FEBRUARY 2012 ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE PONCA CITY AREA
1-April 12 9AM-5PM Monday through Thursday Free Help with filing your Income Tax in the Ponca City Library. First come first served. Bring last year's tax form, all W2s, 1099s and other income and your Social Security number. Information=767-0345.
1 WEDNESDAY 9:30AM The Public is welcome to attend the Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs in the Cann Garden Home at 14th and Grand and hear a talk by Kat Long on "Backyard Gardening. " Information= 767-0430
1 WEDNESDAY 1PM FREE Beginner Line Dancing in the Ponca City Sr Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
2 THURSDAY 9AM Is 2012 your time to become a Master Gardener.? The next Master Gardener Class starts February 17. Learn about it and hear a talk on "Mulching" presented by Vivian Tackett at Cann Garden at l4th and Grand. Information=580-362-3194.
2 THURSDAY 12:30PM Senior Bingo at the McCord Senior Center 115 East Mary Road in the Osage. Cards 25 cents. Information 762-9350
2 THURSDAY 1PM FREE Advanced Sr. Citizen Line Dancing class in the Ponca City Senior Center at =319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-5801.
3 FRIDAY 10:45AM FREE At the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand, , hear Jody Burd inform us about the Kay County Detention Center . If you want to stay for the 11:30 Dinner served by Head Country, (donation of $2 appreciated) make your reservation with Marie Trenary at 763-8051.
3 FRIDAY 11:30AM Ponca City Highschool Alumni 1940-1946 are invited to eat together in the Pizza Hut at 2301 North 14 street Information=762-2873.
3 FRIDAY 5-8PM American Legion Burger($5), and Steak($15) Night at 407 West South Avenue. Informaton=765-9073
4 SATURDAY 7-10AM Free to see the Planes at the Ponca City Airport Fly-in (weather permitting) Breakfast on North Waverly is available in Building 15 for $5. Information=767-0470.
4 SATURDEAY 5-6:30PM Fronteer School Future Farmers of America and 4-H Benefit Chili Cookoff and Auction. Tasting Kits $3. Directions and information=580-761-5428.
4 SATURDAY Princess for a night, (Grand)Father-Daughter Dance fundraiser for the Ponca City Opportunity Center in the Marland Mansion 901 Monument Road. $25 per couple, $10 per additional child. 2nd grade and younger dance 5-6:30PM, and 3rd -6th grade dance 7:30-9PM. Information 765-6782. SOLD OUT
4 SATURDAY 7:30PM The Ponca Opry will be held in the Poncan theatre a t 104 East Grand. Adults=$16, Age 12 and younger=$8. Information=765-0943
5 SUNDAY 10AM You are invited to the worship service of the First Methodist Church at 200 South 6th, or you may tune in the live service on Cable Channel 11. Information=762-1681.
5 SUNDAY 11:30AM You are invited to receive a free blood pressure check by a doctor or nurse in the Medical services Room in the Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm Street.which follows the 10:30AM SUNDAY Worship and Communion Service Information=Chera Brewer 765-6432.
5 SUNDAY 2PM FREE TO PUBLIC You are invited to the Ponca City Federated Music Club's concert in the Grace Episcopal Church at l3th and Grand. Information=Kay Anthony 762-5840,
5 -12-19-26 SUNDAYS 3PM FREE Part of Black History Month Celebrations include Family oriented moves will be shown in the attucks Community Center at 1001 South l2th.
6 MONDAY 10AM You are invited to the Lions Vision Support Group who meets in the First Christian Church at 5th and Cleveland. Information or a ride phone 762-3263.
6 MONDAY 10:30AM FREE Hand waxing to sooth your joints by Healthback at the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Tenary 763-8051.
6 MONDAY 12:30PM The Pioneer Quilt Guild meets in St Paul's United Methodist Church at Hartford and Pecan. Information=761-3467.
6 MONDAY 5PM FREE Lupus Support Group meets in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
6 MONDAY 7PM The Pioneer Genealogical Society will have a program on the 101 Ranch by Joe Glaser in the Ponca City Library at 5th and Grand. The Public is invited to attend. . Information=762-5931.
