Stillwater Senior Activity Center Offers a Friendly Experience

        City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center offers a friendly place to experience many activities for persons that are 50 and over. It is a fun place to exercise, line dance, Zumba, paint, enjoy music; also, to play pool, cards, and bingo. A water aerobics class is also being offered at the Stillwater Municipal public pool. The sessions will continue Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. until July 28. Each session is $2, and is paid at the swimming pool each time you attend class. Hours for participation at the Senior Center 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, July 18 – Sit ‘n Be Fit is a free exercise class where chairs are put out for everyone. A variety of exercises are done while sitting and using hand weights, stretchy bands and bouncing balls. Some are also done while standing or walking around but a chair is always there for support if needed. The class is offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and starts after the doors open at 9:30 a.m. A group of women also come in at that time to play some friendly rounds of 8-ball pool. They have a good time socializing. At 10:30 a.m. after the exercise class, a line dancing class takes place. They do some good boot scooting to country tunes. In the afternoon, bridge players arrive around 12:30 a.m. along with canasta card players and pool/snooker players.

        Tuesday, July 19 – Experience a fast paced exercise/dance class called, “Zumba with Angie” that is offered at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The exercises are done mostly to Latin American dance music and will give you a good 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. Remember the water aerobics class takes place promptly at 12:15 p.m. at the City Municipal pool. 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! We always have a jig saw puzzle out for all the puzzlers.

        Wednesday, July 20 – Test your flexibility and tone up with the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class again at 9:30 a.m. Also, women pool players arrive ready to play some more 8-ball pool games. Later, at 10:30 a.m., after the exercise class, line dancers start kicking up their heels as they keep up with the swinging country tunes. During the afternoon, games of canasta, and other card games are played.

         Thursday, July 21 – Time to work up a sweat in the Zumba class starting at 10:30 a.m. Remember to wear good sturdy shoes. Water aerobics class meets at the public pool at 12:15 p.m. Canasta and bridge players start dealing out their cards at 1:00 p.m. A coed pool tournament will be held at 1:00 p.m. You are invited to join the fun competition. Bingo has a guest caller on Thursdays and the exciting games begin at 2:00 p.m. 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 brought in by everyone and served during the evening.

         Friday, July 22 – Exercise class, women’s pool, and a painting class is held at 9:30 a.m. 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 1:00 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 in duplicate bridge were: Lionel Raff and Al Perry, 1^st, Camille Johnston and Laurie Schlobohm, 2^nd. Winning partners for the second day of duplicate bridge were: Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1^st, and Camille Johnston, Betty Lowrey, Gay Lynn Bullock, and Carl Provence all tied for 2^nd. The previous week, duplicate bridge players, Lionel Raff and Al Perry came in first and Norma Burk and Carolyn Schwabe were second.