CLUB CALENDAR

associations

American Association of University Women Youngstown Branch will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Denny’s Restaurant, 4927 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. Take used books and white elephant items. Programming and activity ideas for the year will be discussed. For information, call 330-758-4142.

Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association is celebrating 100 years of amateur radio this year. The club is asking any former members or anyone with information about former members to reply. The club also is seeking pictures and old newsletters that will be used during the yearlong celebration. Contact the MVARA at mvara.w8qly@gmail.com.

CLUBS

First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown will meet at 11:30 a.m. May 2 at the Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Patrick McBane, FSH Strategy Consultants and Transformational Leadership, will discuss, “What is Transformational Leadership?” Cost is $18, and reservations are limited. For information, call 330-720-4498 or visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org.

Friendly Squares will host its monthly square dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St., Niles. Gene Hammond will be the caller, and Frankie Hammond will cue line dances. The theme will be “1970s Disco.” This will be a high/low dance with alternating tips for new dancers currently taking lessons and tips for more experienced dancers. Dress is casual, and light refreshments will be served. There is a $6 donation per person at the door. For information, call Gene Hammond at 330-506-3370.

Monday Night Writers will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Small Meeting Room at the Canfield library, 43 W. Main St., Canfield. Area writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to attend. Led by professional writer Nancy Christie, author of “Traveling Left Of Center And Other Stories,” “The Gifts of Change” and “Rut-Busting Book for Writers,” the two-hour sessions offer an opportunity for members to get group feedback on works-in-progress. For information, contact Nancy Christie at nancy@nancychristie.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.

Stitches in Time, a get-together opportunity at the Salem library, 821 E. State St., for adults who do string and/or yarn crafting, will meet in the Quaker Room on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The next meeting will take place Wednesday. Participants should bring a project to work on. Meetings are free and open to the public. No registration is required. For information, call the library at 330-332-0042.

Warren Stamp Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Panera Bread Community Room, 3641 Elm Road NE, Warren.

COUNCILS

Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at noon Wednesday at The Manor. Eileen Novotny will give a presentation about the crucifixion titled “The Women Who Stayed.”

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. The NCNW’s Ohio State Coalition 45th Bethune-Height Recognition Luncheon will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27 at the Creekside Conference & Event Center in Columbus. For information, call Latisha Hazell at ncnw.ohio@gmail.com.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Be Kind To Your Mind, a Christian group, will meet at The Way Station, state Route 14, Columbiana, on Monday. This six-session group will include prayer, meditation, mindfulness and other resources for healing the mind and body. It will be led by Judy A. Shields, a counselor at Total Care Psychological Services in Boardman. She has conducted many groups at Beatitude House and other local organizations. To register for the group or for meeting times, call The Way Station at 330-482-5072.

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: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes; 7 p.m. Monday, meet at Diary Queen in Cornersburg for dessert. There will be no meeting Thursday.

SOCIETIES

Boardman Historical Society will sponsor a lecture at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Boardman Public Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave. Traci Manning, local historian and curator of education with the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, will give a presentation about “Founding Mothers: Great Women in Mahoning Valley History.” Catherine Dougherty-Hillman, Dora Schwebel, Mary Ann Campana and others will share stories and struggles. The lecture is free to the public. For information, call Deborah Liptak at 330-740-6086.

Mercer County Historical Society, 119 S. Pitt St., Mercer, Pa., will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The program will be about past presidents from Grover Cleveland through William H. Taft and will be presented by David James. Doors open at 6:30. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call the society at 724-662-3490; email info@mchspa.org; or visit mchspa.org.

Niles Historical Society will host its annual spring banquet and fundraiser at 6 p.m. April 25 at Ciminero’s Banquet Centre, 123 N. Main St., Niles. Tickets are $30 and may be obtained by calling 330-652-8329. The speaker will be Sean Posey, historian and author of the books “Lost Youngstown” and “Historic Theaters of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley.” Plans are being made for Niles third-graders to visit the Ward-Thomas Museum in May to learn about local history. Society memberships cost $20 for an individual and $30 for a family. All are welcome.

Poland Historical Society will meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Poland, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ginny Meloy will present a program at 7:30, “The Centennial Garden - A Garden of Dreams,” and Cathy Lund will speak about the Poland Village Gardeners Garden Club and its activities.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. April 20 in the Kravitz Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty Township. Dan Perelman of New Castle, Pa., author and jeweler, will share tales from his book, “Road to Rust: The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.” Cost is $6 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested. Walk-ins are welcome and will be admitted based on seating availability. For information or reservations, call 330-726-8277.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Grief Share program will be hosted by Churchill United Methodist Church, 189 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown, on Thursdays through May 23. Grief Share is a Christian, Christ-centered program. All who have suffered the loss of a loved one or friend are welcome. The group meets on the second floor of the church’s education wing. An elevator is available. Sessions begin at 6 p.m. Call 330-759-1924 with questions.

Grief Recovery Instructional Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Kelley-Robb-Cummins Funeral Home Care Center, next to the funeral home, on Main Street in Hubbard. The group is led by Phillip Roland, grief counselor for the funeral home, and is 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.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers a Connections support group that 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. Connections also 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.

National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and other associated eating disorders will offer a free support group at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Founders room, Notre Dame Church, 2325 Highland Road, Hermitage, Pa. All men and women suffering from an eating disorder and their family and friends are welcome. For information, call Renee Zamary at 724-981-5435 or visit anad.org.

Never Alone Nar-Anon Group is a 12-step program for family, relatives and friends affected by a loved one’s addiction to drugs. The group meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Girard, 890 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Girard. For information, contact Cindy at 330-207-0845.

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, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church hall, Room 2, 4453 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna; 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Shenango Presbyterian Church, 3144 Wilmington Road, New Castle, Pa.; 1 p.m. Monday, Girard Multigenerational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road. All locations are accessible.

Parents Together meets the first and third Monday of each month from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 3020 Reeves Road, Warren, and the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hospice House, 9803 Sharrott Road, Poland. Pre-registration is required by calling Karen Lewis at 330-549-5900.

Pet Loss support group meets the third Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Davis Becker Funeral Homes Family Center, 8560 Market St., Boardman. Pre-registration is required by calling Kim Calhoun at 330-549-5901.

Recovery Int., a community self-help mental health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday and Tuesday at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road. For information, call 330-747-1176.

Survivors of Suicide, Columbiana County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Columbiana Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, 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.

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. The 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. Guests are welcome. 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, 2959 Canfield Road, Youngstown, will sponsor chair yoga at 11:15 a.m. Saturday in Suite 3 and Caregiver Support Group from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Suite 10; Multiple Myeloma Support Group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Denny’s Restaurant on Belmont Avenue; and Your Beauty Program from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Suite 10. Anyone interested must call to register. For information or to register, call Matt Giambattista at 234-228-9550.

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