Friday, April 17, 2015
CLASSES
South High School Class of 1953 will meet for a luncheon at 11:30 Tuesday at Johnny’s in Boardman. Classmates and guests are welcome. For information call Ray Melewski at 330-792-2434.
CLUBS
Youngstown Chapter of International Torch Clubs will have a dinner-discussion meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Kilcawley Center, Bresnahan Rooms I & II, on the campus of Youngstown State University. The public is invited. Dressed in period costume, club member Trudy G. Mason will portray “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” A social begins at 5:30, dinner at 6, and a lecture at 7. Attending only the lecture is free. Dinner for nonmembers is $20. Call 330-757-4148 for reservations, and for club information call 330-792-7351.
Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection is hosting a “Merry Month of May” luncheon and program from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 13 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Judy Conti and Senior Dance Divas will be featured, and the guest speaker, Lisa Haley of West Salem, will talk about “Life’s Little Surprises.” The cost for the luncheon is $13. Reservations must by made by May 6, and any cancellations must be called in. Call 330-788-2340 or 330-793-6676 to attend.
GROUPS
That Quilt Group I Belong To will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield. The facility will be available from 1 to 5 p.m. for those wishing to work on charity quilts. Doors will reopen at 6:30 p.m. for the regular meeting. The topic of the meeting will be “Buttons and Bows Challenge.” Those who pledged to complete a project using the “Buttons and Bows” theme will bring their finished projects to display. The group meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Fair Park, with a few exceptions. It is open to all quilters in the Mahoning Valley at all skill levels. For information, call Ginger Mangie at 330-702-0532.
GUILDS
Holborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Boardman Gardens in Boardman Park for the spring cleanup. Take gloves, trash bags and garden tools. If the weather is bad, cleanup will be moved to April 28. The hostesses are Cathy Bertelli, Donna Morell and Cheryl Ranshaw.
Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following Neighborhood Group meeting: Howland Happy Stitchers will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road, Howland. The program will be announced. For information call 330-856-4827.
LODGES
Girard Golden Eagles Lodge 643 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Amen Corner in Girard.
POLITICAL GROUPS
Canfield Republican Women’s Club has a dinner meeting set for 6 p.m. May 6 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. The cost is $15 per person. The guest speaker will be Col. Brian Kennedy, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat “V.” Col. Kennedy retired in August and resides in Salem, remaining a vital part of the community. All are welcome. Reservations are due no later than May 1. Email crwcmail@gmail.com or call 330-531-0120; or call Jacie Mettee at 330-726-0363 or her cell at 330-207-9210.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
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.
New Struthers Lions Club will have its next organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Dona Vito’s Italian Grill, 139 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Everyone 18 and older is invited. Those who join will help meet the needs of the community and the sight impaired, among others. For information call Bob Whited at 330-792-7907 or email olebert1@aol.com.
SINGLES
D.A.R.E. meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman Canfield Road. The following meetings are scheduled: Monday, meet at Dairy Queen in Cornersburg for dessert at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, walking at Mill Creek Park walking trail, meet at Route 224 at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Small Talk Night at the church at 7:30 p.m.; April 24, card night at Denny’s on Route 224 from 6 to 10 p.m.; and April 25, bowling at Boardman Lanes at 7 p.m.
SOCIETIES
Ohio Genealogical Society, Mahoning County Chapter, will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Church Ministry Building, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. It is handicap accessible. The program will be given by Jocelyn Palmer Dabney, a storyteller, retired Youngstown City Schools librarian and the director of Creative Arts Department at Rising Star Baptist Church. She will talk about “Telling Your Ancestors’ Stories.” The computer interest group will meet from 6 to 6:45 p.m. The society’s website is www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org.
Poland Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Little Red Schoolhouse, on the corner of Struthers Road and Center Road. At 7:30 p.m. the program will be presented by Barbara Stacy and Larry Bartos, former Poland Seminary High School teachers. Together they will discuss the changes they’ve seen within the school system during their 40-year teaching careers.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St., Girard. 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, and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, 1350 E. Market St., conference room 1,2,3 in Warren.
Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St., Canfield.
F.O.C.U.S, a breast cancer support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the dining room at The Manor, 3104 S. Niles-Canfield Road. All breast cancer survivors are welcome.
First Ohio Chapter of Federation of Families will have no meeting in April. Meetings will resume from 7 to 9 p.m. May 13 at 142 Javit Court in Austintown. For information call 330-538-0184.
Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for friends and family affected by a loved one’s addiction, meets at 7 p.m. every Friday at Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton NE, Howland. For information call 330-856-3822.
Recovery International, a self-help mental health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road. For information call 330-747-1176.
R-Weigh Weight Support Group meets each Monday at First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave., Salem. Afternoon meeting weigh-ins take place from 1 to 1:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 1:45. Evening meeting weigh-ins take place from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 6:45. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information call 330-337-6889 or 330-332-1078. R-Weigh is an all-volunteer nonprofit group of women helping women to lose weight. All the money paid in goes back to the members in incentives to lose weight.
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 1237, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Idaho Road Alliance Church, 250 Idaho Road. 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 Wednesdays 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. Niles Canfield Road. New members are welcome; the first meeting is free. For information call 330-507-3126.
VETERANS
VFW Post 6488 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday at the post home, 2065 Coitsville-Hubbard Road. Election of officers will take place, and Sandra Graves will preside. All members are asked to attend.
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.