CLUB CALENDAR


ATHLETIC GROUPS

McDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the high school. Anyone interested in becoming a member is welcome.

BOOSTERS

Girard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the high school.

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1963 will meet at noon Wednesday at the Magic Tree, 7463 South Ave., Boardman. Guests are welcome.

The Rayen School Class of 1959 will meet for its monthly luncheon at noon Wednesday at Cassese’s MVR, 410 N. Walnut St., Youngstown. All classmates, spouses and guests are welcome. The group meets the third Wednesday of each month.

South High School Class of 1953 will have a monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Johnny’s in Boardman. All classmates and guests are welcome. No reservations are needed. Those interested in attending should call Ray Melewski at 330-792-2434.

CLUBS

Newcomers of Mahoning Valley will host its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. April 26 at Nicolinni’s, 1247 Boardman-Poland Road, Youngstown. The guest speaker will be from Potential Development and will discuss autism, and officers will be elected. Other club activities include the movie and lunch group, needlework, book club, Roundtowners and the birthday group. Anyone interested in learning more about the community and forming new friendships is invited to attend. For information, call Amy at 330-953-3349 or Jorine at 330-757-7212.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will meet Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. C. Matthew Curtin, section emergency coordinator for ARESMAT, and net manager for the Central Ohio Traffic Net, will be the speaker. Contact Bob Mitzel, president, at 575-910-1456 or n8rcm@wrarc.net for information.

COUNCILS

Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at noon Wednesday at The Manor, 3104 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown. Monsignor Peter Polando will be the guest speaker.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meetings: Austintown Stitch and Share will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Humility House, 755 Ohltown Road, Austintown. Pam will demonstrate “Betsy Ross Folder Star.” For information, call Bonnie at 330-402-5382; Howland Happy Stitchers will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road, Howland. Peggy will demonstrate “that perfect star.” For information, call Carol at 330-856-4827 .

LODGES

Girard Golden Eagles Lodge 643 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Amen Corner, 20 W. Main St.

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.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E. has scheduled the following activities: 7 p.m. Saturday, play pool at Wedgewood Lanes; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, speaker night at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman; 6 to 10 p.m. April 21, card night at Denny’s in Boardman.

SOCIETIES

Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Church ministry building, 7325 Westview Drive (corner of U.S. Route 224 and Westview Drive), Boardman. Gene DeCaprea will present “Vaudeville and Theater in Youngstown.” The computer interest group will meet at 6. For information, visit www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org.

Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa., will present History in the Making with a continuation of the Tet Offensive-Part 3. The meeting will take place Tuesday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7. For information, call the society at 724-662-3490, email info@mchspa.org or visit www.mchspa.org.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty. The program is free but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be served, and there will be a 50-50 raffle. Tom Humphries, executive director of Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce, will share Memories of a Lifetime. Reservations are required by calling Richard Scarsella, chairman, at 330-726-8277.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at the following locations: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.; and 10 a.m. Friday, Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St. Family members and caregivers are welcome. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information call 330-788-9755.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Children’s Aid Society, Mercer, Pa. Pizza, cookies, water and coffee will be provided. Children are welcome. Lisa Tovcimak, public health dental hygienist, will be the speaker. Call Andrea at 724-992-2527 for information for visit www.facebook.com/autism4us. This group connects families to share and gather resources and to find and give support.

Brain Injury Family Intervention and Insight Support Group, a survivor and family education and intervention program that serves brain injury patients, caregivers and families, will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the board room at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, 8747 Squires Lane NE, Howland. For topic information or to register, call 330-841-3893.

Friendship Train 12-Step Support Group is now meeting from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays at Rising Star Baptist Church, 2943 Wardle Ave. People who are trying to overcome any addiction are welcome and encouraged to attend. Those attending should enter through the church’s lower parking lot off Wardle.

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 Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road SE, Warren, and at 7 p.m. every Sunday upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE, Warren. For information call Bill at 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, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday upstairs at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 5211 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. For information call 330-207-0845

Overeaters Anonymous Groups have scheduled the following local meetings: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Hall, Room 2, 4453 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna; 7 p.m. Sunday, Shenango Presbyterian Church, 3144 Wilmington Road (Route 18), New Castle, Pa.; 1 p.m. Monday, Girard Multigenerational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., handicapped accessible; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Valley Care-Northside Medical Center, Medical Education Building, Auditorium A, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown; and Thursday, 6 p.m. at Faith Chapel Fellowship Church, 511 E. Pershing St., Salem, and 7:30 p.m. at New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty. All locations are handicap accessible. For information go to www.oa.org or call Mahoning County Help Hotline at 330-747-2696, Columbiana County Help Hotline at 330-424-7767 or Lawrence County Help Hotline at 724-674-3697.

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 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 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.

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