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!
Community Club Newsletters
- Trust Insert
- Brookings, White, & Toronto Insert
- Payment/Refund Policy
- Movie of the Month at Cinema 8 Theatre in Brookings: Please check back at a later date.
Time: 1:30 PM (doors open at 1 PM); Cost: $5 (includes ticket, pop, and popcorn)
Bring a friend, neighbor, or family member. You may even win a door prize! For specific movie information, if not listed above, check back approximately one week before the movie date.
- Garretson Insert
- Milbank Insert
- New Prague Insert
- Pipestone Insert
- Vermillion Insert
- Watertown Insert
Club Benefits
- Travel programs
- Free ATM withdrawals at all MoneyPass® locations1
- Digital Banking services
- Free personalized checks
- Free Club newsletter
- Seminars on issues important to you
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
Becky Schmeling, 605.696.2285 or rebecca.schmeling@bankeasy.com
Garretson
Heather Jacobson, 605.594.3423 or heather.jacobson@bankeasy.com
Heather Jacobson, 605.594.3423 or heather.jacobson@bankeasy.com
Milbank
Val Zemlicka, 605.432.5111 or valerie.zemlicka@bankeasy.com
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
April
April 8 – 18
Washington, D.C.
Organized by Milbank, SD
Deposit: $200 per person
Cost per person: $3100/single, $2150/double, $2100/triple
Join us for a trip to Washington, D.C. with stops along the way! Cost includes round-trip bus transportation and driver gratuity, hotel, breakfast, & tour director.
RSVP by February 3
May
May 3
The Book of Mormon Musical Comedy at Washington Pavilion
Organized by Milbank, SD
Cost: $125
Includes transportation to/from, gratuity, lunch, Cinedome tickets, and The Book of Mormon show tickets.
Includes transportation to/from, gratuity, lunch, Cinedome tickets, and The Book of Mormon show tickets.
RSVP by February 26
June
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.
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, dinner, and show ticket.
RSVP by April 1
June 11 – 22
Alaskan Adventure
Organized by Garretson, SD
Deposit: $250
Cost: $6,200 per person (double occupancy)
Embark on a unique adventure. An Alaskan cruise tour with Princess combines a 7-day voyage of the Glaciers cruise, scenic rail travel, and overnight stays in Princess-owned wilderness lodges!
Embark on a unique adventure. An Alaskan cruise tour with Princess combines a 7-day voyage of the Glaciers cruise, scenic rail travel, and overnight stays in Princess-owned wilderness lodges!
RSVP by March 5
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
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.
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, game ticket, unlimited food at the game. We’ll be seated in the Legends Landing section.
RSVP by May 16
August
August 23 – 30
Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park
Organized by Brookings & Garretson, SD
Cost per person: $5969 (double), $7659 (single)
Explore the Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park, Lake Luise, Banff, Waterton and much more.
September
September 14 – 20
Southern Elegance: Georgia & South Carolina
Organized by Brookings & Garretson, SD
Cost per person: $3690 (double), $4479 (single)
More details to come.
Coming in 2026
Best of Britain
More details in the April/May newsletter. Contact Becky to join the list if you’re interested!
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.
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.