6 MONDAY 7PM FREE The Kay County Republican Committee will hold precincts meeting in the Providance Baptist Church at 1301 East Bradley in Ponca City. Information=765-8934.
6 MONDAY 7PM Northern Oklahoma College instructor, Steve McClaren, will lead a trip to Palestine May 29-June 8. See a preview of the trip in NOC Harold Hall. Information=580-628-6682.
6-7 6-9PM Drivers Education Classes will be hedl in the Pioneer Technology Center on North Ash. Fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Information=
6-7 7PM Audition Notice in Ponca City Playhouse 301 South lst for production of "How the Other Half Loves". 3 men and 3 women needed. For production March 23-Aptil 1st. Informaton 765-5360.
6,13,20,27 Pottery class 6-8:30PM in the Ponca City Art Center at 8th and Central. Fee=$95 . Information=765-9746
6,13,10,27 9AM-9PM FREE Adult Winter Reading Book Bingo in the Ponca City Library at 5th and Grand. Pick up your card and win some prizes. Information=767-0345.
7 TUESDAY 1PM FREE Parkinson Support Group meets in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
7 TUESDAY 2PM Senior Circle members will go "Around Town" meeting at the Poncan Theatre. 104 East Grand. Reservations needed by Feb 3 with Eric Lybarger 765-0557 or eric_lybarger@chs.net
7 TUESDAY 5-6PM FREE Western Dance Class taught by Cheyl Knowlton and Linda Crout in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand . Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
7 TUESDAY 6-8PM FREE Western Band and dancing at the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Bring food items for the snack table. Information =Marie Trenaryh 763-8051.
7 TUESDAY 7PM Classic Cars of Ponca City meet at the First Church of the Nazarene at 1904 West Grand. Information= Carolyn Miller 762-0852.
8 WEDNESDAY 10-11AM FREE Bingo by Renaissance in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
8 WEDNESDAY 1-4PM FREE Senior Bridge Party in the Unity Recreation Center at 1908 East Woodland. Information Rose Mary Overton 762-85 04.
8-27 WEDNESDAY During regular open hours the Ponca City Library at Grand and 5th will be holding sale of romance books. There are also selling older magazine copies. Information=767-0345.
9 THURSDAY 8:30AM-3PM "Denim and Lace" is the theme of the 2012 Women in Agriculture Conference sponsored by the Kay County Conservation District that will be held at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. Tickets = including lunch and refreshments $15. Information=580-362-2438.
9 THURSDAY 3PM FREE Senior Advisory Board meets in the BS Barnes Room of Ponca City Hall at 5th and Grand. Come hear about plans for the future.
9-11= 7:30PM, 12=3PM Evans Children's Academy will present Hank the Cow Dog in the Poncan Theatre at 104 East Grand. Adults=$16 children=$8. Information=765-0943.
10 FRIDAY 11AM-1PM Valentine Salad Luncheon will be served at the First Lutheran Church at 1101 North 4th Street. Adults =$6, Preschoolers=$2. Information=762-1111.
10 FRIDAY 6:30PM Wildcat Varsity Basketball vs Lawson
11 SATURDAY 6:30-10AM Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuit and Gravy Breakast at American Legion 407 West South Street. Adults $5, children=$3, under 6 free. Information= 765-9073
11 SATURDAY 1-3PM FREE Willow Creek Villas, that provides apartment Living for Seniors age 62 and older at 1501 Princeton Avenue, is having an open house with a chance to win a gift basket. Information=765-8011.
11 SATURDAY 1:-3:30PM Jamie MGuire, who grew up in Blackwell, will sign copies of her books at Brace Books at 2205 North l4th. Information=765-5173.
11 SATURDAY 2-3PM Arlene Bolerjack will sign copies of her first Novel, "Anna's Song", at the Hillcrest Nursing Center at 1210 South 6th in Blackwell. Information=580-363-1983.
