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A PROGRAM OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF SCOPE SENIOR SERVICES
APRIL 2021 �
Telesc pe Telesc pe See the “Telescope” online at: http://ourseniorcenter.com/find/scope-of-trumbull-county
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“Hello, this is the IRS calling and you are being sued
because you owe money.” Or, “This is the IRS and you’re
going to be arrested if you do not pay what you owe.” How
many people have received calls like these? This is one of
the most popular scams being used today. However, the
IRS does not call.
Here is a how this scams operates: You get a call. The
person tells you that you owe money, you better pay now
or you will be arrested, and pay by using a prepaid debit
card, MoneyPak card or wiring the money. The caller tries
to take control of the situation from the beginning by using
threats, stating that charges are pending against you. If
you question the caller in any way, the caller becomes
more aggressive. The caller keeps on being aggressive by
threatening to freeze bank accounts and threatening
arrest. Remember, the IRS does not call!
If you pay, guess what, you’ve just been scammed, and
you will not get your money back. What to do if you get a
call? Best advice, do not answer if you don’t recognize the
number. If you do talk to the subject, ask for a call back
number and an employee badge number, or confront the
subject with the fact that the IRS does not call.
As IRS commissioner Josh Koskinen commented, “If
you are surprised to be hearing from us, you are not
hearing from us. Our way of contacting you is by letter.”
The IRS will never do the following: Call to demand
immediate payment. Demand that you pay taxes without
giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the
amount they say you owe. Require you to use a specific
payment method. Ask for credit card information over the
phone. Threaten to bring in local police or other law
enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
They will never contact you by email. If you get an email
from the IRS, do not open it — it could be anything from a
virus to a scam.
Be patient, these people are persistent. They will call
you numerous times and leave messages. The majority of
these calls are from overseas, and the majority of the
callers speak broken English or have an Indian accent.
Remember, they are robo calls, and the numbers are
generated by a computer. All they want is your money.
Although anyone can receive these calls, the elderly are
usually targeted. One reason seniors are targeted is that
sometimes they have experienced cognitive declines and
memory loss. Also, seniors are more trusting and are
more apt to be concerned when they are told it is the IRS.
Remember, the IRS does not call!
If you receive a call like this and you feel threaten, call
your local law enforcement agency to report it. Also please
call Donald Hyde at Trumbull County Senior Services at
330-675-7096 to report it. Remember if the IRS wants to
communicate with you, they will send you a nice little letter
explaining why they are contacting you. Scammers
operate year round, so please be careful and never give
out personal information over the phone. Be smart, be
safe, and by working together, we can beat these guys and
hopefully put them out of business, or better yet, in jail!
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SCOPE is funded by the Trumbull
County Senior Services Levy,
United Way of Trumbull County,
the City of Warren, the City of
Niles, Howland Township, City of
Cortland, City of Newton
Falls, Total Lifetime Care (TLC),
Downtown Development Group,
Community Foundation of
Mahoning Valley, and Direction
Home District 11.
SCOPE is a member of
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The deadline for the
May 2021 edition
of the “Telescope” is
Friday, April 9, 2021.
Send us your stories and
interesting pictures.
You can give them to your
center manager or email them
All material is subject to the
approval of Mike Wilson,
Director of SCOPE Senior
Services
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All American USA Taxi 330-395-3226, In county
transportation, Out of county medical only
Antonine Sisters 330-538-9822, Adult day care
Comfort Care-A-Van 330-744-4145, In county
transportation, Out of county medical only
Comfort Keepers 330-747-3541, Personal care,
homemaker/chores/transportation
Country Neighbor 440-437-6311, Home
delivered meals, homemaker, personal care
Direction Home of Eastern Ohio 330-505-2300,
Ombudsman & regional agency for the aging and
disabled
Family & Community Services 330-399-8846,
Mobile Food Truck
Garwin 330-534-1335, In county transportation,
Out of county medical only
Guardianship and Protective Services 330-299-
0267, Protective Services
Trumbull Mobile Meals 330-394-2538, Home
delivered meals
Trumbull County Department of Job & Family
Services 330-392-3248, Protective Services
Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs 330-
675-2486, Home delivered meals
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Through a network of senior and community
center in the county, lives are enriched through
various services including information and
referrals, prescription assistance, social and
recreational activities, and health and wellness
programs. The following centers offer various
services. Call for details.
Farmington Senior Center 330-889-2733,
Congregate Meal site and Activities.
Girard Multi-Generational Center 330-545-6596,
Activities, Meals, Education, on-site social worker
Johnston Senior Center 330-924-0412,
Congregate Meal site and Activities
McDonald Village Senior Center 330-530-5472,
R.E.S.T.— Recreation, Education, Socialization,
Together
SCOPE Senior Centers Activity Centers, Meals,
Social Workers to provide assistance with daily
living
Cortland — 330-565-4982
Howland — 330-609-7806
Newton Falls — 330-306-9577
Niles — 330-574-2888
Warren — 330-399-8846
Services listed reflect those provided through the Senior Levy
and may not include all available center programs.
