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Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association will celebrate 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 requesting pictures and old newsletters to be used in the yearlong celebration. Contact the MVARA at mvara.w8qly@gmail.com.

CLASSES

USA Dance will offer cha cha lessons and general dancing Sunday at the Orthodox Center, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. The schedule will be: Cha Cha Basics at 5 p.m.; intermediate and advanced cha cha lessons at 5:30; and open dancing to ballroom, Latin, swing and hustle from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Cost is $5 for USA Dance members, $10 for nonmembers and $2.50 for students. For information on ballroom dancing, visit www.usadance2015.com.

CLUBS

First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown will host the Most Rev. George V. Murry, S.J., Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown, at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 7 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation will begin at noon. The cost is $18. Call 330-720-4498 to make a reservation. Reservations are limited. Visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org for information.

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 speaker will be Ed Wilt, group member, who will talk about wetlands. All are welcome who share the group’s mission to advocate for the quality of the Mahoning River. Contact Patricia Dunbar, president, for information at 330-719-2337.

Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers will host a free seminar from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 2 at Parks Garden Center, 9010 state Route 62, Canfield. The seminar will be taught by Tim Parks, who will cover seed selection, soils, fertility, pests, pollination, pruning and irrigation. Pumpkin seeds will be available for sale. To register, call the Parks Garden Center at 330-533-7278.

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.

Youngstown Chapter of The Links Inc. will host its Black Diamond Leadership Brunch at 10 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Embassy Banquet Center, 5030 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown. The brunch will honor the accomplishments of African American male leaders in the Mahoning Valley.

POLITICAL GROUPS

Trumbull County Republican Party will host its monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Buckeye Club, 366 N. Park Ave. Parking is available at the rear of the building. There will be a full-course breakfast buffet. Cost is $12 which includes tax and tip. For information, call 833-878-6285.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Junior Seton Circle will meet for a luncheon at noon Feb. 14 at A La Cart Catering in Canfield. The program will be by Jimmy Sutman of the Purple Cat.

Youngstown South Christian Women’s Connection will host a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Avion on the Water, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. The event will feature a concert of love songs by Donnie and Linda Abraham. Dolores Mitson also will be the guest speaker. Her talk will be “Look out life, Here I come.” Cost is $14, which includes lunch. Reservations are required by Feb. 6; cancellations are necessary. Call Connie at 330-788-2340 or Patty at 330-332-2789 for information. Call Karen at 330-482-3005 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: 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, winter picnic in Boardman Park, Beard Cabin; 7 p.m. Monday, meet at Dairy Queen for dessert; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Soup and Chili night at the church..

SOCIETIES

Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will host its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Church ministry building, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. The building is accessible. The program is “Revelations, Black Sheep and Aha Moments in your Genealogy Research.” It will be a group discussion, sharing and interaction. All are welcome. The computer interest group will not meet prior to the meeting. Any computer questions should be directed to Ron Garchar at ronald.a.garchar@gmail.com. Visit www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org for information.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Kravitz Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty Township. Kuzman’s Polka Musicians, “The Summit Jammers,” will play and reminisce. 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 Richard S. Scarsella, society chairman, at 330-726-8277.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at 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 Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. For directions, call Davidson’s at 330-793-0033. All breast-cancer survivors and their support system are welcome

Good Hope Lutheran Church, 98 Homestead Drive, Boardman, will host a 13-week grief support series through the GriefShare ministry from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. The GriefShare team provides a safe, understanding place for individuals to move through their personal grief journeys. Participants need not be church members. Each session is self-contained, so participants may enter at any session. Each session will include videos featuring some of the nation’s foremost experts on grief recovery. Sessions also include small-group support and a workbook for personal study. Participants are welcome to share stories, but are never forced. Attendance at consecutive sessions is encouraged for maximum benefit. Cost is $20. Checks should be made payable to Good Hope. Scholarships also are available at registration. Contact the church office at 330-782-8109 for information or registration.

NAMI Mahoning Valley offers 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. Evening Connections Group meets the first and third Mondays 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.

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 every Wednesday 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 at 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, at Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Liberty; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Church Hill-Hubbard Road. All locations are accessible.

Parents Together meets the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6 to 8 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.

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.

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.

Widow/Widowers Group meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hospice House, 9803 Sharrott Road, Poland. Pre-registration is required by calling Karen Lewis at 330-549-5900.

Yellow Brick Place will sponsor mindful yoga and meditation for children age 10 to 18, from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Suite 3, with Maureen Lauer-Gatta; and Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Suite 10, with Steve Burbrink.

VETERANS

World War II Heritage Group will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday for buffet dinner at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield. Cost for dinner is $14 per person. Jim Duncan, Heritage group member, will share his story as a sailor aboard the USS Black, a destroyer, during WW II and the Korean War. Carl Barrett also will share his experience as a young boy growing up during the Depression. Reservations must be made by Saturday by calling David Frank, 330-757-0515.

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