CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of University Women of Youngstown will resume its meetings for the year at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Sunrise Assisted Living. Leah Sakacs will present information on our new affiliate Young Women’s Task Force. For information, go to www.youngstown-oh.aauw.net or visit us on Facebook at AAUWYoungstown.

Mill Creek Chapter of American Business Women’s Association will host its Sept. 12 meeting at A La Carte Catering in Canfield. Networking will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will follow at 6:30. The menu includes lasagna, Italian sausage with peppers and onions, redskin potatoes, Italian vegetables, tossed salad, gelatin and applesauce. Dessert will be cherries in the snow. Cost is $18. For information, call Darlene Demjen at 330-755-9089 or Marilyn Abramski at 330-726-2527. The public is welcome.

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 Band Boosters will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the high school.

CLASSES

Brookfield High School Class of 1965 will celebrate its 70th birthday at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Yankee Run Golf Course, 7610 Warren Sharon Road. Cost is $20 and includes dinner and birthday cake. For information, call John O’Connor at 330-307-3094 or Gloria Shay at 330-759-0723. Please leave messages on voicemail.

Campbell Memorial January and June Classes of 1948 will not meet for breakfast Monday because of the Labor Day holiday. The next meeting will Oct. 2. All classmates and spouses are welcome.

Campbell Memorial January and June Classes of 1950 will meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at Bedford Trails Golf Course in Coitsville.

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1955 will meet for its monthly breakfast at 10 a.m. Saturday at What’s Cookin’ in the Mathews Road Plaza in Boardman. Classmates, spouses, friends and guests are welcome.

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1959 will meet for its class reunion at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Selah, 130 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Cost is $20 per person. For reservations, call Grace Ann Rudolphi Boros a 330-792-6278. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday.

Rayen High School Class of 1962 will celebrate its 55th class reunion Saturday. For information, call 330-758-5207 or 330-502-5214. All classmates are invited.

Woodrow 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

Mahoning Valley Chapter of Polka Dot Powerhouse will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Blue Wolf Tavern, 1295 Boardman-Canfield Road. Stephanie Gilchrist, executive director of Inspiring Minds Youngstown, will be the speaker. Lunch will be ordered from the menu. Call Sandra Barger at 330-518-5383 to register. Meetings will be the first Tuesday of each month.

Moose Club is looking for former and prospective members in the Youngstown and Niles area to begin meetings. Any first responders, volunteers or military personnel are welcome, and the $60 membership fee to be waived. For information, call Randy at 330-989-5149 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

GUILDS

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild has scheduled the following neighborhood group meetings: Joann Etc. meet at the Boardman store, 7386 Market St. at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Pinkey will demonstrate sewing with leather. For information, call Sylvia at 330-744-8053; Niles Silver Thimbles meet at Shepherd of the Valley Assisted Living, 1500 McKinley Ave., Niles. Marilyn will demonstrate a Christmas tree angel. For information, call Effie at 330-637-1429.

LEAGUES

Austintown Junior Women’s League will have an open membership meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Austintown Senior Center on Westchester Drive, Austintown. For information, go to www.facebook.com/AJWL2014.

Tri State Detachment 494 Marine Corps League will meet for its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Saxon Club, 710 Meridian Road, Youngstown.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Canfield Republican Women’s Club will meet for dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. State Sen. Frank LaRose of the 27th district will be speaking on how ballot initiatives effect our state constitution. Dinner is $15 per person. Spouses and friends are encouraged to attend; BYOB. Please respond by Monday to Jacie Mettee at 330-726-0363 or 330-207-9210 or by email to Sharon at CRWCmail@gmail.com.

League of Women Voters of Trumbull County will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at Kent State Trumbull , 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW., Warren. The League meets monthly on the fourth Monday at various locations in Trumbull County. All meetings are open to the public and notices are published on our website at www.orgsites.com/oh/lwvtc and in local media. For more information, call 330-367-4886.

Trumbull County Republican Party will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Sept. 23 at the Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Girard Knights of Columbus Men’s Council No. 2935 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K of C Hall, 122 N. State St. The men use the basement meeting room.