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“Roses are red, violets are blue” — we’ve all heard this
many times over. The beauty and fragrance of violets
have long been the inspiration and subject matter of
many a poem. The dainty flower is also an early
harbinger of spring, and do you know that violets and
pansies belong to the same plant family? Botanically
speaking, violas and pansies along with most violets are
perennials belonging to the genus Viola. �However, violas
and pansies are usually treated as annuals. Though
violets have smaller flowers, they bloom longer on much
neater plants. Their name comes from the Latin Viola.
Dependable and easy to grow, violets will bloom from
early spring to frost if they are not overheated and if their
faded flowers are deadheaded regularly. They like to
grow in shady, cool places and rock gardens and can be
used as edging
plants. But remember,
violets are also
spreading plants, so
give them plenty of
room.
Not all violets are
fragrant. The Queen of
the scented ones
is Viola pedata,�the
birds-foot violet. A plant
native to the Eastern and Midwestern United States, it
has a lovely lilac flower that does well in the sun, except
in hot climates. Not all violets are blue; there are also
white varieties of violets. They are especially known for
creeping over the shade garden like a shimmering
carpet. Some wild violets have a tendency to pop up here
and there by self-seeding or spreading by underground
rhizomes. Give all violets room to spread!
One well known viola, Johnny Jump-Up (Viola Tricolor),
is a delightful little flower. It easily grows from seed, and
once established, even self-sows. A wildflower, Johnny
Jump-Up has been around for centuries and is native to
the mountains in Spain and France. Also known as
Heartsease, violas are excellent bedding and container
plants, especially in the spring. They tend to be more
heat and cold tolerant than pansies. The color options
are not as extensive as pansies, but the number of
blooms are more abundant per plant. That’s a good
thing, since viola flowers are edible and used on salads
and in soups.
Now the big guys. The larger flowered forms are
pansies. Technically though, all pansies are violas, but
not all violas are
pansies. A flower of
many colors, most
pansies have the
markings that create a
fanciful face, though
some only have a
center yellow eye. The
pansy is one of the best
cool season flowers
available. Start the
container season with
an all pansy planting in
an array of colors, or use one color and add a mix of
Johnny Jump-Ups for contrast.
Pansies and violas prefer full sun in the spring, but
tolerate partial shade with moist, well drained potting
soil. Fertilize every two weeks with quarter-strength liquid
fertilizer. Pansies do
best in cool weather
and suffer in hot
summer
weather. Though
they may rejuvenate
in the fall for
someone else, I’ve
long since replaced
them with summer
annuals. Remember,
pansies make
wonderful
companions for
spring flowering bulbs and primroses. A pot of freshly
planted pansies always makes me smile. Like violas and
violets, pansies are edible. I had a friend who used to
make candied pansies for cake decorating. Miss you girl.
Happy gardening, Kathleen
Free gardening programs are returning to the OSU Extension
Gardens in Cortland. A list of programs and the phone number
for more information can be found on page 5.
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We will continue our discussion by exploring the
incredible energies of the ancient pyramids and temples of
Egypt. You will learn about the use of the sarcophagus
for initiates to experience the resurrection mysteries, how
vibrations were used for healing and ascension, how
power rods were used, what it takes to create temples and
sacred space, among other things.
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Find us on Facebook: “Warren Metaphysical
Insights 528”�
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SCOPE at YWCA Building,
375 N Park Ave, Warren, OH 44481�
2
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Wednesday every month �
Doors Open 6:30, Program at 7:00pm, $5
Donation�
Also Zoom link opens at 6:45, Program at
7:00pm�
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It's that time of year again to get out your golf clubs
and join us for some holes. Our Senior Golf
League meets EVERY Tuesday and will travel to
different local courses in 2021, starting in April
and ending in October. Come join us to learn more
and sign up at the Breakfast!
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SCOPE’s Senior Citizen Traveling Golf League is a
great way to make new friends, exercise, socialize,
eat, and play a game you enjoy.
For more information or to sign
up, please call the Warren
SCOPE.
330-399-8846
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April 6, 2021, 9 am
at Wayside Inn,
825 State Rd NW, Warren, OH 44483
Mask is required
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The Warren Area Miniatures Art Club recently
celebrated 25 years of practicing and teaching their craft.
Members of the club make miniature dollhouses and
related items that are truly works of art. They fashion the
tiny houses from the ground up, cutting wood, painting
roofs, wallpapering interior walls, sewing curtains for
windows and making furnishings by hand or from
purchased kits. They even make or purchase kits of mini
people to be put into their dollhouses.
