The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
will celebrate March birthdays with a pot-luck luncheon on Friday, March 13 at
12:00 noon. Bring a food dish to share and compliment the entrée of lasagna or
pay $3/person. Come enjoy the good food and friendly conversations. Free blood
pressure checks will be taken on Friday, also, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
These are provided by HomeCall Home Health. No appointments are needed. The
Center offers a variety of activities which include; card games, pool playing,
exercise, line dancing, Zumba, painting class, bingo, movies, guitar lessons,
and listening to musicians perform. Also, the free AARP income tax service continues
Monday through Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. No appointments
are taken. It is only a first come first serve basis. This free service is
provided by AARP trained volunteers and will continue until April 15. You need
to bring last year’s income tax return, W-2 forms, identification including
Social Security card and photo ID and any other documentation that might be
needed to complete your return. Everyone 50 and over should check out their
Senior Activity Center. It 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. Stop by 1015 E. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080
for more information. Make sure to pick up a March calendar of events when you
stop by. Reminder: Winter is upon us now so if the Stillwater Public schools
decide to close due to inclement weather, the Stillwater Senior Activity Center
will also be closed.
Monday, March 9 – Free income tax service
continues this week. They will be ready to start at 9:30 a.m. and go until
12:00 noon. Sign up when you arrive. Other activities starting at 9:30 a.m. are
a free exercise class, women’s 8-ball pool time, and a painting/crafting class.
The Sit n’ Be Fit exercise class is held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at
9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. This class utilizes stretching bands, bouncing balls
and sponge balls as part of the stretching and limbering up routine. Check it
out! Women’s pool playing is a good socialization time and competitive fun! The
painting/crafting class members test their creative side with their art work.
Bring your supplies and give your skills a test. Then at 10:30 a.m. you can get
a different kind of exercise by joining the line dancing class and boot
scootin’ to country tunes. Afternoon activities include: canasta, bridge,
puzzle solving, pool, and snooker.
Tuesday, March 10 – Starting at 9:30 a.m. the
tax preparers can sign you in to get your taxes done free of charge. It is a
first come first serve basis. Also, at 9:30 a.m. Wii games are scheduled. Wii
bowling is the popular game of choice. This is a fun game played on a gaming
system. If you like to bowl you should enjoy this game. Then at 10:30 a.m. you
can get some energetic exercise in the free Zumba class. This class is good to
get your heart rate up. Afternoon games include; canasta, duplicate bridge, and
jig-saw puzzle solving. Exercise equipment that includes a treadmill, two
exercise bikes, and a weight set are available for use, too. Bingo is played at
2:00 p.m. It is a lot of laughs and everyone
gets a prize!
Wednesday, March 11 – Free tax help continues at
9:30 a.m. Test your endurance with the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class starting
at 9:30 a.m. Or bring your pool stick and shoot some 8-ball during women’s pool
time, also at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. line dancers start kicking up their
heels to some swinging country tunes. During the afternoon, games of canasta
and other card games are played. At 1:00 p.m. a coed pool tournament will be held.
Bring your pool stick and have some fun competition! The afternoon movie is shown
at 2:00 p.m. This week’s movie is a drama titled, “The Judge”.
Thursday, March 12 – No appointments needed to
get your income taxes figured free! The free service is offered 9:30 a.m. to
12:00 noon. Wii bowling games, start at 9:30 a.m. Also, try out your musical
skills with free guitar lessons. Then another class that will really burn up
the calories is Zumba with Angie. It begins at 10:30 a.m. This is a fast paced exercise
class done to jazzy type music. Come check it out and work up a good sweat.
Afternoon games start around 1:00 p.m. Canasta is a popular game of choice. At
2:00 p.m. every Thursday a guest bingo caller arrives ready to give out prizes.
Join the fun! Don’t forget music night at 6:00 p.m. There is always good toe
tapping music to enjoy!
Friday,
March 13 – Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool, and the
painting/crafting class all take place at 9:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. country music
can be heard playing as the line dancers move their feet in time to the music. Free
blood pressure checks will be taken from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The birthday
pot-luck luncheon will begin at 12:00 noon.
After lunch, come down to the Center and get in a game of canasta.
Due to the weather last week the
bridge groups did not meet.