CLUB CALENDAR

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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 requesting pictures and old newsletters that will be used during the yearlong celebration. Contact the MVARA at mvara.w8qly@gmail.com.

Youngstown Oldtimers Baseball Association will meet April 11.

CLUBS

First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown will host the Rev. Nelson Perez, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, at 11:30 a.m. April 4 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 afterward. The Rev. Mr. Perez will speak on “Living in our modern world...How can Christianity influence the world around us?” The cost is $18. Call 330-720-4498 to make a reservation. Reservations are limited. For information, visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org.

Friends of the Mahoning River will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Oak Hill Collaborative, 507 Oak Hill, Youngstown. Parking is in the rear of the building. The election of board members will take place. All up-to-date members will be eligible to vote. Officers and committee chairmen/chairwomen will give annual reports. All are welcome who share the mission of advocating the quality of the Mahoning River. Contact Patricia Dunbar at 330-719-2337 for information about the nonprofit environmental group.

Mahoning Valley Young Professionals will host its March mixer from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hill Barth & King CPAs & Consultants, 6603 Summit Drive, Canfield. The event will include networking and viewing college basketball. Tickets are $5 for nonmembers and free for members. For information, visit info@mvypclub.com.

Monday Night Writers will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Small Meeting Room at the Canfield branch of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, 43 W. Main St. Area writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to attend. The meeting will be 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. Open to the public and free to attend. No registration is required. For information, call the library at 330-332-0042.

USA Dance will host its Samba and Shenanigans Party from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Orthodox Center, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. The event will feature basics for beginners, samba lessons sponsored by Jessica Ruff of A Time to Dance Studio and open dancing to ballroom, Latin, swing and hustle from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Cost is $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers and $2.50 for students. For information, visit www.usadance2015.com or follow on Facebook by searching USA-Dance-Chapter-2015-Youngstown-Warren-OH.

Warren Stamp Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 22 at the Panera Bread Community Room, 3641 Elm Road NE, Warren.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday for dinner at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Canfield. The meeting will take place at 7. Guest speaker will be Ray LaShure of K8NVY presenting his recent work on an echo-link link up system. For information, contact Brian Lewis, president, at 330-286-3966 or knightvol@zoominternet.net.

COUNCILS

Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at noon Wednesday at The Manor, 3104 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Youngstown.

POLITICAL GROUPS

Trumbull County Republican Party will host its monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Buckeye Club, 366 N. Park, Warren. There will be a full-course buffet breakfast. Cost is $12. The guest speaker will be newly-elected state Sen. Michael Rulli, R-33rd, who will discuss a new lake-to-river coalition being created to cultivate the group’s message. Sarah Fowler will give an update on what is happening at the Ohio State Board of Education. Call 833-878-6285 with questions or for information.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

Be Kind To Your Mind, a Christian group, will meet at the Way Station, state Route 14, Columbiana, beginning March 25. 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, who is 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 .

St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 343 Via Mount Carmel Ave., Youngstown. Angela DiFrangia, president, will preside. Hostesses will be Rose Ann Valentini, Mary Ann Cardiero, Debbie Chufo and Rita Nolfi.

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 p.m. Monday, meet at Dairy Queen in Cornersburg; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Speaker 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. It is accessible. The program will be “Show and Tell.” Members can bring in items and share their genealogical history. Anyone who is interested in ancestry is welcome to attend. 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.

Mercer County Historical Society, 119 South Pitt St., Mercer, Pa., will offer a program about the presidents from Andrew Johnson through Chester Arthur. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be presented by David James. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the program starts at 7. The discussion group is part of the society’s ongoing efforts to provide programming related to local history. The roundtable meets the third Tuesday of each month from September through May. For information, call 724-662-3490, email info@mchspa.org or visit www.mchspa.org.

Poland Historical Society will meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road, Poland, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Members of the society, Debbie Gilbert, Diane Baughman, Ginny Meloy, Carla Davanzo, Linda DeLost, Kitty Heineman and Regina Rees, will present a program at 7:30 in honor of Women’s History month. Dues are $10 per person for the calendar year. Send checks made payable to Poland Historical Society, P.O. Box 5052, Poland, OH 44514. Be sure to include name, address, phone number and email address. Dues also can be paid to Joanne Eiselstein, treasurer, at the meeting.

William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Kravitz Deli meeting room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty Township. Allan May, author, will share tales from the Mahoning Valley nightclub in his book, “Welcome to the Jungle Inn: The Story of the Mafia’s Most Infamous Gambling Den.” 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

Alzheimer Network Family Support Groups will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St. and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, 400 Hill Blvd., East Liverpool. Call 330-707-1313 to leave a reservation. Family members and caregivers are welcome to attend. All meetings are offered at no charge. For information, call 330-788-9755.

Grief Share program will be hosted by Church Hill United Methodist Church, 189 Churchill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown, 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, 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 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 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.

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

Survivors of Suicide, Columbiana County will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday and at 6 p.m. March 28 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 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 Multiple Myeloma Support Group at 6 p.m. Monday at Denny’s Restaurant on Belmont Avenue. 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.