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
- Madison 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
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.
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.
June 25
Grease at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Organized by Milbank, SD
Cost: $135 per person
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, dinner, and show ticket.
Includes transportation to/from, driver gratuity, dinner, and show ticket.
RSVP by May 19
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
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.
Includes driver gratuity, transportation to/from, snacks, water, lunch, and show ticket.
RSVP by May 16
August
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.
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.
RSVP by July 14
Cancelled
Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park
Organized by Brookings & Garretson, SD
September
Cancelled
Southern Elegance: Georgia & South Carolina
Organized by Brookings & Garretson, SD
November
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.
Includes transportation to/from, stay in the beautiful Hotel Millwright, all breakfasts, two dinners, gratuities, and entrance to the Heritage Museum.
RSVP by September 1
Coming in 2026
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.
Coming in 2027
April 2027
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. 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.
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.