November and December 2020 Community Circle Newsletter

MONDAYS, NOVEMBER 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, 2020 from 10:30 -  11:30 a.m.

Take out your dancing shoes for some great fun and exercise. Classes will be held at the Derby Line Fire Station on Elm Street in Derby Line so there will be plenty of room for us to spread out! No experience or partner is necessary.

The price for all five classes is $35.00, due now.

Call 334-7915 to register

Walkability Guide: Moderate - ability to walk at a moderate pace

                                                                

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Just getting started with your iPad? This class will help you get comfortable using it. Get the most out of the powerful built-in apps including Calendar, Contacts, Siri, Email, Texting, Facetime, Safari, iBooks and more! Attend our free class and learn some great tips from our local expert and get all your questions answered!

Limited class size to allow plenty of room for social distancing.

Please bring your mask and iPad.

Call 334-7915 to register.

Our trip to Foxwoods on November 4th, 2020 has been cancelled and rescheduled for November 3rd-5th, 2021 – watch for details!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
 

Enhance your Android™ smartphone skills with a free expert- led class! Experienced technicians from Audiocarve will cover the basics as well as Google Duo, Facebook messaging and chatting, email and video chatting. You’ll leave with a deeper knowledge of what your smartphone can do for you. There will also be time for questions and answers.

We’ll meet in the Community Room at Community National Bank in Derby. Enter from the Crawford Road entrance off Route 5 and park in the back parking lot. Follow the sidewalk to the Community Room. We’ve limited our class size to allow plenty of room for social distancing.

Please bring your mask and phone.
Call to register, 334-7915. 

 

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Due to popular demand, we’re offering our iPhone® class again in November. Enhance your iPhone® skills with a free expert-led class. You’ll leave with a deeper knowledge of what your iPhone® can do for you! There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
We’ll meet in the Community Room at Community National Bank in Derby. Enter from the Crawford Road entrance off Route 5 and park in the back parking lot. Follow the sidewalk to the Community Room. We’ve limited our class size to allow plenty of room for social distancing.
Please bring your mask and phone.
Call to register, 334-7915.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th, 2020, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Make and Take a Holiday Centerpiece and Small Swag                

We’ve got a local expert donating her time and talent to show us how to create beautiful holiday centerpieces and swags. Join us for a festive afternoon and create something beautiful for your home for the holidays. We’ll supply the containers, greens and bows. Bring your own clippers and any additional decorations you’d like to personalize your pieces with.

The cost of this event is $10.00 and it will take place in the Community Room at Community National Bank in Derby. Enter from Crawford Road and park by the training room entrance.
Seating is limited to allow social distancing and you’ll need to wear your mask.

Call 334-7915 to register.
Payment is due now.

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 2020 at NOON

Due to popular demand, a second lunch date has been added
 

Whoever said “there’s no place like home for the holidays,” clearly has never been to the Derby Line Village Inn during the holidays! Decked in all its holiday finery, experience the beauty and charm of the historic 120 year- old inn at Christmas. Inn owners Fritz and Paula Halbedl are creating a very special plated holiday lunch just for us! Come celebrate the season with your Community Circle family.

Due to social distancing, seating is limited and please remember to wear your mask until you’re seated.

The price for this three-course meal is $35.00 all inclusive.
Payment is due at registration.
Call us to reserve, 334-7915.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 2020 at NOON

Call us to be added to the waitlist, 334-7915.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a holiday movie afternoon at City Cinema in Newport. There will be three movies to choose from: “Elf,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” and “Love Actually.” You can see the movie of your choice and enjoy a fountain drink and fresh, hot, movie popcorn!

You must R.S.V.P for this free event by calling 334-7915.

 

See January/February Newsletter for new date

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

This class is a designed as a starting point to help beginner card makers navigate the materials, tools and techniques associated with making your own cards. You will make and take home six greeting cards with envelopes. The cost is $25.00 and includes basic supplies. We’ll meet in the Community Room at Community National Bank in Derby. Enter from the Crawford Road entrance off Route 5 and park in the back parking lot. Follow the sidewalk to the Community Room.
We’ve limited our class size to 12 allow plenty of room for social distancing. Be sure to bring your mask and your sense of creativity!

