Stillwater Senior Center to Celebrate February Birthdays

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will have a February Birthday celebration on Wednesday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m. Cake and ice cream will be served to senior participants in celebration. The trained AARP tax preparers continue their assistance preparing your income taxes, Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. They will continue their service clear in to the month of April. No appointments will be taken. It is a first come first serve basis. You will need to bring your return from last year if possible, picture identification, social security card, and any income information as needed. Many activities are offered for participants 50 years and older. Come check it out! Hours for participation are Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 p.m.; and music night is held on Thursday evenings, 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.

        Monday, February 22 – Monday morning starts off at 9:30 a.m. with tax help, Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class and women’s pool playing. The free exercise class will give you a good stretching and flexing of those muscles. The women pool players have a good time playing several rounds of 8-ball and they would like for some more players to come and join them every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. after the exercise class a line dancing class continues to get some more exercise while bootscootin’ around the floor. Afternoon brings in card players, bridge games, and pool or snooker playing. This fun begins around 1:00 p.m.

        Tuesday, February 23 – Income tax assistance begins at 9:30 a.m. after the doors open.  “Zumba with Angie” is a dance exercise class that is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. The exercises are done mostly to Latin American dance music. It will give you a good fun workout. In the afternoon, games are played that include; canasta, duplicate bridge, pool/snooker, and jig-saw puzzle solving. Exercise equipment that includes 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, February 24 – Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool and tax assistance all begin 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. At 2:00 p.m. our February birthday celebration will get under way with cake and ice cream. Senior participants can come enjoy the celebration.

         Thursday, February 25 – The tax preparers will be busy starting at 9:30 a.m. Bring your taxes in and get them figured free of charge. Then at 10:30 a.m. the Zumba class starts some fast moving to jazzy tunes. They can work up quite a sweat by the end of the class. Starting around 1:00 p.m. canasta and bridge players are dealing out their cards. A coed nine ball pool tournament will be held at 1:00 p.m.  Come enjoy the fun competition.  Bingo has a guest caller on Thursdays and starts at 2:00 p.m. You should come have some fun! Music night musicians start tuning up their instruments at 5:30 p.m. and by 6:00 p.m. they are ready to entertain the audience with country tunes until 8:30 p.m.  Snacks are served during the evening.

         Friday, February 26 – Exercisers meet up again along with women pool players at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. Also, a painting and crafting group get together during that same time. Bring your painting or crafting supplies and share your skills with the class. Line dancers start their routines at 10:30 a.m. after the exercise class. Afternoon card games begin around 12:30 p.m. except for duplicate bridge, which begins at 12:15 p.m. Also, a puzzle is always out on the table waiting for a piece to be found.

         Last weeks reported winners for social bridge were: Connie Mennem, 1^st, and Bena Harper, 2^nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners were:  Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1st; and Jerry Koelsch and Sandy Boepple, 2^nd.  Champion of the pool tournament was Frank Berry.