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SENIOR PRODUCTION: The Trumbull Senior Production Company will stage its 12th annual show, "Another Openin', Another Show, Part II" at 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at SCOPE Warren Center, 375 North Park Ave., Warren (formerly YWCA).
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door or at any SCOPE location. No reservations required.
RETIREES TO MEET: A luncheon meeting of the TMH Retirees will be held 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Buena Vista Cafe in Warren. All TMH Retirees and former employees are welcome. RSVP to Melissa Grabowski, 234-806-3062.
Those planning on attending the Christmas party on Dec. 1 need to RSVP Katie Savu at 330-856-7112 by Nov. 19.
PERI MEET INFORMATIVE: Members of the Public Employee Retirees Chapter 18 were updated on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset status during its last meeting. A significant step was taken on the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 with the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee moving the legislation to the full House of Representatives.
OPERS members are asked to contact Nancy Pelosi at 202-225-4965 to get resolution on the floor for a vote by the House of Representatives to be repealed.
Chapter President Walter Duzzny said, "To insure that PERI is here to protect pensions and health care for current and future OPERS retirees, now is the time to join local Chapter 18 by contacting Marilyn at 330-565-6913."
NUTRITION SITES AVAILABLE: The Trumbull County Nutrition Program for the Elderly, provided by the Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs, operates seven sites. Meals are delivered to county residents 60 and older who are homebound, unable to cook for themselves and not living with someone who can cook for them. Client donations are accepted. Call 330-675-2486. Reservations must be made by 2 p.m. two working days in advance.
Cortland SCOPE, 153 Grove Drive, noon Monday through Friday. Call 330-637-3010.
Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 330-545-5350.
Hubbard Senior Center, 220 W. Liberty St., 1:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 330-534-3812, Ext. 2200.
Johnston Senior Center, 5922 Warren Road, noon Monday through Friday. Call 330-924-0412.
Newton Falls Senior Center, 612 Broad St., Newton Falls, noon Monday through Friday. Call 330-306-9577.
Warren SCOPE, 375 N. Park Ave., 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Call 330-399-8846.
The menu is:
TODAY:Crab cake with tartar sauce, baked beans, peas, dinner roll, applesauce, cookie;
MONDAY: Pot roast and onion gravy, buttered noodles, diced carrots, wheat bread, fresh fruit, ice cream;
TUESDAY: Lemon pepper fish, whipped sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes, dinner roll, pineapple, vanilla wafer;
WEDNESDAY: Barbecue meatballs, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, hot dog bun, mixed fruit, angel food cake;
THURSDAY: Creamy chicken and veggies, dumplings, cinnamon apples, biscuits, salad and sherbet;
NOV. 11: Breaded fish sandwich, potato wedges, fresh fruit American cheese, and mini muffin.
FARMINGTON SENIOR CENTER: 150 College St., Farmington, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Call 330-889-2733. Lunches are $4 for ages 60 and older and $5 for younger than 60. Served 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Lunch menu is posted on the center's Facebook page. For more information on programs and activities or to rent the center, call 330-889-2733.
No lunches Election Day, Nov. 8;
Monday morning breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon Mondays;
First Monday of the month, free blood pressure checks, 8:30 a.m.;
Amish Ladies Day is 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month;
Chair yoga with Vera, 10 a.m. Wednesdays;
TOPS meetings, 5:30 p.m. weigh-in; meeting to follow Wednesdays;
Foot care, 1 to 4 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of every other month. Call for appointment. $25;
Chair massage, 9 to 11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Call for appointment. $15 for 15 minutes;
Book Worms, 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month;
Medical clinics, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., second and fourth Mondays of the month. Insurances will be honored or cash or check;
Paint 'n Sip, project monthly. Check the FaceBook page. Reservations required. $25 to $30.
Health program, noon, Dec. 6, immunizations given by University Hospitals.
JOHNSTON CENTER: The Johnston Senior Center, 5922 state Route 5 in Johnston, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. To reserve a lunch, call two business days in advance 330-924-0412 or 330-675-2486. For a complete listing or more information, visit the Facebook age or call the center at 330-924-0412.
