The City of Stillwater Senior Activity
Center will celebrate participant’s February birthdays with a pot-luck luncheon
for seniors on Friday, February 13 at 12:00 noon. Chicken and noodles will be
the entrée. You can bring a food dish to share or pay $3/person. 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. 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. The Center is a fun active place to attend for activities
such as; exercise and dance classes, bridge, pool playing and tournaments, card
games, painting and crafting, bingo, music, movies and even guitar lessons.
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 February 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, Feb. 9 – The income tax service
starts the week off at 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Also, 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 you supplies and give yours 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, Feb. 10 –The AARP tax preparers will be ready to go starting at
9:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Try out Wii bowling at 9:30 a.m. This is a fun game
played on a gaming system. If you like to bowl why not try it out? 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, Feb. 11 – Tax help
continues at 9:30 a.m. Limber up 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 8-ball
pool tournament will be held. Senior aged men and women are welcome to
participate. An afternoon movie is shown at 2:00 p.m. This week’s movie is a
romance film titled, “Elsa and Fred”.
Thursday, Feb. 12 – Starting at 9:30
a.m. you can get your income taxes figured for free or play some Wii bowling.
Or you could 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, Feb. 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. The February pot-luck luncheon will take place
at 12:00 noon. After lunch, come down to the Center and get in a game of
canasta or pool.
Game champions announced for last week
were: Social bridge; Connie Mennem, 1st; and Jean Herndon, 2nd.
Duplicate bridge, which is now playing twice a week, winners were; Betty Lowrey
and Patricia Logan, 1st, and Al Perry and Seham El Sherif, 2nd.
The other winning partners in duplicate bridge were: Jerry Koelsch and Laurie
Schlobohm, 1st, and Al Perry and Sandy Boepple, 2nd. The winner of the pool tournament for the
week was Vic Berryman.
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