Adult/Senior Activities Newsletter

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1 Adult/Senior Activities Newsletter Volume 7 Issue E Kemp Ave, Watertown, SD Inside this issue 8 Ball Pool Finishes First Month of Play Wii Bowling Veterans Day Pickleball Tournament Trail Walking Club Wrapped Up..3 Indoor Walking Club Set to Begin..4 Rec Trail Challenge Winners..4 First Game Day with Boys & Girls Club A Success.5 Wii Bowling Team League Set to Start.5 A Message From Andrew.6 Fall Activities Begin We are off and running in our 2017 Fall Activities! It has been a busy start to the Fall Season, and we look forward to an even busier Winter season approaching! Inside this brand new issue of the Adult/Senior Activities Newsletter, you will find many upcoming and ongoing events happening, not only at the Senior Activities Center, but all around the City of Watertown, as well!

2 8 Ball Pool League Finishes First Month of Play LeRoy Wasland 8 Ball Pool League has just wrapped up its first month of play. So far, we have had some great competition between all of our competitors! We have a tie atop the leaderboard thus far, as Jack Knox and Bruce Reinhardt both currently sit in first place! With such great competition this year, stay tuned to the next newsletter to see who takes over the reigns! If you did not get in to 8 Ball, the 9-ball pool league starts on December 13. Cost to play is $ Please sign up in the Billiard Room. HEALTH ADVICE FROM TYLER The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of moderate level activity per week. Those with 7+ hours of activity per week have 40% less risk of dying early compared to those who are active less than 30 minutes per week. Walking is the single most effective form of exercise form as it is zero cost, has a low dropout rate, and is easy and safe. 2 Tyler Turbak Doctor of Physical Therapy Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Wii Bowling One of the most popular activities held at the Senior Activities Center, Wii Bowling is back and we have an incredible amount of participants for the Fall edition. Through 3 weeks, our division leaders are: A: Lee Jackson B: Hubert Valberg C: Peggy Sheldon Mavis Valberg

3 2017 Veterans Day Pickleball Tournament On Saturday, November 11, the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center will host its first ever Pickleball tournament. Divisions will be Mens A Doubles, Mens B Doubles, Womens Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Deadline to sign up is Monday, November 6th. For more information call Dave at Trail Walking Club Wrapped Up NOVEMBER ACTIVITY OUTLINE: Wednesday, November 1: Thursday, November 2: Friday. November 3: 9:00AM Indoor Walking Club Monday, November 6: Tuesday, November 7: Trail Walking Club wrapped up on Friday, October 20, as we finished up at Memorial Park. The various trails that we walked at around Watertown included; Joy Ranch, Mother of God Monastery, Pelican Lake Recreation Area, Slumberland Disc Golf Course, and lastly Memorial Park. The weather cooperated very well with us on our trail walks this year, compared to years past. Will be looking forward to 2018 s Trail Walks! TRAIL WALKERS ON THE TRAILS AT MOTHER OF GOD MONASTERY Wednesday, November 8: Thursday, November 9: Friday, November 10: Monday, November 13: Tuesday, November 14: CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 3

4 NOVEMBER ACTIVITY OUTLINE CONTINUED Wednesday, November 15: Thursday. November 16: Friday. November 17: 9:00AM Indoor Walking Club Monday, November 20: Tuesday, November 21: 4:00PM Game Day with Boys & Girls Club Wednesday, November 22: Friday, November 24: Monday, November 27: NEW! INDOOR WALKING CLUB SET TO BEGIN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd! We have a new program added to our Fall Activities! Our program, Indoor Walking Club, is set to begin on Friday, November 3rd at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center located at th Avenue Northwest! From November to March, we have set aside two times a month for our walkers to get in some exercise at this wonderful facility! The best part of all? It s FREE! The program begins at 9:00AM each meeting time. We ask that you park and enter through our North Entrance. We will meet in the lobby, and from there we will either walk on the upstairs track or around the 4 court gymnasium! Hope to see you there! Recreational Trail Challenge Crowns 3 Winners The 3rd annual Watertown Recreational Trail Challenge sponsored by Watertown D.A.S.H., Strive Brown Clinic and Dr. Dan and Dr. Sarah Reiffenberger just wrapped at the end of September, and we have crowned some new winners! This year, with an impressive amount of miles biked on our wonderful trails, Geraldine Crocker was the Biking Champion with an amount of 1, miles. Our Walking Champion with the amount of miles walked, Dan Reiffenberger took home the title. Finally, with miles ran on our trail system, Steve Arbogast is the winner of the Running title. An outstanding job by everyone who challenged themselves to get out and exercise on our trails! Mark your calendars for May 2018 as the 4th annual Recreational Trail Challenge continues! Tuesday, November 28: 4 :00PM Wii Bowling Team League Wednesday, November 29: Thursday, November 30: 4 Steve Arbogast Dan Reiffenberger Geraldine Crocker

5 FIRST GAME DAY WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB A SUCCESS We recently held our first Game Day with the Boys and Girls Club at the Senior Activities Center on Tuesday, October 17th and it was a lot of fun! Teaming up were 8 of our members of the Senior Center versus 8 members of the Boys and Girls Club. The activity of the day was Wii Bowling. Team Seniors won the day s matchup at a score of 3 games to 0! If you missed out on this fun activity, don t worry! Our next one will be held on November 21st at 4:00PM! No need to sign up, just need to show up! Be sure to tune in to KWAT every 3rd Tuesday of each month for the latest on Adult/Senior Activities! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Wii Bowling Team League Set to Start on November 28 Join us one Tuesday a month for Team Wii Bowling! On these dates below: November 28 at 4 p.m. December 12 at 4 p.m. January 30 at 4 p.m. February 27 at 4 p.m. March 27 at 4 p.m. April 17 at 4 p.m. Cost is $5.00 per person. We have a total of 24 spots available. Please pay Andrew then he will mark you down on the sheet below. The captain s lottery will be drawn on Thursday afternoon November 2 at 2:00 p.m. after the General Meeting. Six captains will be drawn. No need to be present as the captains will be posted on the bulletin board in the Game Room. The draft will then take place on Monday morning November 13 at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room and is only open to the captains. Teams will be posted later. Each team will bowl 2 complete games during league play. Only the top 3 scores from each game will be used. Looking forward to another fun season of Wii Bowling Team League! Next Potluck will be held on Saturday, December 16th at the Senior Activities Center starting at 12:00PM! A special Thank You goes out to our Line Dancers who donated $35.00 to Senior Activities in honor of Maynard Wieting 5

6 Adult/Senior Activities A Message From Andrew Hello Everyone! Hope you enjoyed this Brand New issue of the Newsletter! Just a reminder, all of our programs coming up do have sign-up sheets in the Game Room at Senior Activities Center, so make sure you take a look at them and sign up for as many as you would like! As always, I am open for new ideas and programs so if you have any, please let me know! You can contact me at The Watertown Parks and Recreation Adult/Senior Activities Division is designed for any adults and seniors in Watertown and surrounding communities who want to get active, learn, socialize and more importantly have fun. Our goal is to find something for everyone, whether you are a senior citizen or an adult we have limitless options for you to get involved with. Summer, fall, winter and spring we offer different activities and all at an affordable cost to everyone. To get involved with any of these activities or to offer any suggestions of an activity please let us know as we always welcome any and all ideas. Contact us at amagedanz@watertownsd.us if you would like to receive this newsletter via , or go to our newly designed website at to view it online. Thank you! 6 Mailing Address Line 1 Mailing Address Line 2 Mailing Address Line 3 Mailing Address Line 4 Mailing Address Line 5