Mondays -- Yoga exercise from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Blood pressure checks all day;
Tuesdays -- Chair massages, 10 a.m. to noon (sign up in advance); pizza at noon. Also, mahjong, Wii bowling, blood pressure checks, coloring for relaxation, crafts and Bible study;
Wednesdays -- Woodburning, 9:30 a.m. to noon; woodcarving and gourd art, 10 to 11 a.m.; needlecraft, 11 a.m. to noon; lunch, noon; tatting, 1 to 3 p.m.;
Thursdays -- Needlecraft, 10 to 11 a.m.; metal detecting, 11 a.m. to noon; blood pressure checks, cards and bingo, 1 to 3 p.m.;
Fridays -- Line dancing, 9:30 to 11 a.m.; needlecraft, 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch, noon; bingo party, 1 to 3 p.m.;
Daily -- Free coffee, newspapers, blood pressure checks and puzzles.
GRANDS GROUP: GRANDS -- Grandparents Raising And Nurturing grand Daughters and Sons -- is a support group for grandparents or caregivers raising a child other than their own. The support group is led by Bonnie Wilson, director of the Family and Children First Council of Trumbull County. GRANDS meets 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, at North-Mar Church, 3855 E. Market St. Babysitting available by calling the church ahead of that night.
For more information, call the church at 330-856-3496 or email Bwilson@trumbullmhrb.org.
WARREN SCOPE OFFERS PROGRAMS: The Warren SCOPE Center, 375 N. Park Ave., offers an indoor walking fitness area 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. SCOPE provides an incentive of gift cards for seniors who walk 50 miles.
The Center offers a SilverSneakers FLEX fitness session 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The SilverSneakers FLEX stretch class is offered at noon on Tuesdays.
Senior citizens who are Medicare-eligible can take classes for free. Non-SilverSneakers members pay $2 per class. For more information or to register for classes or lunch, call 330-399-8846.
SCOPE CENTERS ACTIVITIES: Trumbull County senior citizens can attend any of the programs at any SCOPE center. Call 330-399-8846 for more information.
Cards and board games, including mahjong, and indoor cardio walking are available at all of the SCOPE centers. SCOPE also hosts tai chi, tap dancing, quilting, crocheting, ballroom dancing, nutrition and computer classes. Hot lunches are served at all senior citizen centers by calling the center you plan to attend three days in advance. Meals are free but a $3 donation is requested from participants 60 and older. Those younger than 60 pay $5.50 per meal.
Book clubs and Bible studies are held at the Niles and Warren Centers. Bingo is ongoing at Newton Falls on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Howland on Tuesdays, Niles on Wednesdays and the Warren Center on Thursdays. Chair yoga classes at Cortland, Howland, Niles and Warren, as well as line dancing at Niles, Newton Falls and Warren continue to be offered.
SilverSneakers FLEX with Roe is on site at the Newton Falls Senior Center on Mondays and Wednesdays, and at the Niles Center on Fridays at 10:30 a.m., as well as new sessions at the Warren Center on Tuesdays with strength class at 10:30 a.m. and a stretch class at noon with a break in between for lunch.
Howland SCOPE hosts the Dulcimer Society concerts on the second and fourth Fridays. Ukulele classes with Rich Wyant are 8 a.m. Thursdays at the Niles Center. Howland also features bocce on Tuesdays. The SCOPE choir has restarted at 1 p.m. Fridays at Niles.
Centers are the Warren Area Senior Citizen Center, 375 N. Park Ave., Warren; The Niles Senior Center, across from the police station; the John Emanuel Howland Senior Center, behind the township building; the Cortland senior center is in the fellowship hall at Cortland Christian Church; and the Newton Falls Senior Center is inside City Hall on West Broad Street.
SCOPE Senior Services continues to provide individual assistance with Social Security, prescriptions, Medicare and Medicaid. Contact Marge Haley at 330-399-8846 for details and appointments.
To receive a copy of activities schedule, call 330-399-8846.
