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Travel Toward Retirement 

You’ve worked hard all your life – it’s time to reward yourself! The First Class Club rewards members with great travel programs, special rates on interest-bearing accounts, and free services reserved only for Club members!

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Eligibility Requirements

  • Age 55+ and currently have, or be willing to open, a First Class Club Checking account
  • Maintain a $10,000 balance2 in Certificates of Deposit, or maintain $1,000 combined balance in checking and/or savings accounts
  • Minimum deposit of $100 to open
  • For those months you do not meet at least one of the two minimum balance requirements listed above, your First Class Club Checking account will be billed a $10 service charge




Upcoming Trips & Events

For more information about these trips, please contact the relevant First Class Club Coordinator. Transportation to other locations’ trips will not be provided. If 20 or more people from one location want to travel to another location, then transportation will be considered.

Brookings
Becky Schmeling, 605.696.2285 or rebecca.schmeling@bankeasy.com

Garretson
Heather Jacobson, 605.594.3423 or heather.jacobson@bankeasy.com

Milbank
Val Zemlicka, 605.432.5111 or valerie.zemlicka@bankeasy.com
Amber Wellnitz, 605.432.5111 or amber.wellnitz@bankeasy.com 

Watertown
Annie Konold, 605.882.8330, annie.konold@bankeasy.com





June 7

Grease at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Organized by Brookings, SD
Cost: $130 per person
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, dinner, and show ticket.
Trip is full. Join the waitlist.

June 16 – 26

Best of Scandinavia
Organized by Brookings, SD
Trip is full. Contact Becky to join the waitlist. 
Cost: $6,999 (double), $8,199 (single)
Deposit: $500 per person, accepted starting March 20.
Trip highlights include Stockholm Cathedral, Bergs Slussar, Hamlets Castle, and Oslo Bergan Railway. Formal itinerary was mailed to those interested. Contact Becky if you would like the itinerary.

July 10

Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs
Organized by Brookings, SD
Deposit: $25
Cost per person: $130
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, game ticket, unlimited food at the game. We’ll be seated in the Legends Landing section.
Trip is full. 
 

July 17

Church Basement Ladies Musical at Plymouth Playhouse
Organized by Milbank, SD
Cost per person: $120
Includes driver gratuity, transportation to/from, snacks, water, lunch, and show ticket.
Trip is full. Join the waitlist.

August 10

Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals
Organized by Garretson, SD
Cost per person: $140
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, game ticket, unlimited food at the game. We’ll be seated in the Legends Landing section.
RSVP by July 1
 

August 13-16

Mississippi River Cruise
Organized by Milbank, SD
Deposit: $200
Cost per person: $1339 (quad), $1369 (triple), $1399 (double), $1699 (single)
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, hotel, some meals, and show tickets.
RSVP by June 16

August 28

Mystery Trip, Come Explore!
Organized by Milbank, SD
Cost per person: $140
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, snacks, water, lunch, dinner, and admissions.
Trip is full. Join the waitlist.
September 5-7
Norwegian Heritage Tour
Organized by Brookings, SD
Cost per person: $650
Join First Bank & Trust and the Brookings Sons of Norway for a tour of the Swedish Institute, Giants of the Earth and Vesterheim Museum. Cost includes transportation, driver gratuity, hotel accommodations, entry into the museums and more. Contact Becky if interested. We need a minimum of 25 people.
 
September 14
Minnesota Twins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Organized by Milbank, SD
Cost per person: $110
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, game ticket, unlimited food at the game, and seats in the Legends Landing.
RSVP by July 14
October 29
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Organized by Milbank, SD
Cost per person: $130
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, dinner, and show ticket.
RSVP by August 29

November 13-16

Amana Colonies, Iowa
Organized by Garretson, SD
Deposit: $200
Cost per person: $750
Includes transportation to/from, stay in the beautiful Hotel Millwright, all breakfasts, two dinners, gratuities, and entrance to the Heritage Museum. On Friday and Saturday, you will have free time to eat, shop, and explore on your own!
RSVP by September 1

December 1-6

Magical Branson Holiday
Organized by Brookings, SD
Cost: $1705 (double), $2065 (single) Take in a tour of College of the Ozarks, the Sight & Sound Theater for the
epic biblical story of David, Titanic Museum, The Christmas Show by the Dutton Family, holiday shopping at Branson Landing, and Reza: Edge of Illusion show. Reza hails from Brookings and is one of today’s top touring
illusionists. We’ll get an exclusive backstage tour with photos and autographs with Reza. Cost includes transportation, gratuities, hotel accommodations, meals, all admissions.

May 19-28, 2026

British Landscapes
Organized by Brookings, SD
Cost per person: $4999 (double), $5999 (single)
Join us on a 10-day trip that will include visits to Edinburgh Castle, York, Chester, Conwy Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford (with a choice of tour of Ashmolean Museum or Oxford walking tour), and London. Cost includes 8 breakfasts and 4 dinners. Watch for details about a travel show this summer. Contact Becky to get on the list.
RSVP by August 1
 

October 12-17, 2026

Cape Cod & Boston
Organized by Brookings, SD
Cost: $3794 (double), $4501 (single)
6 Days/5 nights Trip highlights include historic Boston, cruise to Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown, Cranberry Bogs, Cape Cod, whale watching cruise and full day at Nantucket. This will be a fly and drive tour. Watch for details about a travel show in late fall of 2025. Contact Becky to get on the list and for more details.

April 9-21, 2027 (tentative)

Jewels of the Rhine
Organized by Brookings, SD
A trip to Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands featuring a Golden Pass Rail journey during Tulip Time. Explore the Keukenhof Gardens, cruise along the Rhine River to Cologne, Germany, visit the 2,000-year-old town of Koblentz and the Schwetzingen Palace, see Strasbourg, France with a walking tour of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. More details are coming in August and a travel show in September. Space is limited. Contact Becky to get on the list.









































1The owner of the ATM may charge an additional fee except at all MoneyPass® locations.
2The balance we use is average daily balance. The average daily balance is calculated by adding the principal in the account for each day of the statement cycle and dividing that figure by the number of days in the statement cycle.