The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. The rest of
the week will be full of special activities. On Tuesday, September 8 at 1:00
p.m. a coed pool tournament will take place. Blood pressure checks will be
taken by Northern Oklahoma College nursing students on Wednesday, September 9
from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Zumba with Angie class wants to celebrate all
the fun they have with a pot-luck
Fiesta. This will take place at 11:30 a.m., after the Zumba class on Thursday,
September 10, at 10:30 a.m. You can join the Zumba class and bring a Mexican
food dish for the Fiesta. Another pot-luck luncheon will be held on Friday,
September 11 at 12:00 noon. September birthdays will be celebrated with chef
salads as the entrée. Bring a food dish to share and enjoy the good food and
conversations. 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 music night is held on Thursday
evening, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The facility is closed on weekends. Stop by 1015
E. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080 for more information
and make sure to pick up a calendar of events.
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, Sept. 7 – Center is closed.
Tuesday, Sept. 8 – You should join the “Zumba
with Angie” dance, exercise class that meets every Tuesday and Thursday
mornings at 10:30 a.m. You can get a good hour long workout dancing to some
high tempo music. In the afternoon, games are played that include; canasta, duplicate
bridge, pool/snooker, and jig-saw puzzle solving. This Tuesday, a nine-ball
pool tournament will be held at 1:00 p.m. Bring your pool stick and enjoy the
fun competition! 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, Sept. 9 - A Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise
class is held Wednesday morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. The exercises are done
in a combination of sitting and standing, and 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, as well as pool
and snooker. At 12:30 p.m. the nursing students arrive ready to check blood
pressures.
Thursday, Sept. 10 – Move to some jazzy tunes
and work up a good sweat in the Zumba class at 10:30 a.m. After class, at 11:30
a.m., they will stay and enjoy a pot-luck Mexican Fiesta. Afternoon games start at 1:00 p.m. Canasta and
bridge are popular games of choice, or try out your pool shooting skills. Don’t
forget music night at 6:00 p.m. There is always good toe tapping music to
enjoy!
Friday,
Sept. 11 – Try out the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool, or the painting
class all starting at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. line dancers arrive ready to
boot scoot around the floor to some lively tunes. Remember, participants
September birthdays will be celebrated with a pot-luck luncheon starting at
12:00 noon. Afternoon games of canasta and duplicate bridge are played.
Last weeks reported winners for social
bridge; Connie Mennem was first and Lynn Fent was second. Duplicate bridge winning
partners were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff who came in first; and Treca Baer and Norma
Burk were second. Winners for the second day of duplicate bridge were: Al Perry
and Lionel Raff, 1st and Lucy Robinson and Charles Foreman, 2nd.
There was a tie for the championship in
the pool tournament. Vic Berryman and Frank Berry tied for first place.