Wednesday, December 5, 2012

December Birthday's Celebrated at the center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will celebrate participates December birthdays with a pot-luck luncheon on Friday, December 14 at 12 noon. Come share the fellowship and delicious food. Bring a food dish to share or pay $3/person. The Center offers many fun activities to keep participants, age 50 and over, busy. Stop by 1015 E. 12th 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.

        Monday, December 10 – The week gets started at 9:30 a.m. as the women get out their pool sticks for some lively games of 8-ball, and a painting group arrives about the same time and gets busy with their creative ideas and brushes. Afternoon activities start around 1:00 p.m. which include: bridge, canasta, pool, snooker, dominoes, and puzzle solving.

        Tuesday, December 11 – Get ready for the holidays and start your exercise plan now by joining the free exercise class called, Sit ‘n Be Fit offered at the Center starting at 9:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. 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, dominoes, canasta, pitch, 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, December 12 – 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 animated   movie, “Brave” will be shown at 2:00 p.m.

         Thursday, December 13 – Exercisers get out the stretchy bands and hand weights again in the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class that meets at 9:30 a.m. 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 14 – The pool balls fall and the women cheer as they enjoy their games of pool that begin at 9:30 a.m. A painting group also arrives at that time. They enjoy sharing ideas with each other and putting them to canvas. Exercise equipment is available for use, along with a ping pong table or Wii player. At 12:00 noon the pot-luck birthday luncheon will begin. During the afternoon enjoy games of cards, pool, snooker, Texas Hold’em, dominoes, and puzzle solving.

         Last weeks winners of bridge were: Shirley Crockett, 1st; and Wally Reynolds, 2nd. Duplicate bridge did not meet last week. Texas Hold’em champions for the week were: Maxine Morgan and Lula Mae Davis. A men’s pool tournament was held and Wayne Vinson was the winner.

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