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PERI WELCOMES CARUSO: The Public Employee Retirees will welcome guest speaker Joe Caruso, president of Compass Family and Community Services, Tuesday at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 Western Reserve Road, Canfield.

Lunch will be served at noon for $15. There will also be a 50-50 raffle. Reservations were due Tuesday by calling Carol at 330-758-5239, Diane at 330-547-9612, or Mary Grace at 330-507-9718.

Chapter 18 welcomes all Ohio PERS retirees or soon to be retirees in the Tri-County area to attend. Information for membership can be obtained by calling Marilyn at 330-565-6913.

NUTRITION SITES AVAILABLE: The Trumbull County Nutrition Program for the Elderly is provided by the Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs. 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.

The menu is:

• TODAY: Potato crusted fish, macaroni and cheese, peas, dinner roll, Mandarin oranges, mini muffin;

• MONDAY: Barbecue pulled pork, tater tots, Island blend vegetables, sandwich bun, seasonal fresh fruit, angel food cake;

• TUESDAY: Pot roast with onion gravy, buttered noodles, diced carrots, wheat bread, applesauce, sherbet;

• WEDNESDAY: Hawaiian chicken breast, white rice, broccoli, dinner roll, pineapple, juice, cookie;

• THURSDAY: Crab cake with tartar sauce, stewed tomatoes, warm cinnamon pears, dinner roll, side salad with Italian dressing, mini loaf;

• JUNE 9: Chicken salad sandwich, summer corn salad, three-bean salad, sandwich bun, seasonal fresh fruit, ice cream.

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 $5 for ages 60 and older and $6 for younger than 60. Served 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. No reservations required. Lunch menu is posted on the center's Facebook page. For more information or to rent the center, call 330-889-2733.

• Monday morning breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon Mondays;

• Free blood pressure checks, 8:30 a.m. the first Monday of the month;

• Picturing Our Past Club hosted by Doreen Walker, 10 a.m., second and fourth Tuesday;

• Amish Ladies Day, 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month;

• Chair Yoga with new instructor, 1 p.m. every Wednesday;

• TOPS meetings, 6:30 p.m. weigh-in; meeting to follow Thursdays;

• Chair massage, 9 to 11:45 a.m., third Tuesday of the month. Call the center for appointment, $15 for 15 minutes;

• Book Worms, 1 p.m., fourth Thursday of the month;

• Medical clinics, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., second and fourth Mondays of the month. Insurance, cash or check;

• Walking Club, 10 a.m. on Fridays. Stroll around the center. Outside when weather permits;

• Health Programs: noon June 13, Healthy Eating as we Age; July 11, Medicine Management Clinic.

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