CLUB CALENDAR


ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 6 at Shepherd of the Valley, 301 W. Western Reserve Road, Poland. Maureen A. Cronin, executive director of the Midlothian Free Health Clinic, will discuss health care services in the Mahoning Valley after a continental breakfast and business meeting. There will be a Valentine’s Day auction. Judy Stanger and Dr. Melissa Smith will host. All college graduates are welcome. For information call 330-702-0567.

Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will meet on Feb. 9 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Networking begins at 6 p.m., and dinner is served at 6:30. Dr. Friedrich Koknat, Youngstown State University chemistry professor emeritus, will discuss love stamps as a representative of the Mahoning Valley Stamp Club. Cost is $18, and reservations are required by Tuesday by calling Marilyn Abramski at 330-726-2527 or Jackie Fischio at 330-788-6634.

William Penn Association Branch 28 will meet at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Franciscans Fathers social hall, 517 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Upcoming events will be discussed.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

AUXILIARIES

Salvation Army of Mahoning County Women’s Auxiliary will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Salvation Army building, 1501 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown.

BOOSTERS

Girard Band Boosters will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial January and June Classes of 1948 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Denny’s Restaurant in Boardman. All classmates and spouses are welcome.

Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1951 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Landmark Restaurant, 7424 Market St., Boardman. Classmates and guests are welcome.

CLUBS

Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Antone’s Banquet Center in Boardman. Historian and impressionist Hugh Mullen will offer a first-person impression of Sgt. Smith Stimmel, a body guard to Abraham Lincoln. Cost for the dinner and meeting is $14 per person. Reservations are required; call 330-757-4727 or visit www.mahoningvalleycwrt.com.

GUILDS

McDonald Literary Guild will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Park United Methodist Church.

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meetings: A.S.G. @ Joann Etc., Boardman Store, 7386 Market St., will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a group swap. The demonstration will be on an eyeglass case made from a necktie. For information call Sylvia at 330-744-8053. Niles Silver Thimbles will gather at Shepherd of the Valley Assisted Living, 1500 McKinley, Niles, at 10 a.m. Thursday. For information call Virginia at 330-847-7549.

LEAGUES

Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Glenellen, 9661 Market St., Boardman. Members should wear something red in recognition of Women’s Heart month. The group will discuss final plans for its Farewell To Downton Abbey Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. March 6 in the Stambaugh Room at Boardman Park. Members also are asked to take a tea item for a tea basket that will be featured at the event. Hostesses are Debbie Weaver and Derrie Wilkes, who will be sharing food from their heritage. The league is open to all women over 18 residing in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties who are interested in friendship, fun and community involvement. For information or membership, call Linda Crish at 330-727-0321.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Girard Knights of Columbus, Council 2935, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 N. State St.

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

Warren Women’s Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at DiLucia’s Banquet Center, 2610 Elm Road NE, Warren. Reservations are necessary by Thursday by calling 330-539-5837 or 330-638-6508, and must be honored or canceled by Feb. 6. Mary Boling of Indianapolis will discuss how individuals can find joy when given tragic news. Sally Mazey, senior circle program adviser at TMH, will share the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle, and the vocalist will be Valerie Marini from Ashtabula. Stonecroft Ministries is a nondenominational organization that reaches out to all women across the country and around the world. Luncheons take place the second Monday of each month for a cost of $13.

Youngstown South Christian Women Connection will present “Love is a Many Splendored Thing” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Featured will be love songs by Donnie and Linda Abraham, and guest speaker Mary Boling will discuss “Joy Through January.” Cost is $13.50 for the program and lunch. Reservations are due by Wednesday; call 330-788-2340 or 330-332-2789. Cancellations are required. For Stonecroft Bible information, 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 the Southern Park Mall, meet in the food court; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, new member meeting at the church; and 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 5, card night at Denny’s on route 224. For information call 330-729-0127.

SOCIETIES

McDonald Historical Society will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at Woodland Park Senior Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, 260 Main St., Greenville, Pa.; 10 a.m. Wednesday at Children’s Rehabilitation Center, 855 Howland-Wilson Road, Howland; and noon Feb. 6 at Sunrise Assisted Living of Poland, 335 W. McKinley Way. These meetings are open to family members and caregivers of people afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. For more information call 330-788-9755.

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Northside Medical Center, Medical Office Building A, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hubbard Senior Center, 220 W. Liberty 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.

Family Caregiver Support Program will meet from 1 or 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at Independence Senior Center, 1110 5th Ave., Youngstown. A speaker from Boardman Medical Supply will discuss care and safety with home oxygen.

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.

R-Weigh Weight Support Groups meet on Mondays at First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave., Salem. Afternoon weigh-in is from 1 to 1:30 p.m., and the meeting will follow at 1:45. Evening weigh-ins are from 5 to 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:15. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. The club is an all-volunteer, nonprofit group of women helping women to lose weight. All money paid in goes back to the members in incentives to lose weight. For information call 330-337-6889 or 330-793-1587.

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.

Youngstown Area PFLAG will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown. The support, education and advocacy organization meets the second Tuesday of each month at the church. The event is confidential and free. Light refreshments will be served.

VETERANS

VFW Triangle Post 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 7 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.