Day Trip Reservation Line

Day trips, long trips, eating outside, playing inside… whatever you join us for, please remember to let us know you are attending. Leave a message on our phone. Thanks so much. 618-234-4410 ext.7042 (Melissa) or 7043 (Theresa). Thank you and see you soon!

Download the PSOP trip reservation form.

CARDS! Here at PSOP we love playing cards. We have different groups playing almost every day. Please remember when you come in, there is a binder on the table to sign-in. Please always leave your name and phone number so if there are ever any changes we can contact you.

Bridge – Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. This group is for players who already know how to play. New players are always welcome.
Pinochle – Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 10 a.m. This group is for pinochle players who already know how to play and new players are always welcome. Although, we do have a few people who are willing to teach if you are interested in learning to play.
Hand and Foot – Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. This little group is willing to teach new people interested in how to play hand and foot. Already know how? What are you waiting for? Join the fun.
Canasta – Fridays 12:30 p.m. Know how to play? Join the game! Don’t know how? They will teach you!
Euchre– We have had some interest in starting Euchre again. If you would like to play, please call Activities. Once we have a few of you we will begin again.

Flowers 101

Flowers 101 with Grimm & Gorly. Wednesday, April 17, 10 a.m. Let a smile be your umbrella, let’s make a smiley face mum with Jeff and his gang from Grimm & Gorly. Cost is $15, please reserve your spot so there is plenty of flowers for you! Call 618-234-4410 ext. 7042.

PSOP Book Club

This group welcomes everyone to join them at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Take a look at what they’re reading:

April 11 – Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kinder   Discussion leader – Judy Higgins

May 9 – Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain   Discussion Leader – Peter Will

June 13 – Book Selection for 2025

Men’s Club

Friday, April 12 at 11:00 a.m. – This is Art Voellinger’s group of coaches, athletes and sports fans. April’s speaker is our own Mike Wittlich. Mike is a retired teacher-coach, Mon-Clair Baseball League Hall of Famer and a Marathon Runner. Please make a reservation for lunch. 618-234-4410 ext. 7042.

Bingo

It’s 2024 which means we will now have Bingo on TUESDAYS. So, when we have a dance or an outing on a Thursday, we won’t have to cancel Bingo! It will still begin at 10 a.m. Bingo is still free and with a different sponsor every week bringing the prizes. Concession stand will still be available with the awesome hotdogs.

April 2 – Space Bingo- celebrate the Eclipse with a fun far out Bingo with Cedar Ridge

April 9 – Sponsored by St. Paul Apartment Community

April 16 – Sponsored by Oak Street Health

April 23 – Sponsored by St. Clair County Office on Aging

April 30 – Sponsored by United Healthcare

Dances

Dances in Belleville and Shiloh are $5, $1 entry and $4 for lunch. It is VERY important to make your reservation so we have enough lunch ordered. Dances open at 9:30 and Band starts at 10:30. We take a 30-minute break for lunch. Dances last until approx. 1:30 pm. Reservations later than two days before the dance may not be guaranteed a lunch, so make reservations early! Call 618-234-4410, ext. 7042 (Melissa) or 7043 (Theresa)

Peace Train Dance- Thursday, April 18, PSOP in Belleville. Put on your Bell Bottoms and your fringe and be cool at the Peace Train dance. Lots of chillin’ with the Country Western Band. Be a cool dude and make a reservation for lunch. Later.

Bunko and Dominoes

Every Monday in Shiloh. This is a room full of laughing ladies and led by a silly guy that makes them laugh, Ron Hilgedich. They alternate Bunko and Dominoes, playing begins at 10 a.m. but they start coming in around 9:30 a.m. to have coffee and chat. Held at Shiloh Community Center, 7 Park Drive.

Tai Chi

Tuesday and Wednesday, noon

Led by Tai Chi instructor Dolores Gordon. Tai Chi enhances physical and mental health, as well as improves posture, balance, flexibility, and strength. Tai Chi is said to boost mood, strengthen the immune system, improve health and it’s cool too. Call Activities to reserve a space, class is limited. Regular Tai Chi is Tuesday, beginner is Wednesday. Each class is an hour long and is $5. Call 618-244-4410, ext. 7042.

Crafts and Conversation

Wednesdays, 1 p.m.

Call to see what this month’s craft will be and check out the sample by the
receptionist desk. Please make sure to reserve a spot so we have enough supplies for everyone. Please call Melissa or Theresa to join or lead the group at 618-234-4410, ext. 7042 or 7043.

Knitting and Crochet

Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.

Bring what you are working on and sit with other knitters and crocheters. They talk and laugh more than they knit.

