CLUB CALENDAR
ASSOCIATIONS
• Columbiana County Antique Tractor Association will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at North Georgetown Fire Hall. Issues will be discussed and voted on for the 2016 pulling season. All pulls are held at Mile Branch Grange on Knox School Road in Alliance. For information visit www.ccata.squarespace.com.
• Goldwing Road Riders Association Chapter M will have its monthly dinner and gathering at 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at Yankee Kitchen, 6635 Market St., Boardman. Members will pay for their own dinners. Meeting are open to all riders. For information contact Allen Dickens at 814-203-0551.
ALLIANCES
• Ohio Cultural Alliance will have a 6 p.m. March 7 dinner meeting at the Georgetown Banquet Center, 5946 South Ave., Boardman. Throughout the year, the organization will collaborate with the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches to explore the theme, “Faith in the Mahoning Valley.” This month’s speaker, Dr. Sudhakar Rao will present “Faith in the Valley: Hindu.” In addition to his medical practice, Rao is a priest at the Hindu Temple in Liberty. Cultural enrichment will be provided by a group of Indian dancers. Cost is $15 for members. Memberships from March to December are $25 per person. Mail reservations to OCA, Box 561, Canfield, OH 44406-0561 before March 2. Take personal hygiene items, paper products or dry goods to be distributed to the Rescue Mission.
ATHLETIC GROUPS
• McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.
CLASSES
• Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1959 will meet at noon Tuesday at Stonebridge in Boardman. Spouses are welcome. Call Cathy Agresta at 330-856-1741 or Jim Burnham at 330-758-1208 for reservations.
CLUBS
• Newcomers of Mahoning Valley will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Johnny’s Restaurant in Boardman. A Canfield policeman will discuss service-dog programs, and his dog will demonstrate its skills. Plans for a book club, needlework, girls’ day out for lunch and a movie and Roundtowners to explore different restaurants will be discussed. For information about Newcomers or for reservations, contact Amy at 330-953-3349 or Jorine at 330-757-7212.
• Round Table Woodcarvers meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at the Senior Center,1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Visitors are welcome. For information call 330-792-4355 or 330-744-5071.
COUNCILS
• Youngstown Section of the National Council of Negro Women has rescheduled its monthly meeting for Saturday at the McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road. The executive board meets at noon, and the general meeting begins at 1 p.m.
GUILDS
• Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meetings: Southington So-Sews will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534. Members should make walker bags for Allen Dale Assisted Living at home or the day of the meeting. For information call Jennie at 330-847-7386.
LODGES
• Girard Golden Eagles Lodge 643 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St., Girard.
POLITICAL CLUBS
• Canfield Republican Women’s Club will gather at noon March 2 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Judge Theresa Dellick of Mahoning County Juvenile Court will speak. Menu is a tossed salad, chicken crepes, mixed vegetables and a cream de menthe parfait or a chicken salad. Cost is $13 per person. Guests are welcome. Register by Feb. 29 to Jacie Mettee at 330-726-0363 or 330-207-9210, or email CRWCmail@gmail.com.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
• St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the parish house.
• Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will host a “Signs of Spring” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 9 at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. The event will feature Landgraff Chocolates by Nancy Landgraff, music by Ginny Queen and guest speaker Nora White of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, who will discuss a “Message of Joy, Hope and Peace.” The cost, including lunch, is $13.50. Reservations are required by March 2 by calling 330-788-2340 or 330-793-6676. For information on the 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.
SINGLES
• D.A.R.E. meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. The following activities also are scheduled: 7 p.m. Tuesday, bar bingo at Saxon Club; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, walking in Southern Park Mall, meet at the food court; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, birthday night at the church.
SOCIETIES
• Mahoning Valley Accounting Society will offer an IRS tax update program on Tuesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the seminar is scheduled from 8:30 to 10:15. Speaker will be LaTanya J. Bacon, IRS stakeholder liaison. Attendance is worth two hours tax credit toward CPE. Fee is $12 for students, $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers, and includes breakfast. For information call treasurer Jack Vacca at 330-533-1700.
• Vienna Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Vienna Township Hall. Dr. Molly Sergi, assistant professor of history at Kent State University, Geauga campus, will discuss “Remembering World War I.”
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Al-Anon, a support group for friends and family of alcoholics, will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, Boardman. The church is handicap-accessible.
• Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Easter Seals Adult Day Care Center, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave., Salem. These meetings are open to family members and caregivers of persons afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. For information call 330-788-9755.
• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St. The meetings are free to all caregivers, family members and friends with a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. For information call the Greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900.
• F.O.C.U.S., a breast-cancer support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3939 Canfield Road, Canfield. Call 330-793-0033 for directions to the restaurant. All breast-cancer survivors and caregivers are encouraged to attend.
• NAMI Mahoning Valley’s Connections, a support group for individuals who deal with mental illness, will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the D&E Center, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. The group meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month, and is confidential and free. Visit namimv.org, call 330-531-7490 or e-mail namimv@yahoo.com for information.
• Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets at 7 p.m. every Friday at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 160 Clifton Drive NE, Howland. For information call 330-856-3822.
• Never Alone Nar-Anon Group, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets 7 p.m. Wednesday upstairs at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 5211 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. For information call 330-207-0845.
• 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 to 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:45. 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, Youngstown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Maron Church, 1555 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. 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.