I'm Jill Kirkpatrick, Assistant Vice President and VIP Travel
Club Coordinator of the Golden VIP Club at Northwest Bank &
Trust Company. We will periodically update this site with some
of our current travel plans. Guest pricing is always available
so please join us. There are one-day trips to tour factories,
attend Broadway musicals and area theaters, and much more.
Plus, there are several multi-day trips and international
travel offered. Call us today at (563) 388-2550 and join us.
Jill D. Kirkpatrick, Assistant Vice President & Golden VIP Club Coordinator
Friday, June 27, 2008
Riverside Casino, Riverside
Leave 8:30 a.m., return 3:30 p.m. Price, $24 includes bus, lunch and $10 in slot play. Be sure to give us your name,
address, and date of birth when reserving space.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Meskwaki Casino, Tama
Leave 7:30 a.m., return 4:30 p.m. Price $18, includes bus, lunch, and VIP SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AND VIP
TRIPS Events are payable 45 days in advance unless otherwise noted. $5 token promotion. Be sure to give us your
name, address, and date of birth when reserving space.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Why Create a Trust
Can it protect an inheritance for a
minor child or grandchild? Can it
provide supplemental financial
support for a disabled child after
you’re gone? What if you are unable
to handle your financial affairs? Join
us at 4:00 p.m. in our 8th floor
Boardroom at our Northwest Bank
Tower, Davenport to hear real life
situations and how the proper estate
plan has benefited clients with
questions just like yours.
Reservations appreciated for
refreshments. No charge.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
“It Runs in the Family”
Another great show at the Barn II in Goodfield, IL. The play is set in a
hospital and it contains the usual
assortment of farcical nuts running in
and out of doors, mistaking
everybody for someone else, as Dr.
Mortimore tries to fend off a paternity
suit, an ex-wife, a perkish daughter
and various other lunatics so that he
can deliver a lecture at an
international medical conference.
The hospital becomes a madhouse
filled with an epidemic of unbridled
lunacy! This zany medical mishap
features Bob Lane, Jr. Leave
9:45 a.m., return 6:00 p.m. VIPs
$62, guests $67, includes bus,
brunch buffet, show and tax.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Riverside Casino, Riverside
Leave 8:30 a.m., return 3:30 p.m.
Price, $24 includes bus, lunch and
$10 in slot play. Be sure to give us
your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
“The Rock and the Rabbi”
The story of a fisherman and a
teacher was never told like this! The
Fireside invites you to experience
the friendship, love, betrayal, passion
and forgiveness in this all new
Christian musical. Contemporary
music sets the stage as Simon, a
simple fisherman, draws audiences
of all ages into his story. See how he
becomes Peter the “Rock” and
begins his journey with Jesus the
“Rabbi” from the Sea of Galilee, to
the agony of the Cross, to the
Miracle of the Ages. Dramatic and
funny as well as passionate and
energetic, “The Rock & the Rabbi”
features a memorable score of 11
new musical numbers. Lunch is a
chopped salad, New York strip sirloin
of beef, baked mushroom flan,
escalloped potatoes and fresh
asparagus spears with banana
cr?me brulee for dessert. Leave
7:00 a.m., return 8:00 p.m. VIPs $92,
guests $97, includes bus, lunch,
show, and tax.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Meskwaki Casino, Tama
Leave 7:30 a.m., return 4:30 p.m.
Price $18, includes bus, lunch, and
$5 token promotion. Be sure to give
us your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
“Smoke on the Mountain”
Join us in Goodfield, IL for this
rollicking gospel musical comedy. It’s
Saturday night in Mount Pleasant,
North Carolina, (home of the Mount
Pleasant pickle factory) and
Reverend Oglethorpe has invited the
Sanders family to provide music and
an evening of singin’ and witnessin’.
More than two dozen gospel songs,
and hilarious stories from the
Sanders family members, provide a
richly entertaining evening. It will
have you clapping, singing, laughing,
and cheering. Leave 9:45 a.m.,
return 6:00 p.m. VIPs $62, guests
$67, includes bus, brunch buffet,
show and tax.
Thursday, August 14,
Friday, August 15, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 2-5, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Tuesday, October 7-13, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 22-30, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Monday, December 1-5, 2008
2008
Women Investors
Not all investors are alike. Women
relate to money differently than men,
and women are more involved in
making financial decisions than ever!
Bring a friend, enjoy some wine and
cheese and join us at 4:00 p.m. in our
8th floor Boardroom at our Northwest
Bank Tower, Davenport for this
seminar. Reservations appreciated for
refreshments. No charge.
Catfish Bend Casino, Burlington
Leave 8:30 a.m., return 4:00 p.m.
Price, $24 includes bus, lunch and
$10 in slot play. You’ll be included in
a $100 drawing available only to bus
patrons. Be sure to give us your
name, address, and date of birth
when reserving space.
Riverside Casino, Riverside
Leave 8:30 a.m., return 3:30 p.m.
Price, $24 includes bus, lunch and
$10 in slot play. Be sure to give us
your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
Shipshewana, Indiana
We’ll stay at Das Dutch Essenhaus,
visit an Amish school, and hear Mrs.
