Friday, August 31, 2012

Come make new friends at the Senior Activity Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center is a good place to meet people and make some new friendships. It also gets you out and active. Seniors, 50 and older are welcome to join the many activities. Card games of various kinds, pool and snooker, movies, painting, bingo, and exercising are among the many activities offered. 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 calendar of events. Also, if you are interested in joining a bridge group, social or duplicate, at the Center, please call the number given to receive information on how to join.

        Monday, Aug. 27 – After the doors open at 9:30 a.m., the women pool players get out their pool sticks and start practicing and competing in several rounds of pool. 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; bridge, canasta, dominoes, pool and snooker.

        Tuesday, Aug. 28 – A free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class meets up every Tuesday and Thursday starting at 9:30 a.m. 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.

         Wednesday, Aug. 29 – Women’s pool takes aim again 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 high action drama movie, “The Big Miracle”, will be shown at 2:00 p.m.

         Thursday, Aug. 30 – Give your body a good stretching and toning by joining the free Sit’n Be Fit class which meets 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, Aug. 31 – It is pool time again for the women at 9:30 a.m. and also, painting time for the participants of the art class. Exercise equipment, Wii games, and a ping pong table are available for use, too. Afternoon games include: canasta, pool, snooker, pitch, dominoes, and a puzzle to work. At 1:00 p.m. a men’s pool tournament will be held.

        Last weeks winners of bridge were: Penny Sizemore, 1st; and Jane Anderson, 2nd. Other bridge winners were: Jean Herndon, 1st and Ina Lee Abels, 2nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners were: Al Perry and Lionel Raff; 1st; and Betty Abenante and Murna Raff were 2nd. Texas Hold’em winners of the week were: Allen Shields and Chestine Crane. Wayne Vinson was the champion of the coed in-house pool tournament held last week.

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