C4 - THE JOURNAL, Thursday, October 28, 2010
Seniors
Stay busy at
Senior Center
The City of Stillwa-
ter Senior Activity Center
helps seniors stay busy with
many fun activities. Come
see what fun you can have
staying busy. Center hours
are: Monday through
Friday, 9:30 a.m. 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. 12or call 747-8080 for
more information and make
sure to pick up a November
calendar of events.
Monday, Nov. 1 - Start-
ing at 9:30 a.m. women's
pool and the oil painting
class gets underway. Bring
your pool stick or paints
and canvas and join in
the activities. Also, a Wii
gaming system is always
ready to set up for you to
try out. Exercise equip-
ment is available for senior
use such as; a treadmill,
exercise bikes, a weight
machine, and a ping pong
table. Afternoon gets busy
with bridge, canasta, pitch,
pool, dominoes, Beginner's
Texas Hold'em, Texas
Hold'em winner's game,
and puzzle solving.
Tuesday, Nov. 2 - If
exercise is what you need,
come take a look at the Sit
'n Be Fit class on Tuesday
and Thursday mornings
at 9:30 a.m. Chairs are
provided for each person
during the 45-minute, low
impact exercise workout.
Some exercises are done
while sitting and some are
done while standing by a
chair. Bouncing balls, hand
weights, and stretch bands
are incorporated in to the
exercises for an extensive
workout. Afterwards, at
10:30 a.m. you can stay
and continue your exercise
while playing a variety of
games on the Wii system
or try some ping-pong.
Tuesday afternoon activi-
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ties include games such as;
duplicate bridge, Mexican
Train dominoes, canasta,
pitch, Skipbo, pool,
snooker, puzzle solving,
and dominoes. A repre-
sentative from Veteran's
Affairs comes in on Tues-
days, from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
to help with any questions
or paperwork you may have
pertaining to veteran's
assistance.
Wednesday, Nov.
3 - Women practice their
pool shooting skills again at
9:30 a.m. Also, ping-pong
and Wii interactive games
are available for some fun
times. At 1:00 p.m. blood
pressure/blood sugar checks
will be taken by HomeCall
Home Healthcare. This is
on a first come first serve
basis. Other activities for
the afternoon include;
canasta, pool, dominoes,
Texas Hold'em, pitch,
Mexican Train domino
tournament, puzzle solving,
and a movie. The movie,
"Flicka 2", will be shown
at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4
- Exercise again with the
Sit 'n Be Fit exercise class
at 9:30 a.m. Then after-
wards, stay and try out the
Wii system at 10:30 a.m.
If you need some fun and
a good laugh come try hit-
ting a ping pong ball. Then
in the afternoon you can
join in games of canasta,
social bridge, pool, pitch,
dominoes, Skipbo, Kings
in the Corner, and bingo
at 2:00. Check out the
evening fun at the Center
every Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
Music night will entertain
you with live western tunes
and singing.
Friday, Nov. 5
- Friday mornings you can
play pool, bring in a craft
....
Falling through space
Some T. V. shows lately
have shown guys jumping
off of tall mountains with
"wings" attached to their
wrists and bodies. They
glide down and land like
birds. Parachuting from
the heights is one thing, but
this seems even more excit-
ing ... for some. A recent
news article reported that a
skydiver named Kim Whor-
ton landed in a wooded area
and hung from a tree limb
40 to 50 feet off the ground
for two hours before being
rescued.
That brought back memo-
des of my old army days in
the paratroopers. In jump
school, a 60-mp wind opened
my parachute and blew me,
across a wide field tearing
offmy clothes and tearing up
my knees, so I never got to
jump from a plane. But, as
a medic, I covered the drop
zone where others practiced
their jumps, sometimes
carrying all kinds of equip-
ment. There were all kinds
of accidents that were never
reported in the news. Once I
watched a soldier jump with
a 50-caliber machine gun.
The gun hung below him as
they descended, and when
it hit a chute below, it made
a hole and went scream-
ing by that fellow pulling
its trailing soldier through
after it. Now, both chutes
were useless, but the guy
below grabbed that fellow
as he went by and pulled
his reserve chute. The two
jumpers and the machine
gun came down hard. There
were some broken bones and
other stuff, but they lived.
project to work on, play
Wii or ping pong, work out
on the exercise equipment,
put in puzzle pieces, or any
numerous fun activities.
The fun all starts at 9:30
a.m. The afternoon crowd
enjoys playing games of
canasta, dominoes, pitch,
Mexican train dominoes,
puzzle solving, and pool.
Last weeks winners
for robber bridge were; J.W.
Thomas, 1 st, and Janetta
Loper, 2 nd. Social bridge
winners were: Norma
Burk, 1 st, and Lynn Fent,
2 nd. Duplicate bridge win-
ning partners were: Patricia
Logan and Don Lorett, 1st;
and Bernie Roesler and
Donna Beason, 2 n. The
Texas Hold'em champions
for the week were Dollie
McClary and Lula Mae
Davis.
CHURCH
continued from page C3
Methodist Church. Worship is at 8:30 and 11:10 at our 7th
& Duck location and at 11:00 at our South Husband loca-
tion. This Sunday Stan Warfield, senior pastor, will preach
at the 8:30 and 11:10 a.m. at our 7th & Duck location. The
title of his sermon will be "Celebrating the Blessed of the
Church's Story" based on text taken from Psalm 149; Luke
6:20 - 31.
