The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
offers a warm friendly place to socialize and play cards, shoot pool, exercise,
line dance, Zumba, paint, play bingo, watch movies, take guitar lessons, and
listen 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 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. 23 – A busy week begins with the
free income tax service starting 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. 24 – 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. 25 – Free tax help continues at 9:30 a.m. Get in shape by joining 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. The afternoon movie is shown at 2:00 p.m. This
week’s movie is a drama titled, “The Good Lie”.
Thursday, Feb. 26 – You can get your income
taxes done for free at the Center. Or try out the Wii bowling games, starting
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,
Feb. 27– 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. After lunch,
come down to the Center and get in a game of canasta. At 1:00 p.m. a coed pool
tournament will be held. Bring your pool stick and have some fun competition!
Game champions announced for last week
were: Social bridge; Mary Thomas, 1st; and Louie Geiser, 2nd.
Duplicate bridge winners were; Penny Sizemore and Lucy Robinson, 1st,
and Terry Miller and Camille Johnston, 2nd. Also, Penny Sizemore won
again with her partner Sehem El Sherif, 1st place; and Camille
Johnston and Betty Lowrey were 2nd.
Unreported the previous week, winners in duplicate bridge were: Jerry
Koelsch and Laurie Schlobohm, 1st, and tied for second were John and
Sandy Boepple, Meg Kletke and Adrienne Hyle. The pool tournament winner for the
week was Jack Ventris.
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