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Don’t let the chairs fool you - Chair yoga provides a good workout. Gayla Kobiaka led seniors in stretching and strengthening exercises Thursday at the new home of the Weston Senior Collaborative, the Weston Lodge Hall at 507 Main. Exercises are “go at your own pace.”
Programs begin at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays with coffee, tea and conversation. Chair Yoga is from 10:30 to 11:30, and extended programs follow some days. Watch for calendar listings in The Weston Chronicle. The center is closed when West Platte Schools are closed for snow days.
Photo by William McQueen

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For a year, the Weston Senior Collaborative has been on the move, looking for a place to call its home. Every space they tried was used for other events, which came first, and programs for seniors had to be scheduled around availability of the rooms.
That nomadic lifestyle ended at the end of 2024, when the Masonic Lodge partnered with the Weston Senior Collaborative to give them a place of their own.
On a cold January morning, a group of seniors chatted while enjoying coffee and tea, anxious for the Chair Yoga session to start. Gayle Kobiacka welcomed everyone then started the warmups. Calming music set the tone and participants worked at their own levels - with no pressure.
The Lodge Hall at 507 Main was only used for evening meetings and weekend events, and the Lodge members wanted more.
“We want to be involved in the community and utilize the space more,” said William McQueen. “We were looking for a sustainable way to use the space and help maintain the building so the Lodge and the Hall would not stop being in Weston.”
“We needed a home by January, and William and I met through a senior partner in Parkville,” said Marcus Flores, director of the Parkville Living Center and organizer of the Weston and Dearborn Collaboratives. “He had been watching what we were doing and believed it aligned with the Mason’s mission. We worked out the partnership in Mid December.
“The location couldn’t be better,” he said. “We’re bringing people to Main Street, breaking the isolation and fostering growth at any age.”
He said that parking is not a problem at 10:00 in the morning, and there is also a lot just around the corner.
“Best of all, we have a trusted anchor organization and individuals involved in the community. We are part of a small town where people take care of one another.”
“This is prime real estate,” said Mr. McQueen. “We have an affordable event space with a kitchen on Main Street. This is a match made in Heaven. Now it’s their treat and it gives people another reason to come downtown.
“We want to make sure we’re touching as many senior citizens as possible,” he said. “Touching lives will help us bring in more members. We’re approaching the West Platte FBLA about teaching a class on technology and to connect youth with history.”
While the center is now organized by the Parkville Living Center, the goal is to build a local organization/leaders to operate the Weston Senior Center and own the contract to run it from the Platte County Senior Fund.
In the meantime, anyone 55 or older is welcome every Tuesday and Thursday, so come on down!