In both the 8:30 and 11:10 a.m. worship services the Chancel
Choir and Revelation Youth choirs will sing "For All That Is."
The 8:30 a.m. worship service is broadcast live each week on
Stillwater radio station KSPI-AM 780. A nursery is provided
for children 5 and under during both services.
Steve Roach will preach this Sunday at our South Campus,
2823 S. Husband, at 11:00 a.m.
Closer Walk, a modem service is held every Sunday moming
in the Family Life Center on the comer of 7th and Duck at 10:
00 a.m. This music-rich service will enlighten your spirit and
energize you. This Sunday Stan Warfield, senior pastor, will
preach at the Closer Walk service. The title of his sermon will
be '"'Celebrating the Blessed of the Church's Story" based on
text taken from Psalm 149; Luke 6:20 - 31. This will truly be
a unique worshipping experience with Methodist traditions
in a casual atmosphere. Please join us!
"James Cowan is the only candidate
with the right experience to lead the
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real estate appraiser
• Professional experience in
human resources and accounting
• Oklahoma State University alum
• Civic leader, youth coach, md
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If someone's chute fouled
up or didn't open, they
were supposed to pull their
reserve, but sometimes a
jumper would be so scared
that he would freeze up.
Instructors would yell
through big loud speakers
for them to pull the cords, but
it was hard to hear up there.
Occasionally someone was
killed, but it would seldom
make the news. I'll never
forget one who lived to tell
about it. That fellow's chute
twisted into a streamer, and
the kid froze. When he went
down on the other side of a
hill, we jumped into our jeep
and raced over expecting to
find a khaki grease spot
where he landed, but just like
Kim Whorton, he was hang-
ing from a tree limb about
20 feet off the ground. We
got him down, put him in the
jeep and headed for home.
He was a blond headed kid
of about 18, and all the way
back he was white as his
parachute and unable to talk
or move and could hardly
breathe. Finally he caught
his breath and whispered,
"It's just not worth it." He
later explained that he had
just been married, and he
signed up to be a paratrooper
because they were paid $50
more per month.
There were others who
decided it wasn't worth it.
After his first jump while
waiting in to load up for his
second, a lieutenant stepped
out of line, went over by
a tree and dropped out of
the program. When one
outfit from our base flew to
Alaska, a piane developed
trouble and went down.
Everyone bailed out includ-
ing one soldier who was not
a "trooper" and had never
jumped before. As luck
would have it, his was the
only chute that didn't open.
He landed in deep snow
and survived without even
a broken bone.
Try to imagine what
skydivers and paratroop-
ers dream about at night.
Well...I had dreams of
falling through space, but
I always woke up before I
landed. Whew!
AARP releases 2010
Voter Guide
(SPECIAL) - AARP
Oklahoma today announced
the release of its 2010 Voter
Guide available online at:
www. aarp.org/yourvote and
a series of video interviews
with candidates for Lt. Gov-
ernor, Attorney General,
Insurance Commissioner
and 5th District Congres-
sional Candidates avail-
able at www.youtube.com/
aarpoklahoma.
Both candidates for
Oklahoma Governor - Jari
Askins, D, and Mary Fallin,
R, -- answered questions
posed by the association
on topics including: home
and community-based
services, older workers,
mobility options and the
state budget. In addition to
the candidate's responses,
a summary of AARP's
position on these issues is
included in the guide.
Congressional candi-
dates also took part in the
guide that allows users
to enter their zip code to
see responses in their cor-
responding congressional
districts.
A printed version of the
AARP Voter's Guide is
available by calling 1-866-
295-7277.
In addition to the online
voter's guide, AARP
Oklahoma invited candi-
dates for Lt. Governor,
Attorney General, Insur-
ance Commissioner and
the 5th District Congres-
sional race to be inter-
viewed via video. Those
interviews can be watched
at: www.youtube.com/
aarpoklahoma.
Those participating in the
video interviews include:
Lt. Governor Candidate
Kenneth Corn, D; Attorney
General Candidate Jim
Priest, D; Insurance Com-
missioner Candidates John
Doak,R, and Kim Hol-
land, D; and 5th District
Congressional candidates
Billy Coyle, D, and James
Lankford, R.
"AARP asked key
questions about issues
important to our members,
older Americans and their
families," said AARP
Oklahoma Volunteer State
President Marjorie Lyons.
"We are committed to
helping older Oklahomans
get the facts they need to
choose candidates who
reflect their values."
AARP is non-partisan and
does not support or oppose
any political candidates
or contribute any money
to campaigns or political
action committees, she
said.
For more information,
visit www.aarp.org/ok.
Life Center prepares for
Fall Harvest Carnival
LIFE Center Participant
Jerry Pate (far left) and
Larry Tubbs (far right)
show off their masks as
Participants Fenton Lann
and Barbara Schuchman
continue their designs.
The masks were made for
the Fall Harvest Carnival
that the Center holds each
year for local preschool
children. Participants help
plan the event, make deco-
rations, choose games, and
then assist the children with
activities during the carni-
val. Arts and crafts are a
regular part of the Center's
programming and are often
planned in conjunction with
special events each month.
Craft activities provide an
outlet for creative expres-
sion, employ cognitive
skills such as original
thought, problem solving,
and decision making, utilize
fine motor skills, and create
opportunities to share talents
with others in the commu-
nity. For more information
please call 377-0978 or visit
www.lifecenterads.org.
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