The Stillwater Senior Activity Center is Worth Checking Out!

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center is a place worth putting on your list to check out. 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.

        Monday, October 12 – Check out the free 45-minute exercise workout, called Sit ‘n Be Fit that 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. A jig-saw puzzle is always out enticing someone to find another piece. Exercise equipment, including a treadmill, is available too.

        Tuesday, October 13 – If you would like to work off some extra calories and have a fun time while doing so, try the free “Zumba with Angie” class offered every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m.  This is an exercise aerobic dance session that is done mostly to Latin American dance music. In the afternoon, games are played that include; canasta, duplicate bridge, pool/snooker, and jig-saw puzzle solving. At 1:00 p.m. a coed pool tournament will take place. Come 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, October 14 – Exercise class and women’s pool are enjoyed again 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 15 – 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 16 – Sit ‘n Be Fit members meet at 9:30 a.m. ready to get in shape, women  pool players shoot several rounds of 8-ball, and the painting class compare notes on their art projects. 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 and puzzle solvers.   

        Last weeks reported winners for social bridge were: Beverly Dale, 1^st, and Lynn Fent, 2^nd; duplicate bridge winning partners were; Camille Johnston and Terry Miller, 1^st; and Carolyn Schwabe and Susana Williams, were 2^nd. The second day of duplicate bridge champions were; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1^st; and Camille Johnston and Betty Lowrey, 2^nd.  The winner of the pool tournament this week was Vic Berryman.