The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
will hold a pot-luck luncheon to celebrate participant’s March birthdays. The
luncheon will take place Friday, March 14 at 12:00 noon. You are welcome to
bring a food dish to share or pay $3/person and enjoy the delicious food and
great conversations. Free income tax assistance from AARP trained preparers
continues every Monday through Thursday mornings, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., until
April 15. It is a first come first serve basis. Sign in when you arrive. Bring
your last year’s tax return if possible and all other necessary information and
identification. The Center also offers many activities for seniors 50 and over.
Stop by 1015 E. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080 for more
information. Make sure to pick up a March 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. The facility is closed on weekends. Also, please
remember during inclement weather if the Stillwater Public Schools are closed
the Senior Activity Center will also be closed. Mark your calendars for Monday,
March 24, 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. if you need to take a defensive driving class.
One will be offered then at the Center. Sign up now!
Monday, Mar. 10 – Women’s pool playing and an
art class take up the time during Monday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The women pool
players enjoy several rounds of friendly competitive 8-ball. The art class gets
together on Monday and Friday mornings during the same time. They bring their
own supplies and offer suggestive ideas for each other. The income tax preparers
also arrive by then ready to help until 12:00 noon. Exercise equipment that
includes a treadmill, two exercise bikes, and a weight set are available for
use, too. The afternoon brings out bridge and canasta players, and pool
shooters.
Tuesday, Mar. 11 – Join the free exercise
class called, Sit ‘n Be Fit, it begins at 9:30 a.m. and offers a low impact, 45
minute workout that helps strengthen your muscles. Some are done while sitting and
others are done while standing next to your chair utilizing hand weights,
stretch bands, and bouncing balls. Afterwards, stay and practice some boot
scootin’ line dancing. This will get you a really good workout! Tax assistance continues during the morning. In
the afternoon, games include; canasta, duplicate bridge, dominoes, pitch, pool/snooker
and jig-saw puzzle solving.
Wednesday,
Mar. 12 – Pool sticks are out again as the women pool players get ready to
practice their shots, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Also, Wii bowling is played on Wednesday morning at the same opening
time. They have a really good time. Come check it out! The tax preparers are
busily working up tax returns. Then, in the afternoon games of canasta, Texas
Hold’em, pool and snooker are played along with an afternoon movie, at 2:00
p.m. The movie for this week is a romantic adventure entitled, “When Calls the
Heart”.
Thursday, Mar. 13 – If you are ready to get
off the couch and get some exercise come try out the exercise class called Sit
‘n Be Fit. It begins at 9:30 a.m. It will give you a good workout and
stretching of those muscles. AARP income tax help is still available, 9:30 a.m.
to 12:00 noon. 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!
Friday, Mar. 14 – Popular Friday
morning activities are women’s pool playing and painting in the art class.
These begin at 9:30 a.m. Exercise
equipment is also available for use. At 12:00 noon March birthdays will be
celebrated with a pot-luck luncheon. After lunch, games of canasta, Texas
Hold’em, and pool or snooker are played.
Winners announced last week were: for
social bridge; Norma Burk and Jean Herndon both tied for 1st, and
Anna Cooper was 2nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners: Al Perry
and Lionel Raff, 1st, and Betty Lowrey and Patricia Logan, 2nd.
A men’s pool tournament was held with Wayne Vinson, 1st and Jack
Ventris, 2nd.
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