CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

Tri-Gold Prime Time Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet Wednesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with a social time preceding at 5:30. The menu will consist of turkey, stuffing, baked ham, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, salads and assorted pies. The cost will be $19. The guest speaker will be Audrey Walker from Sojourner House. Guests are welcome. Call Mary Lou at 330-533-8730 to make reservations.

AUXILIARIES

St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital/St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Auxiliary will meet at noon Monday in the private dining room of St. Elizabeth on Belmont Avenue. Guest speaker will be Ben Lariccia, presenting “The Great Coal War and the Arrival of the First Italians.”

CLUBS

Ladies Oriental Shrine will host a luncheon and business meeting at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Johnny’s Restaurant. Hostess will be Rose Marie McCulley.

NARFE Chapter 14 will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Saxon Club. A light lunch will be served. All active and retired federal employees are welcome. Call 330-953-0077 for information.

Round Table Woodcarvers meet every Thursday from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at the Senior Center, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Anyone interested is welcome. For information, call 330-792-4355.

Steel Valley Ukers will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Austintown library. Anyone interested in playing or learning to play the ukulele is invited to attend. Those who don’t play are welcome to sing along. The focus is for beginners during the first half of each session, followed by more complex group tunes and solos the last half. The mood is relaxed and loosely structured. For more information, email steelvalleyukers@yahoo.com or visit the Facebook page.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will host its HAM Radio meeting Nov. 20 at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. Guest speaker will be Anthony Luscre K8TZ speaking on software and amateur radio. For information, contact Brian Lewis, president, at 330-286-3966 or knightvol@zoominternet.net.

Western Reserve Chapter Society for Human Resource Management will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Leo’s Ristorante, 7042 East Market St., Warren. Attorney Adam Russ will be presenting an EEO training: Understanding the Laws that Cover the Workplace. This program is pending approval for one hour of general recertification credit through HR Certification Institute and for one hour of Professional Development Credits for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. Register at //wrc.shrm.org/events/2018/11/eeo-training-understanding-laws-cover-workplace. Cancellations after today will be invoiced. If not pre-registered for the meeting, there will be a $5 increase in cost at the door. Email jenna@hfk.org with questions or help registering.

Youngstown Section of the National Council of Negro Women has rescheduled this month’s meeting to Nov. 17. The meeting will take place at the McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road in Youngstown. The Executive Board will meet at noon, and the general meeting will convene at 1 p.m.

Councils

Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at noon Wednesday at The Manor. The annual basket auction will take place.

guilds

Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a potluck dinner at the Rotary Community Building, Fair Park in Canfield. Members are to take a favorite dish to share, and the guild will provide drinks, plates and utensils. For this month’s program, a one-button cowl, members will need a skein of worsted or dk yarn and the appropriate needles. The guild will provide the pattern. Members will be learning the German Twisted Cast-On that begins the one button cowl. The highlight of the evening will be the first fundraiser of the year. Guild members and guests will have the opportunity to purchase a button for their cowl. The guild will be hosting a trunk show featuring Dimensions Raku Fired Clay. There will be large and small buttons, shawl pins and jewelry. The guild meets the second Tuesday of each month at Fair Park. For information, visit wrkg.ohio@gmail.com

political groups

Trumbull County Republican Party will have its monthly breakfast at the Buckeye Club, 366 N. Park Ave., Warren, at 9 a.m. Nov. 17. There will be a full-course buffet breakfast. Cost is $12. Guest speaker will be ORP Deputy State Director David Warren, who will recap the Nov. 6 election. For information, call 833-878-6285.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E. Singles Group meets at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. Activities for the week: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, play pool at Wedgewood Lanes; at 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank; at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Small Talk Night at the church; and from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 16, card night at Denny’s on Mahoning Avenue.

SOCIETIES

Poland Historical Society will meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Poland, at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Election of officers will take place. All officer positions are open. President Larry Baughman has indicated he is not seeking re-election, but will be available to help the new president get settled into the position. Vice president (Laurie Fox), secretary (Dave Smith), and treasurer (Joanne Eiselstein) are accepting nominations for each position to be voted on at the meeting. Nominations from the floor also will be accepted. November’s program “American Outhouses” will be presented by Ted Heineman at 7:30 p.m.