Fingerstyle Ukulele

Noon on Fridays. This group is for advanced Ukulele players

Ukulele Jam Session

Fridays at 1 p.m. This group is with both instructors combining the talents of the advanced ukulele players and the confident beginners (can play 12 chords or more).

Line Dancing

Wednesdays, 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Donna Holcomb is our new instructor. She has studied with Carol for years and knows all of the dances. You’ll be two-stepping in no time. Come learn the latest dance with this fun, social group. Cost is $2.

Art Group

Fridays, 9 a.m.

These artists bring whatever they are working on and bring it to the group to be creative together. If you are working on a painting or something at home and would like feedback from others or just want to paint with other artists, come on in. If you have a fun craft you like to make and are willing to show others, please call Activities and we will have a craft day! We love to see what others are doing and learn how to make it.

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club: Monday, April 29, 9 a.m. – We are having stuffed cinnamon French toast, biscuits and gravy, 20 different kinds of pancakes and so much more. Meet us at Belleville Pancake House. 3605 North Belt West.

Dine Around

Dine Around: Wednesday, April 17, 5 p.m. – We haven’t been to Lotawata Creek in a long time so we are ready to return. We love their homemade bread, southern smothered porkchops and creamed spinach. And who doesn’t love their slab of baby back ribs with homemade mac and cheese? Whatever you have a hankering for, make sure you let us know you are joining us! 311 Salem Place, Fairview Heights.

Lunch Bunch

Lunch Bunch: Thursday, April 11, 11:30 a.m. – Millstadt is our destination this month as we head to Spike’s Public House. Spike’s has been a Tavern since 1910 and got revamped in 2014. They are known for their friendly atmosphere, good home cooking with daily specials and unique foods like Crawfish nibblers, blue storm chili and house roasted Rueben. 4 E Washington, Millstadt

Road Trippin with Activities

Cardinal’s Game – September 7, Saturday, 6:15 game. Cardinals vs Mariners with give-away of a unique canvas print, featuring an iconic photo of some of the most beloved Cardinals Hall of Famers. Seats are right field box seats sec 133/134,  close to where we usually sit so very easy access. Bus, ticket and goodies: $98.

Fox Theater   Moulin Rouge – Saturday,  May 11. Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. A wonderfully entertaining musical with a fantastic dinner afterwards at the Fabulous Fox Theater! Tickets are on Orchestra Floor. $144 is motor coach, ticket and dinner.

Niagara Falls, Ontario

September 15 – 21, 2024 – Did you miss out on one of our favorite memories, zip lining over Niagara Falls? Now is your chance! We are going to Niagara Falls, but not in a barrel! We have so much to do and explore. We will tour Niagara, ride the Hornblower in our ponchos, have dinner in the sky at Skylon Tower, relax at a Canadian Winery, game at a beautiful Casino, tour a chocolate factory and more! Double room is $1349 per person and includes adventurous bus ride with Melissa and Theresa, 4 nights IN CANADA, en route hotel there and back, all your breakfast and dinners while in Canada and amazing memories and photos. This is with a new company for us White Star Tours. Deposit is due when signing up.

Chattanooga Train Trip

October 15-18, 2024, $899 includes 3 nights lodging, Southern Belle Riverboat Cruise and 3 train rides: The Missionary Ridge Local which is part of the Tennessee Railroad will take us over bridges and into tunnels. We will depart the train and watch the locomotive rotating on a turntable before re-boarding. Blue Ridge Scenic Railway stopping in McCaysville Georgia and Copperhill Tennessee nestled deep in the mountains. Board the Incline Railway climbing the Lookout Mountain ( Worlds steepest railway)and see the 100 ft waterfall, and swing- along bridge in Rock City. Dinners are included each night.
$200. Deposit per person.

Travel & Activities Reservation/Cancellation Policy Changes

We are making some changes to provide everyone with a fair opportunity to sign up for trips, avoid empty seats and keep trips affordable.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2014 – To make a reservation for a day trip, dial the extension listed with the trip description. The recording will ask you to give your name and phone number, the date and name of the trip, and the names of people you are making reservations for. You will then be given seven working days to complete the registration form in the PSOP newsletter and mail it or bring it to the Activities & Travel office along with your payment. Any payment not received within seven days will result in your reservation being cancelled.

If a cancellation is received seven days or more before the trip, then a full refund will be given. If a cancellation is received seven days or less to the start of the trip, and a replacement is found, then a full refund less a $5 processing fee will be given. If no replacement is found, no refund will be given. Special cancellation policies may apply if the trip involves the purchase of non-refundable tickets.