SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Champion S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center, 445 Mahoning Ave., Champion, has planned the following: Monday, breakfast and speaker, Keri Hodge from Trumbull County Senior Court, at 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, lunch at 11:15 a.m. for $3 and exercise and arthritic classes with instructor ($2) at noon; Wednesday, cards at 9:30 a.m. and bingo (25 cents per card) and games at 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, lunch ($3) at 11:15 a.m. and exercise and arthritic class with instructor ($2) at noon; Friday, tai chi at 10 a.m., lunch ($5) at 11:15 and crafts and painting at noon.

Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., has planned the following: Monday, morning stretch class at 9:30 a.m. and knitting and crocheting at 10; Tuesday, exercise with Jude at 9:30 a.m., AARP tax help from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., yoga ($3 for members, $5 for nonmembers) at 10:15 and nutrition/healthy living at 10:30; Wednesday, morning stretch class at 9:30 a.m., health screenings at 10 and yoga from 3 to 4 p.m.; Thursday, exercise with Jude at 9:30 a.m., AARP tax help from 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. and yoga from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.; and Friday, morning stretch class at 9:30 a.m. and tai chi at noon. Monday-Friday: coffee bar from 8:30 to 11 a.m., fitness rooms and computer cafe from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and adult basketball and cornhole from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wii gaming system, air hockey and pingpong also are available. Assistance with HEAP applications is available by appointment only. Meal program is Monday-Friday at 2:30 p.m. For information or reservations call 330-545-6596.

Guardian Angels of Ohio, a volunteer program of the Trumbull County Probate Court, is looking for new volunteers. Volunteers receive training to become advocates who reach out as friends to seniors who may need a phone call, a visit in a nursing home or a visit at home. They also plan special events such as health fairs and Make a Difference Day projects. The next meeting is 5:30 p.m. March 6 at Perkins Family Restaurant, 1953 Niles-Cortland Road SE (state Route 46). For information contact 330-675-2521 or visit www.trumbullprobate.org.

Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center, 14 E. State St., will have a wreath-making project from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 7. All materials will be provided. Participants may take personal items to decorate wreaths. Cost is $6 and includes lunch. Register by calling the center at 330-544-3676 or stop in.

Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., has planned the following: Monday, needlecraft at 8:30 a.m., income tax filing at 9, bridge and community fun day at Boardman Park at 10 and movie matinee at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, life-line screenings at 9 a.m., arts and crafts at 10, computer class at 10 and noon, beginner bridge at noon and digital computer at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Austintown fun day at Wickliffe Presbyterian Church and watercolors at 10 a.m., tap dancing class at noon, 500 card club at 1 p.m. and line dancing at 1:30; Thursday, Watch Our Weight and wood carvers at 9 a.m., Boardman fun day at Boardman Park at 10, exercise at noon and Texas Hold’em at 2 p.m.; and Friday, income tax filing at 9 a.m., Wii leagues at 10, cards at noon, movie matinee at 1 p.m. and corn hole at 2. There will be a trip to Tunica/Memphis April 21 through 27. Cost is $480 for members and $500 for nonmembers. Payment in full is due April 13. Call in advance to make reservations for all classes and events at 330-744-5071.

Warren S.C.O.P.E. Center, 220 W. Market St., invites all Trumbull County seniors to a breakfast Tuesday featuring Trumbull County Coroner Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, who will provide a slide show presentation on the coroner’s office. The breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m., and cost is $2 per person. Call for reservations no later than Monday to 330-399-8846.