The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center
is a fun active place to choose if you want to get out and do something that
will entertain and keep you busy. The Center is open 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. Stop by 1015 E. 12th Ave. or
call 405-747-8080 for more information. Make sure to pick up a January calendar
of events when you stop by. Reminder: Winter is upon us now so if the
Stillwater Public schools decide to close due to inclement weather, the
Stillwater Senior Activity Center will also be closed.
Monday, Jan. 12 – If your New Year’s
resolution is to get in shape, why not try out the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise
class offered at the Center every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at
9:30 a.m. The class gives you a good 45-minute workout. Some exercises are done
while sitting and also while standing by a chair. Stretching is done using
elastic bands of different strengths. Also, spongy balls, wooden sticks, and
weights are incorporated in to the routines. The women pool players also meet at
the same time to shoot some games of 8-ball pool. Or, you could try your hand
at painting or crafting in the art class at 9:30 a.m. Bring your art supplies
and show off your talents. Then afterwards the line dancers will work off some
of their extra calories with their fancy footwork. Beginners to more advance
dancers are all welcome. They have a good and invigorating time. Later, during
the afternoon games of bridge, canasta, pool/snooker, and jig saw puzzle
solving are popular.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 – Wii bowling is a fun and
popular activity to participate in on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
Then at 10:30 a.m. you can get some energetic exercise in the free Zumba class.
Afternoon games include; canasta, duplicate bridge, dominoes, and jig-saw puzzle
solving. Exercise equipment that includes a treadmill, two exercise bikes, and
a weight set are available for use, too. Bingo is played at 2:00 p.m. It is a
lot of laughs and everyone gets a prize!
Wednesday, Jan. 14 –Limber up with the Sit ‘n
Be Fit exercise group which meets starting at 9:30 a.m. Or bring your pool
stick and shoot some 8-ball during women’s pool time, also at 9:30 a.m. Then at
10:30 a.m. line dancers start kicking up their heels to some swinging country
tunes. During the afternoon, games of
canasta and other card games are played. Also, at 1:00 p.m. a coed 8-ball pool
tournament will be held. Women are encouraged to participate. Don’t let the men
have all the fun! An afternoon movie is shown
at 2:00 p.m. This week’s movie is an animated comedy titled, “Nut Job”.
Thursday, Jan. 15 – Try out your coordination
skills with Wii bowling at 9:30 a.m. Or
you could try out your musical skills with free guitar lessons. Then another
class that will really burn up the calories is Zumba with Angie. It begins at
10:30 a.m. This is a fast paced exercise class done to jazzy type music. Come
check it out and work up a good sweat. Afternoon games start around 1:00
p.m. Canasta is a popular game of choice
along with pool and snooker. At 2:00 p.m. every Thursday a guest bingo caller arrives
ready to give out prizes. Join the fun!
Friday,
Jan. 16 – Friday morning activities get under way at 9:30 a.m. with the Sit ‘n
Be Fit exercise class, women’s pool, and the painting/crafting class. At 10:30
a.m. country music can be heard playing as the line dancers do some boot
scootin’moves across the floor. After lunch, come down to the Center and get in
a game of canasta or pool.
Game champions announced for last week
were: for social bridge; Barbara Geiser, 1st and Thea Pratt, 2nd;
for duplicate bridge, Al Perry and Lionel Raff, 1st , and Meg Kletke
and Adrienne Hyle, 2nd.
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