January February March 2020

Betty Marthaler, Good Neighbor Club Director

Dear Good Neighbor Club Members, This past year has been very eventful for our Good Neighbor Club Members. We were very fortunate to travel to Africa, New York City, go on a great river cruise on the Mississippi river taking us to New Orleans. Just to name a few of our

past extended trips. Going forward, we are looking forward to Palm Springs, Southern Caribbean Cruise, Branson Spring shows,

Yellowstone and Grand Tetons, and our much anticipated river cruise will take us to Portland, OR. Where we will board the American Express and travel on the Columbia and Snake River. As we begin the new decade of 2020, it is once

again time for the famous “Passion Play” in Oberammergau, Germany. Our Club was fortunate to travel there in 2010, and we are very blessed to be able to attend in September of 2020.

I want to thank my Good Neighbor Club Members for your many donations to help with our project of the Christmas Stockings for the food shelf. Without these donations, and Clark matching our gifts, this event would not be possible.

Thank you again for being so generous. To my many members who were able to attend our holiday Christmas dinner/dance, thank you for your support of the club. The music by the Bob Whitney band was very enjoyable for your listening and dancing pleasure. How fortunate

we are able to have the Whitney’s in our area to provide this entertainment. Thank you, Betty

Good Neighbor Club Newsletter

Mystic Lake Casino—Shakopee Wednesday January 15th, February 19th, March 18th, and April 8th

By checking your card, Seniors over 50 may have additional amount added to your free play. 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 $35 Departure: 8:00am New London, 8:15am Spicer, 8:30am Willmar

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Old Log Theatre

Wednesday, February 12th, Gentleman’s Club Lunch at Maynards: Dutch treat

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is the knock-’em-dead, uproarious hit and the most-nominated show of the 2014 Broadway season. With 10 Tony nominations and 4 wins, including Best Musical, Book, Direction and Costumes,

this Tony-Award Winning Musical makes its Minnesota Premiere at the Old Log. Set in London in 1907, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder centers on the Monty Navarro, a penniless clerk who

is informed after the death of his mother that he is ninth in line to inherit the earldom of Highhurst, controlled by the wealthy D’Ysquith banking family. After the imperious ruling Lord dismisses Monty’s claim of being a relative, the

eight D’Ysquith’s ahead of young Mr. Navarro begin dying in natural and unnatural ways. (A single actor plays all the not-so-nice D’Ysquiths, adding to the merriment.)

Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $57

Prospective Members: $67 Please Note: Payment is due on receipt of letter

Departure time: New London 9:00am, Spicer 9:15am, Willmar 9:30am

Coffee and treats will be served on the bus.

Bachman’s Spring Flower Show Galleria / Edina

Monday, April 6th Join us as we travel to view the Bachman

Flower Show located in the Galleria. You can shop your favorite stores, enjoy a great lunch at

one of their many dining options, or after viewing the Flower Shop, the bus will drive to

Southdale Mall for you to shop and/or dine there. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $30

Prospective Members: $40 Please Note: Payment is due on receipt of letter

Departure: New London 8:00 am, Spicer 8:15 am, Willmar 8:30 am

Easter Baskets for the Food Shelf Monday, March 30th

Good Neighbor Club Room: 1:00pm As in the past with the help of Good Neighbor Club Members and employees of Lake Region Bank,

we will once again fill Easter Baskets for the food shelf! All your donations are appreciated, and know they are matched by Clark. If you wish to drop off your donations, you may do so at my office in

Willmar. The staff at the Food Shelf will then distribute to the families with children, who might not otherwise get an Easter Basket. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Coffee and Treats will be served!

Anastasia Orpheum Theatre

Wednesday, April 1st Production: 7:30 pm Anastasia the musical is coming to a stage near you! Witness this classic 1997 film come up to life with music and lyrics by

the renowned Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The adaption follows the legend of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, who might have escaped the execution of her family.

Years later, an amnesiac orphan named Anya embarks on a quest to find some trace of her family by partnering with two con men who plot to take advantage of her similarities to the Grand Duchess. A journey into the past ensues, uncovering

secrets that threaten to alter the state of Russia. Follow Anya’s journey by snagging tickets to the next show!

Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $75 Prospective Members: $85

Payment is due February 14th

Departure: New London 2:30 pm, Spicer 2:45 pm, Willmar 3:00 pm Dinner will be a Dutch treat prior to Production.

Lunch and Learn — Bethesda Representative Friday, March 13th Good Neighbor Club Room

Lunch at noon, speaker to follow Amanda Raisanen will be coming to our Club representing our local senior living

community, Bethesda. Whether a resident, visitor, tenant, client, employee, family or friend; Amanda will go over what Bethesda has to offer to everyone involved. First she will start off with the

Introduction to Assisted/Independent Living, then she will discuss the services offered along with the types of units they provide, while finishing up with the great amenities they have!

Reservations are limited—please call me at 320-214-3009 to reserve your spot.

