The City of Stillwater Senior Activity
Center participants enjoy staying active. The Center offers a variety of
activities for them, 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: If the Stillwater Public schools decide to close due to
inclement weather, the Stillwater Senior Activity Center will also be closed.
Monday, March 16 – Get your income
taxes figured free of charge by trained tax preparers. 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 17 – The free tax
service begins at 9:30 a.m. 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 done to some high tempo music and is bound 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 18 – Free tax help
continues at 9:30 a.m. Tone up 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 rescheduled movie that was cancelled
earlier due to the weather. It is a comedy titled, Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Thursday, March 19 – 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 1:00 p.m. a coed pool tournament will be held. Bring your pool stick
and have some fun competition! 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 20 – 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. Afternoon games include, canasta and duplicate
bridge.
Last weeks reported winners were: for
social bridge, Lynn Fent, 1st and Bena Harper, 2nd; in
duplicate bridge, Al Perry and Sehem El Sherif, 1st and Betty Lowrey
and Patricia Logan, 2nd. Their second day of play, winners were:
Camille Johnston and Betty Lowrey, 1st , and Penny Sizemore and
Sehem El Sherif, 2nd. The previous week, there were winners for the
second day of duplicate bridge, Carolyn Schwabe and Wilma Wehr, 1st
and Penny Sizemore and Sehem El Sherif, 2nd. Vic Berryman was the
champion in the coed pool tournament.
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