PRIME CLUBNEWSLETTER

TRIP & EVENT INFORMATION

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017

Minnwest BankCustomer Communications1150 Yankee Doodle RoadEagan, MN 55121

Sue JensonMontevideo(320) 269-2573

Jeanne PrescottRedwood Falls(507) 637-4336

Kim KonkolSlayton(507) 836-6141

Kristin HannonSt. Cloud(320) 529-4814

Mev JacksonTracy(507) 629-4780

Lora LindsleyMarshall(507) 929-6024

CUBA CRUISEApril 8-13, 2018__________________Join us for a historic 4-night cruise sailing from Miami, FL with overnight port call in Havana, Cuba. We’ll be sailing on the Norwegian Sky with historic visits both ancient and modern in Havanna. You’ll see those famous American cars, taste the famous Cuban Rum, and dance if you’re so inclined to the legendary rhythms of the island. Please call your local director for the flyer and pricing.

KLONDIKE KID MYSTERY TOUR-SUMMER June 24-29, 2018__________________Pack your mukluks and your cowboy boots because we’re looking for the Yukon kid! We’re headed to the North Pole. Get your kicks on Route 66. The train whistle blows, be on the lookout. Details are being finalized-we’ll be making stops along the way so if

you want to go make sure you get your name on the list so the toboggan can stop by your way!

IRELANDSeptember 10-18, 2018__________________May the luck of the Irish be with you as you explore the magic of Emerald Isle on this delightful adventure. We’ll be making stops in Cork, Killarney, Galway, Lough Eske, and Dublin. Sights will include the Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Blarney Castle, Jameson Distillery, and many more! Please call your local director for the flyer and pricing.

ST. CLOUDGREAT RIVER ROAD TOURSeptember 00, 2017 (2 Nights)We’ll depart for LaCrosse where there will be something for the women and the men! Make sure you bring your friends as we visit Granddad Bluff, Chapels of St. Rose, Dahl Auto Museum, Cruise on the Mississippi, visit “The Barn”, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Pear Street Brewery, J.R. Watkins Tour, Lark Toys, lunch at Slipperies, Red Wing Pottery Museum, and home! WHEH!Price Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation, Lodging, All meals, Snacks, Gratuities, and Step-On Guides.

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Dear Prime Club Members, Welcome to our fall newsletter. Fall is a time to look back at what we did over the summer and what we are going to do in the next coming months! The leaves are changing, school starts, and we have some wonderful things coming up! If you want to take a trip to Old Log and see “Life Could be a Dream,” please contact your local club director. All clubs are going on the same day and we would love to have you with! Also take a moment to check out the group that went to Alaska as they had a wonderful time!

We also want to let you know about the checking account changes we are making. Please make sure to read the separate letters we sent you regarding your account. If you have any questions, please call your local branch and we’ll gladly take the time to sit down with you.

Your friends in the banking business,

Minnwest Prime Club Directors

EVENTS BY LOCATION

Member FDIC Minnwest Bank Prime Club | Good Friends, Good Fun, & Good Times!

ALL LOCATIONSLIFE COULD BE A DREAMWednesday, October 18, 2017 | Old Log TheatreRSVP by September 20; contact your local Prime Club Director for more information

Join all of the branches from Minnwest as we head to Old Log Theatre for the production of “Life Could be a Dream,” the award-winning 60’s Doo-Wop Musical. Take a trip to Springfield and meet Denny and the Dreamers, a fledgling doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest to realize their dreams of making it to the big time! Trouble comes in the form of Lois, who arrives to put some polish on the boys. Denny falls in love, Wally falls in line, Eugene falls apart, and along comes handsome heartthrob Skip to send the whole situation spinning. Hear hit songs like: Fools Fall in Love, Tears On My Pillow, Runaround Sue, Earth Angel, Stay, Unchained Melody, and of course Life Could be a Dream. Includes lunch, show and transportation, *Meal Choices are Braised Short Rib, Seared Pork Chop, Dill Roasted Tilapia, or Vegetarian Pasta

