SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God at 9, monthly membership meeting at 9:30, bingo at 10, painting class at 10:15, beginner computer class at 10:30, senior spinning at 11, OSHIP social worker and Advisory Council meeting at 11:30 and advanced computer class and bag lunch at noon; Tuesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., Myths about Nutrition class at 9, bingo at 10, Drums Alive at 11, quilting class at 11:30, chair yoga, bag lunch and conversational Spanish at noon, AARP Notables at 1 p.m., paint and taste at 6 and 20-20 radio club meeting at 7; Wednesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God at 9, bingo at 10, tai chi and pizza party ($3) at noon, movie matinee, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” at 12:30 p.m. and ballroom dancing at 1; Thursday, active exercise at 8 a.m., wood carving and Greece and Turkey class at 9, chair yoga at 9:15, SOS at 9:30, vets helping vets and intermediate crocheting at 10 and lunch with grocery bingo at noon; and Friday, active exercise at 8 a.m., comparative religion at 9, bingo and discussion group at 10, senior spinning at noon and valentine party and lunch at 12:30 p.m. For information call 330-953-1416 or visit www.austintownseniorcenter.webs.com.

Girard Multi-generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., has planned the following: Monday, stretch class at 9:30 a.m. and knitting and crocheting at 10; Tuesday, AARP Tax Help from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (first come, first served through April 15), exercise with Jude at 9:30 and yoga at 10:30 ($5 for members/$7 for nonmembers); Wednesday, stretch class at 9:30 a.m., health screenings from 10 a.m. to noon and Pilates at 10:30; Thursday, AARP Tax Help (see Tuesday for details), exercise with Jude at 9:30 a.m. and yoga at 10:30; Friday, stretch class at 9:30 a.m. and tai chi at noon. Monday through Friday: coffee bar from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; fitness rooms from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday and from 8:30 to 6 Tuesday through Thursday; computer cafe, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday and 8:30 to 6 Tuesday through Thursday; adult basketball and cornhole 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wii gaming system, air hockey and pingpong are also available. Computer assistance and assistance with HEAP applications available Monday through Friday by appointment only. Meal program/Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs is Monday-Friday at 2:30 p.m. Call 330-675-2486 for more info. For information regarding membership and any of the services offered at the center, call 330-545-6596.

Lordstown S.C.O.P.E. Center, 1776 Salt Springs Road, will offer a tax return service on Mondays through April 14. This free service is open to all Trumbull County residents who do not own a business or rental property. All individuals and/or couples must have an appointment to have their tax forms completed. Call 330-394-5227 for an appointment. Take the following items for each individual listed on the tax form: last year’s tax information, photo ID cards and Social Security cards.

Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center, 14 E. State St., will offer free income tax preparation through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. Services are free to taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those 60 and older. Appointments are available beginning at 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Friday through April 11. For an appointment call the center at 330-544-3676. There will be a free lunch-and-learn program on Feb. 20. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation “Estate Plan Check Up” at noon. There is no age or residency requirement. Registration is required by calling the center at 330-544-3676.

Senior Independence Senior Center of Mahoning County, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, has planned the following: Monday, income tax filing at 9 a.m., needlecraft at 10, bridge at 1 p.m. and Drums Alive at 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday, arts and crafts at 10 a.m., McKinley Memorial Museum and Fifth Season Restaurant at 10:30 and beginner and intermediate bridge at noon; Wednesday, watercolors at 10 a.m., tap class at noon, 500 card club at 1 p.m. and Valentine’s Day dance party and line-dancing at 1:30; Thursday, Watch Our Weight and woodcarvers at 9 a.m., diabetic support group at 10, computer classes at 10 and noon, exercise at noon and Texas Hold’em and advanced computer at 2 p.m.; and Friday, income tax filing at 9 a.m., Wii bowling at 10, card and board games at noon, movie matinee at 1 p.m. and cornhole at 2. Call for reservations for all programs and events at 330-744-5071.