May_June 2021

Let ’s Review

Missing Word

Let’s Review! Let’s review the status of tours and travel industry projections: • Ireland is on the “cautiously optimistic” list • Holiday Time in New York City is good as of today • South American Adventure is on hold • Nashville rescheduled dates to be determined 2022 • Niagara Falls & Toronto tour rescheduled June 5-9, 2022 • Danube Delight River Cruise rescheduled dates to be determined 2022 New Tours in 2022 : • San Diego Getaway Feb 28-March 4 • Cape Cod & Boston June 26-July 1 • The Great Pacific Northwest on the American Empress July 17-25 • Greek Isles, Croatia & Italy cruise plus 2 days pre-cruise package in Rome Sept 29-Oct 12

Worth Thinking About: “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Missing Word Contest:

Our Missing Word Contest winner for March/April was Carol Beringer, who received a check for $25. The missing word was “Keep” and the song title was “Love Will Keep Us Together.” We have hidden another song title with a missing word in this issue. Read your Connections Club newsletter carefully, looking for any words enclosed in [brackets] like this. Rearrange the words to form the title or extended title of a popular song. One word will be missing. Figure out the missing word, and write the missing word only on the Missing Word Contest form found below. All correct entries received prior to the deadline indicated on the form are entered into the $25 drawing. All entries received throughout the year are entered into a year-end drawing for a grand prize of $100! Good luck!

Entry Form

IOWA DRIVER LICENSE

Name

Phone

Address

Does your License Fly? NEW identification requirements for airline travel

The missing word is: Mail to: Connie Francis, Connections Club, PO Box 938, Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0938 Entries must be received before May 31, 2021.

If you fly commercially, you’ll either need a REAL ID license or ID, or another acceptable form of ID such as a US passport. REAL ID is a federal act focusing on anti-ter- rorism, fraud protection, and security specific to the production of driver’s licenses and ID cards that control access to federal facilities inlcuding airlines. REAL ID-compliant cards are marked with a star at the top of the card. Contact your state driver’s license agency on how to obtain a REAL ID compliant card. You can visit the DHS REAL ID website and click your state on the map. Due to COVID-19, the deadline to get your REAL ID (gold star) has been extended to Oct. 1, 2021. Go to iowadot.gov/mvd/realid to see what documents you need.

Goodbye Snail Mail–Hello E-mail : Be first to receive details about upcoming trips and events. You won’t misplace your printed copy, as it’s always on your computer! Contact Connie at cfrancis@midwestone.com to sign up.

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