CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 10 a.m. April 1 at Ohio Living Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. After the continental breakfast and business meeting, Dr. Melissa Smith, professor at Youngstown State University, will present “The Arts in General Education.” Hostesses are Kathie Nalepa and Smith. All college graduates are welcome. For information, call 330-702-0567.

CLASSES

Ursuline High School Class of 1964 will meet for lunch at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Coaches Burger Bar, 9065 Springfield Road, Poland.

CLUBS

Warren Women’s Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, invites all women to its April 10 luncheon at DiLucia’s Banquet Center, 2510 Elm Road NE, Warren. It takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Reservations for the luncheon are required, the cost is $13. Sandy Bartz, a teacher, antique dealer and cancer survivor from Hudson, Ohio, will be the speaker and will present a feature on lighthouses. Music will be provided by Dan Barker of Cortland. Call Joyce at 330-539-5837 or Jan at 330-638-6508 by April 6 for reservations. Cancellations must be made by April 8.

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, 3285 state Route 534. Creative challenge using long cotton loops and beads. For information, call Jennie at 330-847-7386.

LEAGUES

Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League will meet at 7 p.m. April 3 at Glenellen Assisted Living, 9661 Market St., North Lima. Members will be preparing for a raffle based on the Ohio Lottery. Tickets are $5 and are available from any league member. Kirsten Weaver will discuss her trip to Jamaica with Therapy Missions. Hostesses are Joyce Martin, Sperry Rongone and Cheryl Smaldino. The Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League is open to all women over 18, residing in Mahoning, Trumbull or Columbiana counties who are interested in friendship, fun and community involvement. For information, call Linda Crish, membership chairman, at 330-727-9321

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Friends of the Poland Library will meet April 4 at the Poland Library, 311 S. Main St. Coffee time will be at 9:30 a.m. and the program and business meeting will follow at 10. “The History of 19th Century Fashion” will be presented by Traci Manning. Hostesses will be Pamela Durkin, Mary Lou Carbon, Beverly Gibson and Carol McCoy. Donations of books, magazines, CDs and DVDs are accepted at each meeting for the Poland Friends book cart. The meeting is open to the public, and new members are welcome. Membership dues are $10 a year.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Canfield Republican Women’s Club dinner meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 5 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. Judge Mary DeGenaro, Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, will discuss the Constitution and the Judicial Branch. Dinner will be stuffed pork chops, spinach salad, twice baked potatoes, vegetable and cake for $15 per person. Spouses and friends are encouraged to attend. Reservations are due by April 3 to Jacie Mettee at home, 330-726-0363, cell 330-207-9210 or email Sharon at CRWCmail@gmail.com.

Girard Men’s Democrat Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parkwood Youth Center, Trumbull Road.

Trumbull County Federated Democratic Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. April 3 at S.C.O.P.E. Inc., 220 W. Market St., Warren. Warren City Clerk of Courts Karen Allen will discuss the responsibilities of the clerk’s office and interaction with the prosecutor’s office and the court system. Hostesses are Maria Diggs and Fran Wilson. Guests are welcome. For information call 330-545-2023.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection is hosting a luncheon “No Foolin’ It’s April” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 12 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. It will feature Willows by Wehr, music by Steve Varga, and Frankie Szamatowicz of Sunbury, Ohio, will present “The Call that Counts.” Tickets are $13.50 and include lunch. Reservations are due by April 5 by calling Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789. For seating call Karen at 330-482-3005.

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. Monday, meet at Dairy Queen in Cornersburg for dessert; 7 p.m. Tuesday, bar bingo at Saxon Club; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, meet at food court at Southern Park Mall to walk; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, meet at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, for birthday night; and 6 p.m. March 31, meet for fish dinner at St. Michael Church in Canfield.

SOCIETIES

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

Struthers Historical Society will meet at 1 p.m. April 2 at the society museum, 50 Terrace St. Attendees are invited to take an antique for show and tell. Refreshments will be served. Society membership is $10 per person and $15 per family.

Vienna Historical Society will sponsor Cassie Nespor, Melnick Medical Museum curator at Youngstown State University, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Vienna Township Hall. She will discuss polio and the American culture.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty. Admission is $5, and refreshments will be served. Rick Shale will present “Memories of a Lifetime.” Entertainment will be by Delores DePietro. 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: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Easter Seals Adult Day Center, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway, Salem. Family members and caregivers are welcome to attend. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information call 330-788-9755.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers support groups for those who deal with mental illness. Support groups follow: Girard Family Support, first Thursday of each monthly 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; 6 p.m. second and fourth Mondays at Grace United Methodist Church, 1725 Drexel Ave., Warren; 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.

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.

Parents Without Partners, Portage County Chapter 600, will have a spaghetti dinner April 4 at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Avenue, Tallmadge. The cost will be $7 and the monthly dance, Spring is Here, will follow from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Cost for the dance is $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers. Call Warrine at 330-322-9559 for information.

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 330-974-8450.

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