Enjoy Music Night at the Senior Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center offers a free night of music provided by talented musicians who volunteer to play every Thursday evening. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the musicians start playing their country tunes at 6:00 p.m. Also, during the week a coed pool tournament will be played on Thursday, August 21 at 1:00 p.m. All seniors 50 and over are welcome to participate. You should check out what is going on at your Senior Center. Stop by 1015 E. 12^th 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.

        Monday, Aug. 18 – A free 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 8-ball players also get exercise moving around the pool tables practicing their shooting skills. 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 artistic 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! Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. Bridge and canasta are popular card games played along with pool/snooker and puzzle solving.

        Tuesday, Aug. 19 –Wii bowling is a fun social time for seniors. Come check it out every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. 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. 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, Aug. 20 – Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class and women pool playing begins at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. the line dancers start kicking up their heels to some swingin’ country tunes. Then, in the afternoon games of canasta and pool are played. An afternoon movie is shown at 2:00 p.m. The movie for this week is an animated comedy, titled, “Rio 2.”

         Thursday, Aug. 21 – Wii bowlers get out their controls and hit the bowling alley again starting at 9:30 a.m. In the afternoon, get in a game of canasta. Also, at 1:00 p.m. a coed pool tournament will be held. All seniors are invited to come join the fun.  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. 22 – 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 move to the music. 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; Anna Cooper, 1^st and Cindy Smith, 2^nd.  Duplicate bridge winners were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1^st and Murna Raff, Sandy Boepple, Norma Burk, and Treca Baer all tied for 2^nd. Winner of the pool tournament last week was Vic Berryman. Wii bowling champions for the week were Walt Spaid and Jean Hatcher.