SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

• Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St., Niles, has scheduled the following: Monday, bridge at 10 a.m.; Arthritis Foundation exercise program ($1) at 11 a.m., quilting and cards at 1 p.m., cards and lunch ($2) at 4, and TOPS at 5; Tuesday, breakfast ($2) at 9 a.m., square dancing ($3) at 9:30, luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ($3 members and $4 nonmembers), arthritis aerobic exercise class at 12:30 ($1), preregistration is required for the 500 tournament at 1, and pinochle and Wii bowling at 2:30; Wednesday, chair Yoga at 10 a.m.; luncheon ($3 members and $4 nonmembers) at 11:30 a.m., and bingo at 1; Thursday, line dancing at 9:30 a.m., lunch ($3 for members and $4 for others) at 11:30, pinochle and bridge at 1, and Wii bowling at 2:30; Friday, free art class at 10, arthritis exercise program ($1) at 11, sandwich/salad lunch ($2) at 11:30, Texas Hold’em and card games at 1 p.m. Call the center, (330) 544-3676.

Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has planned the following: Monday, center closed; Tuesday, oil painting at 10, computer class at 10 and noon, exercises at noon, Digital Club at 2; Wednesday, watercolor class, Tai Chi at noon, 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 include: Tuesday, New Middletown Fun Day at 10 a.m.; Wednesday, Lake Milton Field trip to Spread Eagle Tavern at 11 a.m.; Thursday, Boardman Fun Day at 10 a.m.; and Friday, Drake’s Landing and Whitehouse Fruit Farm outing at 11. Appointments are required for income tax return assistance Mondays and Fridays at the center, beginning Feb. 1. Also available will be social workers to help with senior issues free of charge. The. AT&T and HEAP discount applications are available. Call (330) 744-5071