CLUB CALENDAR

CLASSES

Campbell Memorial Class of 1967 will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at Angenetta’s Cafe, 64 Cardinal Dr. Canfield. Guests are always welcome. Contact Janet Lisko-Ruberto at 330-506-3411 to RSVP or lisko.janet@mail.com with questions.

CLUBS

Mercer County Amateur Radio Club welcomes Space Weather Woman, Dr. Tamitha Skov, as presenter at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Butler Community College, (BC3) Linden Point, 107 College Drive, Butler, Pa. Skov is a new kind of weather forecaster for the modern world. The “Space Weather Woman” is widely known on social media such as You Tube, Twitter and Facebook. She has been on several television shows for The Weather Channel and The History Channel.

Niles and Youngstown Moose Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Edison Place Senior Apartments, 36 W. Church St., Niles, in the community room. All members are invited. Food will be provided and drinks will be available for purchase. Applications will also be available. For information, call 330-989-5149.

Newcomers of Mahoning Valley will have its first meeting of the season at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bruno’s Restaurant, 1984 Boardman Poland Road. Lunch will be served at noon. Jeanne Vild and Lori Brennan will be the hostesses. The group will catch up on summer activities and preview the plans and schedules for the 2017-18 year. Various groups will be reviewed: needlework, roundtowners, movie and book clubs. Newcomers was formed 25 years ago to offer those with lifestyle changes an opportunity to meet new people and become acquainted with events and places in the community. For information or reservations, call Jorine 330-757-7212 or Barbara 330-758-3934.

GUILDS

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

LEAGUES

GFWC/Ohio Boardman Poland Junior Women's League is hosting its second Quarter Auction Oct. 21 at St. Nicholas Social Hall, 764 Fifth St., Struthers. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., and bidding starts at 6:30. Tickets are $10 each, and the proceeds will benefit local charities. Chips, popcorn, water and soda will be available for purchase. Bring your quarters, friends and have some fun. For questions or tickets call, RoseAnn Winner 330-402-0075 or Tina Bellino 330-314-4858, quarter auction chairwomen. Tickets are also available from league members.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

Austintown Friends of the Library will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the meeting room of the Austintown Library, 600 S. Raccoon Road. Presentation is free and will host guest speaker William Farragher with talk on the decline and fall of the steel industry in the Valley. Refreshments will be pie, tea and coffee. Donations are accepted the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at the entrance of the library. Items needed are books (no textbooks or encyclopedias), DVDs, CDs and current magazines. Sale of donated items support library programs.

Poland Friends of the Library will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 for a potluck luncheon after the business meeting and speaker. Members are asked to take a salad or casserole. Officers will provide dessert. Debbie Liptak, development director of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County will be the speaker. The topic will be “All That’s New at the Library.” Donations of books, magazines, CDs and DVDs for the Poland Library book cart may be brought to all meetings. Meetings are open to the public, and new members are welcome. Annual dues are $10.

LODGES

Girard Golden Eagles Lodge 643 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner, 20 W. Main St.

POLITICAL CLUBS

Canfield Republican Women's Club dinner meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. John Williams will be the guest speaker. Williams will speak on Article V (Convention of States) of the U.S. Constitution, and why the Founders believed that it was important. Some local candidates will make an appearance as well. Dinner is $15. Spouses and friends are encouraged to attend. BYOB. Please RSVP by Oct. 2 to Jacie Mettee at 330-726-0363 or 330-207-9210, or by email to Sharon at CRWCmail@gmail.com.

Girard Men's Democratic Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parkwood Youth Center.

League of Women Voters of Trumbull County will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Kent State Trumbull , 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Champion. 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. Saturday at the Four Star Diner, 168 N. Mecca Road, Cortland. Members are asked to note the change in location. Attendees will order from the menu. Central and executive committee meetings will also meet.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

First Friday Club Speaker's Luncheon Series presents Charlotte Ostermann from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 5 at The Georgetown, 5945 South Ave., Boardman. Ostermann, a Catholic speaker, author, blogger, creative poet, humorist and educator, will speak about “Balance in Three Dimensions.” The cost is $16. Reservations are limited. Call 330-720-4498 or visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org

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

SERVICE CLUBS

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

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: Wednesday, walking in Mill Creek Park at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, annual business meeting at the church at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes at 7:30 p.m.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet as follows: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Easter Seals Adult Day Care, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave., Salem. Family members and caregivers are welcome. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

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 also will take place at 7 p.m. at the care center of the Kelley-Robb-Cummins Funeral Home, North Main St., 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. 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 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, Howland, 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 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, 30 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 handicapped 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 a dinner from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House pavilion, 109 West Ave., Tallmadge, to celebrate a country western theme. Menu includes sloppy joes, side dishes and dessert. Members and nonmembers are $5 per person. The monthly dance will follow from 7:30 to 11 p.m. with music provided by DJ Mel. Monthly dances are open to the public, and nonmembers are invited. Cost for members $6 and nonmembers $8. 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.

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 the Help Network of Northeast Ohio at 330-424-7767.

TOPS 327 is seeking new members who want to Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Meeting will take place 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 330-799-3106.

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 conference 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.

VFW Triangle Post 2799 will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 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.