The Music Man Chanhassen, Wednesday, May 20th

Lunch at 11:00 am, Production: 1 pm A fun and transformative story, The Music Man is family

entertainment at its best! This musical theatre classic features songs like “(Ya Got) Trouble,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “The

Wells Fargo Wagon,” “Till There Was You,” “Gary, Indiana” and more! Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family

-friendly story to be shared with every generation. The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling sales, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying

instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize—this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms

him into respectable citizen by curtains fall. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $90

Prospective Members: $100 Payment is due May 1st

Departure: New London 8am, Spicer 8:15am, Willmar 8:30am

Summer—The Donna Summer Musical Orpheum Theatre

Thursday, July 16th Production: 7:30pm She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from

gospel choir to dance floor dive. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the

inspiration for every music diva who followed. Featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff.”

Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $75 Prospective Members: $85

Dinner and departure times will be in April Newsletter

Come From Away Orphuem Theatre

Wednesday, August 19th Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across

North America! This New York Times critics’ pick takes you into the heart of the

remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and

gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $80

Prospective Members: $90 Payment is due April 15th

The Dixie Swim Club The Old Log Theatre

Wednesday, April 29th, Time 1:30 pm Lunch at Maynards: Dutch treat

Originally produced in 2010, Dixie Swim Club is a touching comedy that centers around five Southern women who became friends on their college swim team. The group sets aside a long weekend every

August to recharge their relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. The play

begins 22 years after they graduate from college. The Dixie Swim Club focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty– three years. As

their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce and aging) that life flings at them. And when fate

throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of ‘teamwork’, rally around their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. It is really a study in friendship and how it

grows and changes through the years. Dixie Swim Club is written by the team of Jones Hope Wooten who have authored “Savannah Sipping Society” and the “Golden

Girls”. Price: Good Neighbor Club Members: $60

Prospective Members: $70 Payment is due April 1st

Departure: New London 9:00am, Spicer 9:15am, Willmar 9:30am

Lake Region Bank 1690 1st St South Willmar, MN 56201 Betty’s direct number: (320) 214-3009 Betty’s email: bmarthaler@lakeregion.com

Upcoming Trips: Day trips: Gertens — May 12th, Mystery Trip — ???

Yellowstone/Grand Tetons, Branson Spring Shows, Christmas — Nashville 2020, Hawaii 2021, Greek Isles Tour 2021

In case of inclement weather, any bus trips that need to be cancelled will be put on the air. Q102 and KWLM.

Good Neighbor Club upcoming Travel Shows! Tuesday, March 24th, 10 am Good Neighbor Club Room

We will begin with the Nashville Trip, followed with the Hawaii Land and Cruise Trip, and finishing with the Greek Isle presentation. Anne, Owner of Cruises and Tours, will be giving all three presentations.

Nashville County Christmas

November 29 — December 2, 2020 Kickoff the holiday season and experience the Magic of Christmas at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee! We’ll fly to Nashville and check into this

elegant hotel for three nights. The hotel, in all its magnificence, is transformed by the sparkle and spirit of Christmas with 3 million twinkling lights, 15,000 poinsettias, 15

miles of green garland and 10 miles of hand-tied red ribbon. Visit Belle Meade Plantation, once America’s premier Thoroughbred horse farm. Tour historic RCA

Studio B, known as the “Cradle of the Nashville Sound,” and then visit the Country Music Hall of Fame. Experience the historical mansion, museum and grounds of “The Hermitage,” home of President Andrew Jackson. While “rollin’ down

the river” aboard the General Jackson Showboat enjoy stunning views, a delicious holiday meal and lively, musical entertainment. We hope you’ll join us for a Nashville Country Christmas!

Hawaii Cruise

February 25 — March 6, 2021 Jagged mountain tops, deep azure seas, swaying palm trees and the easy-going

nature of the friendly Hawaiian people are just some of the many treasures waiting for us on this wonderful trip to Hawaii!

Our vacation begins with a three-night stay in Honolulu, Oahu at the Waikiki Beachcomber Resort. We’ll take a half-day Pearl Harbor and Honolulu city tour.

Then we board Norwegian Cruise Lines’ lovely Pride of America to begin a seven-night sailing through paradise. Unpack your bags and let the four major

Hawaiian Islands come to you!

11-Night Greek Isles, Croatia & Italy Cruise Plus a two night pre-cruise package in Rome!

September 20 — October 4, 2021 Our overnight flight takes us to Rome. Spend two nights in the “Eternal City” and visit notable landmarks like the

Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, the Colosseum, and the fabulous illuminated Trevi Fountain. Tour the Vatican Museums including the

incomparable Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, the symbolic “Mother church” of the Catholic Church and regarded as one of the world’s

holiest Christian sites. From Rome, we will transfer to Civitavecchia to board the Norwegian

Getaway. Beautifully updated in 2019, this world-class ship features Norwegian Cruise Line’s signature Free-Style cruising with more than 28 dining options. Relax poolside or take advantage of three levels of action-packed activities in the sports complex. Take your seat for Broadway-style

entertainment and then dance the night away under the stars!

Please call me at 320-214-3009 with reservations as space is somewhat limited.