Friday, September 12, 2014
BOOSTERS
Girard High School Band Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the high school.
CLASSES
The Rayen School Class of 1959 will meet for its monthly luncheon at noon Wednesday at Stonebridge Grille and Tavern, 1497 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. All classmates are welcome. The club meets the third Wednesday each month.
South High School Alumni Association, after a brief summer break, will meet at noon Wednesday at TJ’s in Holiday Inn on South Avenue in Boardman. This is the first meeting of the 41st year and alumni of any year; spouses and friends are welcome. For information call Dolores Brindle at 330-757-9368.
South High School Class of 1953 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Johnny’s Restaurant on Market Street in Boardman. Classmates are welcome. For information call Ray Melewski at 330-792-2434.
South High School Class of 1956 Women will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. Members and friends are welcome.
CLUBS
Chapter CE of the PEO Sisterhood will have a regular meeting at noon on Wednesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. The program is a chapter visit by Jan Knuckey, PEO Ohio state board vice president. Hostesses are Mollie Turner, Betty Whitman and Deborah Brocker.
Kent State University Mother’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road in Austintown. Hostesses will be Susan Campbell, Emmalyn Borak and Mary Beth Partika. New ways to earn money for scholarships will be discussed. New members are welcome. For information call Borak at 330-793-8526.
Mahoning Valley Retreads, a group of motorcyclists, will be meeting at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at Denny’s Restaurant, 4927 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. Breakfast will be at 10 a.m., and the meeting will follow. Membership is open to all bikers. Yearly dues are $15 per person or $20 per couple. For information call 234-567-4001.
Toastmasters Club in Warren invites anyone who is interested in improving their communication and leadership skills to attend the next meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St. NE, Warren. For informations call Ken Shellito at 330-373-6113.
Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs will have a dinner-discussion meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Howard W. Jones Room at Kilcawley Center on the campus of Youngstown State University. After the dinner, members S. Floyd Barger and Donald Butler will debate the issue of “Hobby Lobby Wins Contraceptive Ruling in Supreme Court.” The public is invited. Dinner for nonmembers is $20. Call 330-757-4148 for reservations, and for club information call 330-792-7351.
COUNCILS
Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will attend a memorial Mass at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at St. Columba Cathedral. A luncheon in the church hall will follow. For information call Carole DeWitt at 330-533-3949.
GROUPS
That Quilt Group I Belong To will have its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield. Karen Miles will demonstrate how to make a lattice quilt from 1 to 4 p.m. and again after the meeting. For a supply list, call Ginger Mangie, president, at 330-702-0532. Members are asked to take completed Christmas stockings, as well as the project they hope to complete for the March 2015 Unfinished Object Challenge. The group is open to all quilters in the Valley, including all skill levels. For membership information also call Mangie.
GUILDS
ASG-Austintown Stitch and Share meets at 10 a.m. Thursday at Humility House, 755 Ohltown Road, Austintown, to work on holiday centerpieces. Call 330-533-7445.
ASG-Howland Happy Stitchers’ September meeting has been postponed. Call 330-856-4827 or 330-847-9813.
ASG-The Sewphisticates meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Shepherd of the Valley, 4100 N. River Road, Warren. Contact Diane Wittik at 234-855-7610.
Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Boardman Park Gardens to make tussie mussies, rain or shine. Take garden shears. Refreshments will be served in the summer kitchen, and the meeting will follow at the Beard Cabin. Cookbooks will be available for $15 each or two for $25. They will be gift wrapped in an autumn or Christmas theme.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Seton III will meet Sunday at St. Charles Church, Boardman. The annual meeting will begin with a Mass at 10:45 a.m., and a catered brunch will follow in St. Matthew’s Hall. The officers of Seton III will host the event. Junior Seton Circle and Seton IV also will attend.
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.
Kiwanis Club of Western Mahoning County meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Guests and new members are welcome. The speaker will be Danny Catullo, owner of Catullo Prime Meats and co-chairman of the library levy campaign.
SINGLES
D.A.R.E. Singles Group, which meets at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, has planned the following: meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at Trax Restaurant in Austintown for music by The Classics; play boccie at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Boardman Park, weather permitting; small-talk night at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the church; and card night from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 19 at Denny’s on Route 224 in Boardman.
SOCIETIES
Kinsman Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kinsman Presbyterian Church parlor, 6383 Church St. The speaker will be Barbara Hamilton with a presentation on the Gillis brothers and family and the old mill race on Route 5. Light refreshments will be served. 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. The program will be presented by Andi Cumbo Floyd, author of “The Slaves Have Names.” The topic will be Primary Search Research Genealogy Methods. The computer interest group will meet from 6 to 6:45 p.m. For information visit www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org
Poland Historical Society will meet Tuesday at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road. The regular business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to the program at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker Elinor Zedaker, who will give a presentation about the history of Poland schools.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alzheimer Network is beginning an additional monthly support group meeting on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lakes, St. Catherine’s Family Center, 1254 Grandview Road, Lake Milton. The lecture next week will include a question and answer session that will describe characteristic symptoms, standard diagnostic procedures, current medications formulated to slow the disease progression and characteristic behaviors observed over time. The presenter will be Dr. Charles Wilkins of St. Elizabeth Health Center. Printed materials will be distributed. Reservations may be made by calling the Alzheimer Network at 330-788-9755.
Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St., Girard, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Lakes, St. Catherine Family Center, 1254 Grandview Road, Lake Milton. These meetings are open to caregivers and family members of a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. There is no charge for attendance. For information call 330-788-9755.
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. tonight and every Friday at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton NE, Howland.
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 senior citizen room at the post office building. Weigh-in is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; 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.
Club news is published Friday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by noon Wednesday.