Miller’s story. Visit a bulk food store;
quilt, popcorn, bakery, noodle,
weaving, buggy and cheese shops;
make shoefly pie; visit an Old Order
Amish Farm, the new RV Museum,
new Farmer’s Market, and shop at
the world’s largest flea market or
spend some time in the quaint
downtown stores. VIPs $619 dbl.
and includes bus, hotel, 8 meals and
more. Brochure available.
Meskwaki Casino, Tama
Leave 7:30 a.m., return 4:30 p.m.
Price $18, includes bus, lunch, and
$5 token promotion. Be sure to give
us your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
Canadian Rockies Rail Preview
Come to our 8th floor Boardroom at
7:00 p.m. to hear about this 12-day
trip to the beautiful Canadian
Rockies including the Calgary
Stampede in June, 2009. Highlights
will include British Columbia,
Vancouver, Victoria, the Rocky
Mountaineer Train, Kamloops,
Jasper, Columbia Icefields, Lake
Louise, Banff, and Calgary. This tour
stays overnight at the Banff Springs
Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise.
Includes bus to Chicago and
overnight, air, hotels, taxes and
transfers, 16 meals and more.
Pricing and brochure available
August 1. Let us know if you’d like a
brochure. Reservations will be
appreciated for the preview.
“How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying”
The Fireside in Ft. Atkinson, WI
presents this Pulitzer Prize winning
musical fable from the creators of
the unforgettable “Guys and Dolls”.
It’s a tuneful musical comedy about
the nutty goings-on at the office.
Follow our brave young hero as he
fights his way up the twists and turns
of the dangerous corporate ladder
with the help of his wits, his faithful
and loving secretary, and one little
rulebook. It’s a hilarious, romantic
musical with such great songs as
“Coffee Break”, “I Believe in You”,
and “The Brotherhood of Man”.
Lunch features a signature salad,
herb stuffed baked pork chop,
whipped potatoes and gravy, green
beans, applesauce with carrot cake
and rum raisin ice cream for dessert.
Leave 7:00 a.m., return 8:00 p.m.
VIPs $92, guests $97, includes bus,
lunch, show, and tax.
Riverside Casino, Riverside
Leave 8:30 a.m., return 3:30 p.m.
Price, $24 includes bus, lunch and
$10 in slot play. Be sure to give us
your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
Mediterranean Cruise Preview
Join us at 7:00 p.m. in the
Boardroom on the 8th floor of our
Northwest Bank Tower, Davenport,
to hear about this cruise to the
Eastern Mediterranean starting in
Rome and visiting Istanbul and
Ephesus in Turkey, Santorini,
Mykonos, Rhodes and Athens in
Greece, and Naples in Italy. This trip
is September 27-October 9, 2009 on
Celebrity Cruise Lines brand new
ship, Solstice, with 85% balcony
cabins. Includes bus to Chicago,
round trip air to Rome, 12-day
cruise, port charges, shipboard
gratuities, and trip insurance. Reservations
appreciated for preview.
“Odd Couple”, Barn II
Bob Lane, Jr. and Pat Gaik star in
the Neil Simon classic about
mismatched roomies. It begins with
a bunch of the boys gathered at
Oscar Madison’s apartment for
poker. All goes haywire when their
friend Felix Ungar arrives. He’s just
been kicked out by his wife, and his
friend worries about what this tense
and uptight guy might do. Comic
chaos ensues when the meticulous
Felix moves in with Oscar who is
also divorced. The duo create a
delightfully dysfunctional and comical
“marriage” of their own. Leave
9:45 a.m., return 6:00 p.m. VIPs $62,
guests $67, includes bus, brunch
buffet, show and tax.
Meskwaki Casino, Tama
Leave 7:30 a.m., return 4:30 p.m.
Price $18, includes bus, lunch, and
$5 token promotion. Be sure to give
us your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
West Virginia Rails
The main attractions are the three
train rides in one day and a night at
The Greenbrier Hotel in Sulphur
Springs with high tea, dinner in the
main dining room, and tour of the
“secret underground”, a 112,000 sq.
ft. former top secret cold war era
bunker built to accommodate 1,100
people in the event of a national
emergency. Also included is Hawks
Nest State Park, a jet boat ride,
aerial tram, 3 shows, an overnight at
Belterra Resort Hotel & Casino, 15
meals and more. It should be perfect
fall color in West Virginia. VIPs
$1,599 dbl. Brochure available.
“Dirty Dancing”, Chicago
The Cadillac Theatre hosts the U.S.
debut of “Dirty Dancing”. It features
the tantalizing dance sequences and
hit songs from the best selling movie
VIP SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AND VIP TRIPS
Events are payable 45 days in advance unless otherwise noted.
soundtrack including “I’ve Had the
Time of My Life”, “Hungry Eyes”,
“Hey, Babe”, and “Do You Love
Me?”, plus brand new scenes, more
sensational dancing and even more.
