CLUB CALENDAR

ASSOCIATIONS

Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association will host its monthly meeting Nov. 29 at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with social and refreshment time and the business meeting will start at 6:30. The featured speaker will be Youngstown Police Chief Robin Lees. He will address residents’ issues and concerns. Councilwoman Basia Adamczak and police officer Phil Skowron also have been invited to attend.

Trumbull Retired Teachers Association will have a luncheon at noon Dec. 11 at Ciminero’s in Niles. For more information, visit https://trumbullrta.wixsite.com/trta.

CLUBS

First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown will introduce its first Dinner Speaker Series with John Allen at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. John Allen, editor of “Crux” and senior Vatican analyst for CNN, will speak on “Francis After 5” with an opportunity for questions regarding Pope Francis. Cost is $18. Call 330-720-4498 for reservations. Visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org for information.

Friends of the Austintown Library will meet at 10 a.m. Nov. 26 in the library’s meeting room, 600 S. Raccoon Road. The speaker will be Dr. Robert Marcus, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. He has developed a community resource and referral center for accessing services that provide optimal care for homeless veterans. The program is open to the public.

Friends of the Mahoning River, a nonprofit environmental group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Oak Hill Collaborative, 507 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown. Parking is in the rear of the building. The group will discuss its meetings with Akron’s Watershed Management Team as well as the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments’ Citizen’s Advisory Board. The group’s mission is to advocate for the quality of the Mahoning River. Contact Patricia Dunbar, president, for information at Mahoningriverfriends@gmail.com.

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.

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.

Councils

Youngstown Section of the National Council of Negro Women will meet Saturday at the McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown. The Executive Board will meet at noon, and the general meeting will convene at 1 p.m.

political groups

Trumbull County Republican Party will have its monthly breakfast at the Buckeye Club, 366 N. Park Ave., Warren, at 9 a.m. Saturday. 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 will not meet Thursday at the church. Activities for the week: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes; 7 p.m. Monday, meet at DQ in Cornersburg for dessert.

SOCIETIES

Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will host its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the St. Charles Church ministry building, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. It is accessible. The program will be “Haunted Ohio: Witches, Warlocks and Ghosts.” Genealogical research will be used to illuminate the true story behind urban legends in Ohio. The speaker will be Mary Jama. There will be no meeting in December. The computer interest group will not meet before the meeting. Any computer questions should be directed to Ron Garchar at ronald.a.garchar@gmail.com. Visit www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org for information.

Mercer County Historical Society, 119 South Pitt St., Mercer, Pa., will offer an overview of the Korean War during its Modern History/History in the Making discussion group Tuesday. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be presented by David James. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the program starts at 7. The discussion group is part of the society’s ongoing efforts to provide programming related to local history. The roundtable meets the third Tuesday of each month from September through May. For information, call 724-662-3490, email info@mchspa.org or visit www.mchspa.org.

Poland Historical Society will meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Poland, on Tuesday. The business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. The society will elect officers at this meeting. All positions are open for election. President Larry Baughman has indicated he is not seeking re-election, but will be available to help a new president settle into the position. Vice president (Laurie Fox), secretary (Dave Smith), and treasurer (Joanne Eiselstein) are accepting nominations for each officer 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.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Gamblers Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, Boardman. Another meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Christ Presbyterian Church, 3425 Hopkins Road, Youngstown (Cornersburg). There is no charge for the meetings, although collections are taken at each meeting to provide for coffee, sugar and creamer, treats and free literature. The average contribution given by members at most meetings is $2. Meetings last about an hour and a half and are closed unless participants have suffered from a gambling addiction.

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, adjacent 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 the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m. 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 the first Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at Girard Library, 105 E. Prospect St.; and the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Alta Care, 142 Javit Court. Dual Diagnosis Group meets the first and third Monday of 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. today 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 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; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty. All locations are handicap-accessible.

Survivors of Suicide, Mahoning County will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday 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., followed by 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 Multiple Myeloma Support Group meeting will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Denny’s Restaurant on Belmont Avenue. For information, contact Matt Giambattista at 330-720-6753.

Youngstown Area Ostomy Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Parking is free, and light refreshments will be served. For information, call Anna Fitzgerald at 330-480-3440 or email anna_fitzgerald@mercy.com.

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