WINTER 2020  Star Update Amazing SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 Eastern through FRIDAY CanadianC uise SEPTEMBER 11 Included: Overnight at the Bostonian Millennium Hotel. Motorcoach to O’Hare Airport in Chicago. In Boston, transfer by 13 DAY / 12 NIGHT ADVENTURE motorcoach to the Millennium Hotel. Day two, tour of city and This is the trip so many have been looking for — a relaxing cruise with all the ports transfer to Black Falcon Pier. On day 14, transfer from pier to of call on the North American continent. Everything about this trip is Amazing, with Logan Airport. From Chicago, relax as you are chauffeured by nearly all meals, all gratuities, luggage handling, taxes, and fees included. motorcoach back to Iowa. After a motor to Chicago’s O’Hare airport, we fl y out mid afternoon to Four and a half hour City Experience, including a two hour highlights tour, and two and a half hours to explore Boston, We will overnight at the superb Bostonian Millennium Hotel, overlooking Chateau Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, and the cobblestone Faneuil Hall in historic Downtown Boston. The next morning, enjoy a three-hour streets of the old city for , followed by a return transfer city highlights tour of Boston, with an expert local guide. to the ship. You will be dropped off at the Black Falcon Pier, to board the luxurious Celebrity Online check-in provided for all guests. Passport necessary. Summit, just in time for lunch. Your selected stateroom will then be available before All shipboard taxes and fees, current as of 15 Dec. 2019. Customized travel document booklet prepared for each couple. you set sail mid after-noon. Six Magnifi cent Ports of Call: Portland, Maine; Bar Harbor, Maine; Quebec City, Inside Cabins Ocean View Cabins Balcony Cabins Quebec, with an overnight stay; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Sydney, $3699.00 pp $3999.00 pp $4299.00 pp Nova Scotia; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Please note: our Alaska trip in 2019 was just $40, less for a balcony, and this trip is four days longer. Four Glorious Days at Sea including a trip down the St. Lawrence Seaway to Quebec City. T avel P eview Thursday, February 13, 2020 l 12:00 noon ¾ Stop by any Fidelity Bank for a full day to day itinerary, or call 563-875-7157 Fidelity Bank & Trust, 208 2nd St. SE, Dyersville. Light lunch served and we will mail you one. RSVP to 563-875-7157 with your name and phone number. Jolene Rahe, Fidelity Bank & Trust • PO Box 277 • Dyersville, IA 52040 • JRahe@bankfi delity.com • 563-875-7157 NOTES FROM BANKING {Jolene} BITS Happy New Year everyone. I remember last year writing about how the weather was, then when the newsletter arrived at your homes we were having a blizzard...I don’t think it ever stopped. Here's to hoping for a more gentle 2020. Happy New Year everyone!!! Wow 2020!!! Here we go I do hope everyone had a joyous . My family was into another decade. It seems not only the years go by fast, together for four days straight, we had a great time — movies, but now we are talking about decades!! Just the other day bowling. My grands are already 15 and 17. I love being someone at the bank mentioned Y2K which is now 20 years around them, except when it comes to games, they won’t past. Sadly it seems almost like yesterday. Thank goodness just let me win!! we in the banking world did not have to deal with any of This winter, we have a wonderful Hawaii trip and a Circa that mania at the end of this decade. We at Fidelity Bank 21 Playhouse trip for the show “Kinky Boots” with a stop & Trust did however have a lot to deal with this past year. at Rhythm City Casino after the show. Spring brings us a I truly commend our staff and our customers for having fabulous mystery trip and a Mediterranean Cruise. Of these the fortitude and patience to deal with the work and trips, “Kinky Boots” and the Mystery trip are the only two transitioning of a new core processing system and merging available. two sister banks all into ONE Fidelity Bank & Trust. In ways I In June, I will step back and help welcome a new club hope that all that took place for our employees this past year director. I have been busy making sure that person has was a non-event for you, however I know that is not quite something to do!! Two of the big offerings are in this issue. true. We are very thankful for your patience and support of On the cover, note that I have booked an “Amazing” cruise our bank and the products and services we provide. Through tour of our northern east coast into Canada. Depending all of this, we hope to be able to deliver even better banking on who we hire, I may go along to show her the ropes! services to you for many decades to come. Through the years I have had many requests to do a trip to Though all this was going on, our Five Star Club was Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM. I have been there and it still functioning smoothly with some very nice monthly is truly “a land of enchantment”. And there will be lots of gatherings, events, and awesome trips. I know, as I ventured balloons decorating the already beautiful sky. Note that there on the African trip in October which was truly amazing. are travel previews for both trips listed on the back cover as It was way more than I would have imagined as we were well as in the article itself. planning for the trip and that I can give justice to in this So now that the Christmas decorations are newsletter. Jolene and Mayfl ower had the trip totally planned put away and the New Year’s resolutions are and it went off without a hitch. If you have thought about a already wavering, let’s all resolve instead to dream trip, certainly consider our Five Star Club as they take do whatever makes you happy in the New all the worry out of it for our travelers. Now, go have another Year. See you on the bus. great year and decade!!! Thank you for banking with Fidelity Bank & Trust.

