City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will
celebrate participant’s November birthdays, Wednesday, November 30. Cake and
ice cream will be served at 2:00 p.m. Senior’s, 50 and over should check out
their Senior Center. Many activities are offered such as; exercise classes,
line dancing, Zumba, card and bridge games, pool and snooker playing including
tournaments, bingo, and a music night with country tunes. Hours 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, Nov. 28 – If you need to work off
those extra calories acquired from Thanksgiving feasting you should check out
the free exercise class called Sit ‘n Be Fit. This class is offered every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 a.m. You can get a good workout of
stretching and toning exercises. Chairs are used for some of the exercises so
you always have something there for support if needed. Bouncing balls, stretchy
bands, and sponge balls are all utilized in the 45 minute routine. Also, at
9:30 a.m. there is some fun competition going on around the pool tables as the women
8-ball pool players get together for some fun competition. They welcome new
players to join in the fun. After the exercise class, starting at 10:30 a.m., you
can get some more exercise by participating in the line-dancing class. They
love to do some boot scootin’ to country music. A pool tournament will be held
starting at 1:00 p.m. Bring you pool stick or use one from the Center and enjoy
your afternoon in some friendly competition. In the afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
canasta and social bridge players arrive ready to try their hands with the
cards, hoping for a win. If you would like to play social bridge and have not
played here before, please call the Center ahead of time so the number of
places at each table can be arranged. Also, a jig saw puzzle is always out
ready for a piece to be found.
Tuesday, Nov. 29 – If you want to really work
off the extra calories you should check out the “Zumba with Angie” class. This
class meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. It is a quick moving dance/exercise
class done to mostly Latin American music. Please wear good sturdy shoes for
all the quick stepping. No slide on types allowed. In the afternoon, games played
include; canasta, duplicate bridge, pool/snooker, and jig-saw puzzle solving. Most
card games start around 1:00 p.m. except for duplicate bridge which starts at
12:15 p.m. New players of duplicate bridge should call the Center ahead of time
to make arrangements. Duplicate bridge is played with a partner. Exercise
equipment that includes exercise bikes, and a weight set are available for use in
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 too, for all the puzzlers.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 – Don’t forget your
exercise class. Sit ‘n Be Fit begins at 9:30 a.m. Women pool players are back
again ready to have a good time with several rounds of friendly 8-ball. After the exercise class, at 10:30 a.m. 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. Remember,
at 2:00 p.m. cake and ice cream will be served to celebrate November birthdays.
Thursday, Dec. 1 – A lot of guitar strumming
can be heard as guitar lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. Christmas decorations
will be brought out and the Center will become transformed. Decorating
volunteers are encouraged to come help trim the tree and place decorations
around the Center. Zumba dancers begin moving to the jazzy tunes at 10:30 a.m.
This class will definitely work off that extra piece of pie you enjoyed! The
afternoon brings out the canasta, bridge, and pool players around 1p.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 their country tunes until 8:30
p.m. Snacks are brought in by everyone and served during the evening.
Friday,
Dec. 2 – Friday gets started with morning activities at 9:30 a.m. These
include; Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool playing, and a painting
class. The artists bring in their art projects and supplies and share their
ideas and skills with each other. Afternoon duplicate bridge players arrive at
12:15 a.m. ready to play some serious cards. Canasta card games start around
1:00 p.m. Pool and snooker tables are open for games, too. The puzzle table is
always waiting for someone to stop by and find a piece to the puzzle.
Last weeks reported winners in social
bridge were: Norma Shanklin, 1st and Connie Mennem, 2nd. Duplicate
bridge winning partners were: Betty Lowrey and Patricia Logan, 1st;
and Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 2nd. A second day of duplicate bridge
was played and the winners in that game were: Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1st;
and Gay Lynn Bullock and Carl Provence, 2nd. A pool tournament was
held and the champion was Wayne Vinson.
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