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Pacific Northwest EXPERIENCING LIFE July/August 2018 IN THIS ISSUE: ENJOY THE EXPERIENCES OF Pacific ICELAND Northwest Delight! CHINA Details on pages 4-5 JustCallHome.com EVENT PLANNER Experiencing Life with Jubilee! JULY The days of summer are flying by! As I look at our Jubilee Event Planner, it amazes me that this issue introduces us to our fall season and another great extended trip for 11 Ladies Day LaCrosse, WI your 2019 planning…. 25 West Side Story Jubilee is bringing you another wonderful U.S.-based trip for 2019… the Pacific Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis Northwest (pp. 4 – 5). Jubilee loves nature’s beauty. Many of you have been asking me for a trip to the Pacific Northwest. I visited this area a few years ago to discover what we could do for a great trip and had the joy of seeing the Portland International AUGUST Rose Garden in bloom. We’ve timed our trip for June 2019 specifically so that you can experience that splendor. Cathy Greteman, president of STAR Destinations (who 9 Heritage Brought to Life brought us a fabulous trip to Ireland!) will be joining us on August 15 for our Southern Decorah, IA Charm document meeting and so it’s the perfect time for her to share details of Pacific Northwest Delight. To make it most convenient for you, we have rescheduled our 15 Travel Show – 125 Live, Rochester China Highlights travel show for this day as well (p. 3). 2:30 PM – Pacific Northwest Delight 4:00 PM – China Highlights We have three new events in this issue plus an educational seminar on the latest 29 Day of Summer Fun in fraud scams (p. 8 - 9). A musical tribute to the Broadway Masters Rogers and Excelsior Hammerstein (p. 12) with their best Broadway songs and their history is sure to be enjoyable. Historical perspectives continue with The Great Society, a play exploring 1965 - 1968 with LBJ’s presidency, Dr. King’s “March on Selma”, Vietnam, and SEPTEMBER Bobby Kennedy, Gene McCarthy, HHH and Richard Nixon all making a run for the White House. A guided tour of the 1968 exhibit at the Minnesota History Center 8 Czech Fest (p. 13) completes the day. Bohemian Brick Hall, Myrtle With so many good comments received about the Bohemian Brick Hall on last year’s 10-17 Southern Charm Mystery Trip, I’ve included their Fall Czech Festival in this issue (p. 13). It’s a mini- 20 Rogers and Hammerstein Tribute festival filled with Czech music, dance, and food with the proceeds benefiting the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center, hall’s preservation. Our 2018 Mystery Trip will again bring surprises “off the beaten Bloomington path”. We have over 80 reservations to be mystified but there’s room for a few more. The ability to walk is needed but I’ll be happy to discuss if you’d like more information (p.13). OCTOBER Limited space did not allow us to reprint July 25’s trip to the Guthrie Theatre for 2-4 Mystery Trip West Side Story (p. 11 May/June issue) or our August 9 day in Decorah for ???????? Heritage Brought to Life at Seed Savers and the Vesterheim Museum (p. 12 May/ June issue). Please call our reservation line to be placed on a wait list for West Side 11 Great Society, St. Paul History Theatre Story or to make reservations for August 9. 1968, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul The summer of 2018 will soon be past but memories of 17 Platinum Member Appreciation Jubilee’s fun will remain for months to come…. Holiday Inn, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, Chanhassen 24-25 Diamond Member Appreciation Cedar Rapids, IA Jubilee Director: Jean Jech Direct: 507-535-1231 Email: [email protected] 2 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15 TRAVEL New Date! Expanded 125 LIVE Show! ROCHESTER RESERVATIONS SHOW! REQUESTED TWO GREAT DESTINATIONS FOR YOUR 2019 TRAVEL ADVENTURES! 2:30 PM 4:00 PM PACIFIC NORTHWEST DELIGHT China Highlights plus Presented by Catherine Greteman, CTP – President, Star Destinations Yangtze River Cruise Presented by Chris Lee, Owner of ChinaPlus Tours Famous volcanic mountains, the Columbia River Gorge, the nation’s second highest waterfall, a historic river cruise, golden Born and raised in China and educated in beaches and vineyards are ours as we discover the Pacific both China and the U.S., Chris and Ping Northwest Delight of Seattle, Washington “The Emerald City” Lee, the owners of ChinaPlus Tours, have and Portland, Oregon “The City of Roses”. personally designed our China Highlights tour. Our August 15 travel show is the Cathy Greteman is the founder and president perfect opportunity to learn directly from of Star Destinations. For over 30 years, the designers of this phenomenal tour Star Destinations has been offering custom- what makes it unlike any other China designed group tours throughout the world. experience. Either Chris or Ping will be Cathy’s passion for travel has taken her to guiding us on our China experience. more than eighty countries providing the Their expertise will be apparent as they knowledge and expertise to design unique take us through