Jolene Jolene Dan Trip Cancellation Policy Fidelity Five Star Club If you are signed up for a tour and it is necessary for you to cancel, we will make Now you can visit your hometown every effort to provide either a partial or full refund. However, we cannot guarantee a full bank at any of the following locations: refund. There are many variables such as ticket purchases, meal number guarantees, etc. If you must cancel, we recommend that you try to find someone else to take your Anamosa Epworth Platteville, WI place on the scheduled trip to guarantee a full refund. Asbury Guttenberg Postville If a tour is cancelled due to insufficient reservation numbers, you will receive a full Bellevue Janesville Prairie du refund. Whenever we use an outside agent to book trips, we must adhere to the written Calmar LaMotte Chien, WI cancellation policy of that agent. Cascade Luxemburg Stanwood This is why waiting lists are important. Even when you know a trip is filled, have Charles City Maquoketa Tipton your name added to the list. In case of a cancellation, we will call in the order of sign up. Clarence Monticello Waverly Due to the distance between the Fidelity Banks in eastern Iowa, it is necessary for Dike New Hampton Worthington some people to travel to a central location to meet the coach. This inconvenience is unavoidable at times, and we appreciate your cooperation. Dubuque Oelwein West Branch Dyersville Ossian Page 2 East Dubuque Peosta tripsandevents February 2020 April 2020 Monday, February 3 Wednesday, April 1 Travel Preview for Spring Mystery Trip “Albuquerque Balloon Festival” $85.00 1:30 pm Dessert April 28 – May 9 Fidelity Bank, Dyersville RSVP: 563-875-7157 Western Mediterranean Cruise with name and phone number Filled. Thursday, February 13 Travel Preview for July 2020 “Amazing Eastern Canadian Cruise” Wednesday, July 8 See front and back cover for details. 12:00 Noon - Light lunch served Five Star Picnic Save the Date. Fidelity Bank, Dyersville RSVP: 563-875-7157 with name and phone number Thursday, July 30 Wednesday, February 19 Celebration Belle River Cruise “Kinky Boots” New entertainment Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse – Rock Island, IL Moline, IL. See page 5. After the show, two hours at Rhythm City Casino Dinner and Show. $80.00. August 2020 August 29-September 11 March 2020 “Amazing Eastern Canadian Cruise” February 27 - March 7 See front cover for details. Hawaiian Adventure Filled October 2020 Monday, October 5 - Saturday Oct 10. Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta See page five for details.

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The exhilarating true story about a struggling shoe 6 factory that will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! • CIRCA 21 • DINNER PLAYHOUSE It’s a winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie fi nds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man that he is meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair fi nd that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible…and discover that, when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world. With elaborate costumes, exhilarating choreography and a truly moving and powerful story, Kinky Boots will have you dancing in the aisles and discovering why, sometimes, the best way to fi t in…is to stand out!

Includes: Travel with Windstar Lines, drivers gratuity, Dinner and Show, a two hour stop at Rhythm City Casino after the show. • JUST 10 SEATS STILL AVAILABLE •

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 • 85.00 Come hop on the bus and let us take you somewhere. MYSTERY trip

Perhaps a scenic cruise at Iowa Falls, followed by lunch in an awesome barn in Muscatine. Let’s stop off at Barn Happy in Cedar Falls, then we’ll be off to Decorah to view the eagles. Soon after, we’ll arrive at Savanna, ll for dinner along the Mississippi. Did you notice the date — April Fools! It will be that kind of day packed with adventure and fun. Don’t miss it. Included: Travel with Windstar, drivers tip, and one exciting day! Page 4 THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 • 89.00 Set sail from Moline, IL We picked a sunny July day for this excursion! The Belle’s famous sticky buns and fruit await as we board the boat mid morning. At noon, you will enjoy a delicious two entreé lunch buffet.THURSDAY, Then comes the JUNE main 13event, • Celebration$88.00 Belle’s new entertainers – Iowa's dynamic duo, Aaron & Jade. They are both singers and multi-instrumentalists, with a large repertoire of music. Aarons specialty, the music of the Piano Men—a fun tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John. There may however be a ENTERTAINMENT: few “planned interruptions” from Jade’s Country Girl favorites. Keys and Country Aaron spent the last four years as a top musical entertainer on the Disney Cruise Line. Aaron and Jade Lotzow have been recording in Nashville and will be releasing three new singles soon. You are sure to enjoy the variety and excitement of this show while meandering down the Mississippi. Afterwards, Celebration Belle we will make a short stop at North Park Mall. We’ll need some exercise after sitting around all afternoon! Included: Travel with Windstar, drivers tip, River Cruise lunch and entertainment.

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a world- renowned attraction and ALBUQUERQUE destination. This signature event held at the 365 acre Balloon Fiesta Park, is the largest ballooning event on Ba oon Fiesta earth, and one of the largest annual international events & SANTA FE held in the United States. For more than four decades, the MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 fi rst week in October brings the smell of roasting chiles and the Insurance available. Other Highlights: Double: $2799.00 Stop at any Fidelity beautiful, magical moving picture Santa Fe, Open-Air Tram Tour, Triple: $2769.00 Bank for the full show of over 600 hot air balloons Miraculous Stairway at Loretto Single: $3499.00 brochure. silently through the crisp fall air. Chapel, Santa Fe School of Cooking, Stunning views on Turquoise Trail, Deposit: Old Town Albuquerque, National $500 per person. of Nuclear Science & Final payment due on Travel Preview: History, Indian Pueblo Cultural August 6, 2020. Deposits Center, and more. Monday, Feb. 3 • 1:30 p.m. are refundable up until Fidelity Bank, Dyersville. Dessert April 5, 2020. RSVP to 563-875-7157 Page 5 idelity Bank & Trust F PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID CLUB Dyersville, IA Permit No. 2 208 2nd Street SE PO Box 277 Dyersville, IA 52040

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