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O'Fallon recreation manager details new senior staffing, trips and program schedule
Summary
Dalton, the City of O'Fallon recreation manager, told the Senior Resident Advisory Committee that a new front-desk and adult program specialist starts Oct. 20, senior seminars will move to the senior center with free sessions and themed topics through December, and trips and a new 'Crafting for a Cause' program are planned for 2026.
Dalton, the recreation manager for the City of O'Fallon, told the Senior Resident Advisory Committee on Oct. 13 that the department has hired a new front-desk and adult program specialist who will begin Oct. 20 and assume recording-secretary duties for the committee by January.
Dalton said the specialist will co-record minutes during November and December and be the solo recording secretary starting in January. He also recognized two long-serving volunteers and commissioners: Mike Feeney for nine years and Miss Zeissett for 11 years of service to boards and commissions.
Staff detailed a slate of senior programs and trips. The department is collecting registrations for a Dec. 13 matinee trip to the Fox Theatre; Dalton estimated the cost at $175 for O'Fallon residents, which he said includes the show ticket, transportation, gratuities and a meal. The committee was also briefed on a Dec. 6 "Dine and Discover" event connected to an O'Fallon TheatreWorks performance; Dalton gave ticket prices of $60 for adults, $58 for seniors and $25 for juniors, each including the show and dinner.
The senior seminar series will move to the senior center beginning the next day, Dalton said, to make programming more accessible on the north side of town. He said the seminars are free and run 10 to 11:30 a.m.; planned topics include "a balanced approach to nutrition and supplements for healthy aging" (next session), "training your aging brain" on Nov. 19 and "managing your legacy and assets" on Dec. 17. Dalton said seminars will pause in January and February to avoid weather-related cancellations and resume in March.
Looking toward 2026, Dalton described a proposed program, "Crafting for a Cause," that would teach participants to make donated items such as infant hats and blankets for hospitals and, later in spring, items for local animal shelters. "All of the materials will be provided, and there'll be an instructor leading and teaching them how to do this," he said.
Dalton also said staff are working with fitness instructors to move some classes from the Reynaud Center to the senior center in 2026, coordinating schedules to avoid conflicts with existing senior-center activities. He encouraged pre-registration for events but said drop-in attendance is welcomed for the free seminars.
The report concluded with a short question-and-answer period about holiday lighting logistics and available parking at 14 Wall Park.
