The Tulip Festival, named one of the Top 100 Events in America for 2011 by the American Bus Association,
features an entertaining celebration of Orange City’s rich Dutch Heritage. Festivities include music and
dancing by children and adults in authentic costumes, two daily parades featuring top area marching
bands, nightly musical theatre, Dutch delicacies, thousands of tulips, plus a dozen replica windmills
throughout the charming village.
REMINDER!
Travel Deposit Required
Don’t forget that when you make reservations to travel with the Heritage Club
this year, your reservations must be
accompanied by a $25.00 deposit or
payment in full. Full payment is required no later than the date our deposits are due. This deposit will hold your
place on the trip and ensure our deposit
requirements and contract obligations
can be met on time.
Pilot Grove
Savings Bank
“Tiptoe To the Tulips”
Orange City, Iowa
$420.00
(Includes 3 night’s lodging)
Deadlines
Approaching
Soon!
A $25.00 deposit is
due upon sign up.
Payment in full is due
Friday, April 12, 2013
Join us on the fourth trip in our “See Iowa First” series as we once again take the road less traveled in search of new sights and treasures in Iowa. This year’s trip will take us on a long and
interesting journey, providing opportunities for you to learn more about the far northwestern
part of our state and view its diverse landscape.
Highlights of this trip include:
2013
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May 14 – 17, 2013
Heritage Club
By requiring a deposit, we have a firm
passenger count and can proceed with
final trip preparations. We wish to reassure you if a trip is cancelled, your
deposit will be fully refunded. Please
call Sue at 319-837-6121 in West Point
with any questions.
Sue Winnike - Heritage Club Director
Pilot Grove Savings Bank
509 Avenue D
West Point, Iowa 52656
319-837-6121
SEE IOWA FIRST:
PART 4
Travel Opportunities
♦ Windmill Tour in Elk Horn ♦ German Hausbarn, antiques and gifts on Main Street and
John Deere Mosaic in Manning ♦ Donna Reed Center for the Performing Arts in Dennison ♦ Tour Cookie’s Bar-B-Q Plant and Andy Williams’ Home in Wall Lake ♦ Lake
Black Hawk and Boulders Inn & Suites in Lake View ♦ Chautauqua Building, The
World’s Largest Popcorn Ball in Sac City ♦ Tour one of the largest wind-energy projects
in the world, visit one of the largest tree museums in the United States, and shop Kristi’s
Kandies and Heirlooms at Storm Lake.
♦ The Ice Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center and Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor &
Museum in LeMars ♦ 73rd Annual Orange City Tulip Festival, Nederland Restaurant,
“Fiddler on the Roof, Dutch Colony Inn at Orange City ♦ In Weave Fabric Shop in
Hawarden ♦ Sergeant Floyd Monument, Trinity Heights Queen of Peace, and Sac
County Cattle Company in Sioux City ♦ Loess Hills Scenic Byway ♦ Jordan Creek
Mall in Des Moines ♦
Enjoy these Iowa sights and much more with your Heritage Club friends this year. Call
the Pilot Grove Savings Bank West Point Office at 319-837-6121 to make reservations.
Follies 2013
Chicago Cubs
vs
St. Louis Cardinals
August 16-17, 2013 Chicago, Ill.
Sunday, April 28, 2013 ─ $99.00
Paramount Theatre
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
With a history of attending many “Follies” productions over the years, the Heritage Club invites
you to reminisce with us and re-visit the beautifully restored Paramount Theatre where so many
memories were made. This year the Follies begins
a new era with a music, comedy and dance spectacular that will thrill new audiences and long-time
fans alike.
Prior to the show we will enjoy a dining experience prepared by Kirkwood Community College’s
Culinary Arts students at their restaurant, The
Class Act. Our lunch, which will include, chicken
breast, herb roasted potatoes, house salad, breads,
vegetable, beverage and dessert, will be prepared
and served by the professional teaching staff and
students of the college.
Don’t miss this very special Heritage Club event.
