Blood Pressure Checks at the Senior Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will offer free blood pressure checks on Monday, June 23 at 1:00 p.m. These are provided by May’s Home Call Home Health. Also, Lois Jackson, a certified massage therapist, will be giving free hand and foot massages to the senior participants on Monday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m.  No appointments are needed for either one of the events. The Center offers many activities for seniors 50 and over. Stop by 1015 E. 12^th Ave. or call 405-747-8080 for more information. Make sure to pick up a June calendar of events when you stop by and check out the additions and changes that have been made this month. The Center is open 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. Music night on Thursdays is a good evening outing to check out. Musicians entertain with rock’in country and gossip music.

The month of May was “Older Americans Month” and the Stillwater Senior Activity Center celebrated with a reception for all 80 and over participants. Pictured above, (left) Jean Herndon and (right) Wallace Reynolds were given a prize for being the most mature.

        Monday, June 23 – A free exercise class, women’s 8-ball pool, a painters/crafters group, and line dancing are your choice of activities for Monday morning. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. The Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class uses a chair for each person. A few exercises are done while sitting and some while standing by their chair. It is a good workout that utilizes stretchy bands, bouncing balls, and hand weights. Women pool players get in several rounds of friendly competitive games of 8-ball, also. Bring your pool stick or use one from the Center and test your skills. A painting/crafting class also meets. It is a social time to get together and get creative at a canvas or any other craft you want to bring in to work on while sharing ideas. Also, at 10:30 a.m. a group of line dancers practice some boot scoot’in moves. Check it out and get a powerful workout while having a blast! The massage therapist, Lois Jackson, will also be at the Center at 10:30 a.m. to offer some relaxing hand or foot massages and maybe a neck massage. This is a first come first serve basis. Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. Bridge and canasta are popular card games played along with pool/snooker and puzzle solving. The free blood pressure checks will start at 1:00.

        Tuesday, June 24 – The Center’s Wii game system comes out Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Wii bowling is a popular game of the seniors. Each player is in control of his own game by holding the hand controller and trying to make strikes just like at a real bowling alley. Exercise equipment that includes a treadmill, two exercise bikes, and a weight set are available for use, too. Water aerobics meets at the Stillwater Municipal pool at 12:30 p.m. It is great exercise, and only $2/session. In the afternoon, games include; canasta, duplicate bridge, dominoes, pool/snooker and jig-saw puzzle solving. Bingo players also meet up on Tuesday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. It is a lot of laughs and everyone gets a prize!

         Wednesday, June 25 – Exercise class, women’s pool, and line dancing all take place during the morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class and women’s pool begins at 9:30 a.m. Afterwards, stay and practice some boot scootin’ line dancing at 10:30 a.m. Then, in the afternoon games of canasta, pool and snooker are played along with an afternoon movie, at 2:00 p.m. The movie for this week is a comedy, titled, “Delivery Man.”

         Thursday, June 26 – Wii play begins at 9:30 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. water aerobics meets again. In the afternoon, get in a game of canasta, dominoes, pool and snooker. Also, a coed, 8-ball pool tournament will take place at 1:00 p.m. All seniors are invited to try out their pool shooting skills in the competition. At 2:00 p.m. a wild game of bingo takes place. Everyone is a winner. Don’t miss out on the fun. During the evening, starting at 6:00 p.m., musicians tune up their instruments to make some good toe-tappin country music.  Come enjoy the music!

         Friday, June 27 – End of the week, but still a lot of fun activities left to do. Like, women’s pool, exercise class, and a painting/crafting class all meeting up at 9:30 a.m. If you would like some more exercise, stay after the exercise 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. Exercise equipment is also available for use. Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. and consist of; canasta, and pool or snooker.

         Game champions announced for last week were: social bridge winners; Cloyann Fent, 1^st and Lynn Fent, 2^nd. Duplicate bridge winners were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1^st and Charles Foreman and Murna Raff, 2^nd. Wii bowling champions for the week were: Jean Hatcher, 1^st,  and Lynn Duncan, 2^nd.