SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, blood pressure checks and bingo at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, free Balance Class at 9:30 a.m., Zumba at 10:15 and bingo at noon; Wednesday, Mountaineer trip leaves at 9 a.m., bingo at 10 a.m. and tai chi at noon; Thursday, trip to Middlefield Shops, restaurant and Packard Museum leaves at 9 a.m., yoga at 9:30, Senior Shape-up, poker and euchre at 10:30, and bingo and Home Instead at noon; Friday, bingo at 10 a.m. and Senior Focus at 12:30 p.m. Lunch is available at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Registration is required by 11 a.m. each day. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information call 330-953-1416.

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 a.m., OSU nutrition class at 11 and bridge at 1 p.m.; 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., tap class at noon and tai chi and 500 cards at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Watch Our Weight and Woodcarvers at 9 a.m., line dancing at 1 p.m. and beginner line dancing at 2; and Friday, Park Vista bingo and dessert from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., board games and parties. Call 330-744-5071 for free applications for HEAP, AT&T, Medicare and discount prescription program applications. The following Fun Day events begin at 10 a.m.: Austintown on Wednesday, Boardman on Thursday, and community on Feb. 28. Trained AARP tax experts will offer free income-tax assistance at the center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Monday and Friday. Take last year’s tax return, all 2010 papers, and all parties involved, as returns will be filed electronically. Appointments are required and will be accepted at 330-744-5071.