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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

Niles Friendly Squares will begin weekly square dance lessons from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St., Niles. Gene Hammond will be the instructor and cost is $6 per lesson. Lessons will take place each Tuesday through April 14, 2020. There are also monthly dances at the SCOPE Center. For information, call Gene or Frankie Hammond at 330-506-3370. The Niles Friendly Squares will perform square dance demonstrations from 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Canfield Fair on the stage in front of the international building.

Outspokin’ Wheelmen Bicycle Club offers a varied choice of bicycle rides daily and is seeking new members. The club is inviting anyone interested to meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lisbon Trailhead for a low to moderately-paced ride (ride is 10 to 15 miles). No rider will be left behind. Helmets are required, and beverages and snacks will be provided at the end of the ride. For information, call Mary Merritt at 330-383-5993. Visit outspokinwheelmen.com 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.

Scouts BSA Girls Troop 25 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot at Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St. on the green. Anyone interested in learning more about this newly forming troop is invited to join. Canfield residency is not a requirement. If unable to join, call or text either Suzanne Heino at 330-261-3127 or Lisa Henry at 330-519-3752.

Trumbull County Travel Club has the following trips planned: Aug. 14, the oddities of the Canton area; Sept. 9-17, vacation to South Dakota; and a Nov. 2 outing for a gingerbread tour in Pennsylvania. The club is open to anyone over 21. There are no dues, and meetings are twice a year at various locations within the area. Trumbull County residency is not required to travel with the club. Information on trips can be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the secretary. Call Peggy at 330-856-5398 for the address.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will host its HAM radio club meeting Aug. 20 at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the meeting will take place at 7. Guest speakers will linclude Steve Fabry, KC8SOY, Darrin Cannon, N8DMC, and Bob Mitzel, N8RCM, who will update the group on the proper procedures for doing public service event communications. For information, contact Bob Mitzel, president, at 575-910-1456 or rrcm852@gmail.com.

POLITICAL GROUPS

Trumbull County Federated Democratic Women are announcing two major events. At 6 p.m. Monday, the group will celebrate the annual picnic at Perkins Park in Warren and on Oct. 6, the group invites the public to its annual card party at the Howland Community Church with tickets available from any member.

Trumbull County Republican Party will host its third annual Ronald Reagan barbecue from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at Creed’s Pavilion, 2900 Anderson-Morris, Niles. Tickets are $45 per person. Reservations must be made by Monday by mailing a check payable to Trumbull County GOP, P.O. Box 8552, Warren, OH 44484. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy and Geno DiFabio will be the special guests. To become a sponsor, call 1-833-878-6285.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will host an “O What a Beautiful Morning” luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 17 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. The event will feature a fashion show by Chico’s. Guest speaker will be Shirley Davidson, and her topic will be “Memories of the Girl Who Can, and the Woman Who Can’t.” Cost is $14, which includes lunch. Reservations are required by Wednesday; cancellations are necessary. Call Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789 for information. Call Gloria at 330-360-2044 for seating.

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: at 6 p.m. Tuesday, bocce at Boardman Park; at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, music at Woodworth Park on Western Reserve Road, Guys Without Ties; and at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, small talk night at the church.

SOCIETIES

Struthers Historical Society, 50 Terrace St., will host a presentation of George Wydell Jones and The Edsels at 1 p.m. Sunday. The speaker will be Steffon Wydell Jones.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter makes Alzheimer’s caregiver support groups available free of charge, open to all caregivers, family members, and friends with a loved one with affected by the disease or another form of dementia. The meetings are as follows: Canfield: fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m., Canfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St.; Howland: second Tuesday at 7 p.m., Howland United Methodist Church, 730 Howland-Wilson Road, NE.; North Jackson: third Monday at 2 p.m., Antonine Sisters Adult Day Center, 2675 North Lipkey Road; and Warren: third Wednesday at 10 a.m., Trumbull Memorial Hospital, 1350 E. Market St. (conference room F). Groups meet monthly. For information or to confirm, contact the Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, 260 Main St., Greenville, Pa., and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Childrens Rehabilitation, 855 Howland-Wilson Road, Howland. Family members and caregivers are welcome to attend. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

Churchill United Methodist Church, 189 Churchill Hubbard Road, Youngstown, will offer its Grief Share to all who have suffered a loss. Meetings begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 and continue through Dec.12. Meetings take place in the church parlor on the second floor of the educational building. “Surviving the Holidays” will be offered at 2 p.m. Nov. 17. Grief Share is a 13-week program that offers videos such as “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger” and more. There will be a discussion after each video. Cost is $20 for the workbook. Contact Janice Ferry at 330-759-1924 with questions or for information.

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. 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. Fridays at Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road SE, Warren; and at 7 p.m. Sundays upstairs at the Sahara Club, 2345 Youngstown Road SE (state Route 422), Warren. For information, call Bill at 330-856-3822.

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 at 7 p.m. Monday at the First Congregational Church (use back door entrance), 612 W. Broad St., Newton Falls, or at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church of Girard, 890 Church Hill-Hubbard Road. For information, contact Cindy at 330-207-0845.

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

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 is set for 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12 in SRMC’s private dining room, located 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, including those with permanent or temporary urostomies, ileostomies and colostomies. 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 or for a complete list of upcoming meeting dates, call Tashia Watkins, RN, BSN, CWOCN, at 330-332-7607.

Someplace Safe Inc. Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Howland Public Library Community Room, 9095 E. Market St., Warren. The group is open to all survivors of domestic/intimate partner violence and can attend as many or as few sessions as desire. Light refreshments will be provided. Anyone in need of child care (children age 5 to 14), call Alyssa Norman at 330-393-3005.

TOPS 1237, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Venture Church of the CMA, 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.

Yellow Brick Place, 2959 Canfield Road, Youngstown, will sponsor chair yoga at 11:15 a.m. Saturday in Suite 3. For information or to register, call YBP at 234-228-9550 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.

VETERANS

Tri-State Detachment 494 Marine Corps League will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. The league meets the first Tuesday of each month.

VFW Triangle Post 2799, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield, will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the post home.

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