Thirty tickets for this show are being held for us
by the Paramount Theatre until Wednesday,
March 20, 2013. In order for us to keep the tickets
and attend the show, we request for you to call our
West Point Office at 319-837-6121 and make your
reservation by Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Our Cub/Cardinal trips have become so popular
we are happy to announce the opportunity to see
these two MLB teams again this year. This Friday evening baseball matchup will be played at
historic Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Following the game, we plan to spend the night
in a downtown Chicago hotel. Although this trip
is still in the early planning stages, we will
gladly accept your reservations to secure your
seat in Wrigley Field.
Over the next few months, more detailed information will be forthcoming regarding “Shades
of Ireland.” If you are interested in this trip and
wish to learn more, be sure to attend our Travel
Show on June 11, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in Pilot
Grove. A Collette Representative will be on
hand to present the highlights and itinerary specifics of our next adventure abroad.
Your RSVP is appreciated. Please let us know
you will attend by calling 319-837-6121.
Highlights of this sixday adventure include:
Double: $1,410.00
Triple: $1,290.00
Quad: $1,230.00
Double: $1,695.00
Triple: $1,595.00
Quad: $1,545.00
Insurance
Double, Triple, and
Quad: $120.00
Insurance
Double, Triple, and
Quad: _______
$100.00 Deposit due
upon sign up.
$100.00 Deposit due
upon sign up.
Final Payment due
April 30, 2013
Holland – Dinner Cruise on the Holland Princess.
View the red lighthouse, picturesque lake homes,
historic landmarks and nature at its best. See Klompen dancers, authentic Dutch architecture, presentations depicting Netherland life in the 1800’s, and
more.
Veldheer-DeKlomp Tulip Farm and Wooden Shoe
Factory – Holland’s only tulip farm, wooden shoe
and Delftware factory.
Two Night’s Stay at Bicycle Inn on the Island –
Travel back in time. Across the street from the
ferry docks and close to shops and restaurants.
Traverse City – Guided tour of Old Mission Peninsula and Little Traverse Bay. Visit Old Mission
Point historic lighthouse. Traverse City overnight
stay. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Saugatuck – Sand dune buggy rides with tour along
Lake Michigan shores.
St. Joseph – Ride the Silver Beach Carousel, explore
the Silver Beach Amusement Park Museum and
look through Michigan’s tallest kaleidoscopes.
Trip Price Includes
5 night’s lodging; 10 meals—5 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4
dinners; Veldheer Tulip Farm and Wooden Shoe Factory; Neil’s Dutch Village; Ferry to Mackinac Island;
Taxi service twice on Island; Carriage Ride; Sleeping
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; Dune Buggy Ride;
Carousel Ride; Amusement Park Museum; Guided
Tour in Petroskey and Traverse City.
Final Payment due
Join us as we travel to
September 30, 2013
New Orleans, the
“Jazz Capital of the World.”
Lodging—Two nights at Springhill Suites in Memphis and two nights at LaQuinta Inn & Suites in
New Orleans.
French Quarter Walking Tour—Explore the storied streets of the Vieux Carre, French Market,
Jean Lafitte Blacksmith Shop, Jackson Square
and more.
New Orleans School of Cooking—Learn how to
cook some of the most famous Creole dishes and,
for dinner, feast on the food prepared before us.
Guided Historical Tour of New Orleans—Garden
District, City Park, and Audubon Park (built on
the site of the 1884 World’s Fair). Above ground
cemetery called “City of the Dead.”
Frenier Landing—Buffet lunch overlooking Lake
Ponchartrain.
Guided Tour of Manchac Swamp—Learn about
American Alligators and other inhabitants.
Oak Alley Plantation Tour–“Grand Dame of the
Great River Road.”
Tujagues—Dinner at the city’s second oldest restaurant, a favorite for more than 150 years.
Mardi Gras World Guided Tour—See the colorful
props and floats built for the carnival.
Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise—Enjoy a typical
Louisiana-style lunch while cruising on the Mississippi River.
Graceland Guided Tour—Home of Elvis Presley in
Memphis.