CLUB CALENDAR 12/29/17

ASSOCIATIONS

Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at 8381 Market St., Boardman, Adamas Square Plaza. After the meeting, Robert Naumann, W5OV, the sales manager at DX Engineering, will speak. Meetings take place the second Thursday of every month. Anyone interested in amateur “ham” radio is invited to attend. For information, contact mvara.w8qly@gmail.com.

Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will meet Jan. 9 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Networking begins at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30. Menu includes creamed chicken over biscuit, roast pork, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, salad, applesauce, gelatin and dessert. Cost is $18. Reservations may be made by calling Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089 or Marilyn Abramski at 330-726-2527, by Sunday. Speakers for the evening will include Liz Notman, who will discuss a seminar she attended at the YMCA, and Mary Brown and Judy Codespote, who will report on the conference they attended in Lancaster, Pa.

CLASSES

Struthers High School Class of 1956 will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 13 at What’s Cookin’ on South Ave.

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 invited.

CLUBS

First Friday Club Speaker’s Luncheon Series will host a student panel from area Catholic schools from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at The Georgetown, 5945 South Ave., Boardman. Sister Regina Rogers, OSU, pastoral minister at St. Edward Parish and teacher at Ursuline High School, will lead a discussion, “Catholic Education: Past, Present and Future.” Cost is $16. Reservations are limited and can be made by calling 330-720-4498 or visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org.

Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens is announcing the Flowers of Philly Garden Travel Tour set for March 2 to 4. The tour also includes Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, The Brandywine River Museum of Art, and Longwood Gardens as well as historic sites in the old city of Philadelphia. Cost is $535 for nonmembers and $495 for FFRG members. Register before Jan. 16 by calling 330-740-7116, ext. 210.

Lepper Library, 303 E Lincoln Way, Lisbon, will have a mystery book club meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday. The topic of discussion will be author Kathy Reichs. Participants are asked to choose any of her books to read and come prepared to talk about “Bones.” Call 330-424-3117 for information.

Round Table Woodcarvers meet every Thursday from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at the Senior Center, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Experienced or wannabe carvers are welcome to attend. For information, call 330-792-4355 or 330-744-5071.

Warren Women’s Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, invites all women to attend its luncheon titled “Finally a Queen” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at Dilucia’s Banquet Center, 2610 Elm Road NE. The event’s special feature will be presented by Christy Lee Roose. Inspirational speaker will be Alma Keaton, three-time cancer survivor. Cost for new attendees is $10. Everyone else is $13. Reservations are required by Thursday by calling Joyce at 330-539-5837 or Jan at 330-638-6508 and must be honored or canceled by Jan. 6. Stonecroft Ministries is a nondenominational organization that reaches out to women across the country and world. Luncheons take place the second Monday of each month and cost $13.

GROUPS

Junior Group of Goodwill will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Goodwill cafeteria, 2747 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, for its monthly meeting. Social hour will take place at 5:30 p.m. Kathy Gerberry, president, will preside. Topic will be the 2018 Goodwill Gala at Stambaugh Auditorium which takes place Feb. 16. Hostesses will be Jen Gasser, Madonna Barwick, Shirley Parish and Gerberry. Anyone interested may call Gerberry at 330-799-2674.

LEAGUES

Tri-State Detachment 494 Marine Corps League will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Canfield Republican Women’s Club will have a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Ohio Rep. Dorothy Pelanda, R-86th, will speak on the topic “Going Forward.” Cost is $15 per person. Take your own beverage. Spouses and friends encouraged to attend. Reservations are due by Sunday by calling 330-726-0363, 330-207-9210 or emailing crwcmail@gmail.com.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will host a “Here’s to a Joyous 2018” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Guest speaker will be Judy Conti. Music will be provided by Diane McLoud. Cost is $13.50 and includes lunch. Reservations are required by Wednesday by calling Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789. Cancellations are necessary.

Girard Knights of Columbus Ladies will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the K of C hall, 122 N. State St., Girard.

Girard Knights of Columbus Council No. 2935 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K of C hall, 122 N. State St., Girard.

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. Singles Group meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. The group has scheduled the following activities: Saturday, meet at Boardman Lanes for bowling at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, play pool at Wedgewood Lanes from 7 to 9 p.m.; Thursday, new member and game night at the church at 7:30; Jan. 5, card night at Denny’s on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown from 6 to 10 p.m.

SOCIETIES

Historical Society of McDonald will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday in the community room at Woodland Park Retirement Center, 350 Ohio Ave.

Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 6 at the Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St., Girard.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, 260 Main St, Greenville; at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Children’s Rehabilitation, 855 Howland-Wilson Road, Howland; and at noon Saturday at Sunrise Senior Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland (call 330-707-1313 to leave a reservation). Family members and caregivers are welcome to attend. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation is sponsoring an eight-week grief support group to help people move beyond the pain of any loss and achieve healing. Each meeting is facilitated by certified grief-recovery specialists and is free of charge. The meetings will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 4 through Feb. 22, at Touch Heaven Church, 10 Skyline Drive, Canfield. For information or to register, call 330-899-9100. Ask for the bereavement department.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers support groups for those who deal with mental illness. Support groups meet as follows: Girard Family Support, first Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Girard Library, 105 E. Prospect St., and Austintown Family Support Group, 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Alta Care, 142 Javit Court. NAMI Connection, a support group for people with a mental health diagnosis meets at the following locations: 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Community Center, 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; 6 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays at Alta Care in Austintown; and NAMI Connection for the dual diagnosed at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Community Center, 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Visit namimv.org, call 330-727-9268, or e-mail staff@namimv.org 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. Friday at Howland Community Church, 198 Niles Cortland Road SE, Warren; and at 7 p.m. Sunday upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE (Route 422), Warren. For information, call Bill at 330-856-3822.

Never Alone Nar-Anon Group, a 12-step program for family, relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. upstairs at the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, 5211 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. For information, call Cindy at 330-207-0845.

Overeaters Anonymous Groups has scheduled the following local meetings: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Thomas the Apostle 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., Girard; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oxford House, 320 Benton Road, Salem; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Valley Care-Northside Medical Center, Medical Education Building, Auditorium A, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown; and 7:30 p.m Thursday, at New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty. All locations are handicap accessible. For information, visit www.oa.org, or call Mahoning-Trumbull Counties Help Hotline at 330-747-2696, Columbiana County Help Hotline at 330-424-7767 or Lawrence County Help Hotline at 724-674-3697.

TOPS 1262, McDonald, meets from 9:15 to 10 a.m. for weigh-in Wednesday in the community room at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. The meeting will follow the weigh-in. 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 330-974-8450.

VETERANS

VFW Triangle Post 2799 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.