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 checks, quilting for charity quilt, Law and the Constitution video class and senior spinning at 9, bingo, painting class and beginner computer class at 10, advanced computer class, lunch and Austintown Trustee meeting at noon and crafting for cart at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., understanding investments video class at 9, bingo at 10, quilting class at 10:30, trip to lunch and a movie at 11:30, lunch and chair yoga at noon, AARP Notables at 1 p.m. and MV Olde Car Club show at 5; Wednesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God and medical myths video class at 9, senior spinning and bingo at 10, Fountain of Youth fitness and intermediate computer class at 11, pizza party at noon, movie matinee at 12:30 p.m. and Disabled American Veterans meeting at 6; Thursday, active exercise at 8 a.m., wood carving and ancient cities travelogue at 9, chair yoga and SOS at 9:30, vets helping vets at 10, keeping fit video class at 10:30, knitting class at 11, crocheting and intermediate computer class at noon, duck pin bowling at 1 p.m., conversational Spanish class at 1:30 and monthly birthday party and dinner and bingo at 5; Friday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God, American History Skeptics video class and trip to Falling Waters at 9, bingo, discussion group and senior spinning class at 10 and Drums Alive at 11. For information call 330-953-1416 or visit www.austintownseniorcenter.webs.com.

First Presbyterian Church of Girard, 890 Church Hill Road, will feature a free series to help answer questions on issues relating to aging and end of life. Featured speakers for Sept. 28 are Jamie Mash Ervin from Park Vista Retirement Community on retirement living options and Dorothy Barto, director of the Alzheimer Network. These sessions will be featured from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoons beginning Sept. 28. For reservations or information contact Pastor Debby Dockstader at 330-505-1192 or drdockstader@sbcglobal.net.

First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, 201 Wick Ave., will host a panel discussion for seniors with answers to issues and concerns facing older adults. It will take place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 on the topic “Live for Today, Plan for Tomorrow.” Informational material will be available. Reservations are required by calling Tridia Hospice at 330-442-0917 or email DGarthwaite@tridiahospice.com by Oct. 10. The panel will comprise the Rev. Carolyn Griffeth, First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown; Debbie Gooden, Tridia Hospice; attorney Jeff Heintz, Manchester Newman and Bennett; Bill Forsberg, Lane Family Funeral Homes; Greg Davis, Patriot Home Health Care; Doug Doyle, Area Agency on Aging; Jamie Ervin, Park Vista Retirement Community; and Bob Stroughn, Aging in the Comfort of Home.

Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., will be celebrating Active Aging with the following activities: Monday, chair massages from 9 to 11 a.m., sign-up required by calling 330-545-6596; Tuesday, a representative from Care Tenders will discuss fall prevention at 9 a.m.; Wednesday, Aging Trivia game seminar with Park Vista at 9 a.m.; Thursday, picture collage (take your favorite pictures to share) at 9 a.m.; and Friday, stretch class and celebration at 9 a.m. The center also is offering a free service on Medicare sponsored by the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIP) at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7. There will be a presentation to learn ways to stay informed with Medicare. It will explain recent changes to Medicare and offer tips on how to enroll for 2015 coverage in a Medicare Part D and/or Medicare health plan. Counseling by appointment only to enroll in a plan will be available Dec. 2 beginning at 9 a.m. Take your Medicare card and a list of prescription drugs to compare plans for 2015 to see if you qualify to save on your prescription drug costs. For an appointment call 330-545-6596.

Guardian Angels of Ohio, a volunteer guardianship program of Trumbull County Probate Court, is looking for new volunteers. Angel volunteers receive training to become advocates who reach out as friends to seniors who may need a friendly phone call, a visit in a nursing home, or a visit at home. Angels also are involved in planning special events for seniors such as health fairs and Make a Difference Day projects. The next meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Perkins Family Restaurant, 1953 Niles- Cortland Road SE. For information call 330-675-2521 or visit www.trumbullprobate.org.

Niles S.C.O.P.E. Senior Center, 14 E. State St., will offer a free lunch and learn program about senior scams on Friday. The luncheon will begin at 11:45 a.m. and the presentation will follow. Membership is not required for this event. Call the center at 330-544-3676 to register. The center also will host Mary Leep-Pichart from Ohio Senior Health Insurance Program in Columbus to answer questions about Medicare from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 30. She will answer questions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. with Debbie Zador, Medicare specialist from S.C.O.P.E. of Trumbull County. A free lunch will be provided at 11:30, and a short talk and time for more questions will follow. Registration is necessary for the lunch; call the center.

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. Classes will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Cortland S.C.O.P.E., 125 N. Bank St.; and from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 at St. Joe’s at Eastwood Mall in Niles. Call for reservations at 330-675-2616. Co-sponsor is the Trumbull County Probate Court.