Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Busy Week at the Senior Activity Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center The Center offers many activities for seniors 50 and over. New activities have been added, starting this month. Stop by 1015 E. 12th 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 in the scheduling of classes. The Walk in the Park event got off to a good start and will continue all summer. Senior participants can come to the Center and check out how they can earn a free t-shirt by walking in Couch Park and get signed up now! You can still check out the water aerobics class that meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Stillwater Municipal Pool in Couch Park. Each session is $2 and is paid at the pool. Swimsuits are required, no shorts/shirts allowed. Another day of bingo has also been added to the calendar. It will now be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. This week includes a free massage therapy session, by certified massage therapist, Lois Jackson on Monday, June 9 at 10:30 a.m., a coed pool tournament on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m., free medication assistance, by Paige Peterson on Wednesday, June 11 at 1:00 p.m., and a pot-luck birthday luncheon on Friday, June 13 at 12:00 noon. Bring a food dish to share at the luncheon or pay $3/person and enjoy the fellowship and delicious food. The entrée for this luncheon will be breakfast pancakes and sausage! Center 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. Music night on Thursdays is a good evening outing to check out. Musicians entertain with rock’in country and gossip music.

        Monday, June 9 – Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool, and a painting/crafting class get the morning started at 9:30 a.m. The exercise class uses a chair for each person. Some exercises are done while sitting, but also a few are done by the chair, using it for support if needed. Stretchy bands, bouncing balls, and hand weights are all utilized in the good stretching workout. The women pool players get in several rounds of friendly competitive games of 8-ball. Bring your pool stick or use one from the Center and test your skills. The painting/crafting class 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. At 10:30 a.m. Lois Jackson, a certified massage therapist will provide free hand, foot, and neck massages. 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! Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. Bridge and canasta are popular card games played along with pool/snooker and puzzle solving.

        Tuesday, June 10 – If you like to bowl come check out the Wii bowling that is popular on Tuesdays and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. This is played on a gaming system with each player in charge of their own controls. Come work on your strikes! 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 will now be played on Tuesday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in addition to the regular Thursday time. Everyone gets a prize! 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.

         Wednesday, June 11 – Sit ‘n Be Fit begins at 9:30 a.m. The class offers a low impact,                  45-minute workout that helps strengthen and tone up your muscles. Afterwards, stay and practice some boot scootin’ line dancing. The women pool players practice their pool shots again beginning at 9:30 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 historical drama, titled, “Monuments Men.”

         Thursday, June 12 – 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. 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 13 – Join the free exercise class, Sit ‘n Be Fit, that is offered at the Center at 9:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The class can help you test your endurance and strengthen your muscles and give you a good workout. 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. Other popular Friday morning activities are women’s pool playing and painting/crafts in the art class. These begin at 9:30 a.m.  Exercise equipment is also available for use. June birthdays will be celebrated with a pot-luck luncheon starting at 12:00 noon. Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. and consist of; canasta, and pool or snooker.


        Game champions announced for last week were: duplicate bridge winners; Lisa Mantini and Jeff Mermin, were 1st and Lucy Robinson and Penny Sizemore came in 2nd. Winner of the coed pool tournament played last week was Wayne Vinson. 

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