SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God, video class: Law and the Constitution, and senior spinning at 9, Piloxing, bingo, painting, quilting and beginner computer class at 10, lunch and advanced computer class at noon and calligraphy class at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., video class: Ancient Technology at 9, trip to Akron for discount shopping at 9:30, bingo and quilting at 10, line dancing at 10:30, chair yoga and Windows computer class at 11:30, lunch at noon, video class: Meditation at 12:30 p.m. and AARP choir class at 1; Wednesday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God and blood pressure checks at 9, bingo, quilting and BP Express at 10, senior spinning at 10:30, Zumba and advanced computer class at 11, discussion group at noon, and TOPS at 1 p.m.; Thursday, active exercise at 8 a.m., wood carving and travelogue on ancient cities at 9, S.O.S. at 9:30, chair yoga, senior center staff meeting, vets helping vets, quilting and crocheting at 10, video class on natural healing at 10:30, knitting at 11, and lunch and grocery bingo at noon; and Friday, active exercise at 8 a.m., 30 minutes with God and video class on Skeptics American history at 9, bingo and senior spinning at 10, and chair burlesque at 11. For information call 330-953-1416 or visit www.austintownseniorcenter.webs.com.

Guardian Angels of Ohio, a volunteer program of the 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 begin at 5 p.m. April 7 at Perkins Family Restaurant, 1953 Niles Cortland Road SE (State Route 46). For information call 330-675-2521 or go to www.trumbullprobate.org.

Lighting the Way is a series of sessions on aging. It’s a free program to help seniors and their families cope with the many decisions that come with advanced age. The first session, Accessing Community Resources on Aging, will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. April 18 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2860 E. Market St., Warren. Lisa Solley of the Area Agency on Aging will lead the session and give information about PASSPORT, what it is and how it can help you with what you need. She will explain what every family needs to know about programs and services that are available. Afterward, representatives will discuss assessing needs for health care services, provision of meals at home, local senior centers, Veterans Affairs and moving to assisted living or long-term care. Light refreshments will be provided by area nursing care facilities. The series continues monthly through August at various locations. For information and/or to register for the April session, call the Rev. Tom Eisweirth, Blessed Sacrament Church, Warren, at 330-372-2215; the Rev. Ann Marie Winters, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Warren, at 330-394-5741; or the Rev. Bill Leitch, Living Lord Lutheran Church, Warren, at 330-856-5302.

Niles SCOPE Senior Center is offering three motor coach trips. The first is to Mountaineer Casino on April 7 for a cost of $22. The casino is offering $25 in free play and discounting the buffet to $5. The bus will leave at 8 a.m. from Niles and return at about 4:30 p.m. For information call the center at 330-544-3676 or stop in the center. Payment must be made to reserve a seat. The second trip is May 5, 6 and 7 to Holland, Mich., to visit tulip gardens, Dutch Village, DeKlomp Wooden Shoe and Delft factory, Windmill Gardens and DeZwaan Windmill and reserved seats at the Volksparade. The cost of $357 per person based on double occupancy covers two nights’ lodging, two breakfasts, two dinners and luggage handling, taxes and gratuities. The deadline to register is Wednesday. The third event is a one-day trip, “It’s Wine O’Clock in Cleveland” with Anderson Tours and a pick-up in Niles. The tour will leave at about 9 a.m. May 27 and travel to Cleveland to board the Nautica Queen for the “Memory Lane Big Band Era Cruise and Lunch Buffet.” After the cruise the group will visit three wineries. The bus will return to Niles at about 8 p.m. The cost is $104. The deadline to sign up is April 8. For information call the center at 330-544-3676 or stop in at 14 E. State St.