11 SATURDAY 2-4PM FREE Valentine Reception with couple's pictures taken as well pictures of those married over 50 years. Music by Sherborn Brothers and dancing in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
11 SATURDAY 2PM Family and Friends are invited to the 70th Birthday Party for Julia White Star in the Ponca Tribal Cultural Center in White Eagle. Information=Brenda Littlewalker 580-304-5562.
11 SATURDAY 3:30PM Wildcat Varsity Basketball vs Lawton Eisenhower
11 SATURDAY 6PM Sortsman's Night out sponsored by Ducks Unlimited will be held in the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium at 5th and Overbrook. giveaways and prizes. Tickets are Adults= $35, couples=$50 youth =$15. Information=David VansBuskirk 763-7272. or www.duck.org.
12 SUNDAY 8:30 and 10:45AM Living Water services in the Chapel and 9:30 Sunday School and 10:45 Traditional Service in the Sanctuary at St Paul's United Methodist Church at 1904 North Pecan. Information=765-7512
12 SUNDAY 10:30AM Come celebrate Scouting Sunday with the Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm. At 11:30AM we will have a carry in dinner with the Scouts and congregation in the Fellowship Hall. Information=765-6432.
12 SUNDAY 2-4PM Dean and Darlene Peters will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a reception in the Newkirk Senior Center. Everyone is invited.
13 MONDAY 11AM FREE Bring pictures of your pets to the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Informion=Marie Trenary 763-8051
13 MONDAY 11:30am "Must Know Health Tips" will be the talk by Mary Allen at the Kay Counry Retireed Educatators Association in the Pioneer Technology Center at 2101 North Ash. Lunch is $7 Information=762-8336
13 MONDAY 1PM FREE Alzheimer Support Group will hear A J Shorter from Northern Oklahoma Department on Aging, in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand . Information=Marie Trenary 763- 8051.
13 MONDAY 1:30PM FREE Learn what is being planned at the McCord Senior Center open Board Meeting at 115 East Mary Road in the Osage. Information= Peggy Wilson 762-9350.
13 MONDAY 5:30-7PM FREE Grand Parents Raising Grandkids in the First Christian Church at 5th and Cleveland. Snack supper is followed by activities for kids and grandparents. Information=RSVP 762-9412.
13 MONDAY 6-7:15PM A new Kay-9 Dog Obedience Course will start in the National Guard Armory at 1015 South Avenue. Information=Ruth 580-401-5569.
14 TUESDAY 7AM-7PM Annual School Board Elections at Ponca City, Newkirk and Frontier.
14 TUESDAY 11AM FREE Vote for the best pet pictures at the Ponca City Sr Center. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
14 TUESDAY NOON-3PM FREE "Love Your Heart Health Fair" in room C of the Ponca City Medical Center at 1900 North l4th. Health information, screenings, door prizes, refreshments. Information=Eric Lybarger 765-0557 or Cathy Cole=765-0529.
14 TUESDAY 5:30PM Weight Watchers invite you to their meetings in the St Paul's United Methodist Church at 1904 North Pecan. Information=580-362-2178
14 TUESDAY 6:30PM Wildcat Varsity Basketball vs Metro Christian.
15 WEDNESDAY 10AM FREE Blood pressure checks in the Ponca City Senior Center 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
15 WEDNESDAY 5:30PM Light Supper (donation) followed by prayer and praise service all in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church at 200 South 6th.. Information 762-1661
16 THURSDAY 10:30AM Senior Splash Water Exercises are held in the Ponca City YMCA. at Grand and Waverly. Memberships are free to Seniors with American Association of Retired Persons Supplemental Health insurance. Information=Stephany Williams 765-5417.
16 THURSDAY NOON Senior Circle members will have Lunch With the Experts in Room C of the Ponca City Medical Center at 1900 North l4th. . Amber Hatcher with Prevention Medicine will be the speaker. Blood Pressure checks 11:30AM. Reservations needed by February 10. with Eric Lybarger 765-0557.
