Kristi Kooima, Director
[email protected]
December 2011/January 2012
In This Issue
Director’s Note
Since the last newsletter, we’ve had several great trips. Our tour of the Rocky Mountains
and Estes Park in September was wonderful. We were blessed with perfect fall weather,
beautiful scenery, and a fun group. From a picnic in the mountains, to a fancy dinner at
the Stanley Hotel, to watching elk outside our lodge, the trip was filled with adventure.
In October, we toured the Oak Lane Hutterite Colony in South Dakota, which was
very educational. Our guide, Mr. Wipf, showed us around the entire colony, from the
dairy to the school, and answered many questions; then, of course, we all enjoyed the
delicious homemade lunch. Also in October, we had a two-day trip to Omaha, with
another fun group. We enjoyed wonderful music and food, as well as several interesting
and educational tours.
There are many events planned for 2012. Several Heritage Club members are going on
the Panama Canal Cruise in January. There are still seats available for the Homestead
Pickers Music Show in March and the Church Basement Ladies in April. In May, there
is a trip planned to the Tulip Time Festival in Pella. The tour to Mackinac Island and
Door County in June is filling up quickly, so if you are interested, sign up soon. There are
itineraries available for this tour, as well as the Alaska Adventure in August and the Smoky
Mountains in October. And there will be a few Mystery Trips coming up in 2012 as well.
All Peoples Bank locations will be hosting a Christmas Open House in December. Please
stop by to visit and enjoy Christmas treats. (See below for times and locations.)
Open House Times.......1
New! A Dutch Treat: Pella
Tulip Time Festival........2
New! Explore the Smoky
Mountains....................2
The Homestead
Pickers.................... 2
Church Basement
Ladies...........................2
Heritage Club
Scrapbook..............2–3
Mackinac Island and
Door County...............3
Alaska Adventure.........3
Christmas Gift Ideas.....3
Have a wonderful holiday season! ~Kristi
Peoples Bank Christmas Open House Schedule
• Hawarden: Thursday, December 8, 9:00–5:30
• Sheldon: Friday, December 9, 9:30 –3:00
• Akron: Thursday, December 15, 9:00–4:00
• Lester: Friday, December 16, 8:30–4:00
• Rock Valley: Thursday, December 22, 9:00–
4:00
• Jasper: Thursday, December 22, 9:00–5:30
• Sioux Center: Wednesday & Thursday,
December 22 & 23
The Heritage Club Herald is a publication dedicated to sharing
information about upcoming Heritage Club activities and trips, as
well as news about Peoples Bank services, with club members.
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Two Great New Tours Added to 2012 Schedule!
A Dutch Treat: Explore the Smoky
Pella Tulip
Mountains
Time Festival October 2–10, 2012
May 2–4, 2012
Join us for the annual
Tulip Time Festival in
Pella, Iowa. Along with a
wide variety of beautiful
tulips, we will enjoy the
parade and Dutch dancing (with reserved seating),
Molengracht Market, delicious Dutch food, quilt
show, flower show, tractor rodeo, theatre organ
concert, several tours, and a few mystery stops. Price
is $375 per person (double occupancy).
Join us on a journey through the Smoky Mountains
as we experience the finest in Southern hospitality.
We’ll marvel at the mighty Mississippi River in St.
Louis and tap our toes to the tunes in Nashville.
The history and pride of America will come alive as
we experience the rural charm of Kentucky and the
magnificent horse country in Lexington. The Smoky
Mountain range holds breath-taking beauty, worldclass entertainment, and gracious hospitality. Price is
$1,849 per person (double occupancy).
Homestead Pickers
Music Show March 26, 2012
Church Basement Ladies
The Homestead Pickers from Branson, Missouri,
will be performing at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux
City. We’ll enjoy lunch and an afternoon of fun
Ozark entertainment— fiddle, banjo, pennywhistle,
squeezebox, guitar, and other instruments playing
bluegrass, Irish, Gospel, country, and Americana music.
Price is $65 per person.
The Ladies are back! Join us for the fourth installment
of the Church Basement Ladies at the Plymouth
Playhouse in Plymouth, Minnesota. We will enjoy
a luncheon at the Green Mill Restaurant, attend
an afternoon matinee performance of the Church
Basement Ladies, and return home that evening. Price
is $80 per person.
April 11, 2012
Heritage Club Scrapbook
Rocky Mountain
Splendor
Heritage Club members
at Mt. Rushmore,
South Dakota.
Nattalee VO stands again
st the
spectacular backdrop of
the Rocky
Mountains in Colorado.
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Alaska Adventure August 10–24, 2012
Mackinac Island and Door
County June 4–11, 2012
Visit Mackinac Island, Michigan, and Door County,
Wisconsin! We have paired these two popular
vacation spots and added the elegance of Lake
Geneva, the Northwoods of Wisconsin, and some
Mississippi River heritage to create the perfect tour.
June is lilac time on Mackinac Island, where the only
mode of transportation besides walking is horse and
carriage or bicycle.
While on Mackinac Island, we will stay at the historic
Island House Hotel, and have a luncheon at the
famous Grand Hotel. Then in Door County we will
experience the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” We’ll
stay at Rowley’s Bay Resort and have a Door County
traditional Fish Boil.
Price is $1,569 per person (double occupancy).
Detailed itineraries are available. Reserve your space
soon—this tour is already over half full.
The Grand
Hotel on
Mackinac Island as seen
from the
tea garden.
Photo by
David Bell.
This amazing trip will take us to the beautiful state of
Alaska. We’ll fly direct from Minneapolis to Anchorage,
then begin the 15-day tour on land. We will then board
a Celebrity Millennium cruise ship in Seward.
Highlights on land include: Iditarod Headquarters,
Denali National Park, Alaska Railroad, Fairbanks,
Valdez, Worthington Glacier, Prince William Sound,
and the Columbia Glacier. Ports of call on the cruise
include: Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point, and
Ketchikan.
Prices start at $5,723 per person (double occupancy),
based on inside cabin. Detailed itineraries and cabin
information with prices are available.
Get your Christmas shopping done
in one place—stop at your local
Peoples Bank!
•Peoples Bank prepaid Visa gift cards are
always welcome and take the guess work out
of gift giving. They are small enough to tuck in
a Christmas card or stocking, but can be loaded
with enough money to make large purchases.
•Consider a Heritage Club gift certificate
good for travel in 2012.
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Contact Us
Akron ...............712-568-1091
Hawarden ........712-551-2413
Jasper ................507-348-3051
Lester ...............712-478-4411
Rock Valley .....712-476-2746
TRIP ITINERARIES
The following itineraries
are available at your
local Peoples Bank:
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan. 16–29 - Panama Canal
Cruise Tour
March 26 - Homestead Pickers
Music Show
•Mackinac Island and Door
County
April 11 - Church Basement
Ladies
•Alaska Adventure
May 2–4 - Pella Tulip Time
Festival
•Smoky Mountains
Sioux Center ...712-722-0101
June 4–11 - Mackinac Island and
Door County
Sheldon ...........712-324-4400
Aug. 10–24 - Alaska Adventure
Oct. 2–10 - Smoky Mountains
RETURN SERVICES REQUESTED
Heritage Club
P.O. Box 158
1230 Valley Drive
Rock Valley, IA 51247
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Standard
U.S. Postage
PAID
Pella, IA
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