Shop or eat downtown prior to the
2:00 p.m. matinee performance with
a dinner stop en route home. Leave
7:30 a.m., return 9:00 p.m. Main floor
seats. VIPs $129, guests $139,
includes bus and theater ticket. A
$25 non-refundable deposit will hold
your space. Payment is due
Tuesday, July 8. If payment is not
received, your reservation will be
cancelled and your deposit forfeited.
Only 2 seats remain.
38th VIP Anniversary Party
Meet us at the 4-H building at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds to
celebrate our 38th anniversary of our
VIP Club. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
with lunch at 1:00 p.m. Riefe’s will
cater fried chicken, Swiss steak,
potatoes, vegetables, assorted
salads, and cake for dessert. We’ll
have some entertainment too.
Seating is limited. Price $12. VIP
members only. Reservation
deadline, noon Friday, October 17.
Riverside Casino, Riverside
Leave 8:30 a.m., return 3:30 p.m.
Price, $24 includes bus, lunch and
$10 in slot play. Be sure to give us
your name, address, and date of
birth when reserving space.
Copper Canyon, Mexico
Copper Canyon is four times the size
of the Grand Canyon. One of our
hotels is located on the rim of the
canyon. Trip is October 22-30.
Highlights include Tucson, San
Carlos, El Fuerte, Chihuahua-
Pacifico Railroad trip through the
canyon, Creel, El Paso, a pearl farm,
Chihuahua, a Mennonite settlement,
Mexican folkloric dancing, air, hotels,
18 meals, and more. VIPs $2,299
dbl. Brochure and video available.
Big Band, Dubuque
You’ll love our center seats for the
annual Big Band Show with Hunter Fuerste and his American Vintage
Orchestra at the Grand Opera
House. Enjoy a bountiful brunch at
Timmerman’s prior to the show.
Leave 10:45 a.m., return 6:00 p.m.
VIPs $69, guests $74, includes bus,
lunch, show, and tax. Payment is
due Monday, Sept. 22.
Historical Trends
How will the Presidential election
outcome affect the economy and
stock market? Join us at 4:00 p.m. in
our 8th floor Boardroom at our
Northwest Bank Tower, Davenport
for a free, informative look at past
election result trends. Reservations
appreciated for refreshments.
Fireside Christmas
Each holiday season, The Fireside
delights in bringing a show that will
re-kindle the true Christmas spirit in
all of us. The show is always new
and exciting, with new costumes and
sets, new songs and dancing, and
new ways to tell the familiar stories
of the season. Lunch begins with a
shrimp Rockefeller appetizer, chicken
breast Vienna, sweet potato souffl?,
asparagus spears, and Italian
custard and fresh fruit for dessert.
Leave 7:00 a.m., return 8:00 p.m.
VIPs $92, guests $97, includes bus,
lunch, show, and tax.
“Perfect Wedding”, The Barn II
This hilarious pre-nuptial mix up
centers itself around a wedding. The
soon-to-be Bridegroom wakes up the
morning after his bachelor party with
his fianc? at the door and a
mysterious girl sleeping in his bed.
Trying to think quickly, he says that
the girl is the maid only to have the
real maid walk in at the same
moment. The tangled web begins to
quickly spin and you will have aching
sides watching it unravel. It features
Bob Lane, Jr. and Mary Simon.
Leave 9:45 a.m., return 6:00 p.m.
VIPs $62, guests $67, includes bus,
brunch buffet, show and tax.
Fireside Christmas II
See November 6 for complete
details. Leave 7:00 a.m., return
8:00 p.m. VIPs $92, guests $97,
includes bus, lunch, show, and tax.
Rockettes, Rosemont, IL.
The Rockettes are back with a new
and energized look and we have
center section seats. New numbers
this year include “Sleighride” and “I’m
Here”. The Chicago Tribune hails the
new choreography as brilliantly
inventive as if they got an injection of
“Fosse”. Of course, they’ll still
include the beloved classics “The
Living Nativity” and “March of the
Wooden Soldiers” in this revamped
production. Lunch will include a
choice of 4 entr?es and there will be
an hour break at the Yorktown Mall
to shop/eat on our way home. Leave
8:15 a.m., return 8:15 p.m. VIPs $94,
guests $99, includes bus, lunch,
show, and tax. Payment is due
Wednesday, September 17.
Branson at Christmastime
Shows and attractions include Spirit
of Broadway with the Osmond
Brothers, Yakov Smirnoff, Dixie
Stampede, The Twelve Irish Tenors,
Andy Williams, “Six”, and the all new
musical, “Noah”, at the Sight and
Sound Theater. Several special
meals are included - Lambert’s home
of the “throwed” rolls in Springfield, a
private dinner at the Chateau on the
Lake, and Landry’s. There will be a
Branson city tour, time at Branson
Landing, Mountain Man Nut & Fruit,
the Grand Village, and options to
visit the Apple Tree Craft Mall and
the Titanic Museum. We’ll have
breakfast buffet at the Bass Pro
Shop in Springfield. VIPs $799 dbl.,
includes bus, 4 nights at the Grand
Victorian Hotel, 9 meals, 7 shows,
and more. Payment is due Monday,
October 27. Brochure available
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