16 THURSDAY 6:30PM Wildcat Varsity Basketball vs Enid.
16 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Wah-Sha-She Homemakers will hear a program on the use of Peroxide in the McCord Senior Center at 115 East Mary Road in the Osage. Information=Peggy Wilson 762-4219.
17 FRIDAY 5:30-8PM FREE Senior Citizen Progressive Pitch and game night at the Ponca City Senior Center 319 West Grand. Bring food items for the snack table. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
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17 FRIDAY 6PM Ponca City Playhouse Building Renovation Tours and Appetizers at 301 South First Street. . 7PM 25th Silver Anniversary Awards Gala of Ponca City Main Street. Reservations by February 13th=$25 516 E. Grand 580-763-8082.
18 SATURDAY 10AM-5PM FREE Conoco Museum 501 West South Avenue lets you hand pump gas. Can you do it? Informationi=765-8687
18 SATURDAY 10AM-5PM Marland's Grand Home at 10th and Grand features 10 Major exhibits. Fee admission for Ponca City Residents with a photo ID that has PC address. Information 767-0427
19 SUNDAY 9:15AM FREE You are invited to one of the Senior Citizen Sunday School Classes at Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm. Information=Chera Brewer 765-6432.
19 SUNDAY The Asbury United Methodist Church at 700 West Liberty invites you to their 9:30AM Sunday School classes and 10:45AM Worship Service. Information 762-7062.
20 MONDAY 12:30-1PM Treasure BINGO in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand.Add a piece of treasure to the treasure tables and play with 3 rather than 2 cards. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
20 MONDAY 5PM Tops OK 0308 invites all interested in losing or maintaining weight to their meetings in the First Presbyterian Church at 1505 East Grand. Information=Natalie 716-3059.
21 TUESDAY 10AM Operation Pioneer Spirit packs care boes for our overseass military in the Pioneer Woman's Museum at 701 Monument Drive. They meet at 1PM Wednesday to mail the packages and you are invited to help. Information=765-6108
21 TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON FREE Listen to the "Country Notes " at the McCord Senior Center at 115 East Mary Road in the Osage. Information=Peggy Wilson 762-4219.
21 TUESDAY 11:30AM-4PM You are invited to the longest running Sr Citizen organization in Ponca City, the 55 and Older Club. They have their own room in the 4 Square Church at 700 West Broadway. Bring food for the snack table and games to play. Information=765-9546
21 TUESDAY 2PM Senior Circle members will attend "Movie Time" showing "Love's Unending Legacy" in the Women's Health Center at 1900 North l4th. Reservations needed by the l7th with Eric Lybarger 765-0557.
21-22 Kay County Assessors will be in the Board Room of the Ponca City Library at 5th and Grand to help citizens needing assistance with their assessments. Information .
22 ASH WEDNESDAY 5:30PM FREE Worship with imposition of ashes in the Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm . Information=Chera Brewer 765- 6432.
22 WEDNESDAY FREE 6PM You are invited to worship God with the Albright United Methodist Church on Cable TV Channel 11. Information=Chera Brewer 765-6432.
22 WEDNESDAY 6:15PM FREE Ash Wednesday Service in St Paul's United Methodist Church at 1904 North Pecan Street. Information=765-7512.
23 THURSDAY 7PM FREE A.J Shorter of NODA will speak to the Alzheimer Support Group in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
23 THURSDAY 7:30PM "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will be presented by Northern Oklahoma College in their Kinzer Art Center of the Tonkawa campus. Information-580-628-6214.
24 FRIDAY 11:30AM Covered Dish Dinner in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Chicken and desserts provided. Bring a salad or vegetable dish. Information= and reservations =Marie Trenary 763-8051.
24 FRIDAY 7:30PM Liverpool Legends will be presented by the Poncan Theatre at 104 East Grand. Tickets are $25 for main floor, and $20 for Balcony. Information=765-0943.