FOOD DELIVERY: Direction Home of Eastern Ohio is partnering with various agencies for Families First Coronavirus Response Act funding for no-contact food deliveries to seniors 60 and older:
Trumbull -- Trumbull Office of Elderly Affairs, 330-675-2486;
Mahoning and Columbiana -- Easter Seals, 330-884-2513, or Jewish Family Services, 330-746-7929;
Ashtabula -- Ashtabula County Community Action, 440-998-3244, Ext. 334.
FALLS CENTER OFFERS LUNCH: Newton Falls SCOPE, 612 W. Broad St., serves hot lunches to senior citizens. Call the center two days in advance at 330-306-9577. Meals are free but participants are asked to provide a donation.
The center is open for a wide variety of activities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Masking and social distancing rules are followed.
911 SPECIAL NEEDS REGISTRY: To be placed on the Trumbull County 911 Special Needs Registry Program to alert first responders in case of emergency, fill out forms at the Trumbull County Commissioners Office, the Trumbull County Recorder's Office, all Trumbull County SCOPE centers or on the county 911 website at www.trumbull911.co.trumbull.oh.us under the "Special Needs" tab.
For information, contact Mauro DiVieste, special needs coordinator, at erdivies@co.trumbull.oh.us, or at 330-675-7966.
CARD PLAYERS NEEDED: SCOPE's Warren Area Senior Center, 375 N. Park Ave., is looking for Trumbull County seniors interested in playing bridge on Tuesday mornings. Players of all levels are welcome.
A knitting / crocheting group is also being organized at the center. Beginners are welcome as free lessons will be available. Call 330-399-8846 for more information.
HUBBARD SENIORS: The Hubbard seniors are looking for more card players to join their group. All are welcome. The group meets 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at the community room at the rear of City Hall on West Liberty Street. Lunch is available at cost.
SSAG NEEDS VOLUNTEERS: The Senior Support Action Group, a nonprofit program that provides services to homebound seniors 55 and older in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties, is seeking both clients and volunteers.
The program provides monthly food box deliveries, phone pals and transportation to medical appointments.
For more information, contact Paige Fortner, Senior Support Action Group Program manager, at 330-424-7877, Ext. 2, or pfortner@fcsserves.org.
AMERICORPS SENIORS: Americorps Seniors needs volunteers. Anyone 55 or older who wants to mentor or tutor kids should contact Fran at fcomstock@fcsohio.org or call her at 330-399-8846, Ext. 204. A nontaxable stipend is available.
JOBS AVAILABLE: SCOPE Senior Service Centers are host job sites for the Vantage Aging Senior Community Service Employment Program. Participants work part time and earn the current minimum wage.
Participants must be 55 or older, unemployed and looking for a job. Participants can be assigned to nonprofit community-based or government agencies.
For an application, call Vantage Aging at 330-782-0978 or SCOPE Senior Services at 330-399-8846.
LONELY? CALL SCOPE: SCOPE Senior Centers have partnered with hChoices to provide the We Thrive Together Program with services to area seniors who are lonely. The centers offer free programming and use technology so they are able to participate at home as well as at senior centers.
Contact Alyssa Covert at alyssa@wethrivetogether.org, call 330-727-9452 or visit wethrivetogether.org.
CHAIR VOLLEYBALL: SCOPE Senior Services will start an indoor chair volleyball league this fall at the Warren Senior Citizen Center, 375 N. Park Ave. If interested, call the center at 330-399-8846 or email Marge at mhaley@fcsohio.org.
FOWLER-VIENNA SENIOR CITIZENS: The group meets 9:30 a.m. or later Thursdays at the Fowler Community Center to play cards, dominoes and euchre. The center is for those 55 and older. For information, call Charles Williams at 330-609-0318.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM: Direction Home of Eastern Ohio is looking for volunteers to join the Ombudsman Program to advocate for excellence for those living in long-term care facilities.
Ombudsman help ensure that residents of long-term care facilities receive quality care and treatment. Volunteers will make phone calls and virtual visits to residents.
The training to become a certified volunteer will be provided virtually. Call 330-505-2338 for more information.
SENIOR VOLUNTEERS: The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of the Mahoning Valley is looking for volunteers. For information, contact Leah at 330-480-0352, Ext. 3.
