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Stow senior center outlines fall programs, registration and 'trips without travel' series
Summary
Stow City’s senior center staff told the Senior Commission about upcoming events and changes to programming, including an August “Sunset Blast” event, new registration procedures that stagger resident/nonresident enrollment and a “trips without travel” series for winter months.
Kathy Lewis, Stow City recreation supervisor who oversees the senior center, briefed the Senior Commission on fall programming and logistics including an upcoming city event and changes to recurring trips and registration.
Lewis said Sunset Blast will run “next weekend” from 5 to 10 p.m. at Silver Springs, with a Rolling Stones tribute band on the primary evening and an Elton John/Billy Joel tribute followed by fireworks at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. She described an adjusted registration schedule: residents can sign up starting tomorrow and nonresidents on Thursday, a system Lewis said has shortened formerly long in-person lines and increased online sign-ups.
The commission heard program details for returning activities: a hiking group (about 30 seniors who travel by boat or bus to mild-to-moderate local trails), a fourth-Friday social series (campfire cookout in September and a Wheel of Fortune-style activity in October) and an expanded fitness offering the department hopes to make weekly instead of monthly.
Lewis said the department is introducing “trips without travel” for January and February to avoid frequent cancellations caused by weather and partner issues; planned indoor programs include a Denali National Park presentation and an Owls of the World program from Raptor Hollow Sanctuary that will bring live birds to the community center.
Commission members raised accessibility and facility questions during the program report. One member asked whether nonresident fees applied to a particular exercise offering; Lewis confirmed no extra fee for that offering because the presenter is providing programming at no charge. Members also asked about transportation alternatives for homebound participants; Lewis recommended contacting the area agency on aging and noted a Metro service that has limited or “shaky” hours.
Lewis said building renovations this summer — resurfaced parking lots, new lighting and landscape islands at the community and senior center — were intended to expand evening programming and better support community events.
The commission agreed to bring program and outreach suggestions back to the November meeting and to continue discussing ways to involve the commission in staffing volunteer efforts at city events.
