The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center is the place to enter a senior coed pool tournament and also test your defensive driving skills. A coed pool tournament will be held Tuesday, July 24 at 1:00 p.m. Come join the fun competition. The AAA Defensive Driving class begins Friday, July 27 at 9:45 a.m. and runs all day until approximately 4:00 p.m. A lunch break will be given. Check with your insurer and see if you can qualify for a discount on you auto insurance by taking this class. Call or come by for more information or to sign up. Seniors 50 and older are welcome to check out the fun times. Center hours are: Monday through Friday, 9:30 am 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 July calendar of events.
Senior, Gerald Stangl (right) presented a keychain to the winner, Wayne Vinson (left) of the senior men's pool tournament held recently at the Stillwater Senior Activity Center.
Monday, July 23 – The women have their pool shooting time on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. So if you have always wanted to learn the game or just want to work on improving your skills, bring your pool stick or use one provided at the Center and try it out! Also, a painting class gets together at the same time. This is a social and creative time to bring your painting supplies, oil or acrylic, and share your skills and ideas with each other. Afternoon activities get going around 1:00 p.m. These include; rubber bridge, canasta, dominoes, pool and snooker.
Tuesday, July 24 – Sit ‘n Be Fit, a free exercise class that is offered every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. will get you moving. Chairs are provided for each person. Some exercises are done while sitting and some are done while standing by your chair. Bouncing balls, hand weights, and stretch bands are incorporated in to the exercises for an extensive workout. After exercise, some of the participants stay and practice line dancing steps for fun. You are welcome to come kick up your heels with them around 10:30 a.m. Wii games and ping pong are always available for a fun time, too. Afternoon activities include games such as; duplicate bridge, Texas Hold’em, Mexican Train dominoes, canasta, pitch, Skipbo, puzzle solving, snooker, pool and dominoes. A representative from Veteran’s Affairs comes in on Tuesdays, from 1:00-2:45 p.m. to help with any questions or paperwork you may have pertaining to veteran’s assistance. No appointment is needed. A senior, coed pool tournament will begin at 1:00 p.m. Join in!
Wednesday, July 25 – The women take aim at the cue ball starting at 9:30 a.m. A Wii interactive game set and a ping pong table are also available for use. Exercise equipment which includes a treadmill, exercise bikes, and a weight machine are available, also. Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. include; canasta, dominoes, Texas Hold’em, pitch, pool and snooker. A puzzle is always out waiting for someone to find a piece. The drama movie, “Man on a Ledge”, will be shown at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 26 – Get a good 45 minute exercise workout with the Sit’n Be Fit class at 9:30 a.m. Afterwards, Wii Fit is available to use. This is an interactive game system that challenges and can help improve your balance. At 1:00 p.m. you can join in games of canasta, dominoes, social bridge, pitch, pool, snooker, and puzzle solving. At 2:00 p.m. bingo is called. Thursday evenings the Center’s doors reopen at 5:30 p.m. for Music Night. The musicians tune up their instruments and start some good ol’ country tunes at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 27 – Women’s pool time and painting class start at 9:30 a.m. The defensive driving class begins at 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with an one hour lunch break. There is exercise equipment, Wii games, and a ping pong table is available for use, too. Afternoon games include: canasta, pool, snooker, pitch, dominoes, and a puzzle with missing pieces.
Last weeks winners of rubber bridge were: Orlean Hunter, 1st; and Deloris Sanders, 2nd. Social bridge winners were: Cloyann Fent, 1st and Jean Herndon, 2nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners were: Murna Raff and Betty Abenante, 1st; and Martin Bullock and Lew Taylor, 2nd. Texas Hold’em winners of the week were: Shirley Crockett and Betty Shields. Wayne Vinson won the men’s pool tournament that was held last week.
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