our day by day itinerary tours that capture the heart and soul of a and answer your questions of all that this destination and immerse travelers in the culture as she did on wonderful travel opportunity holds for you. Jubilee’s Discover Ireland program. Cathy will share the details on what will make this Pacific Northwest Delight especially See page 6 of this issue and pages 4 – 5 of your May/June special for our Jubilee family! Jubilee magazine for complete itinerary. Please see pages 4 – 5 for Pacific Northwest Delight program itinerary. RESERVATION LINE: 507.535.1234 3 TRAVEL SHOW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 2:30 PM – 125 Live, Rochester Pacific Reservations requested TRIP DATE: Northwest 8 DAYS JUNE 17-24 2019 Delight! PRICE: $3,887 PP DOUBLE SINGLE: +$975 $500 DEPOSIT WITH RESERVATION - FULLY REFUNDABLE UNTIL MARCH 1 The Pacific Northwest provides some of the most beautiful scenery in our nation. From “The Emerald City” of Seattle, Washington to the beauty of “The City of Roses” Portland, Oregon our itinerary is filled with nature’s wonder and has been timed for an optimum experience. Our eight day custom itinerary brings us famous volcanic mountains, the Columbia River Gorge, the nation’s second highest waterfall, a historic river cruise, golden beaches on the Pacific Ocean, beautiful rose gardens and vineyards as well. It’s a perfect Pacific Northwest Delight! TOUR HIGHLIGHTS PROGRAM INCLUSIONS • Pikes Market Place, Seattle • Roundtrip transfer from/to Rochester and the Minneapolis Airport • Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Rainier • Roundtrip Airfare to Seattle and home from Portland • Seattle Space Needle • Deluxe Motorcoach transportation throughout tour • Columbia River Gorge Cruise • Selected accommodation for 7 nights • Ft. Clatsop & Astoria • 6 Dinners/7 Breakfasts/2 Lunches • Boeing Air Museum • All attractions, activities and events listed in the itinerary • Cannon Beach & Tillamook Cheese • Bag portage for 1 piece of luggage • Portland International Rose Garden • All taxes and gratuities for itinerary inclusions, tour manager and driver • Travel/Cancellation Insurance DOCUMENTS REQUIRED • Services of Tour Manager and Home Federal representative • Valid Driver’s License or Government issued throughout trip photo ID 4 Our Itinerary DAY 1 MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019 ARRIVE IN SEATTLE DAY 5 FRIDAY, JUNE 21 FORT CLATSOP – OREGON BEACHES The world famous Space Needle dominates Seattle’s stunning skyline as it The morning part of our journey takes us to the Astoria area and the meeting welcomes us to the West Coast and this vibrant city. We take a mini-tour spot of the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean. We visit the Fort Clatsop of the city on our way to our hotel. Tonight we dine at one of Seattle’s National Museum commemorating the Lewis and Clarke Expedition which most popular seafood restaurants. stopped here to winter in 1805-06. Then it’s on to the rugged coastline and Overnight Seattle at Crowne Plaza Hotel/Dinner resort city of Cannon Beach to enjoy the beaches, shops and great seafood restaurants. After lunch, we travel along the coastline before heading back DAY 2 TUESDAY, JUNE 18 inland. We continue to the Bavarian Town of St. Angel and the very special SEATTLE – PIKES MARKET – TILLICUM VILLAGE Glockenspiel Tower Restaurant. Our day starts at the world famous Seattle Overnight Portland at Portland Marriott City Center/Breakfast/Dinner Space Needle for a spectacular panorama of Seattle, Elliott Bay and Mt. Rainier. The DAY 6 SATURDAY, JUNE 22 sights of this vibrant city continue as we drive PORTLAND SIGHTSEEING – MT. ST. HELENS through the upscale Queen Anne residential This morning we tour of the “City of Roses” area and watch the yachts and tugboats pass with stops at the famous International Rose through the Ballard Locks before our stop at Test Garden and the spectacular Pittock the eclectic Pikes Market Place. This afternoon Mansion. From the hilltop location of the we experience the Boeing Factory Tour for a one-of-a-kind opportunity to mansion we’ll have a spectacular view of the view 747, 777 and 727 Dreamliners being assembled. Tonight we cruise skyline of Portland with majestic Mt. Hood in to Tillicum Island for a traditional Native American feast and celebration. the background. This afternoon we journey to visit Mt. St Helens Volcanic Overnight Seattle at Crowne Plaza Hotel/Breakfast/Dinner National Monument including the Johnston Ridge Observatory located within the blast site and offering spectacular views of the mountain which erupted on May 18, 1980. DAY 3 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 Overnight Portland at Portland Marriott City Center /Breakfast/Dinner SEATTLE – WILDLIFE PARK – MT RAINIER – YAKIMA A spectacular day lies ahead as we leave Seattle and journey south to the amazing Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, home to over 200 North DAY 7 SUNDAY, JUNE 23 American animals co-habiting within its 725-acres.
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