SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Fun Day, sponsored by the Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, Camelot Arms and Meridian Arms Living Center, will now take place at the handicap accessible Wickliffe Presbyterian Church on Idlewood Road, off Raccoon Road. The fun day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month, providing area seniors an opportunity to hear speakers discuss health and wellness, have blood pressures screened, exercise, learn crafts, play bingo and enjoy a lunch. The cost for the entire afternoon is $1. Reservations should be called to (330) 744-5071.

SCOPE Howland Senior Center, 8273 High St. N.E., Warren, has scheduled the following: Monday, pinochle club at 9 a.m., art class and bridge club at 10, yoga at 12:30 p.m., bird ecology at 1, tap class at 2:30 and computer club at 7; Tuesday, cards at 10 a.m. and book club and bingo at 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Ohio Star Quilters at 9 a.m. and cards at 10; Thursday, computer class for SCOPE members at 9:30 a.m., needle arts at 10, digital camera at 11:30, line dancing at 3 p.m. and cards at 6; and Friday, line dancing at 11:30 a.m.

Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has planned the following activities: Monday, center is closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Tuesday, oil painting at 10 a.m., computer class at 10 and noon, and digital club at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, watercolor class at 10 a.m., computer at 10 and noon, tai chi at noon and 500 cards at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Watch Our Weight and Woodcarvers at 9 a.m., exercise at noon, line dancing at 1 p.m. and beginner line dancing at 2; and Friday, Texas Hold’em at 1 p.m. Fun days are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as follows: Tuesday, New Middletown; Wednesday, Lake Milton; Thursday, Boardman; and Friday, Sebring. The center has applications for the SBC telephone discount program of $12.38 per month for eligible applicants. Call the center at (330) 744-5071 for more information.