The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
offers many fun activities for people 50 years and older. Get out of your home and
check out your Senior Activity Center! 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. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080 for more information
and make sure to pick up a calendar of events.
Monday, May 2 – The Center offers a free exercise
class called, “Sit n ‘Be Fit”. This class is offered every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The class uses chairs to do the sitting exercises
and some are done while standing by your chair for support if needed.
Stretching and toning exercises are done using hand weights, rubber balls, and
sponge balls. It is a good 45 minute workout. Also, a women’s pool playing time
is offered at 9:30 a.m. Several exciting rounds of 8-ball pool are played. At 10:30 a.m. after the exercise class, line
dancing class participates continue to get some more exercise while swooshing
around the floor. Afternoon brings in card players, bridge games, and pool/snooker
shooters. A coed pool tournament will be held at 1:00 p.m. You are invited to
join the fun competition.
Tuesday, May 3 – Another fun activity to check
out is the “Zumba with Angie” dance/exercise class. This class 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 fun workout. Please wear good sturdy shoes. No
slide on types allowed. 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, May 4 – Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise
class and women’s pool and all begin 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, May 5 – Zumba movers meet up at
10:30 a.m. again for some fast zooming to some 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 start dealing out their cards. Bingo has a guest caller on
Thursdays and the exciting games begin at 2:00 p.m. Music night musicians start
tuning up 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 brought in by everyone and
served during the evening.
Friday,
May 6 – Friday morning activities begin at 9:30 a.m. with exercise class, pool
playing for women, and a painting class. You can 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: Sally Simmons, 1st, and Thea Pratt, 2nd. Duplicate
bridge winners were: Lucy Robinson and
Jane Anderson, 1st. and Lionel Raff, Al Perry, Meg Kletke, and
Adrienne Hyle all tied for, 2nd. Winning partners for the second day
of duplicate bridge playing were: Lionel Raff and Al Perry, 1st; and
Meg Kletke and Adrienne Hyle, 2nd. The pool tournament champion for last week was Larry Leonard.
No comments:
Post a Comment