25 SATURDAY 6:30-10AM Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuit and Gravy Breakast at American Legion 407 West South Street. Adults $5, children=$3, under 6 free. Information= 765-9073
25 SATURDAY 10AM-5PM The Pioneer Woman Museum is at 701 Monument Road. $3 Admission. Information=765-6108
25 SATURDAY 10AM-5PM Marland Mansion and Estate 901 Monument Road. Tours 1:30 and 3PM. Adults $7, Seniors $5, $4 Students, under 6 free Ponca City citizens with photo ID with their Ponca City address on it get in free.
26 SUNDAY 10AM FREE The Kaw City United Methodist Church invites you to worship with them on the south side of Highway 11. Information 580-269-1355.
26 SUNDAY 11:30AM FREE Communion and healing service in the Chapel of the Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm Street. Information=Chera Brewer 765-6432,
26, March 4,11,18 1-3PM Digital Printing for Photographers and artists in the Ponca City Art Center at 8th and Central. Fee=$100. Information=765-9746.
27 MONDAY 9:30AM Senior Day at the Captol in Oklahoma City. Reservations may be made by Febrluar15 at http://www.okseniorday.com or in the Capital Rotunda on the 27th beginning at 8:30AM. The program starts at 9:30AM in the House of Represenatives chamber. Information=OKDHS Aging Services at 405-521-2281.
27 MONDAY 12:30-2PM FREE Bingo in the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand sponsored by Prevention Plus. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
27 MONDAY 2PM Senior Circle members will celebrate birthdays in January and February in Room C of the Ponca City Medical Center.at 1900 North l4th. Reservations needed by 24th with Eric Lybarger 765-0557.
27 MONDAY 5-8:30PM Bring some soup and we will Karaoke and play games at the Ponca City Senior Center at 319 West Grand. Information=Marie Trenary 763-8051.
27 MONDAY 6-9:30PM PM Patches and Pieces Quilt Guild meets in the First United Methodist Church at 6th and Central. Information=762-0761.
28TUESDAY 11AM City Service and Sequoya retirees have lunch in the McCord Senior Center at 115 Mary Road in the Osage. Information=Peggy Wilson 762-4219.
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28 TUESDAY FREE 5:30PM You and your family are invited to have Supper at Friendship Feast in the First Christian Church at 200 North 5th Street, prepared by the Albright United Methodist Church. Information=Chera Brewer 765-6432.
28 TUESDAY 7PM You are invite to be a guest of the Rough and Tumble Rock and Gem Club that meets in room 203 of the Albright United Methodist Church at 128 South Palm. Information=Chera Brewer 765-6432
29 WEDNESDAY 9AM FREE Judy Rupt from Northern Oklahoma Department on Aging (NODA) can help you with information and resources for Senior Citizens. will be in the Ponca City Senior Center 31 9 West Grand Take your turn or phone for an appointment 1800-749-1149.
29 WEDNESDAY 10:30AM Senior Sneekers Group Exercise Program is held in the Gymnasium of the Ponca City YMCA at Grand and Waverly. Persons with AARP Supplementary Health Insurance get a free membership. Information=Stephany Williams 765-5417
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BELOW ARE LISTED DAILY AND WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO PONCA CITY AREA SENIOR CITIZENS
PONCA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY at 5th and Grand is open 9AM-9PM Mon-Thurs, Fri=9AM-6PM, Sat= 9AM-5PM, Sun=1-5. They have free newspapers, magazines, regular, large print and talking books-regular and downloadable, records-CDs, video tapes and DVD disks, free use of computers with Internet access, Art and other Exhibits, Genealogical Information, Finance Information, Home Improvement data-base and many other interesting programs for children, teens and adults. .. INFORMATION = Marsha Hull, Adult Services Librarian 767-0345. Operated by Ponca City Cultural Services through the Library Board.
