahoning Valley Chorale under the direction of Kris Harper. Members continue to collect donations of books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at 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.
McDonald Lions Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday on the second floor of the Retirement Center, 550 Ohio Ave.
Kiwanis Club of Western Mahoning County will have Santa Claus at Farmers National Bank, 20 S. Broad St., Canfield, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and Dec. 20th. Pictures will be taken with Santa.
SINGLES
D.A.R.E. Singles Group, which meets at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, has planned the following: Wednesday, walking at Southern Park Mall, meet at the food court, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, gift exchange night at the church, $10 limit, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 19, card night at Denny’s on Route 224, 6 to 10 p.m.
SOCIETIES
Poland Historical Society will meet to celebrate the season at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Red Brick School House. There will be a brief meeting followed by the party. The society will provide sandwiches and beverages, and all others are asked to take a casserole or dessert to share. Volunteers are needed for cleanup after the party. Those who can help decorate the school house are asked to arrive at 1 p.m. Saturday. For reservations or information call Larry Baughman or Dave Smith.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St., Girard; at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Lakes, St. Catherine Family Center, 11254 Grandview Road, Lake Milton; and at 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield. All family members and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients are invited at no charge. For information call 330-788-9755.
Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at Antonine Sisters Adult Day Center, 2675 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson; at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, 1350 E. Market St., Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Warren; and at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St.
Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends who have been adversely affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton NE, Howland. For information call 330 856-3822.
Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet from 11 a.m to 1 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 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 330-793-4378 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 information call 330-758-4923.
TOPS 1262, McDonald, meets Wednesday in the community room at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. Weigh-in is from 9:15 to 10 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. Canfield-Niles Road. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For information call 330-507-3126.
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.