SENIOR SIDELIGHTS


Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God, blood pressure screening and beginner computer class at 9, bingo and painting class at 10, beginner computer class at 10:30, senior spinning at 11 and advanced computer class, Austintown Trustee meeting and lunch at noon; Tuesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., understanding investments video class at 9, bingo and senior spinning class at 10, quilting class at 10:30, Zumba class at 11, chair yoga and lunch at noon and My Olde Car Club Show at 5; Wednesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God, introduction to genealogy video class and trip to Cleveland Zoo at 9, bingo at 10, Fountain of Youth fitness at 11, Drums Alive and pizza and pie party ($3) at noon and movie matinee at 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, active exercise at 8 a.m., wood carving and Greece and Turkey travelogue at 9, chair yoga and SOS at 9:30, intermediate crocheting class, knitting class and vets helping vets at 10, beginner crocheting class at 12:30 p.m., duck pin bowling at 1, conversational Spanish at 1:30 and dinner and bingo and monthly birthday party at 5; Friday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God and Medieval Europe travelogue at 9, bingo, discussion group and senior spinning at 10 and lunch and trivia at noon; and Saturday, hot rods and Harleys at 9 a.m. For information call 330-953-1416 or visit www.austintownseniorcenter.webs.com.

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. Aug. 6 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.

Trumbull County Senior Court AARP Driver’s Safety Program will offer a certified instructor to review driving skills and techniques and strategies for seniors to help them adjust to physical changes, which could affect driving abilities. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Classes will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 8 at Girard Multigenerational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., or from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 29 at Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center, 14 E. State St. Call for reservations at 330-675-2616. The program is co-sponsored by the Trumbull County Probate Court.