CLUB CALENDAR

CLUBS

Newcomers of Mahoning Valley will host its second meeting at A La Carte Restaurant in Canfield on Wednesday. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is at noon. Lori Brennen and Pat Marshall will be hostesses. Guest speaker will be Jan Pearson. She will discuss decluttering and organizing. Members will review various groups and their schedules, including needlework, roundtowners, book club and movie club. For information or reservations, call Jorine at 330-757-7212 or Barbara at 330-758-3934.

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 invites anyone interested in learning the ukulele to attend their meet-ups. Meetings take place once a month at the Austintown Library, usually on a Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. and also at Michael Kusalaba library on the west side of Youngstown once a month on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Beginner instruction is offered 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. Late arrivals and early departures are fine when done in a manner that does not disrupt what is going on in the room. Participants will learn chords, strum patterns and jam etiquette. The next scheduled meeting is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Michael Kusalaba Library. For information, email steelvalleyukers@yahoo.com.

Youngstown Lions Club will meet at noon Oct. 25 at the Youngstown YMCA, 17 N. Champion St., in the Manchester Room. Judge James A. Fredericka will speak about the Probate Court’s Guardian Angels volunteer program.

rELIGIOUS GROUPS

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will host its 80th anniversary celebration luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. The event will feature Chico’s Fashion Show, music and Bob Noble. The guest speaker will be Meryl Bishop on “Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone.” Cost is $14, which includes lunch. Reservations are essential by Nov. 7 and cancellations are required. For information, call Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789. For seating, call Karen at 330-692-1112.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E. Singles Group meets each Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. October meetings will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, meet at Wedgewood Lanes to play pool; at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Halloween and Birthday Party night at the church, wear a costume; and from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 26, card night at Denny’s on Mahoning Avenue.

SOCIEties

Boardman William Homes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kravitz’s Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty. State Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-33rd, will share memories of growing up in the Mahoning Valley, his boxing career, his life in politics and his recent run for the governorship. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested. Walk-ins are welcome and admitted based upon seating availability. For information or reservations, call Richard S. Scarsella, society chairman, at 330-726-8277.

SUPPORT GROUPS

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

F.O.C.U.S. Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Belleria Pizza and Italian Restaurant, 3460 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. For directions, call Belleria at 330-792-0338. All breast-cancer survivors and their support system are welcome.

Grief Share Support Group, hosted by Churchill 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 the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m. at Alta Care Building, 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 will meet the first and third Monday each month, beginning Nov. 5, and will meet 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 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; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Churchill Hubbard Road, Youngstown; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown. All locations are handicapped accessible.

Survivors of Suicide, Columbiana County will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Columbiana Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154 in Lisbon. 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.

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 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.

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