Up to 25 people at
a time from all over
the region gather at
the Warren SCOPE
Center Pine Room to
enjoy fellowship and
training from
members and guest
instructors. Co-
founders of the club
are Susan Gillispie
and Gail Druscher.
For quite a few years
Gail owned a miniature art shop with locations in both
downtown Warren and Cortland.
The dollhouses are made to one inch, or half inch or
quarter inch scale. President Jean Smith stated, “These
dollhouses are for display, and not to be played with.”
Jean’s Aunt, Elizabeth Flath, and Jean’s mother, Barbara
Ablondi, are not only the oldest club members at 92, but
also twin sisters.
The dollhouses made by the Miniature club have been
displayed at local libraries and at SCOPE. Some of the
dollhouses have been donated to charity with the F&CS
agency ‘Someplace Safe’ being the last non-profit to
receive one.
The Club, which is
registered with the
National Association
of Miniature
Enthusiasts, meets
the last Sunday of
each month from 2
until 5 pm at the
Warren YWCA SCOPE Center.
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United Way’s mission is “United in Helping Children
and Families Thrive.” To achieve this, United Way
partners with foundations, donors, businesses and
volunteers in our community. United Way support helps
families with vital mental health services, food on the
table, diapers for infants, life-saving insulin, utilities and
the ability to pay the rent or mortgage.
“Data published in 2020 revealed that even before
the pandemic, 42% of residents had an income below the
necessary threshold to afford the basics,” explained
Ginny Pasha, President and CEO of United Way of
Trumbull County. “Unfortunately, the long-term
consequences of this pandemic, along with the closing of
GM in Lordstown, will not disappear any time soon.”
When Ginny Pasha came to
United Way in 2013, she
developed the Early Literacy
Initiative for children in grades
pre-K through 2nd. Since 2014,
over 6,000 children have
participated in one of more of the
three literacy intervention
programs, and an impressive 79%
of children in those programs
have shown gains in both
comprehension and fluency. In April of 2015 Ginny
introduced the Trumbull County Partnership for Financial
Empowerment program to increase access to free tax
preparation and financial education. SCOPE partners
with this initiative in hosting the yearly AARP free tax
program.
“For senior citizens there are benefits suited for them.
United Way’s partnership with SCOPE Senior Services has
been deep and longstanding,” Pasha stated. “Important
to the needs of seniors is the need to socialize. Seniors
are feeling depressed and lonely because of this
pandemic. They need each other, and SCOPE provides
that opportunity. Other agencies of the United Way have
also assisted with the needs of seniors, and the
partnership between SCOPE, Help Network, and the
Salvation Army makes me proud,” Pasha concluded.
Ginny manages a full-time staff of four, one part-time
employee, and a handful of volunteers. Currently the
Trumbull County United Way allocates funds to 20
programs and 14 agencies. “We have been here since
1923,” Ginny stated, “and we will continue to be here for
you through this pandemic and beyond.” To make a
donation or find out more , email
SCOPE Senior Centers
are now holding Chair Yoga
and Line Dancing at some of
its centers and are following
the Covid-19 social
distancing rules.
SCOPE has two of the
best Chair Yoga instructors conducting classes. Kathy
Dew is holding her classes on Mondays at Howland
Senior Center at 12:30 pm and on Tuesdays at 11 am at
Cortland Christian Church. Colleen is holding her Chair
Yoga Tuesdays at 10:30 am at the Warren YWCA Center
and on Wednesdays at 10:30 am at the Niles Senior
Center.
Line Dancing at the Niles Center is occurring with
Norm Flavell on Tuesdays at 10:30 am and on Thursdays
at 12:30 pm. Dori Yaz is holding her
sessions at the Howland Senior
Center on Wednesday evening at 7
pm and at the Cortland Christian
Church on Fridays at 1 pm.
There is a small cost to
participate in the yoga and line
dance classes.
SCOPE Senior Services is the
largest organization of seniors in Trumbull County with
multiple centers providing recreational, educational,
socialization and fitness programming.
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330-399-8846 Monthly Health Service Update By: Marge Haley, Health Services Coordinator
Congratulations to these SCOPE walkers for their first
50 miles each —
Helen Folmar, Susan Keagan,
Kathee Lee and Yvonne McCoy
to our 100 mile walker —
Carole Huffman
and to our 150 mile pacesetter —
Clayton Lohry
Come join them Monday through Friday from 2 to 4 pm
in Warren’s Community Room.
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company and you want to shop for lower rates? Or if you
simply want to shop for lower rates (be sure you have no
cancellation fee), I can assist you with the process. Call
330/399-8846 to make an appointment. This can be at
any time during the year.
Not sure how to order your Over-the-Counter items
from your insurance plan? Contact me and I will be glad
to assist you. Make sure you have registered for your
special card/or account by calling the number listed in
your plan book or on the back of your health card for that
service before trying to place an order. If there is no
special number listed, call the Customer Service number
on the back of your health card for further information.
