SENIOR SIDELIGHTS


October 18, 2009 at 8:10a.m.

• The Adult Protective Service Department of Mahoning County is sponsoring a Senior Citizens forum from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the wheelchair-accessible auditorium of Mahoning County Department of Job and Family Services, 345 Oak Hill Ave. Admission is free. There will be MCDJFS programs, the Area Agency on Aging Passport program, blood pressure screenings, Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department Senior Services, informational tables, refreshments and door prizes. For more information call (330) 740-2600 ext. 8633.

• Howland SCOPE Center, 8273 High St. SE, Warren, has scheduled the following: Monday, pinochle at 9 a.m., art class at 10, yoga at 12:30 p.m., exercise class at 2, Computer Club at 7 p.m. and beginner line dancing at 6; Tuesday, lunch at 11:30 is $3 for members and $4 for nonmembers (make reservations at (330) 609-7806), bingo and Book Club at 12:30; Wednesday, Ohio Star Quilters at 9 a.m.; Bridge Club at 10, and beginner line dancing at 6 p.m.; Thursday, computer class at 9:30, needle arts at 10, line dancing at 3, and card night at 5:30; and Friday, line dancing at 11:30 a.m.

• Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has planned the following: Monday, Men’s and Women’s Needlecraft Club at 8:30; chair yoga class or Texas Hold’em at 10; and bridge and bowling at 1; Tuesday, oil painting at 10, computer class at 10 and noon, exercises at noon, Digital Club at 2; Wednesday, watercolor class, and Bible study at 10 a.m., and 500 cards at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Watch Our Weight and Woodcarvers at 9 a.m., exercises at noon, line dancing at 1 p.m., and beginner line dancing at 2; and Friday, board games at 1 p.m. Special events: Monday, Rachel’s Grove City Trip; Tuesday, New Middletown Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, Lake Milton trip to Spread Eagle from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday, Boardman Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Friday, Medicare/Osteo/Respiratory program with free lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AT&T and HEAP discount applications available. Call (330) 744-5071.