Come check out the Senior Center. We offer many fun activities for
senior citizens aged 50 and over. We have Social and Duplicate Bridge, Pool and
Snooker, Exercise classes, Line Dancing, Zumba, Bingo, and a Painting class.
We’ve also got Sequence & other games that are starting to make a comeback.
Exercise equipment also available includes an exercise bike, a treadmill, and a
weight set for use in the afternoons. A walking trail is located outside the
building in Couch Park. Regular hours at the Senior Center are Monday through
Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Senior Center 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. This week we will close at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday 21st to start the Thanksgiving Weekend.
Monday, November 19 – Join the Sit n’ Be Fit exercise class
offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings starting at 9:30 a.m. In the
exercise class some exercises are done from chairs and some are done while
standing close to the chairs for support. There are also stretchy bands & fitness
balls to test flexibility and coordination. You can also get some exercise
while walking and stretching around the pool tables during women’s 8-ball pool
playing. The women pool players play several friendly rounds of 8-ball. They
would like for new players to come join them and experience the fun. Do you like
to line dance? Line up to do some boot scootin’ boogie across the floor
starting at 10:30 a.m. A good sturdy shoe or boot is a safety requirement. At 1
p.m. canasta, social bridge, pool and snooker are played. Also, check out the
jig-saw puzzle table and test your puzzle solving skills.
Tuesday, November 20 – The ‘Zumba with Angie’ class offers a quick
paced exercise/dance routine. It is held every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30
a.m. The routines are done to a faster moving type of music, so good sturdy
shoes are required for all the quick stepping. No backless, slide on types of
shoes are allowed. Afternoon games include: duplicate bridge, canasta and pool
& snooker. Most cards games begin at 1 p.m., except for duplicate bridge
which starts at 12 p.m. An exciting game of Bingo is called at 2 p.m. It’s a
fun time and everybody wins a prize!
Wednesday, November 21 – The Sit n’ Be Fit exercise class and the women
pool players meet up again ready to have some fun while exercising beginning at
9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. line dancers do some quick stepping to country
tunes. 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. The Center will
be closing at 2 p.m. today.
Thursday, November 22 – The Center will be closed for Thanksgiving.
Friday, November 23 – The Center will be closed.
Social Bridge Winners were: 1st place – Connie Mennem ;
2nd place – Thea Jenkins. Tuesday Duplicate Bridge Winners were: 1st
place – Wilma Wher & Norma Burk/Lionel Raff & Charles Foreman ; 2nd
place – Marie Antene & AJ Johannes. No Duplicate Bridge was played.
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