Sunday, July 10, 2005
Kinsman Presbyterian Church, 6383 Church St., will conduct an AARP Driver Safety Course from 1 to 5 p.m. July 26 and 28. Attendance is required at both sessions to complete the course. There is no AARP membership requirement. Cost for each participant is $10 and pre-registration is required. Call the church at (330) 876-4485.
SCOPE Howland Senior Center, 8273 High St. N.E., Warren, has scheduled a concert on the lawn Wednesday. The event is free and open to the public. A strawberry and ice cream social will be available at 6 p.m. inside the center, and the Cortland Community Band will perform from 7 to 8. Seniors Speak Out will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. A Youngstown State University facilitator will answer questions and talk about the upcoming election, and light refreshments will be served. Reservations are being accepted at the center for a bingo party to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 21. Lunch will be included in the $5 cost. A day trip to Canterberry Feast and Show in Erie, Pa., is planned for Aug. 30. The bus departs from Howland at 8:30 a.m., and the trip includes a tour of Presque Isle, the Maritime Museum, and the feast and show, which begins at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $67 with a $30 deposit. A trip to see "Sound of Music" at Carousel Dinner Theater is planned for Sept. 8 with a 10:30 a.m. departure. Cost is $60. For more information on trips, events, schedules, fees or reservations call the center, (330) 609-7806 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has scheduled the following: Monday, bridge at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, oil painting and computer classes at 10 a.m., blood pressure screening and computer class at noon, new writing class at 1 p.m. and digital class at 2; Wednesday, watercolor class at 10 a.m., outing to Kelly's Island at 10:30, blood pressure screening at 12:30 p.m. and 500 cards at 1; Thursday, Watch Our Weight Support Group and woodcarvers at 9 a.m., blood pressure screenings at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Diabetes Support Group picnic at 11, Financial Group and line dancing at 1 p.m. and Investment Club at 2; and Friday, Sebring picnic at 11 a.m. and crafts at 12:30 p.m. The center has applications for the SBC Lifeline Ohio telephone discount program for $12.38 a month to eligible applicants. Call the center at (330) 744-5071 for information.