YOUR PONCA CITY SENIOR CENTER AT 319 W. GRAND is open 8AM-4PM Monday-Friday and till 8:30PM on Tuesdays and Fridays. Marie Trenary, Director. Phone 763-8051. Free Activities Mon-Fri for people over 50 years of age =table games, large screen TV, magazines, pool tables, puzzles, computers with free access to web; Tuesday Evening=6:00-8:00PM free live band and dancing, Tue.- Thur.-Fri at 9:30AM =free exercise classes, 12:30PM most Tuesdays =Hand and Foot Canasta card games, Wednesdays Wii bowling at 1PM, Friday 6-8:30PM= Pitch Party, Pool, computers and table games , Sign up for Ballroom and Line Dance, writing, computer and other classes. Attend book reviews. Individual and class Computer training and Medicare tutoring. Operated by Ponca City Parks and Recreation Dept. in cooperation with Wheatheart Nutrition. In case of bad weather, closing of Wheatheart Nutrition or the Senior Center will be broadcast on WBBZ 1230 AM Radio and Ponca City Cablevision Channel 22. OPERATING IN THE PONCA CITY SENIOR CENTER is Wheatheart serving Lunches Monday-Thursday = 11:30AM $2 donation, ($6 for persons under 60). Friday sack lunches are given out Thursday Noon. Reservations needed the week day before receiving meal=Fontella McAdams, Director 767-1620, Home Deliveries -Mon-Friday available= 767-1620. Reservations for Friday meals by the Sr Center =phone 763-8051. FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE PONCA CITY SENIOR CENTER Monday through Friday on two Senior Center routes. Route-one picks up Seniors starting at 8:45AM, and Route-two picks up starting at 10AM . Seniors are taken home from the Senior Center in a bus that leaves the Center at 12:15PM, and a second bus that leaves the Senior Center at 1:30PM (or after afternoon activities). (Closed President's Day, Thanksgiving and next day , Christmas. ). To ride the FREE bus phone 718-0444 Monday through Friday. Give the dispatcher your first name and address and say which routes you want to ride on in the morning and afternoon. You can schedule a standing appointment . Please be ready 10 minutes before your pick up time. Phone if you want to cancel a pickup. Seniors may also ride at other times for $2 for each one way trip to or from the Senior Center at 319 West Grand or other locations. Information=718-0444.
KAY COUNTY RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP): is located at 205 West Hartford, Suite 100 in Ponca City . Phone Traci at =762-9412. The office of Kay County RSVP is funded by NSSC, Oklahoma Dept of Human Services and the Ponca City United Way . RSVP provides free help to find a place where you are needed and can volunteer in over 60 public and private agencies in Kay County . They also have free volunteer secretaries to help you write, copy letters etc. They have a free program called "Partners in Awareness" that works with our Ponca City Police and Emergency agencies to know where elderly and handicapped persons live who might need assistance in storms or other emergency situations. They have FREE emergency cell phones to give you that only phone 911. . They have a program for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren on 2nd Mondays at 5:30-7PM in the First Christian Church with meal for Grandparents and grandchildren followed by activities for both. They offer free daily telephone reassurance checks for those who live alone. They have a Caretaker support group on first Tuesdays at noon with lunch at lst Lutheran Church 1101 N. 4th. They help people enroll for free in- town and out-of-town transportation with NODA. They have an informative web site at www. RSVPPC. org
MCCORD SENIOR CENTER 115 E. MARY ROAD in the Osage. Open 10AM-1:30PM Monday-Friday Information= 762-9350. Lunches served= 11AM-12:30PM Monday through Friday (no reservations needed, seconds available-- and meals delivered to homebound within 5 miles of the Center. $3.50 suggested donation for persons age 55 and older, $5 charge if under age 55, $2.50 for children. Free Activities: Tuesday=10AM-12PM Live Music and 12:30PM Pitch Party, Thursday= 12:30PM Bingo (25 cents a card). Free blood pressure check on some Wednesdays, and foot checkups by reservation-phone Peggy Wilson 762-9350 . Operated by McCord Senior Center Board.
55 AND OVER CLUB Meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30AM-4PM for card and other table games and fellowship. Bring food to share on the snack table. Information=765-9546. Operated in the 4 Square Church's Building at 700 West Broadway by the 55 and Over Club, Ponca City's longest running Sr. Citizen program.
