City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will
hold a seasonal luncheon to celebrate all the Center’s participants summer
birthdays. The luncheon will be a cookout, with hamburgers and side dishes to
go along with them and will take place on Friday, August 12 at 12:00 noon. The
price for the luncheon is $2/per person and is paid at the door. Come and enjoy
meeting and being with friends. The Center offers a friendly place to experience
many activities for persons that are 50 and over. You can exercise, line dance,
Zumba, paint, enjoy music, play pool, cards, and bingo. 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. 12th Ave. or call 405-747-8080
for more information and make sure to pick up a calendar of events.
Monday, Aug. 8 – Get your workout in the free Sit
‘n Be Fit exercise class offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30
a.m. Chairs are put out for everyone and a variety of exercises are done while
sitting. Hand weights, stretchy bands and bouncing balls are incorporated into
the routine. Some exercises are also done while standing, but a chair is always
there for support if needed. 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, Aug. 9 – For a special workout, come
try the free “Zumba with Angie”, class. This is a free class offered at 10:30
a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Zumba is a fast paced exercise/dance class done
mostly to Latin American dance music. 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. A coed pool tournament will
be held at 1:00 p.m. You are invited to join the fun competition. 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, Aug. 10 – Starting at 9:30 a.m. you
can exercise again with the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class. 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
time with the swinging tunes. During the afternoon, games of canasta, and other
card games are played.
Thursday, Aug. 11 – Work up a sweat in the
Zumba class starting at 10:30 a.m. Remember to wear good sturdy shoes. Canasta
and bridge players start dealing out their cards at 1:00 p.m. 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,
Aug. 12 – 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 dancing class and duplicate bridge will not be held due to the
preparation for the luncheon. Also, afternoon card games will begin around 2:00
p.m. A puzzle is always out on the table waiting for a piece to be found.
Last weeks reported winners for social
bridge were: Norma Shamblin, 1st ;
and Beverly Dale, 2nd. Duplicate
bridge winners were: Lionel Raff and Al
Perry, 1st; Carl Provence and Sandy Boepple, 2nd. For the second day of duplicate bridge, winning
partners were: Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1st; and Carl Provence and
Gay Lynn Bullock, 2nd.
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