The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
will hold a pot-luck birthday luncheon to celebrate participant’s February
birthdays on Friday, February 14 at 12:00 noon. Bring a food dish to share or
pay $3/person and come enjoy the celebration and delicious food. Also, the
Center will be hosting free income tax assistance by AARP trained tax preparers
every Monday through Thursday mornings, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., February 3
until April 15. No appointments are needed, it is a first come first serve
basis. Bring your last year’s tax return if possible and all other necessary
information and identification. The Center offers many activities for seniors
50 and over. You can participate in: card games, exercise class, art class,
pool and snooker, bingo, line dancing, Wii games, exercise equipment, movies,
and a music night. Stop by 1015 E. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080
for more information. Make sure to pick up a February 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 with the weather changes coming, if the
Stillwater Public Schools are closed the Senior Activity Center will also be
closed.
Monday, Feb. 10 – Monday mornings, women pool
players and a painting group arrive after the doors open at 9:30 a.m. 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, Feb. 11 – A free exercise class called,
Sit ‘n Be Fit starts at 9:30 a.m. The class 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, Feb. 12 – Women pool players get together
again at 9:30 a.m. for some friendly fellowshipping and fun competition. Also, Wii games are played on Wednesday
morning at the same opening time. 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 dramatic action film based on true events, entitled, “Captain
Phillips”, starring Tom Hanks.
Thursday, Feb 13 – AARP income tax help is
still available, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Get in shape by joining the free Sit
‘n Be Fit exercise class, offered at 9:30 a.m. The class will provide a good
stretching and toning for your body. 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! A men’s pool tournament will also be held at 1:00. Join the competition.
Friday, Feb. 14 – Pool playing skills
are practiced again by the women starting at 9:30 a.m. The painters will be at it again, also. Bring
your painting supplies and get creative. Exercise equipment is also available
for use. At 12:00 noon the birthday pot-luck luncheon will begin. Following the
luncheon games of canasta, Texas Hold’em, and pool/snooker will be played.
Winners announced last week were: for
social bridge; Penny Sizemore, 1st; and Norma Burk, 2nd.
Duplicate bridge winning partners: Lucy Robinson and Penny Sizemore, 1st,
and Murna Raff and Seham El Sharif, 2nd. Wii bowling has gotten
popular again and winners were reported as; Evelyn Smith, highest score; and
Dennis Morrow, next highest.