SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, active exercise and charity quilt quilting at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God at 9, bingo and painting class at 10, senior spinning at 11, lunch and advanced computer class at noon and crafting for gift cart at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., understanding investments video class at 9, bingo, senior spinning and Youngstown Women’s Connection at 10, quilting class at 10:30, line dancing at 11, chair yoga and lunch at noon and MV Olde Car Club show at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God and medical mysteries video class at 9, bingo at 10, Fountain of Youth fitness at 11, Drums Alive, Brookdale Living seminar and lunch at noon and Austintown medical van at 1 p.m.; Thursday, active exercise at 8 a.m., wood carving and ancient Italy travelogue at 9, chair yoga and SOS at 9:30, Senior Center staff meeting, knitting class and vets helping vets at 10, Keeping Fit as you Age at 10:30, crocheting class at noon, duck pin bowling at 1 p.m., conversational Spanish class at 1:30, and dinner and grocery bingo at 5; and Friday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God and Medieval Europe travelogue at 9, trip to Solon quilting, bingo and discussion group at 10 and senior spinning at 11. For information call 330-953-1416 or visit www.austintownseniorcenter.webs.com.

Gathering Place will take place at 11 a.m. Aug. 11 at Lord of Life Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield. The program will include lunch with an optional donation, meal planning for singles/couples, food demonstrations and games. This program is for all seniors to have an afternoon of fun and socializing. For information call Bernadette Beler at 330-533-6045 or the church at 330-533-3531.

Guardian Angels of Ohio, a volunteer guardianship program of Trumbull County Probate Court, is looking for new volunteers. The next monthly meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Perkins Family Restaurant, 1953 Niles-Cortland Road SE. Angels reach out in friendship to people who are elderly and alone in Trumbull County by providing trained, qualified volunteers to serve as advocates. Angels also are involved in planning special events for seniors, such as health fairs and Make a Difference Day projects. For information call 330-675-2521 or on the Web visit www.trumbullprobate.org.

Niles SCOPE Senior Center, 14 E. State St., will start a continuing series of laptop computer classes from 9 to 10 a.m. every Friday morning, starting Friday. Students must take laptop computers. The topic will be “Using The Control Panel”. The cost is $2 per class. Free time will be available from 10 to 11 a.m. for questions. The topic Aug. 15 will be “Internet”. For information call the center at 330-544-3676 to sign up or come the day of class. Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host a noninvasive and painless health screenings at the center on Saturday. Five screenings will be offered for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries, which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms, which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat, which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone-density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a wellness package, which includes four vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. To register and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, call 888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.

Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has planned the following: Monday, needlecraft at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and Drums Alive at 2:30; Tuesday, Brush, Knife and Needle Club at 10 a.m., beginner and intermediate bridge at noon and caregiver support group at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, computer classes at 9 and 11 a.m., watercolors class and bereavement support group at 10, tap class at noon and line dancing at 1:30 p.m.; Thursday, woodcarvers at 9 a.m., exercise at noon, watch our weight and 500 card club at 1 p.m. and Texas Hold’em and range of motion at Tod’s Crossing at 2; and Friday, Wii bowling at 10 a.m., potluck (take a covered dish) senior lunch bunch at 11:30, card and board games at noon, movie matinee at 1 p.m. and cornhole at 2. Call 330-744-5071 for reservations for all programs and events.

Trumbull County Senior Court AARP Driver’s Safety Program offers a certified instructor to provide a review of driving skills and techniques as well as strategies to help seniors adjust to physical changes that may affect their driving ability. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Class will be held at the St. Joseph Health Center at the Eastwood Mall from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 11. Call for reservations at 330-675-2616 or 330-652-7542. Co-sponsor is the Trumbull County Probate Court.