CLUB CALENDAR

ALLIANCES

Ohio Cultural Alliance will have a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Austintown. Dr. Warren Young will address the topic “Going Places With the Ohio Cultural Alliance: Germany.” The meal will be prepared by the club caterers. Cultural enrichment will be provided by the Canfield Community Band. Membership for the year continues at $25 per person, and the cost for each meeting is $15 for each paid-up member and $20 for each nonmember. Reservations must be received no later than Oct. 29. Reservations may be mailed to OCA, Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406. Those attending are encouraged to take nonperishable food items for the St. Columba food pantry.

ASSOCIATIONS

Mill Creek Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will begin a celebration of its 52nd anniversary at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Fifth Season Banquet Center, 1400 N. Canfield-Niles Road in Mineral Ridge. The theme is “All Dolled Up,” and members and guests are being asked to dress accordingly. Guest speaker is Paula Farcas of T 4-2 Dolls. A buffet dinner will feature Parmesan-romano crusted chicken breast with spinach alfredo, slow-roasted beef sirloin au jus, penne pasta with marinara sauce, sauteed garlic green beans, garlic smashed redskin potatoes, tossed salad, dinner rolls, coffee and tea, and pumpkin roll. The cost is $22 per person. Members are reminded that standing reservations apply to this meeting. Reservations and cancellations are due by Oct. 28 to Jackie Prologo, 330-538-2596; Kathy Novak, 330-746-7704; or Bonnie Pannunzio, 330-793-2437.

CLASSES

South High School Class of 1953 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Johnny’s Restaurant on Market Street in Boardman. Classmates and guests are welcome. For information call Ray Melewski at 330-792-2434.

CLUBS

Newcomer’s Club (of Mahoning Valley) will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. For information and reservations, call 330-704-0236 or 330-757-7212.

Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs will meet for a dinner and discussion at 6 p.m. Monday in the Howard W. Jones Room in the Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University. Charles W. Darling, professor emeritus of history at YSU, will present “Railroad: Empire Builders.” The public is invited. Dinner for nonmembers will be $20. For reservations call 330-757-4148, and for club information call 330-792-7351.

GROUPS

World War II Heritage Group will have Gus Iocozili of Warren as guest speaker when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Dinner is $14 per person; reservations were taken by Dave Frank.

GUILDS

Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Colonial Inn at Canfield Fairgrounds. Barb DeLisio will demonstrate how to make bath potpourri. Members will take a sachet home. If you have dry rose petals, lavendar or zinnias, take them to the meeting. Hostesses will be Ceil Ball, Marilyn McKinley, Joanne Kaschek and Pat Marshall.

LEAGUES

League of Women Voters of Trumbull County will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Howland Administration Building. The speaker will discuss the changes coming in property taxes and the Homestead Tax and how to apply for it. New and potential members are welcome. League members will oversee the candidates night debate at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at Harding High School.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of the Austintown Library will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 27 in the community room of the Austintown Branch of the Youngstown Mahoning County Library. The speaker will be Lori Stone, who will discuss the changes in the military for women and will share information about the VA Clinic in Youngstown. Christmas program tickets will be on sale for $15 at the meeting. Meetings are open to the public. For more information visit the Web at www.libraryvisit.org or 330-740-6086.

LODGES

Girard Golden Eagles Lodge No. 643 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Amen Corner in Girard.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the parish house.

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will meet for a “Count Your Blessings” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. It will feature Perfectly Posh by Bonnie Dodge. The guest speaker and music provider will be Karen Burkhart, who will talk about “Breaking up with Approval Seeking.” The cost is $13 and includes lunch. Reservations are essential by Nov. 5, and cancellations are necessary. Call 330-788-2340 or 330-793-6676. For information about Stonecroft Bible Study call 330-360-0509.

SERVICE CLUBS

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

Kiwanis Club of Western Mahoning County meets each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Guests and new members are welcome.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E. Singles Group, which meets at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, has planned the following: Wednesday, dessert at Dairy Queen in North Lima, 7 p.m.; Thursday, small talk night at the church, 7:30 p.m.; and Oct. 24, card night at Denny’s on Route 224, 6 to 10 p.m.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. These meetings are open to caregivers and family members of a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. There is no charge for attendance. For information call 330-788-9755.

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group, open to all caregivers and family members of a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia, will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at Antonine Sisters Adult Cay Center, 2675 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson; at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Howland United Methodist Church, 730 Howland-Wilson Road NE; and at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St. For information call the greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900.

F.O.C.U.S. Breast Cancer Survivors will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Manor Banquet Room, 3104 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown. All breast cancer survivors are welcome. For information call 330-318-8060.

Myeloma Family Support Group, serving adults diagnosed with myeloma, their adult friends and family, will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Denny’s Restaurant, 4020 Belmont Ave., Youngstown. There will be a professional facilitator. For information call Donna Detwiler at 330-549-4617 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, 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 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 information call Help Hotline Crisis Center at 330-424-7767.

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 1262, McDonald, meets Wednesday in the community room at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. from 9:15 to 10 a.m.

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