Closing on Christmas Day

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity will be closed Tuesday, December 25 for Christmas. The Center offers many fun activities to keep participants, age 50 and over, busy. Stop by 1015 E. 12^th or call 747-8080 for more information on activities offered and make sure to pick up a December calendar of events. 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. 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. Please take note, the Senior Activity Center will also be closed on Tuesday, January 1 for New Years.

        Monday, December 24 – The Center will be open today. Women’s pool time will take place along with the painting group getting together at 9:30 a.m. Afternoon activities start around 1:00 p.m. which include: bridge, canasta, pool, snooker, dominoes, and puzzle solving.

        Tuesday, December 25 – The Center is closed.

         Wednesday, December 26 – Regular hours resume Wednesday morning. The women pool players warm up their pool sticks again 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. which include; canasta, dominoes, Texas Hold’em, pitch, pool and snooker. A puzzle is always out waiting for someone to find a piece. The movie, “Brave,” will be shown at 2:00 p.m.

         Thursday, December 27 – Work off those extra holiday calories at 9:30 a.m. with the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class. Afterwards, you can play some Wii games or ping pong. Also, a group of line dancers sometimes stay and have a good time stepping in time to the music. At 1:00 p.m. afternoon games such as: canasta, dominoes, social bridge, pool, snooker, and puzzle solving, get started. At 2:00 p.m. bingo is called. A lot of laughs are always shared during this time. Don’t miss out on the good times. Thursday evening, the doors open back up at 5:30 p.m. for a night of music. The musicians get set up and tuned up and start some good ol’ country tunes at 6:00 p.m. Come tap your toes with everybody!

         Friday, December 28 – The women pool players and the painting group meet up again starting at 9:30 a.m. Exercise equipment is available for use, along with a ping pong table or Wii player. During the afternoon enjoy games of cards, pool, snooker, Texas Hold’em, dominoes, and puzzle solving. A men’s pool tournament will be held at 1:00 p.m. Come join the competition.      

          Last weeks winners of bridge were: Orlean Hunter, 1^st; and Wally Reynolds, 2^nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners were: Lionel Raff and Al Perry, 1^st; and Betty Abenante and Seham El-Sharif, 2^nd. Texas Hold’em champion for the week was: Betty Shields. A coed pool tournament was held and Larry Leonard was the winner.