RSVP is a national service program for individuals 55 and older who want to volunteer in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. These volunteers will also assist with community events.
THE GIRARD MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 433 Trumbull Ave., Girard, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Offered are stretching classes, a coffee and snack bar, puzzles, mind games, computer cafe, newspapers and fitness center. Yoga / Pilates is offered -- call for class times. For more information and lunch reservations (two days ahead), call 330-675-2486.
∫ A tai chi class is offered noon to 1 p.m. Fridays for $5 per person;
∫ Nutrition Meal Program, 1:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, from Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs. Reservations must be made at least two days in advance.
SENIOR RIDES: Applications to use the senior rides services are available by calling Diane Siskowic-Jurkovic, Trumbull County senior levy administrator, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 330-675-7846, by emailing her at SLJurkov@co.trumbull.oh.us, or online at http://seniorlevyser vice.co.trumbull.oh.us. They also can be picked up at Trumbull County SCOPE Centers in Warren, Howland, Champion, Cortland, Lordstown and Niles.
For rides, seniors can call:
∫ Comfort Care-A-Van, 330-744-4145, for wheelchair trips or any other trip over 10 miles;
∫ All American USA Taxi, 330-395-3226, for nonwheelchair rides 10 miles or less;
∫ Country Neighbor, 440-437-6311, for any trip originating in the northern tier of the county;
∫ Garwin Inc., 330-534-1335, for nonwheelchair rides 10 miles or less.
MEMORY SCREENINGS VIRTUAL: The Alzheimer's Foundation of America is offering a free virtual memory screening. Appointments can be scheduled by calling AFA at 866-232-8484 or by visiting www.alzfdn.org.
JCC MEAL PROGRAM: The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown and Jewish Family and Community Services offers fully prepared, frozen meals to anyone in Mahoning and Trumbull counties for home delivery or pick-up. The kosher-style meals are cooked by JCC staff and include an entree and two sides. The cost per meal is $6, with a five-meal minimum.
For information or to join the meal program, call 330-746-7929.
CORTLAND SENIOR CENTER: The Cortland Area Senior Citizen Center at Cortland Christian Church, 153 Grove Drive, is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, with activities such as cards, fitness, board games, puzzles, coloring, arts and crafts, and walking, along with free coffee for visitors.
Lunches are served around noon. Make a reservation three days in advance by calling 330-509-2415 or by stopping by the center. Cost is $3 for those 60 and older and $6 for people younger than 60. No carryouts are available.
Those who would like to learn how to play or relearn various card and board games may contact Center Manager Diane Jordan at 330-637-3010 for details.
ALZHEIMER HELP ONLINE: The Alzheimer's Association's online Community Resource Finder at alz.org/crf provides ZIP code area-specific information on topics such as care at home, community services and housing options.
The Alzheimer's Association offers numerous caregiver support groups virtually. A number of dial-in telephone support groups have been added for additional support.
To learn about support groups and community education programs, visit the site or call the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.
VOLUNTEER PACKERS / DRIVERS NEEDED: Trumbull Mobile Meals delivers meals five days a week to Trumbull County residents who are homebound. The agency needs volunteer packers and volunteer drivers.
Volunteer cold packers help pack cold meals, 8:15 to 11 a.m., and volunteer hot packers pack meals from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. Drivers deliver between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Anyone who can spare an hour or two once a week or even just once a month is invited to help.
For further information, call Christine Sanford at 330-394-2538, Ext. 101, or email tmmvolunteer@aol.com.
NILES SCOPE, 14 E. State St., Niles, is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Call 330-574-2888. For lunch, call two days ahead by 2 p.m.
McDONALD COMMUNITY ROOM: 500 Ohio Ave. For information, call director Millie Ritz at 330-288-0015 or millieritz@zoominternet.net.
HOWLAND SCOPE: 8273 High St., Howland. To register for one or more classes, call Howland SCOPE at 330-609-7806.
FALL PREVENTION GUIDE: The Ohio Department of Public Safety Division of EMS joined with the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership and released an updated "Elderly Fall Prevention Resource Guide" for EMS providers and the general public.
Download a copy of the guide at www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/EMS5934.pdf.