Get your Flu Shot at the Senior Center

        The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center has a flu shot clinic scheduled for Monday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This clinic is provided by HomeCall Home Health. No early signups. It is a first come first serve basis and you must bring your Medicare card to cover the cost of the shot. Stop by 1015 E. 12^th or call 747-8080 for more information and make sure to pick up an October calendar of events. Hours are: Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for music night. The facility is closed on weekends. If you are interested in joining a bridge group, social or duplicate, at the Center, please call the number given to receive information on how to join or leave your name and phone number.

        Monday, Oct. 14 - Women you need to come to the Center and join the senior women pool players every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings starting at 9:30 a.m. They have a great time shooting games of 8-ball. Also, an artist’s group comes in at the same time. They bring in their own supplies and get creative and discuss their ideas with each other. Other crafters can bring their projects and join the group, also. The Center has an exercise room with exercise bikes, and a weight set for senior use, too. The flu shot clinic will be set up on a first come first serve basis starting at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The afternoon crowd arrives around 12:30 p.m. to play games of bridge, canasta, dominoes, pool/snooker, and jig-saw puzzle solving.

        Tuesday, Oct. 15 –A free exercise class, called Sit ‘n Be Fit is offered at the Center. The exercises are low impact. Some are done while sitting and others by standing next to your chair utilizing hand weights, stretch bands, and bouncing balls during the 45 minute workout. Afterwards, stay and practice some boot scootin’ line dancing or Wii games. A ping pong table is available for use. In the afternoon, games include; canasta, duplicate bridge, dominoes, pitch, pool/snooker and jig-saw puzzle solving.  Please note: the Veteran’s Affairs representative will no longer be coming to the Senior Center. He will now be at Workforce Oklahoma’s Stillwater office at 3006 E. 6^th St., from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays only.

         Wednesday, Oct. 16 –It is women’s pool time again at 9:30 a.m. They experience some good fellowshipping while practicing their pool shots. Also, you could try the Wii interactive games, a game of ping pong, or the exercise equipment.  Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. which include; canasta, dominoes, Texas Hold’em, pitch, and pool/snooker. A coed pool tournament will be held at 1:00 p.m. More women are needed to even up the score in the tournament. So, women come on and meet the challenge. You can bring your own pool stick or use on from the Center. A puzzle is always out waiting for someone to find a missing piece. How about watching an old favorite classic movie? Once a month we will choose a classical movie to show. The classic dramatic movie, “African Queen” will be shown at 2:00 p.m.

         Thursday, Oct. 17 – Time to get shape. Try out the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.  After class, Wii games, ping pong, or line dancing are available. Come check it out. Afternoon games begin around 1:00 p.m. Try a game of canasta or pool/snooker and at 2:00 p.m. join in the fun time of bingo.

         Friday, Oct. 18 – Women pool players and the artists arrive again after the doors open at 9:30 a.m. The women enjoy several rounds of 8-ball and the artists get creative on their canvases. Exercise equipment is also available for use. Birthday lunch begins at 12:00 noon. Bring a food dish and make some new friends while enjoying a delicious pot-luck meal. Afternoon games include: canasta, Texas Hold’em, and pool/snooker.

          Champions for various games held last week were: social bridge winners; Cindy Smith, 1^st; and Norma Burk, 2^nd. Duplicate bridge winning partners; Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1^st; and Murna Raff and Betty Lowry, 2^nd. Texas Hold’em champion for the past week was: Lula Mae Davis. A men’s pool tournament was held with eleven players and the champion was Jim Stormont.