The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
will be closed New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1. Regular hours will return
on Thursday, January 2. The seniors will ring in the New Year by enjoying many activities
such as; card games, exercise class, art class, pool and snooker, bingo, line
dancing, Wii games, exercise equipment, movies, and a music night. Stop by 1015
E. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080 for more information. Make
sure to pick up a January calendar of events when you stop by. 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. However, there will be no music night on December
26 and January 2. They will resume on January 9. The facility is closed on
weekends. Also, please remember with the weather changes coming, if the
Stillwater Public Schools are closed the Senior Activity Center will also be
closed.
Monday, Dec. 30 – Women’s pool time is a great
time to come to the Center and practice your pool shooting skills and enjoy the
friendly fellowship while playing. The fun starts at 9:30 a.m. every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Also, an artist’s group arrives about the same time. They
bring in their own supplies and help each other with ideas and questions they might
have about their artwork. Other crafters are welcome to bring their projects
and join the group, also. The Center has an exercise room with exercise bikes
and a weight set for senior use. The afternoon crowd arrives around 12:30 p.m.
to play games of bridge, canasta, dominoes, pool/snooker, and jig-saw puzzle
solving.
Tuesday, Dec. 31 – Do you need to work off
some of those holiday calories? Try out
the free exercise class, called Sit ‘n Be Fit at 9:30 a.m. This class is offered
every Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The exercises are low impact, and good for
strength and flexibility. Some are done while sitting and others are done by
standing next to your chair utilizing hand weights, stretch bands, and bouncing
balls during the 45 minute workout. Afterwards, stay and practice some boot
scootin’ line dancing. This will get you a really good workout! In the afternoon, games include; canasta, duplicate
bridge, dominoes, pitch, pool/snooker and jig-saw puzzle solving.
Wednesday, Jan. 1 – The Center is closed.
Thursday, Jan. 2– The free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise
class at 9:30 a.m. will give you a good toning workout of your muscles. If you
would like some more exercise, stay after class and join the line dancing group
that meets at 10:30 a.m. They really get to moving and can work up a sweat
while having fun. In the afternoon, get in a game of canasta, dominoes, pool or
snooker. At 2:00 p.m. a wild game of bingo takes place. Everyone is a winner.
Don’t miss out on the fun! Music Night will not be held tonight.
Friday, Jan. 3 – The Center opens at
9:30 a.m. and the women pool players are waiting at the door ready to practice
their pool shots. The painting group is also there with their paints, brushes
and canvases, eager to get creative and exchange ideas. Exercise equipment is
also available for use. Games of canasta, Texas Hold’em, and pool/snooker begin
in the afternoon.
Champions for various games held last week were: social bridge winners; Sue
McMillan, 1st; and Norma Burk, 2nd. Duplicate bridge
winning partners; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1st; and Charles Foreman
and Murna Raff, 2nd. Texas Hold’em champions for the week were:
Betty Shields and Lula Mae Davis. Also a
men’s pool tournament was held and the winner was Jack Ventris.