ST. CLOUDGREAT RIVER ROAD TOUROctober 2-4, 2017 (2 Nights)Cost: $410/person (double occupancy)We’ll depart for LaCrosse where there will be something for the women and the men! Make sure you bring your friends as we visit Granddad Bluff, Chapels of St. Rose, Dahl Auto Museum, Cruise on the Mississippi, visit “The Barn,” Effigy Mounds National Monument, Pear Street Brewery, J.R. Watkins Tour, Lark Toys, lunch at Slipperies, Red Wing Pottery Museum, and home! WHEW!Price Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation, Lodging, All Meals, Snacks, Gratuities, and Step-On Guides. Please call for additional details.

AARP SAFE DRIVERS COURSETuesday, October 10, 2017 | 9am-NoonClass will be offered in the Conference Room in the St. Cloud location. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Refreshments and a light snack will be provided. Space is limited.Please call to reserve your space.

GIBBONGIBBON’S ANNUAL CHICKEN DINNERThursday, September 28, 2017 | 6:00pmHahn’s Dining and Lounge (206 N Main St, Winthrop, MN)$5 /member and $6/non membersRSVP by Sept. 21 by calling Minnwest Bank – Gibbon at (507)834-6577

Lunch 12:15pm | Show 1:15pm*Meal choice upon registration: Chicken Kiev, Roast Loin of Pork or Country Sausage with Sauerkraut. Sides: Red Potatoes, Cut Green Beans, Green Leaf Salad, Rolls and Butter. Dessert: Spiced CakePrice includes: transportation, lunch and show.

MARSHALL/REDWOOD FALLS (CON’T)BRANSON DELUXE CHRISTMAS TOURNovember 10-15, 2017$949/person (double occupancy)This 6 day, 5 night package includes six great shows and attractions! Enjoy Sight and Sound Theater - “Miracle of Christmas,” Showboat Branson Belle Lunch Cruise, Christmas on the Trail –Trail of Lights, Chuckwagon Dinner Show, Daniel O’Donnell, “SIX,” All Hands on Deck, and the Titanic Museum. Includes 5 nights accomodations, luggage handling, deluxe motorcoach, 11 meals.

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERADecember 14, 2017Cost: $104, includes lunchLocation: Orpheum in Minneapolis RSVP by October 10; contact your local Prime Club Director

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House, He kidnaps the soprano and forces the owners of the play to keep her as the lead role. The play begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her friend leave. The girl is able to sing lead one night but the soprano doesn’t want her show stolen so she comes back. The ghost demands they keep giving his protégé lead roles. Meanwhile, his pupil falls in love with the Vicomte de Chagny, but the Phantom is in love with Christine, his student. The Phantom is outraged by their love and kidnaps Christine to be his eternal bride. Will Raoul, the Vicomte, be able to stop this dastardly plan?

SLAYTON/LAKE WILSONSTROKE DETECTION PLUSTuesday, September 26, 2017Location: Grain Exchange 9:00am-4:30pmCall (877)732-8258 for appointments

TRACYFALL PIE SOCIALTuesday, September 19, 2017 | St. Mary’s Church Hall2:00pmRSVP by September 18 for your piece of the goodness!

HARVEST DINNERNovember 6, 2017Details to follow. Mark your calendar now!

BELVIEWANNUAL CHICKEN DINNERWednesday, October 4, 2017 | 6:30pmLocation: Odeon Hall in Belview Entertainment provided by Howard & Sonja Hanson from Astoria, SD. $3/members and $6/non-memberRSVP by September 29

DANUBEANNUAL FALL FEASTThursday, September 21, 2017 | 11:00am-1:00pmLocation: Danube Community Center Menu: pork chops, scalloped potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, roll, dessert, and beverage. $5/member and $10/non-memberRSVP by September 11

HALLOWEEN EVENTShow some tricks or spooky spirit and get a Halloween treat on October 31 when you visit us at the bank from 9:00am- 3:00pm.

