Busy Week Upcoming at the Stillwater Senior Activity Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center has several special activities planned for the week ahead. Monday, October 5 a coed pool tournament will be held starting at 1:00 p.m. You are welcome to come join the fun competition. On Wednesday, October 7 the monthly movie; “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” will be shown at 2:00 p.m. This is a sequel to the movie shown last month, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”. This movie is a comedy and drama starring; Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Friday, October 9 at 12:00 noon a birthday pot-luck luncheon will celebrate October birthdays. You can bring a food dish to share or pay $3/person. The Center is open for participants, 50 years old and older. Many activities are offered, such as: exercise classes, pool/snooker playing, line dancing, Zumba, painting classes, card games, bridge, a monthly movie, and a music night. 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. 12^th 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.

         Mark your calendars. Coming on Monday, October 19 at 1:00 p.m. a flu shot clinic provided by Home Call Home Health will be held at the Senior Center. Shots will be given at no charge if you show your Medicare card with part B, if you do not have this there will be a charge. This will be a first come first serve basis.

 A Fiesta celebration was recently held at the Stillwater Senior Activity Center by the “Zumba with Angie” class. Those enjoying the class and good pot-luck Mexican food afterwards were: front row, left to right; Angela Whitehead, the instructor, Betty Larabee, Susie Cundiff, Gwen Morrow, Angie Hanes, Sam Mulla, and Cheryl Dedrickson.

Back row, left to right; Evelyn Smith and Becky Soukup. The free Zumba class is offered every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. Fifty and over seniors are welcome.

        Monday, October 5 – A free 45-minute exercise workout, called Sit ‘n Be Fit is offered at the Center every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The class utilizes stretchy bands to test flexibility and bouncing balls to help with hand/eye coordination, along with stretching and toning exercises. Also, at the same time and days of the week a women’s pool playing time takes place. The women play several friendly rounds of 8-ball and would welcome some new women players to come join in the fun competition. Painters and crafters get together on Monday and Friday mornings, too. They share ideas and pointers for their art work with each other and bring their own art supplies. At 10:30 a.m. line dancers step in time to country songs. You are welcome to come join the group and get some exercise while having fun. During the afternoon, canasta and social bridge players get out their cards for plenty of good times. Remember at 1:00 p.m. a coed pool tournament will take place. Join the fun! A jig-saw puzzle is always out enticing someone to find another piece. Exercise equipment, including a treadmill, is available too.

        Tuesday, October 6 – You can get a fun and energetic workout by joining the free “Zumba with Angie” class. This is a dance and exercise class that meets every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. In the afternoon, games are played that include; canasta, duplicate bridge, pool/snooker, 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, October 7 – Time to test your flexibility and increase your endurance by joining the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class 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 as they keep up with swinging country tunes. During the afternoon, games of canasta and other card games are played.

         Thursday, October 8 – It’s Zumba time! Class starts at 10:30 a.m. You can work up a good sweat exercising to the jazzy tunes. Afternoon games start at 1:00 p.m. Canasta and bridge are popular games of choice. Bingo is called by a guest caller at 2:00 p.m. Every one bingos and receives a prize. Don’t forget music night at 6:00 p.m. There is always good toe tapping music to enjoy!

         Friday, October 9 – Exercisers, women 8-ball pool players, and the painting class members all meet up again 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. Afternoon games of duplicate bridge begin around 12:15 p.m. Canasta players start coming in around 12:30 p.m. along with pool players.   

         Last weeks reported winners for social bridge were: Bena Harper, 1^st, and Lynn Fent, 2^nd; duplicate bridge winning partners were;  Al Perry and Lionel Raff, were 1^st; Bob Henderson and Laurie Schlobohm, were 2^nd. The second day of duplicate bridge champions were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1^st; and Camille Johnston and Penny Sizemore, 2^nd.  The winner of the pool tournament this week was Frank Berry.