Girard Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the K of C Hall, 122 N. State St. The officers will host the meeting and dues can be paid at this time. The meeting is upstairs.

St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica will meet at 7 p.m. Sept 12. Beverly Pondillo, president, will preside. Hostesses will be Marie Mediate, Renee Micco, Liz Mirone, Rita Nolfi and Lisa Orlando.

Seton Circle, Junior Seton, Seton III, Seton IV and Junior Seton Circle will celebrate its annual opening Mass in honor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 10 at St. Charles Church in Boardman. Seton III will be hostess of the Mass and a luncheon will be served in St. Matthews Hall after the ceremony. Hostesses are Jacqueline Price, Caroline Gustafson, Pat Eddy, Carole Ruggieri, Judy Kimmel, Dee Dee Stoops and Marian Baker.

Higher Ground, an active, outdoor group, sponsored by Unity Center for Spiritual Living, 1226 Naylor Lloyd Road, Girard, is taking a trip to Oil City State Park at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. The group will meet in the parking lot of the church. Hiking, biking, train ride and kayaking for 9.6 miles. For more information about the group and its activities, call the church at 330-539-0122.

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. It will feature auctioneer Marty Campana. Guest speaker will be Joan Wurst of Union City, Pa. The cost is $13.50, reservations are due Wednesday. Call Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789. Cancellations are necessary, 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., Girard.

McDonald Lions Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 on the second floor of the Woodland Park Senior Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E. Singles Group meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, across from Giant Eagle on U.S. Route 224. The group has scheduled the following activities: Tonight visit the Canfield Fair. Meet at the Big Rock at 6:30 p.m.; Monday Labor Day picnic at Chester Long Pavilion from noon to 4 p.m.; Tuesday for bocci in Boardman Park; 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday music at Woodworth Park, Western Reserve Road; 6:30 p.m. Thursday game night at the church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, 7:30 p.m.

SOCIETIES

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

McDonald Historical Society will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Woodland Park Senior Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

SORORITIES

Beta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Victorian Room, 327 Vienna Ave., Niles. Call off by Sunday if you are not able to attend this month’s meeting. This month only, call Mary Bumstead at 330-638-6413. The guest speaker will be Stephanie Sferra on “Tourism and What It Means For Our Community.”

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet as follows: noon Saturday at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland, call 330-707-1313 for reservations; Family members and caregivers are welcome to attend. All meetings are offered at no charge. For further information, call 330-788-9755. See you at the Canfield Fair. We are in the Medical Building.

Codependency and Grief Support Group will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Chapel of Sheepfold Ministries, 233 North Ave. Sharon, Pa. A meeting will also take place at 7 p.m. at the care center of the Kelley-Robb-Cummins Funeral Home, North Main Street, Hubbard. Group sessions are free but participants must register to participate. Free parking is available across from Sheepfold and at the care center. For information, call 330-534-1952 or 724-981-5683. The support group was formed to reach out to help families who have lost loved ones to alcohol or substance abuse.

Friendship Train 12-Step Support Group meets from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays at Rising Star Baptist Church, 2943 Wardle Ave., Youngstown. 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 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 email 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, Howland, and at 7 p.m. every Sunday upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE, (U.S. 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 Cindy at 330-207-0845.

Overeaters Anonymous Groups have 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. Tuesday, Oxford House, 30 Benton Road, Salem; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 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.

Portage County Chapter 600 of International Parents without Partners will host its monthly dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Ave., Tallmadge. Music will be by disk jockey Mel. Monthly dances are open to the public, and non members are invited to join the PWP members to celebrate the September dance theme “Back to School Days Sock Hop.” Cost for members $6 and non members $8.

Portage County Chapter 600 of International Parents without Partners will host its annual picnic at noon Monday at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House pavilion, 109 West Ave., Tallmadge. Members and non members are invited. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish to share. The chapter will furnish hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and the fixings. PWP is a single parent support group, with one common point: members are all single parents, whether due to death, divorce, separation or having never been married. The chapters are mainly an educational and family support group, but are active in other endeavors. The members take time to have fun, not only with other adults, but also with their children. For information, call Warrine at 330-322-9559.

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.