The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
offers a place to stay cool while enjoying the many activities that are offered
to seniors 50 and over. Stop by 1015 E. 12th Ave. or call
405-747-8080 for more information. Make sure to pick up an August calendar of
events when you stop by. 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.
Monday, July 28 – The free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise
class takes place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 a.m. This is a
good workout that utilizes stretchy bands, bouncing balls, and hand weights,
while sitting or standing by a chair. Women’s 8-ball pool time also occurs
during the same time and days. Bring your pool stick or use one from the Center
and join the fun. A painting/crafting class also meets. It is a good social
time to get together and help each other with their artistic ideas. 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, July 29 – The bowling alley is open
every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Wii bowling, that is. This is a popular
game played on a game system where 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 will be
ending soon 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, 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, July 30 – Morning activities
include the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class at 9:30 a.m., along with women’s pool.
Afterwards, stay and practice some line dancing steps at 10:30 a.m. Then, in
the afternoon games of canasta are played and a coed 8-ball pool tournament
begins at 1:00 p.m. Join the fun! An afternoon movie is shown at 2:00 p.m. The
movie for this week is a drama, titled, “Tiger Eyes.”
Thursday, July 31 – Join the Wii bowling team
for fun and laughs starting at 9:30 a.m. And water aerobics meets at the City
pool at 12:30 p.m. In the afternoon, get in a game of canasta, social bridge, or
pool playing. At 2:00 p.m. a wild game of bingo takes place. Everyone is a
winner. 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, Aug. 1 – Friday mornings are
active with exercise class, women’s 8-ball, and a painting/crafting class, all
beginning at 9:30 a.m. And at 10:30 a.m. line dancing class members kick up
their heels to some music that gets them moving. After lunch, the cards will be brought out for
games of canasta, and pool balls for rounds of pool/snooker.
Game champions announced for last week
were: social bridge winners; Dollie McClary , 1st and Beverly Dale,
2nd. Duplicate bridge winners were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1st
and Murna Raff and Sandy Boepple, 2nd place. Winner of the pool
tournament last week was Fred Seaman. Wii bowling champion for the week was
Lynn Duncan.