The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center seniors enjoyed decorating the Center for the holidays. 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. Please take note, the Senior Activity Center
Monday, December 17 – Women’s pool time is a fun time to come in and practice your pool shots and have some friendly conversations. Also, if you like to paint, bring your art supplies and join the painting group. These activities begin 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 18 – Holidays are coming up along with the extra calories so now is a good time to start your exercise plan 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 19 – 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. A Christmas themed movie will be shown at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 20 – Exercisers start their stretching and limbering up at 9:30 a.m. in 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 21 – It is time again for women pool players and the painting group to 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.
Last weeks winners of bridge were: Janetta Loper, 1st; and Penny Sizemore, 2nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners were: Lionel Raff and Al Perry, 1st; and Betty Abenante and Seham El-Sharif, 2nd. Texas Hold’em champion for the week was: Lula Mae Davis. A men’s pool tournament was held and Jack Ventris was the winner.
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