Fun Activities Offered at the Stillwater Senior Activity Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center offers a variety of activities that are fun and help keep participants moving and their minds active. The Center is open for participants, 50 years old and older. Hours for participation are Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday evening, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. is time for music night. The facility is closed on weekends. Stop by 1015 E. 12^th Ave. or call 405-747-8080 for more information and make sure to pick up a calendar of events.

       Notice: The defensive driving class planned for this month on Wednesday, July 29 has to be cancelled. The class will be rescheduled with a new date for the month of August. You can call the Senior Center for more information.

        Water aerobics classes are still being offered at the Stillwater Municipal pool for seniors on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting promptly at 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The charge is $2 per session and is paid at the pool each time you come. Classes will run until July 30.   

        The Walk in the Park event for senior walkers is ongoing in Couch Park. Seniors can sign up and log in each time at the Center. Walk the trail ten times and earn a t-shirt and better health.

        Monday, July 20 –Activities to check out for some fun and exercise after the doors open at 9:30 a.m. are; a free exercise class called, Sit ‘n Be Fit, women’s 8-ball pool, and a painting/crafting class. The 45-minute exercise class incorporates a good stretching routine using stretchy rubber bands, and rubber or sponge balls. The women pool players have a good competition while playing several rounds of 8-ball. Artists exchange their ideas and show off their creativity on canvases during their class. Also, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m. you can come step in time to country tunes while line dancing. In the afternoon, games of bridge and canasta are played along with pool or snooker.

        Tuesday, July 21 – Zumba with Angie takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  This is a free, fast paced class that is done to some high tempo music. Water aerobics takes place at the City pool at 12:30 p.m. 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 during the afternoon, too. Bingo is played at 2:00 p.m.  It is a lot of laughs and everyone wins a prize!

        Wednesday, July 22 – Exercise class meets up again at 9:30 a.m. Sit ‘n Be Fit exercises are done in a combination of sitting and standing, but a chair is always there for support. 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., after the exercise class, line dancers start kicking up their heels to some swinging country tunes. During the afternoon, games of canasta and other card games are played.

         Thursday, July 23 – It is time for Zumba with Angie again at 10:30 a.m. You can work up a good sweat moving to the jazzy tunes. Afternoon games start at 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 enjoy the 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, July 24 –Friday morning activities again include;  the exercise class, women’s pool time, and the painting/crafting class, all beginning at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. the line dancers arrive ready to boot scoot around the floor to some lively tunes. Afternoon games of canasta, duplicate bridge, pool and snooker are played.

         Last weeks reported winners were: for social bridge; Barbara Geiser was first and Anna Cooper was second. Duplicate bridge winning partners were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, who came in first; and Sandy Boepple and Jerry Koelsch were second. The second day of duplicate bridge, winners were: Al Perry and Lionel Raff, first and John and Sandy Boepple, second. A weekly pool tournament was played and the champion was Vic Berryman.