Good Neighbor Club Newsletter

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1 Good Neighbor Club Newsletter October, November, December 2017 Betty Marthaler, Good Neighbor Club Director Dear Good Neighbor Club Members, As I write this letter, I think summer has passed, and I hope you each had a great one and were able to do many of the things you had on your bucket list. The Good Neighbor Club enjoyed 13 days traveling to the beautiful area of Alaska and while there we were fortunate to enjoy seeing the Northern Lights while cruising, which were spectacular. November many of our GNC Members will be enjoying our much anticipated trip to Peru including the Galapagos Cruise. You will find in this newsletter an insert for our upcoming trip to Jekyll Island, Savannah, and Charleston. I have requests to travel to places within our country where you don t need passports, so I have listed and booked this amazing trip. I look forward to having you at our travel show Tuesday, October 17th. Spicer Cinema 4 / Spicer, MN Wednesdays Oct 17th Dec 13th and Jan 17th Doors open at 12:00 p.m. ~ Movie Time: 12:30 p.m. We invite our GNC Members to enjoy a current running movie while you also enjoy pop and popcorn. Please note, this event is for GNC Members only. If you have friends or family that wish to join us, please have them see me or a Personal Banker in either of our 3 locations, and we would be happy to discuss with them the various ways to join our Club. Our free movies are one of the many ways we say Thank You for being a Customer of Lake Region Bank and a member of our Good Neighbor Club. Our door prize is up to $100. Mystic Lake Casino Shakopee Thursdays Oct 26, Dec 21, Jan 18 & Monday Nov 27 Join your friends as we travel to Mystic Lake for a fun day! Our package includes $15 Casino Cash, plus $4.00 Meal Voucher. In addition, coupons sent to you by the casino can also be combined with your $15 coupon or with your bus coupons. Price: Members $30 (price increase due to higher bus costs) Departure: 8:00 a.m. New London, 8:15 a.m. Spicer, 8:30 a.m. Willmar Lake Region Bank Holiday Open House Friday, December 1st All 3 locations There is no better way for us to think about the Holiday Season than to invite you to our Holiday Open House where you can enjoy music in the Willmar location by Sally Brown, who many of you know from traveling. Sally will be playing at the Willmar location from 9 am to 4 pm so please, stop in and enjoy some treats and listen to her Christmas music. Our Open House in each location is one of our ways to Thank You for being customers of Lake Region Bank. Good Neighbor Club Christmas Party Tuesday, December 19th Spicer American Legion Doors will open at 11:00 and broasted chicken dinner served at noon. Enjoy the music of The Bob Whitney Band while dining and dancing. Tickets $8.00. Please purchase your tickets at either one of our locations by Friday, November 24th.

2 Bachman s and Ridgedale Mall Wednesday, November 29th We are going to change up our Holiday experience and have the opportunity to view the Bachman Holiday House with a self-guided tour along with time to enjoy coffee and/or shopping at Bachman s. Our tour at Bachman s will begin at 9:30. We will then travel to the Ridgedale Mall and have time for shopping and enjoy lunch at one of their many eating establishments. Ridgedale Mall has completed a very large updating project and has added several new stores and food establishments. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members $30 Prospective Members $35 Payment due November 22nd Price includes ticket for Bachman s and mc transportation. Special Holiday treats will be served on the bus. Departure times: New London 6:45 am Spicer 7:00 am Willmar 7:15 am Sister Act Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Wednesday, December 6th; 11:00 Lunch and 1:00 pm Show After a successful run that began in 2015, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre is brining back the amazing musical comedy smash, Sister Act. Featuring original music by 8 time Oscar winner Alan Menken. Sister Act tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wanabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her away in the last place anyone would expect a convent! Set around the Christmas holiday, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she also rediscovers her own in a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship. This will be one show you will not want to miss as the music and story will certainly put us in the Christmas Spirit. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members $85 Prospective Members $90 Payment due October 31st Departure times: New London 8:15 Spicer 8:30 Willmar 8:45 Christmas for Kandi Food Shelf and the Link Thursday, December 7th at 1:30 pm GNC Room in Willmar Once again I will be accepting donations from Good Neighbor Club Members along with employees of our bank. If you wish to donate cash it can be left at either of our bank locations along with gifts you may wish to donate. Clark, our bank President, matches all of our donations. These gifts will be distributed to children through the Food Shelf and the Link. On Thursday, we will be wrapping the gifts. It is being done a little earlier this year to facilitate the food shelf in distributing these gifts. All help in wrapping is appreciated. Coffee and treats will be served. The Texas Tenors Deep in the Heart of Christmas Paramount Center for the Arts St. Cloud Monday, December 11th; 1:30 pm Show If you have been to Branson, you more than likely have seen them perform, and I am sure you will wish to see them again! With their Emmy Award winning PBS special now airing across the country and Billboard chart-topping albuns, it is easy to see why The Texas Tenors are America s favorite new tenors. Since their whirlwind debut six years ago on NBC s America s Got Talent, they have accumulated a LONG list of awards and accolades. Our lunch will be Dutch Treat, and we will dine at Anton s in Waite Park, home of the famous popover. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members $60 Prospective Members $65 Payment due November 1st **Wait list only** Departure times: Willmar 9:45 am Spicer 10:00 am New London 10:15 am

