GriefShare support group

Everyone’s Welcome Church, 2 E. Main St., Salineville, will host Griefshare, a weekly grief support group, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays May 7 through July 30. Register at griefshare.org/findagroup. For information contact Ted Ludwig at tedludwig26@gmail.com or 330-303-9209.

WLC Club

The WLC Club met on April 21 at the Living Well Church, with leader Mary Jarvis opening the meeting with the pledge and Connie Hissam leading group in prayer. Jarvis took roll call.

Gladys Buzzard was the best loser and she also wore the officers ribbon. Buzzard also had three weeks in a row weight loss. Nancy Hart won the dimes and Barb Tranter won the 50/50 drawing. The nono was potato chips.

Diane Carnegie won the caterpillar award and also the chart drawing. Donna Lee gave the treasurer’s report and Brenda Young read the minutes. Both were approved as read.

Tranter read a funny and then Jarvis closed the meeting wishing all a good week.

Choose To Lose

Choose To Lose Group met at Boyce Church on April 28 with leader Penny Perorazio presiding.

The meeting opened up with the pledge of allegiance followed by the CTLG roll call.

Pam Fouse gave the secretary report and Cassie Stephens gave the treasurer’s report. Both were approved as read.

Dottie Seevers was the CTLG biggest loser. Seevers also had 10 weight loss slips. Tammy Heddelston was the runner up.

Perorazio won the food journals, Stephens won the dimes that were held over and also Share The Blessing.

The no no’s are chocolate and bread.

Wanda Price was weight recorder; and Carolyn Hager, Pat Heacock, Seevers, Heddelston, Stephens and Fouse got to Put A Pig In The Pen.

Winners of the No Fibbing Contest are Stephens, Price, Jean Ferrebee, Hager and Fouse. New numbers were drawn for the following week #7.

Heddelston was the monthly biggest loser.

Perorazio shared information on four best and four worst fruits.

Perorazio closed the meeting with prayer requests followed by the Lord’s prayer. New and former members are always welcome. For information call 330-383-8217.

Tops 1341

Tops 1341 met at the Glenmoor Presbyterian church on Monday, April 27, with Mary Gailey, facilitator, presiding. Marlene Reynolds was best loser and Cheryl Myers was runner up. They chose ice cream and cookies as the junk food for the upcoming week.

The drawing winners were 50/50, Cassie Ensinger; food chart, Dorothy Garn; weight loss, Darla Varney; junk food, Gailey; and jackpot, Reynolds.

Cindy Hays returned from vacation without a gain. Garn was in the attendance record for 16 weeks, and Gailey held the travel box for week two.

The agenda discussion included timelines for elections, member meeting responsibilities list, contest rules, and bylaw revisions, as well as the summer fellowship luncheon. Garn read the Tops rules for election affirmation. Questions were answered regarding rules for Tops division winners. Kerry Schneider, Tops Advocate, will attend the May 4 meeting.

The meeting opened with pledges and closed with prayer concerns and the Lord’s Prayer.

Anyone wanting to inquire about Tops Organization or the local meeting, may contact 330-424-5027.

WB Lady Ruritans

NORTH GEORGETOWN – The West Branch Area Ladies Ruritan Club held its monthly meeting April 20 at the North Georgetown Church of the Brethren.

Carrie Pennington, administrator of Sophia Women’s Center in Salem, served as guest speaker. The center is a non-profit professional clinic providing confidential, professional, non-judgmental services to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Their mission is to be the first step for those women by addressing their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs and by equipping them to make healthy, life-affirming decisions. Pennington discussed the expansions happening at the center and their goals for the future.

President Robin Mayer called the meeting to order and all members stood for the pledge of allegiance and singing of “God Bless America.” Viola Blanchard gave the devotion centered around Psalms 119 with a mother teaching her daughter to cross stitch a picture using the Psalm verse.

Secretary Joann Pinkerton read the March meeting minutes. Treasurer Jean Zion gave the treasurer’s report. There were no corrections or additions and both stood approved as read.

The club received thank-you notes from the West Branch third-grade students for the books presented to them last fall. These books are purchased annually by collecting funds from the Knox, Damascus, Goshen and Beloit Ruritan clubs. The thank-you notes will be passed around to those clubs for viewing.

Club members brought donations for the Alliance Pregnancy Center and they were displayed on a table. A photo was taken for submission to the Ruritan National magazine.

Bake sale dates were set for Saturdays May 23, July 4, and Sept. 5 at Timashamie Family Campground from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the social hall.

The regular meeting was adjourned. Club members enjoyed chicken and ham salad sandwiches, chips, grapes, and cookies provided by Shirley Logsdon. Pennington brought cheese and crackers.

The club will hold its May meeting on Monday, May 18.