CLUB CALENDAR

associations

Tri-Gold Prime Time Chapter ABWA will meet Wednesday at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. There will be a social time at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be at 6. A picnic buffet menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, fruit, dessert and coffee will be available. Cost is $16. Officers will be installed during the meeting. Guests are welcome. For reservations or information, call Mary Lou at 330-533-8730.

AUXILIARIES

VFW Post 3538 Auxiliary, 157 Lowellville Road, Struthers will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. For information, call 330-755-2701.

VFW Triangle Post 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home, 3161 W. South Range Road, New Springfield.

CLUBS

First Friday of Greater Youngstown Speaker Series will host an evening dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 5 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Dr. Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Philadelphia will speak on “From Vatican II to the Sexual Abuse Crisis: The Challenges for the Catholic Church – Political, Institutional and Theological.” There will be an opportunity for participants’ questions afterward. Dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. with the presentation beginning at 6. Cost is $18. Call 330-720-4498 to make a reservation.

Monday Night Writers will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19 in the Small Meeting Room at the Canfield Branch of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, 43 W Main St, Canfield. Area writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to attend. Led by professional writer Nancy Christie, 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.

Trumbull County Travel Club has the following trips planned: Wednesday, 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.

USA Dance Club will host a “Fun in the Sun” picnic and dance at 5 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Orthodox Center, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. The event will feature East Coast Swing Dance lessons sponsored by Jennifer Alexander of “Ballroom with Jen.” Anyone who is planning to attend is asked to bring a picnic dish to share (and get in free). Cost is $5 for USA Dance members, $10 for nonmembers and $2.50 for students. For information, visit www.usadance2015.com or follow us on Facebook at USA-Dance-Chapter-2015-Youngstown-Warren-OH.

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.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Warren Women’s Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, invites all women to attend its Monday luncheon titled ”Let’s Sparkle Your Life” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Delucia”s Banquet Center, 2610 Elm Road NE. The special feature will be presented by Heidi Spangler with Color Street Nails. The speaker will be Carol Yancico, an elementary school teacher, on “My Priceless Security Blanket.” Guest musicians will be Darren and Jane Abraham. Reduced price for first time ladies is $10; all others are $14. Reservations are required by noon today by calling Joyce at 330-539-5837 or Jan at 330-638-6508 and must be honored or canceled by Saturday.

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 7:30 p.m. Saturday, bowling at Boardman Lanes; at 7 p.m. Monday, meet at Dairy Queen in Cornersburg; at 6 p.m. Tuesday, bocce at Boardman Park; from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank; and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, music in the Boardman Park, Wrangler Band; and from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 16, card night at Denny’s on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown.

SOCIETIES

Poland Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road (state Route 224). There will be no program following the meeting. Programs will resume in September.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Aug. 17 in the Kravitz Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty. Members of the Salem Preservation Society will be dressed in period costumes, as First Ladies married to notable American presidents. Member admission is $5 and $6 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested. Walk-ins are welcome and will be admitted based on seating availability. For information or reservations, call Richard Scarsella, WHMHS chairman, at 330-726-8277.

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 N. 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 Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield Niles Road, Austintown; at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive; at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, 400 Hill Blvd., East Liverpool; at 10 a.m. Aug. 16 at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St.; and at noon Aug. 17 at Sunrise Senior Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland. (Call 330-707-1313 and leave a reservation). Family members and caregivers are welcome. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

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. 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 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.

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.

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, 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. 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 at from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Columbiana Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, Lisbon. It 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.

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, 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. For information or to register, call YBP at 234-228-9550 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.

Youngstown Area Ostomy Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, 8401 Market St., in the Azalea Room. Parking is free, and light refreshments will be served. For information call Anna Fitzgerald, 330-480-3440, or email her at anna_fitzgerald@mercy.com

VETERANS

World War II Heritage Group will meet at 6:15 p.m. Aug. 19 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield for a buffet dinner. Reservations are required and must be made by calling Dave Frank at 330-757-0515 before Aug. 16. George Metzka, Campbell High School graduate and U.S. Army veteran, will be the guest speaker. The annual re-enactment of D-Day at Conneaut will take place Aug. 16 through 19.

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