3 Christmas Centerpiece Day Friday, December 15th at 2:00 in the Good Neighbor Club Room in Willmar Our much anticipated flower arrangement day with Lake Bloomers Gwen and her staff will be here complete with vases and flowers for us to work our magic on while we enjoy coffee and Christmas treats. GNC Members: $15 Prospective: $25 Payment is due with reservation and space is limited. Sunny Palm Springs January 22nd-February 3rd Space is still available for our vacationing in the Oasis. We will be staying at the Palm Mountain Resort and Spa which is just steps away from the famed Palm Canyon Drive and across from the Palm Springs Art Museum. Highlights of our trip will include: Joshua Tree, Wine Country in Temecula, San Diego with Harbor Cruise, Getty Villa, Huntington Library and Gardens, Special Night at the Rat Pack House with dinner and entertainment, The Judy Show, and more! Please call and I will forward you additional information. As always, I look forward to having you join us. Laughlin Nevada Once again, I will work on scheduling a 5 day 4 night trip to Sunny Nevada. It will be based on availability at Riverside. I will not schedule over Easter. If you are somewhat interested, please call and leave me a message if I am not in. When I get confirmation from them, I usually only have about 1-2 days to get everyone booked. I will call everyone in the order that they have contacted me. Because you put your name down, you will not be obligated to go. I just merely need an idea how much interest I have for the trip. Laughlin Nevada Once again, I will work on scheduling a 5 day 4 night trip to Sunny Nevada. It will be based on availability at Riverside. I will not schedule over Easter. If you are somewhat interested, please call and leave me a message if I am not in. When I get confirmation from them, I usually only have about 1-2 days to get everyone booked. I will call everyone in the order that they have contacted me. Because you put your name down, you will not be obligated to go. I just merely need an idea how much interest I have for the trip. Newsies Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Wednesday, May 30th Lunch at 11:00 Performance at 1:00 pm Chanhassen Dinner Theatre is proud to present the premiere of a brand new musical, NEWSIES, adapted for the stage from the popular Disney film. Based on the 1899 true store of a courageous group of scrappy newsboys who become unlikely heroes when they rally forces to fight an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon, NEWSIES features a book by Harvey Fierstein, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and music by legendary composer Alan Menken. With its rousing score, rollicking choreography, and defy-all-odds inspirational story, Disney s NEWSIES will have you cheering!

4 Panama Canal Cruise February 15th February 26th We will depart for Fort Lauderdale where we will check into our water front hotel and begin our 11 day trip. The following morning we will enjoy a city tour of Miami and Fort Lauderdale before we board the Caribbean Princess. From this majestic ship, you will see the engineering marvel that is the Pana Canal and experience the new locks, pristine Islands, and unforgettable ports. Priced as low as $2,999 per person including airfare and taxes. During our cruise we will enjoy many port stops including: Bahamas Cartagena, Columbia Colon, Panama Limon, Costa Rica The Grand Cayman Islands Priced as low as $2,999 per person including airfare and taxes. Please call and I will send you a full color brochure along with any other information you would like. Japan Spring Flowers and Golden Cruise April 18th May 2nd Join your GNC Members as we fly to Tokyo and enjoy an evening at the comfortable airport hotel where we can relax and start to soak in the atmosphere of the Orient. We will board the beautiful Diamond Princess and begin our cruise. Some of our stops include the Kanmon Straits, which is the stretch of water separating two of Japan s four main islands. The second largest city in South Korea, Busan, is our gateway to a fascinating land whose culture is a unique amalgam of old and new. We will visit Saliminato, Kanazawa, Hakodate, and Aomori. Aomori derives much of its beauty from the apple orchards and cherry blossoms that encompass its landscape and the snow covered Hakkoda Mountains that look out from a distance. We will have additional time to spend in Tokyo and continue on to Kobe which is the fifth largest city in Japan before we transfer to the airport and fly home. Space is very limited on this trip, as most space is sold out, but if you have an interest, please call, and I will forward you further information. Included Insert: Travel Show on October 17th Upcoming Trips: Love Never Dies at the Orpheum & Rhine and Mosel River Cruise September 2018 Lake Region Bank st St South Willmar, MN Betty s direct number: (320) Betty s bmarthaler@lakeregion.com

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