SCOPE Howland Senior Center, 8273 High St. N.E., Warren, motorcoach trip to the Rainforest at the

SCOPE Howland Senior Center, 8273 High St. N.E., Warren, motorcoach trip to the Rainforest at the Cleveland Zoo on April 24 will leave at 8 a.m. and return at 7:30 p.m. There will be a brown-bag breakfast at departure, lunch at Hornblowers Barge and Grill, a guided tour of Cleveland and a tour of the botanical gardens. The cost is $65. For more information call (330) 609-7806.
Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has planned the following activities: Monday, income tax assistance by appointment from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., follies at 12:30 p.m. and bridge at 1; Tuesday, oil painting and exercises at 10 a.m., computer class at 10 a.m. and noon, chorus at 12:30 p.m. and Digital Club at 2; Wednesday, watercolor class at 10 a.m., computer class at 10 and noon, tai chi at noon, and 500 cards and yoga at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Watch Our Weight Support Group and woodcarvers at 9 a.m., Hugs and Stitches Sewing Club at 10, exercises at noon, square dancing at 1 p.m. and line dancing at 3; and Friday, income tax assistance by appointment from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Diabetes -- What You Need to Know" educational event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, and "Colon Cancer -- Stop It Before It Starts" program will be from 10 a.m. to noon April 24. For information or reservations for these two events, call the center at (330) 744-5071. The Lifeline Ohio discount is $12.39 a month for eligible applicants. H.E.A.P. applications are in.
Shepherd of the Valley, 301 W. Western Reserve Road, Poland, and Shepherd of the Valley, 1500 McKinley Ave., Niles, are inviting visually-impaired senior adults to attend a series of free monthly programs designed to present information about retinal diseases. "The T.A.S.K. of Living with Central Vision Loss" is the theme for the May 11 meeting. For additional information or directions, call Sheryle Snow in Poland, (330) 726-7110 Ext. 2318, or Jeri Wilson in Niles, (330) 544-0771, Ext. 2817.