CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

Guilford Lake Civic Association will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Guilford Lake Ruritan Hall, state Route 172. Burt Dawson, county engineer, will be the speaker.

Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will meet at 6 p.m. July 11 at the Georgeanna Parker Center in Boardman Park. The meeting will begin with networking followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Menu consists of chicken as the main dish, and each member is to bring a covered dish. Installation of officers will take place. Cost is $10, and reservations are due by next Friday. Call Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089 or Marilyn Abramski at 330-726-2527, to make reservations.

CLUBS

Girard Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Golf Dome, 1300 N. State St.

Steve Tackett, author of “Awakenings: The Essential Guide to Metaphysics,” will host an open forum on the last Wednesday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Yoga Center, 972 Youngstown Kingsville Rd., route 193, Vienna. Join the discussion of metaphysics, pyschic phenomenon and the paranormal followed by a meditation and healing circle. For more information, call 330-647-0399.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meeting: Southington So-Sews will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at Southington Christian Church, state Route 534. Wedding theme past and present memorabilia. For information, call Jennie at 330-847-7386.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

SINGLES

D.A.R.E., (Divorce/Death Aren’t Really the End), has scheduled the following activities: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes; 6 p.m. Tuesday, bocce at Boardman Park; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, walking at Mill Creek Walking Trail; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, birthday night at the church, 565 Boardman Canfield Road, Boardman; and 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, card night at Denny’s on state Route 224, Boardman. Call 330-729-0127 for more information.

SOCIETIES

Girard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. July 1 at the Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St.

Salem Historical Society Museum, 208 South Broadway, will feature a “Sunday Go To Meeting” exhibit Sunday. The Museum and the Garden Gift Shop will be open from 1 to 4 p.m., and the last tour begins at 3:30 p.m. The Museum and Gift Shop, 239 S. Lundy, will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon, with tours by appointment. For an appointment call 330-337-8514.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Diabetes Partnership of the Mahoning Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 5 at Stonebridge Grille and Tavern, 1497 Boardman Canfield Road, Boardman. There will be discussion of upcoming events. Volunteers and donations are needed for the Aug. 18 annual Ankle and Foot Health Care Centers golf outing. Also needed are sponsors, basket items for auction and volunteers for the Canfield Fair.

F.O.C.U.S., a breast cancer support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. All breast cancer survivors and supporters are welcome. For directions call the restaurant at 330-793-0033.

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.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers support groups for those who deal with mental illness. Support groups follow: 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. 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 Community Center, 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; and 6 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays at Alta Care in Austintown. Visit namimv.org, call 330-727-9268 or e-mail staff@namimv.org for information. NAMI Connection for the dual diagnosed will meet at 6 p.m. at 1344 Fifth Ave., Youngstown on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.

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, (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 every Wednesday at 7 p.m. 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.; 1:00 p.m. Monday, Girard Multigenerational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave.; 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-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.

Parents Without Partners will have a picnic supper, open to the public, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. July 1, at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Avenue, Tallmadge. The chapter will furnish hamburgers and hot dogs. Just bring a covered dish to share. Afterwards, from 7:30 to 11 p.m., the chapter will hold its monthly dance. The dance theme is “Red, White and Blue” with music provided by disk jockey, Mel. The dance is also open to the public at a cost of $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. Parents Without Partners, Portage County Chapter 600 of International Parents Without Partners, is a single-parent support group. Members take the time to have fun, not only with other adults, but with their children, too. Call Warrine at 330-322-9559 if you are interested in joining or for more information.

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 returns 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. with 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 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

Mahoning Valley Korean War Veterans Association meets at 9 a.m. every Friday at Denny’s Restaurant in Austintown. New members are welcome.

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