SENIOR CIRCLE: at PC Medical Center, 1900 N. l4th ($15 a year membership) Mon,Wed,Fri =9AM Chair Exercises in the PCMC Cafeteria. Even Month Birthday Parties, Pitch Parties, Mahjongg, memory screening. This National not-for-profit group, also gives members special benefits at Hospitals, Drug and Vision Care discounts, Day and extended trips, Bi -monthly Newsletter and National Magazine. Information Eric Lybarger 765-0557. Operated by the PC Medical Center in cooperation with Sr. Circle.
YOUR PONCA CITY UNITY RECREATION CENTER 1908 E. Woodland Road , is operated by the PC Parks and Recreation Services. It has free activities on Monday and Wednesday= 1-3PM Sr Citizen Bridge Parties; Monday and Wednesdays 6:30AM -3PM and Thurs,Friday,6:30AM-11:30AM Tues indoor Walking ; Basketball on Monday and Wednesday till 3PM. Information=Terry Sherban at 767-0432, or 767-0404.
YMCA Visit their new building at Grand and Waverly. They have Senior Sneakers exercise classes Mon.-Wed.-Fri 10:30-11:20 and Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30-11:20 is "Senior Splash"-Swimming Pool activities." These and other YMCA activities are available to those who pay senior citizen membership dues ($10 a day, $30 a month, $300 a year or Free for Seniors who have certain "Arcadian, "American Association of Retired Persons" or "Humana" Medical Insurance policies. Information=Stephany Williams 765-5417
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EXHIBITS IN PONCA CITY AREA YOU MAY WANT TO VISIT
CONOCO MUSEUM FREE ADMISSION Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM , Sunday 1-5PM , Closed on some Holidays. 501 West South Avenue , Ponca City , Ok. 74601. Information= Carla O'Neill, Director-765-8687
EASTMAN NATIONAL BANK FREE viewing of paintings by Margaret Yates, a native of Ponca City, on display and for sale Monday-Friday 10AM-4PM at 222 East Grand Information=718-9990
PONCA CITY ARTS CENTER January 8-February 5=Exhibit of Art Center Collection , Wednesday-Sunday 1-5PM, in the Ponca City Art Center at 819 East Central. Information=765-97464. Information=Jerry Cathey 765-9746
PONCA CITY LIBRARY FREE Chinese and (closed Dec.25,26,27 ) $3 admission( $2.50 Sr. Citizens). Located on 701 Monument Road Information=765-6108
MARLAND GRAND HOME: Open 10AM-5PM Tuesday though Saturday. 1000 East Grand. Entrance Fees $3. Students=$1 (Free to PC residents with PC address on a photo ID). Exhibits: Main Floor=E.W.Marland Home, 2nd Floor= Indian Life, Basement=101 Ranch, SE Room= Daughters of American Revolution (DAR), and outside the Oklahoma Flag Court . Info=767-0427
MARLAND MANSION 901 Monument Drive . Open 10-5 Mon-Sat, 1-5=Sundays. Entrance fees.$7, Seniors and Students $5, Children=$4. (FREE to Ponca City Residents with Ponca City address on a Photo ID) Exhibits: E.W.Marland home, Oil Museum , Making of the Pioneer Woman Statue and other works by its artist. Information=767-0420. Closed New Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and December 24 and 25.
PONCAN THEATRE LOBBY ART 104 E. Grand. Open 10AM -5PM Mon-Fri Cost=$4 for tour.
STANDING BEAR MUSEUM, EDUCATION CENTER and PARK have FREE ADMISSION on 601 Standing Bear Parkway (South on 4thStreet at Hiway 60) . Open Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM , Sat 10AM-2PM , Closed Sundays. Exhibits include Smithsonian Native American-Black history, Artworks by Wilt Harris, and a display onThe Making of the Movie "The Trial of Standing Bear" , Art work of Oreland C. Joe, Tribal Displays. This is in Standing Bear Park which has a 22 foot bronze statue of Standing Bear, and local Indian informational tribal exhibits along a walking path. There are also walking trails across the park and a Labyrinth Meditation Walk as well as the camp grounds and the Standing Bear Powwow grounds for the powwow held the last weekend in September. Info=762-1514 .
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