Salem Historical Society will meet Tuesday. Following a short business meeting at 7 p.m., the program will take place in the meeting room of the Dale Shaffer Library. The meeting will feature “The Day the Civil War Came to Our Backyard,” presented by Alice Whitehill. Whitehill is a volunteer with the Friends of Beaver Creek State Park. She will discuss the trail of Confederate Brig. Gen. John Morgan, who led a 1,000-mile raid up the Ohio River, deep into Union territory. The meeting is open to the public. Entrance is off South Lundy with parking in the Timberlane’s parking lot. Guests and members will be greeted by Judy White. Refreshments after the program will be provided by Andrew Null, Ginger Grilli and Steve Faber. For information, contact the society at 330-337-8514.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield Niles Road, Austintown; at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive, Boardman; at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, 400 Hill Blvd., East Liverpool; at 10 a.m. Friday at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield; and at noon Nov. 17 at Sunrise Senior Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland. Call 330-707-1313 to leave a reservation. Family members and caregivers are welcome. Meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

Grief Share Support Group, hosted by Church Hill United Methodist Church, 189 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty, meets at 6 p.m. each Thursday through Dec. 13. The program is for all who have suffered a loss. The meetings take place on the second floor of the church’s educational building. For information, call Janice Ferry at 330-759-1924.

Grief Recovery Instructional Support Groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kelley-Robb-Cummins Funeral Home Care Center, next to the funeral home on Main Street in Hubbard. The groups are led by Phillip Roland, grief counselor for the funeral home, and are open to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. For information, call Bill or Candee at the funeral home at 330-534-1952. Meetings take place each Tuesday through fall.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers Connections support groups for adults living with mental illness, in a discussion format, to promote self-disclosure in a safe, relaxed, supportive and confidential environment. Connections meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Alta Care, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. NAMI Mahoning Valley also offers Family Support Groups that provide information and support for family members and friends of individuals with mental illness. Family groups meet at 11 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at Girard Library, 105 E. Prospect St.; and at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Alta Care, 142 Javit Court. Dual Diagnosis Group meets the first and third Monday each month at the Homes for Kids office, 165 E. Park Ave., Niles. For information about the groups or other services provided, call Carrie Baun, program director, 330-727-9214 or visit www.namimv.org.

Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road SE, Warren; and at 7 p.m. Sunday upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE (state Route 422), Warren. For information, call Bill at 330-856-3822.

Next Step Group, a 12-step group to help people break the bonds of codependency, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Ursuline Center, 4280 Shields Road, Canfield. There is no charge, but a $1 per meeting goodwill offering is appreciated to cover the cost of coffee and refreshments. For information, call Linda at 330-799-4941.

Overeaters Anonymous Groups have scheduled the following local meetings: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Church Hall, Room 2, 4453 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna; 7 p.m. Sunday, Shenango Presbyterian Church, 3144 Wilmington Road, New Castle, Pa.; 1 p.m. Monday, Girard Multigenerational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard; 6 p.m. Tuesday at Oxford House, 320 Benton Road, Salem; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty. All locations are handicap-accessible.

Youngstown Area PFLAG will have its monthly support meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Youngstown Area PFLAG (Parents, Families, Friends, and Allies) is a support, education and advocacy group united with LGBT people to move equality forward. Support meetings are the second Tuesday of each month. PFLAG provides the opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity and strives to create a society respectful of human diversity. Meetings are free and confidential. Parking is available in the church lot off of Wick Avenue. Directions and a map can be found at the chapter website, www.youngstownpflag.org.

Salem Regional Medical Center will host a support group for area residents who have an ostomy as well as those who are preparing for ostomy placement. The group’s next monthly meeting will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday in SRMC’s private dining room at the back of the cafeteria on the hospital’s ground floor. The group is led by SRMC’s Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse, and offers education, encouragement and emotional support for people with any type of ostomy. Meetings also address some of the common concerns faced by people with ostomies. The group meets one Monday a month, and there is no cost. Family members and caregivers are welcome. Pre-registration for meetings is requested. To register for the November meeting, or for a complete list of upcoming meeting dates, call Tashia Watkins, RN, BSN, CWOCN, at 330-332-7607.

Survivors of Suicide, Columbiana County will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and at 6 p.m. Nov. 22. Call for location of the meetings. This is a support group for families who have lost a loved one to suicide. For information, call the Help Network of Northeast Ohio at 330-424-7767. Meetings take place the third and fourth Thursday of each month.

Survivors of Suicide, Mahoning County will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. This is a support group for families who have lost a loved one to suicide. For information, call the Help Network of Northeast Ohio at 330-747-2696. Meetings take place the third Wednesday of each month.

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, Youngstown. Weigh-in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. with the meeting at 5:45. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information, call 330-799-3106.

TOPS 1237, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Venture Church of the CMA (Idaho Road Alliance Church), 250 Idaho Road. Weigh-in is from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m., followed by the meeting until 6. For information, call 330-758-4923.

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.

Yellow Brick Place caregiver support meeting will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at YBP, Suite 10. Contact Joyce Aleshire at 330-540-1815. The Multiple Myeloma Support Meeting will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Denny’s Restaurant on Belmont Avenue. Contact Matt Giambattista at 330-720-6753.

veterans

VFW Auxiliary Post 3538, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers, will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the post home. Annual inspection will take place, and a dinner will be served. For information, call Judy at 330-755-2701.

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