Check Out Your Stillwater Senior Activity Center

The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center is worth getting out of the house and checking out. Several activities for seniors 50 years old and older are offered. These activities include: card games, pool and snooker, bridge, exercise classes, line dancing, Zumba, bingo, a painting/crafting class, and an evening of music with country tunes performed by several musicians. Exercise equipment that includes an exercise bike, a treadmill, and a weight set are available for use in the afternoons. Also, a walking trail is located right outside by the Center, in Couch Park. 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 the second and fourth Thursday during the summer, from 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; music night will not take place this week.

Monday, September 18 – A good activity to check out is the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class. Everyone has a chair for the sitting exercises and for support while doing the standing ones.  This class is held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 a.m. Stretchy bands and bouncing balls are utilized into the exercise routine to test your flexibility and coordination. Another activity that takes place at that time is women’s pool time. They play several rounds of friendly 8-ball and always welcome new players to join them. After the exercise class, at 10:30 a.m. line dancers start boot scootin’ to country songs. They have a lot of fun, while getting some good exercise. At 1 p.m. canasta, social bridge, pool, and snooker are played. Also, you can check out the jig saw puzzle table and test your puzzle skills.

Tuesday, September 19 – Zumba with Angie is an exercise/dance class that really gets you moving to faster type music.  They meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Good sturdy shoes are required for all the quick stepping, no backless, slide on types are allowed. Afternoon games include; canasta, duplicate bridge, and pool/snooker. Most cards games begin at 1 p.m. except for duplicate bridge which starts at 12:15 p.m. Two rounds of bingo are called at 2 p.m. It is a fun time and everybody wins a prize!

Wednesday, September 20 – Activities get under way starting at 9:30 a.m. with the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class and women’s pool playing time. Then at 10:30 a.m., line dancers do some quick stepping to country tunes. Also, games of canasta and other card games are played starting around 1 p.m. along with pool and snooker. A puzzle is always out ready to be solved.

Thursday, September 21 – Guitar strumming can be heard as guitar lessons get under way at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. the Zumba class members join up again with Angie and work on their steps to the Latin American music. The afternoon brings out canasta and bridge players and pool players, at 1 p.m. Exciting games of bingo begin at 2 p.m. No music night this week.

Friday, September 22 – Morning activities to check out starting at 9:30 a.m. are, Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, 8-ball with the women pool players, or try out your artist skills in the painting class. Artists can bring in their art supplies and get creative and share their ideas with each other. The painting class time now continues into the afternoon so that it can accommodate more artists. At 10:30 a.m., line dancers start strolling across the floor keeping time to the country music. During the afternoon, duplicate bridge starts at 12:15 p.m. and canasta, pool and snooker playing begins around 1 p.m. The puzzle table is always waiting for someone to stop by and find a piece to the puzzle.

Last weeks reported duplicate bridge winning partners were: Adrienne Hyle and Meg Kletke, 1^st; and Betty Lowrey and Anna Cooper, 2^nd.  Friday’s duplicate bridge winners were: John and Sandy Boepple, 1^st; and Betty Lowrey and Camille Johnston, 2^nd. The previous week, winners in duplicate bridge were: Adrienne Hyle and Meg Kletke, 1^st; and Betty Lowrey and Camille Johnston, 2^nd.