CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women, Youngstown Branch, will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ohio Living Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, in the gathering room. After a continental breakfast and business meeting, Liz Rubino will speak. Hostesses are Dr. Melissa Smith, Mary Allgood and Mary Ann Allgood. All college graduates are welcome. For information, call 330-702-0567.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

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

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

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1965 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Salvatore’s Italian Grill, 4831 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. For reservations, call Sandy Mangiarelli Redeske at 330-755-5192 or Jackie Black at 330-755-8496.

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.

CLUBS

Friends of the Mahoning River will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Oak Hill Collaborative, 507 Oak Hill, Youngstown. Parking is in the rear of the building. Plans will be made for the sixth Annual RiverFest on June 3 at the B & O Station. All are welcome who share the mission of advocating the quality of the Mahoning River. Contact Patricia Dunbar at 339-719-2337 for information about this non-profit environmental group.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. Bill Fraedrich will speak on Morse code, its usage and history. 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. Marianne Pacak, R.N., will discuss organ procurement in the hospital setting.

Youngstown Section of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. will have its monthly meeting Saturday at the McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road in Youngstown. Executive board meets at noon, and the general meeting is at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for NCNW’s fifth annual Women of Distinction Luncheon on May 27 at Holiday Inn, Boardman.

GROUPS

That Quilt Group I Belong To will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday for its May meeting and Stitch Along Project. Karen Miles will demonstrate the Sweet Liberty table runner. Participants should take one-half yard assorted red prints, one yard assorted neutral fabrics, one-fourth yard of dark blue and one-fourth yard of medium blue fabrics. Take one-half yard for the border and one yard for the backing. Templates are available at Village Quilts and at the meeting. TQGIBT meets at Fair Park in Canfield on the third Tuesday of each month, with some exceptions, and is open to all quilters in the Mahoning Valley, at all skill levels. For information on membership, contact Helen Lewis, president, at HMLrutgers@icloud.com or call 330-286-3966.

World War II Heritage Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at A La Cart Catering on U.S. Route 62 in Canfield. A buffet will precede the meeting. Donald Brooks, a U.S. Army veteran, will share his experiences in the Pacific during WW II. The cost is $14 and reservations are due today. Call David Frank at 330-757-0515.

GUILDS

Holborn Herb Growers Guild will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Western Reserve Village Train Station, Canfield Fairgrounds. Plans will be finalized for the plant sale May 20.

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. Linda will demonstrate a fan place mat. For information, call Bonnie at 330-402-5382; Howland Happy Stitchers will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road (state Route 46), Howland, for a road trip. For information, call Carol at 330-856-4827.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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

SERVICE CLUBS

Canfield Lions Club will meet Thursday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting at 7. The speaker will be Julie Kercher from Operation Blessing.

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; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, small talk night at Disciples Christian Church, Boardman; and 6 to 10 p.m . May 19, card night at Denny’s on state Route 224.

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. The program will be “Covered Bridges of the area.” 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” on Tuesday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7. There will be a study on the role of airborne medics. For information, call the society at 724-662-3490, email info@mchspa.org or visit www.mchspa.org.

North Jackson Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Jackson Township Administration building. Wade Schisler will share his life experiences at the old Mahoning County Home on Herbert Road in Canfield.

Poland Historical Society will meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Lowellville (Poland Township), at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mark Dolak, a volunteer with Mill Creek MetroParks, will discuss the history of the park from 1880 to the present. For information, call Laurie Fox at 330-536-8850.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. May 20 at Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty. Admission is $5 and walk-ins are welcome. Refreshments will be served and there will be a 50-50 raffle. Mark Peyko, publisher of the Metro Monthly, will discuss the Mahoning Valley heritage and preservation efforts. For reservations, call Richard Scarsella, chairman, at 330-726-8277.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at the following locations: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.; 10 a.m. May 19, Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St.; noon May 20, Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland. Family members and caregivers are welcome. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

Diabetes Partnership of the Mahoning Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Stonebridge Grille and Tavern in Boardman. There will be discussion of upcoming events.

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 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.

Survivors of Suicide in Columbiana County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Columbiana 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.

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.