Stillwater Senior Activity Center Holds Flu Shot Clinic

The City of Stillwater Senior Activity Center will hold a flu shot clinic Wednesday, November 1 from 12 to 2 p.m. Shots will be provided by Mays Home Call Home Health free of charge when you present your Medicare insurance card at time of the injection. No appointments will be taken, it based on a first come first serve. If you are 50 and over, you can participate and socialize in a variety of activities at the Center such as: card games, social and duplicate bridge, pool and snooker, exercise classes, line dancing, Zumba, bingo, a painting 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, 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 is not scheduled for this week.

Monday, October 30 – Test your flexibility while toning up in the free Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 9:30 a.m. A chair is provided for the sitting exercises and for support while doing the standing ones. Stretchy bands and bouncing balls are utilized to test your flexibility and coordination. Women’s pool time begins at 9:30 a.m., also. They play several rounds of friendly 8-ball pool 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, October 31 – If you want to get your heart beating a little faster you should try the Zumba with Angie exercise/dance class that is done to fast moving Latin 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; duplicate bridge, canasta 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, November 1 – Time to exercise again with the Sit ‘n Be Fit exercisers or shoot some pool with the women pool players starting at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m., line dancers arrive ready to 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. Remember, from 12 to 2 p.m. flu shots will be given.

Thursday, November 2 – Guitar lessons continue for several students on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m. it is time to Zumba again. Class members move with Angie and work on their steps to the Latin American music. The afternoon brings out canasta, bridge and pool players, at 1 p.m. Exciting games of bingo begin at 2 p.m. Remember, there is no music night this week.

Friday, November 3 – Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the activities begin with a Sit ‘n Be Fit exercise class, women’s 8-ball pool playing, and a time to 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 social bridge winners were: Cheryll Armstong-Kaukis, 1^st; and Sally Simmons, 2^nd.  Duplicate bridge winning partners were: Carolyn Schwabe and Jennie Sneed, 1^st; and Bennie Evans and Sandy Boepple, 2^nd. The previous week, duplicate bridge winners were: Terry Miller and Betty Lowrey, 1^st; and John and Sandy Boepple, Carl Provence and Judith Redman; all tied for 2^nd.