REDWOOD FALLSANNUAL CHICKEN DINNERThursday, September 7, 2017 | 5:00-7:00pmLocation: St. Catherine’s Church, Redwood FallsCost: $5/member, $6/non-memberEntertainment: TBD | RSVP by August 28 by 4:00pm

HALLOWEEN TREATSTues., October 31, 2017 | Location: Minnwest Bank Downtown1:00pm - 3:00pmCome get a Halloween cookie and sign up for a door prize.

MARSHALL/REDWOOD FALLSDAY TRIPPERS — BLOOMINGTON, MN — MONKY BUSINESSThursday, September 21, 2017 | RSVP by September 1Cost: $85/Prime Club member, $95/Non-Prime Club member

The fun-loving monks of Saint Bernard’s monastery are in a jam. Abbot Costello and his four beleaguered brethren have just learned that a real-estate developer is about to turn their monastery into a gambling hall called Bernie’s Casino Royale. Unless the merry Men in Brown can raise $250,000 by midnight, they are done for. Luckily, the Brothers have a divine plan. They’ve rented religious radio station WGOD for the night and are hosting a radiothon fundraiser with plenty of singing, dancing and vaudeville routines. Abbot Costello, Brother Lee Love, Brother Brooks, Brother Clarence and Brother Forte all take turns strutting their stuff, and the pledged donations from the listeners start streaming in. Unbeknownst to the other four, one of the monks is really a devil in disguise and is out to sabotage their plan. Good and evil race to beat a midnight deadline in this hilarious hit musical.

SLAYTON/TRACYBRANSON DELUXE CHRISTMAS TOURNovember 10-15, 2017$949/person (double occupancy)This 6 day, 5 night package includes six great shows and attractions! Enjoy Sight and Sound Theater - “Miracle of Christmas,” Showboat Branson Belle Lunch Cruise, Christmas on the Trail –Trail of Lights, Chuckwagon Dinner Show, Daniel O’Donnell, “SIX,” All Hands on Deck, and the Titanic Museum. Includes 5 nights accomodations, luggage handling, deluxe motorcoach, 11 meals.

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MONTEVIDEO/DAWSON/ORTONVILLEDAY TRIPPERS THEATRE — MONKY BUSINESSWednesday, October 4, 2017 | RSVP by September 20Cost: $65/Prime Club member

“Monky business is heavenly fun. This is a male version of Nunsense with a little Damn Yankees thrown in”The fun-loving monks of Saint Bernard’s monastery are in a jam. Abbot Costello and his four beleaguered brethren have just learned that a real-estate developer is about to turn their monastery into a gambling hall called Bernie’s Casino Royale. Unless the merry Men in Brown can raise $250,000 by midnight, they are done for.

Bus will depart from Montevideo (downtown location). Itinerary provided 2 weeks prior to departure.Call Sue at (320) 269.2573 or email suej@minnwestbankgroup.com

Identity Theft Tips: Here are ten smart ways to protect yourself from identity theft: 1. Never carry your social security card with you unless you need it

for a specific purpose. Carry your checkbook and credit cards only when you need them.

2. Keep your credit cards in sight during in-person transactions to prevent “skimming.” This crime occurs when employees run your card through a separate device to steal its information.

3. When entering your pin number at an ATM, stand close and block the keyboard with your body so that others can’t see your pin code.

4. When shopping online, be sure to use only secure (password protected) networks. Never shop on public computers.

5. Do not save credit card information on any online shopping websites.

6. Beware of “phishing” scams. Thieves know that during the holidays, many people are distracted, making it easier to trick you into sharing private information online. Stay alert, and never provide any personal information via email.

7. Keep mobile devices like smartphones and tablets locked with passwords, and do not store confidential information on them.

8. Don’t leave package deliveries unattended. Thieves not only can steal the merchandise you ordered, but sometimes your personal information as well.

9. Look over all bank statements, credit card statements and other bills carefully. Notify the bank and/or biller immediately when you spot something.

10. Activate our credit file monitoring service with IDProtect and check your credit reports to monitor them for unauthorized activity such as collection notices on accounts you have not used or new accounts that you did not open.