Spring In to the Stillwater Senior Activity Center

The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center participants, 50 and over, are ready to spring in to the change of seasons and the extra hour of daylight by getting out more and taking part in their Senior Center. After taking part in the many various activities offered, there is still plenty of daylight left to take a walk outside of the Center on the walking trail in Couch Park. Free activities offered includes; card games, pool and snooker, bridge, exercise classes, line dancing, Zumba, bingo, and an evening of music with country tunes performed by several musicians. Regular hours at the Senior Center are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and music night is held on Thursday evenings, 6 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.

Please note that the free AARP income tax service has been moved from the Stillwater Senior Activity Center to the Stillwater Public Library. They will be there through April 18. The new hours are: Monday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a first come first serve basis.

Monday, March 20 – Put a spring in your step every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class. Some of the exercises are done while in a chair but some are also done while standing by your chair. Stretchy bands and bouncing balls are utilized in the regular exercises. Women’s pool time will have you springing around the table to put the pool ball in the hole. This fun competition also begins at 9:30 a.m. They welcome new players to come enjoy the fun. After exercise class at 10:30 a.m., line dancers arrive ready to boot scoot across the floor to some swinging country tunes. Afternoon brings in the canasta and bridge card players.

Tuesday, March 21 – Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. a free “Zumba with Angie” class is held. This is an exercise dance class with quick moving springy steps done mostly to Latin American type music. You will probably work up a good sweat while enjoying the fun routines.  Please wear good sturdy shoes for all the quick stepping. No slide on shoes allowed. Afternoon games include canasta, duplicate bridge, and pool/snooker. Most card games start around 1 p.m. except for duplicate bridge which starts at 12:15 p.m. New duplicate bridge players should call the Center ahead of time to make arrangements. Duplicate bridge is played with a partner. Exercise equipment that includes exercise bikes, a treadmill, and a weight set are available for use in the afternoon. Bingo is called at 2 p.m. It’s a lot of laughs and everyone wins a prize! We always have a jig saw puzzle out too, for all the puzzlers.

Wednesday, March 22 – Exercisers are back for the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class starting at 9:30 a.m. It will help give you a good stretching and toning workout. After the exercise class at 10:30 a.m., line dancers get together to do some quick stepping. In the afternoon, games of canasta and other card games are played starting around 1 p.m. A puzzle is always out ready to be solved.

Thursday, March 23 – Guitar players start tuning up their guitars at 9:30 a.m. getting ready for their lessons. Then at 10:30 a.m. Zumba dancers begin moving to some jazzy tunes. The afternoon brings out canasta and bridge players at 1 p.m. Bingo has a guest caller on Thursdays and the exciting games begin at 2 p.m. The Center opens back up at 5:30 p.m. to get ready for Music Night. The musicians get their instruments tuned up and are ready to entertain the crowd with country tunes starting at 6 p.m. Come enjoy the music and snacks that participants bring to share. 

Friday, March 24 – Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool, and a painting and crafting class are all fun activities that begin at 9:30 a.m. The artists bring in their art projects and supplies and share their ideas and instructional skills with each other. Spring is a good time to start a new art or crafting project while socializing with the other artists. Canasta, duplicate bridge, pool and snooker are played in the afternoon. The puzzle table is always waiting for someone to stop by and find a piece to the puzzle.

Last weeks reported social bridge winners were: Norma Jean Shamblin, 1^st; and Cindy Smith, 2^nd. Duplicate bridge winners were: Sandy Boepple and Wilma Wehr, 1^st; and Carl Provence and Charles Foreman, 2^nd. During the second day of duplicate bridge playing, the winning partners were: Betty Lowrey and Camille Johnston, 1^st, and Meg Kletke and Adrienne Hyle 2^nd.