Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Senior Activity Center closed for Memorial Day

The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday will resume with regular hours. On Thursday, June 2 at 1:00 p.m. a coed pool tournament will be held. Stillwater seniors will challenge the Ponca City Senior Center pool players. Also, a defensive driving class is coming up Wednesday, June 22, 9:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with a hour lunch break. Sign-up now! Regular center hours are: Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for music night. The facility is closed on weekends. Stop by 1015 E. 12th or call 747-8080 for more information and make sure to pick up a June calendar of events.

Monday, May 30 – Closed for Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 31 – The Center is back open starting at 9:30 a.m. Exercisers will be ready to get a good workout in the free exercise class called, Sit ‘n Be Fit. This is a 45-minute exercise workout where chairs are provided for each person. Some exercises are done while sitting and some are done while standing by a chair. Bouncing balls, hand weights, and stretch bands are incorporated in to the exercises for an extensive workout. Wii play or Wii Fit is available for a fun time after the exercise class. How about a game of ping pong? Afternoon activities include games such as; duplicate bridge, Mexican Train dominoes, canasta, pitch, Skipbo, puzzle solving, and dominoes. A representative from Veteran’s Affairs comes in on Tuesdays, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. to help with any questions or paperwork you may have pertaining to veteran’s assistance.

Wednesday, June 1 – Women’s pool time at 9:30 a.m. is a good time for the women to practice their shots. Wii interactive games are also available. Activities for the afternoon begin at 1:00 p.m. These include; canasta, dominoes, Texas Hold’em, pitch, Mexican Train dominoes, and puzzle solving. The action movie, “The Next Three Days”, starring Russell Crowe, will be shown at 2pm.

Thursday, June 2 – The Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class at 9:30 a.m. will help you get some good stretching and toning. Come check it out! After the exercise class, Wii games and ping pong is available for some fun. You can join in afternoon games of canasta, social bridge, pitch, dominoes, and puzzle solving. Also, the coed pool tournament with Stillwater seniors vs. Ponca City seniors will begin at 1:00 p.m. Bingo is played at 2:00 p.m. Music night begins at 6:00 p.m. with some good toe-tappin’ country tunes. Doors reopen at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, June 3 – Women’s pool and the painting class are popular activities on Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. Exercise equipment, Wii, or a ping pong table is available for senior use, too. There is always a puzzle out that needs pieces added. Afternoon games include; pool, canasta, dominoes, Texas Hold’em, and pitch.

Last weeks winners for rubber bridge were: Orlean Hunter, 1st, and Dollie McClary, 2nd. Winners of social bridge were: Norma Burk, 1st, and Joanne Barrick, 2nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners were: Terry Miller and Camille Johnston, 1st; and Norma Burk and Treca Baer, 2nd. Texas Hold’em champions for last week were Dollie McClary and Bud Moats.

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