Payment is due at registration.
Call to register, 334-7915.

Drive Yourself Events

Let’s get outdoors and enjoy blue skies and snow! This winter we’ll be doing some local snowshoeing on the beautiful trails at Bluff Side Farm and Memphremagog Trails. We’ll snowshoe for about 90 minutes then enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. We’ll look at the weather forecast and select a date for the following week.

Let us know if you’d like us to add your name to the email notification list, 334-7915.

FEBRUARY 3rd, 2021 at NOON

Financial exploitation has been called “the crime of the 21st century” with one study suggesting that older Americans lost at least $2.9 billion to financial exploitation in 2010 by a broad spectrum of perpetrators, including persons they know and trust, as well as strangers. Join us and learn important points to consider in planning for a more secure financial future,  including how to guard against identity theft and other forms of financial exploitation, as well as how to prepare financially for unexpected life events. Join Community National Bank’s Vice President, Enterprise Risk Manager and Compliance Officer, Kelly Paul, as she leads the group through an engaging education and discussion on this important topic.

The cost for  lunch is $20.00 and is due at registration.
We will be social distancing at the East Side Restaurant’s banquet room, please bring your mask.

Please call to reserve your seat, 334-7915.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

There’s a new craft craze hitting the country, painted rocks. From Arizona to Vermont, rock painting is brightening the days of strangers, one colorful rock at a time. People are turning humble rocks into works of arts and placing them in public areas to spread cheer. Whether you paint them to keep or share, you’ll enjoy this creative outlet over the winter. This is also a great project to learn to do with your grandchildren. This beginner class will guide you through the materials, teach you some basics and get you started expressing your creativity!

The cost for this class is $20.00 and includes paint pens and rocks to get you rolling. Payment is due at registration.

Seating is limited to allow social distancing and you’ll need to wear your mask.

Call us to reserve your seat, 334-7915.

APRIL 29th - MAY 11th, 2021 

Shelly and Julie invite you to experience the beauty, the history and the charm of Ireland. Our adventure to Ireland features many must-see inclusions such as the fascinating history of Dublin, Blarney Castle, Killarney and the Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park, the spectacular 700-foot-high Cliffs of Moher, Giant’s Causeway, the famous walled city of Derry, and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Our tour includes 11 nights in 4-star (or greater) hotels, 17 meals, trip cancellation insurance (cancel for ANY reason), airfare from Boston and round trip motor coach transportation from Derby, Barton and St. Johnsbury. Park your car and leave the rest to us with this fully escorted tour.

Rates are $4,998.00 per person double occupancy and $5,798.00 single occupancy. A deposit of $829.00 per person is due at the time of booking and the balance is due by February 21st, 2021.

For a detailed day-by-day itinerary visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1035900 – or call us to receive an itinerary by mail or to book your seats, 334-7915. Only 7 seats left!

Walkability Guide: Slightly Strenuous - ability to walk quickly for up to 30 minutes

Movie Mornings in Newport and in St. Johnsbury have been suspended until further notice.

We look forward to bringing this fun monthly event back once things settle down and new movies are being released on a regular basis.

Check our Facebook page or our web page on the Community National Bank website for any announcements between newsletters.

Drop us a line to let us know and we’ll add you to our new email distribution list! Email Shelly at smorey@communitynationalbank.com or Julie at jmossa@communitynationalbank.com. In addition to the newsletter, you can also opt to receive periodic updates and information on newly added events.

Check out Community Circle’s new events calendar on the Community National Bank website. Click on Community Circle, then select Events Calendar.  Stay up to date on what’s happening!

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Coming Soon:

• Cooking Class
• Snowshoeing   
• New Tech Savvy Classes
• St. Patrick’s Day Event
• Sugar on Snow Event

New Tour Dates:

• Alaska Discovery Land and Cruise tour is scheduled for August 16th - 28th, 2021
• Quebec City, Sept. 24th - 26th, 2021
• Foxwoods, Nov. 4th - 6th, 2021