Pickleball is a cross between badminton, tennis and ping pong and will be played indoors at Lions Park Center. The new Senior Citizen Coordinator, for the City of Elk River, Annette Bonin, has that on tap for the seniors.
Bonin has been working with seniors for over 25 years. And, she replaces Sue Kostanshek who recently retired on June 7th, 2012. I wrote about Sue recently, too.
Annette Bonin
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The activity center, at 312 Proctor Avenue, is for people age 55 and older “but we don’t check IDs,” Bonin joked. The other senior center at the Guardian Angels campus in Elk River has been turned into a wellness center. Bonin said they continue to offer programs in conjunction with Guardian Angels and work closely with the people there. The activity center averages about 102 people a day, and that is just the number who bother to sign in.
The activity center is part of the city of Elk River’s Parks and Recreation Department. Bonin said they are implementing a new RecTrac computer system that will allow people to register for programs online and to pay with credit cards. In the long run, Bonin said it will help because reports will be computer generated, giving them more information about how the activity center and its programs are being utilitized.
Many different classes and activities are offered through the activity center.
Bonin said they try to keep up with new trends.
In general, fitness classes are very popular. One of the new programs is Zumba Gold, which has been successful.
A new Bob Ross painting class drew so many participants they had to add a second class, she said.
Another successful program features an occupational therapist who presents topics once a month. She will talk about Alzheimer’s in November.
Also coming up are a Taylor Marie fashion show on Nov. 8 and a fundraiser for the CAER food shelf on Nov. 29 will feature the play, “Santa Flunks Retirement.”
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