Senior Events

May 14, 2015 by Staff Report

Senior Center Events

Chardon Senior Center, 12555 Ravenwood Drive, Chardon, 440-279-2130.

Hearing Screenings: May 20, 9:30 a.m. Free screenings conducted by Holly’s Hearing Center. Call 440-279-2131 for an appointment.

Essential Oils: May 22, 10:30 a.m. Linda Sage will discuss their many benefits.

Book Discussion: May 22, 1 p.m. The group will discuss “A Man of His Word” by Kathleen Fuller.

Middlefield Senior Center, 15820 Ridgewood Drive, Middlefield, 440-632-0611.

Container Gardens: May 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Life Long Health: May 27, 10:30 a.m. UHHS will present “Care for the Caregiver.” Private memory screenings will follow presentation.

West Geauga Senior Center, 11414 Caves Road, Chester, 440-729-2782.

Coffee Hour Chat: May 14, 11 a.m. Come visit with Commissioner Claypool. He will be available to address our senior community and answer any questions you might have.

Visit With the Chief: May 15, 11 a.m. Chesterland Police Chief Purchase will share the latest and the greatest.

Chagrin Falls Senior Center, 7060 Woodland Ave., Bainbridge, 440-247-8510.

Tour of the Bainbridge Police Station: May 14, 11 a.m. Call the center for more information.

ExactPack: May 21, 11 a.m. If one takes multiple medications each day and is concerned about taking the wrong pills at the wrong time, then ExactPack may help.

Thompson Senior Center, 8091 Plank Road, Thompson, 440-298-3822.

Life Long Health: May 21, 10:30 a.m. UHHS will present “Care for the Caregiver.” Private memory screenings will follow presentation.

Young of Heart

May 15, noon

St. Anselm Young of Heart will meet at the Parish Center. The speaker will be Tim Finely, who will talk about his climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro, which is 19,340 feet high.

A trip is planned to see Bobby Vinton with the Tom Fries Orchestra on June 28 at the Mentor Fine Arts Center in Mentor.

The cost is $74 ($77 for non-members). The price includes bus transportation, dinner at Hometown Buffet at 3 p.m. (tax and gratuity included) and the Bobby Vinton performance at 5 p.m. For reservations, call Jeri at 440-729-2239.

Senior Trash Pickup

Seniors must be registered with the Department on Aging for 2015 prior to the pickup and/or before being be placed on the pickup list. Check the monthly Geauga County Department on Aging newsletter for specific township or city guidelines.

Upcoming dates are:

Auburn Township: June 4-5

Huntsburg Township: June 11

Newbury Township: June 8-10

Chardon: June 17-18

Burton Village: In June; specific dates to be announced.

For more information or to register, call the Department on Aging at 440-279-2129, 440-279-2135, 440-279-2130, 440-834-1856, ext. 2130 or 440-564-7131, ext. 2130 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Out of County Medical Transportation

The Geauga County Department on Aging’s Out of County Medical Transportation Program offers free rides for Geauga County seniors 60 and over to their “out of county” medical appointments in Lake, Cuyahoga, Portage, Ashtabula and Trumbull counties. Transportation is available Monday through Friday on a first-come, first-serve basis and has wheelchair accessible vehicles, if needed.

It is a curb-to-curb service and individuals need to be able to be able to get in and out of the medical buildings on their own. A family member or attendant can also ride with senior.

When calling to book a ride, please provide one’s name, address and phone number; the doctor’s name, address and phone number; the appointment date and time and approximately how long the appointment may last. Donations accepted.

For more information and to book a ride, call 440-279-2130.