Please contact your health plan’s customer service
number whenever you want to get new glasses, dental
work, hearing aids, etc. Remember that you can only use
places (and professionals) that are connected to your
plan; otherwise, that service might not be covered and
you will have to pay the entire bill. You can also access
this information online through your health plan carrier.
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later than Friday, April 23. Please note: You must
bring a script from your doctor with you.
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Spanish Crown after landing at the site of present day St. Augustine, now the oldest city
in the continental U.S.
April 18, 1775: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes
occurred as the two men rode out of Boston about 10 p.m. to warn
patriots at Lexington and Concord of the approaching British.
April 22, 1864: "In God We Trust" was included on all newly minted U.S.
coins by an Act of Congress.
April 9, 1865: After over 500,000 American deaths, the Civil War effectively
ended as General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in
the village of Appomattox.
April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a
performance at Ford's Theater in Washington and died the following
morning.
April 15, 1912 : In the icy waters off Newfoundland, the luxury liner Titanic on
its maiden voyage, hit an iceberg and sank in less than 3 hours. Over 1,500
persons drowned while 700 were rescued.
April 4, 1968: Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed by
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Marge Haley, 73, a Warren native who has lived in
Howland, Niles and Canfield, said she has spent her life
working with people of all ages -- from children when she
was teacher, adults when she was a trainer for a Fortune
500 company, and now seniors as the Manager for the
Warren SCOPE Center.
“When I graduated from high school women were
limited to being a nurse, a secretary or a teacher. I knew
I didn’t want to be a nurse or a secretary, but I thought of
being a teacher, remembering the wonderful fourth grade
teacher I had in Warren,” Marge stated. She worked for
Howland public schools for several
years, first as a third grade teacher
and later as a junior high English
teacher. She is still recognized by
some of her former students. “I
really enjoy seeing my former
students and catching up on their
lives. It’s amazing to see what
they’ve done with themselves. I
am very proud about how they’ve
turned out,” she said.
Being a teacher didn’t pay very well, so Marge decided
to change careers to better support herself. She found a
job with a Fortune 500 company presenting training
programs to retailers on how to sell the company’s
products, traveling 50 weeks out of the year. “That was
in the days before women really traveled. I traveled so
much I could be on both coasts in one week. It was really
interesting.”
After that career ended, Marge worked various jobs in
steel manufacturing, health care and for the Youngstown-
Warren Regional Chamber. She finally was led to SCOPE,
first working only 10 hours per week. Now she is the full-
time Manager at the Warren Center and handles all the
Medicare and Medicaid paperwork and billing. She’s
been with SCOPE for 10 years.
“I’ve had fun at all my jobs, but this is the one I really
like. There is something to be said for being on the other
side of retirement. I can have fun with what I do, and I
like being with seniors. You can talk about knee
replacements and cataract surgeries. You can talk about
the ‘remember when's,’ and when people actually
remember, it’s a lot of fun. We also laugh when we have
our senior moments and can’t remember.”
Marge said she is planning different programs for the
Warren SCOPE Center, including a chess club and bike
club, once people are allowed to gather again socially.
“I’m very happy being with SCOPE,” she said. “I’ve had a
lot of different jobs, and I have liked them all because I
have been able to take something meaningful away from
all of them.”
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Mike Wilson, Director
375 N. Park Avenue
Warren, OH 44481
330-399-8846
Warren Center
Marge Haley, Manager
375 N. Park Avenue
Warren, OH 44481
330-399-8846
Niles Center
Doreen Kascsak, Manager
14 East State Street
Niles, OH 44446
330-574-2888
Howland Center
Manager
8273 High Street
Warren, OH 44484
330-609-7806
Newton Falls Center
Richelle Drum, Manager
612 West Broad Street
Newton Falls, OH
330-306-9577
Cortland Center
Diane Jordan, Manager
Cortland Christian Church
153 Grove Street
Cortland, OH 44410
330-565-4982
Program Manager
Yvonne Reventlow
375 N. Park Avenue
Warren OH 44481
330-399-8846
Portage County
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Theresa Summers, Manager
705 Oakwood- Garden Level
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
330-297-3456
Hartville Senior Center
Cindy Billings, Manager
1244 Lauren Crest St. SE
Hartville, Ohio 44632
(330) 433-3140
Retired & Senior Volunteer
Program
Leah Sakacs, Coordinator
Family & Community Services, Inc.
201 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44503
(330) 480-0352 x 3
Supportive Services for
Veterans’ Families
Nick Spano
375 N. Park Ave.
Warren, Ohio 44481
330-604-0754
Foster Grandparents
Fran Comstock, Manager
375 N. Park Ave.
Warren, Ohio 44481
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