Centennial Community Education

We heard you! After many requests we are set to travel to Branson. Monday we will travel to Kansas City for the night, staying at the Drury Inn, we’ll enjoy their free Kickback dinner. Lunch in Des Moines is included. Tuesday we’ll arrive in Branson. We'll have lunch and our evening show is The Haygoods, with dinner before at Fall Creek. Our accommodation for two nights in Branson is at the Comfort Inn Thousand Hills, breakfast is included. Wednesday morning is set aside for shopping at Grand Village or Branson Landings. If you want to view the fountain, head to Branson Landings. Lunch is on your own. Then we’ll have a preshow at Dolly Parton's Stampede, dinner, then the actual show. But we’re not done, we’ll catch the last show of Six, before going back to the hotel. Before we start for home on Thursday we’ll go to the Grand Country Show at 10 am, and have lunch, before heading back to Kansas City, departing Branson around 1:30 pm. We’ll stay at the Drury Inn and enjoy their free Kickback dinner. After dinner we’ll have a step on guide for a Kansas City tour. Friday we’ll head for home, lunch included in Des Moines. Lunch Wednesday, and travel stops are on your own. Other meals are all included. Monday we are leaving around 7 am, and we’ll be back Friday around 7 pm. Pick up locations at The Rookery, Lino Lakes, and MaryAnn Young Senior Center, Blaine. Travel insurance is optional, and offered through an outside company, USI Affinity, you can call 1-855-874-0156. Our account number is 50097. Single Occupancy: $1,685 Double Occupancy: $1,375 per person First payment will be half the cost, due at registration, with the remaining balance due January 8. No refunds after January 8.

Saturday, April 26 from 9 am to noon at Rice Lake Elementary. Purchase a table or two to sell items you no longer need or come and shop! You keep the money you earn from the sale of your items. Tables are 6 feet in length. Items being sold cannot exceed your table area. Table Fee: $10 for kids, $20 for adults Proceeds collected from the table fees will go to the Community Education Financial Assistance Program. Event is FREE for shoppers.

Enjoy a festive marketplace as you visit our award-winning arts and crafts festivals! Featuring some of the nation's most skilled artisans and crafters from all over the country, you'll see them display and sell their American-made, handcrafted creations. Many of these top-notch, selected exhibitors travel extensively and are only in your area once a year! From traditional to contemporary, our events showcase the finest selection of talents and innovative handcrafted works making these shows the ultimate "pop up shops" of the arts & crafts industry. These are food options on site, lunch is on your own. Plan to be at Canterbury Park from 11 am to 2:30 pm. Price includes admission to the show and transportation. Registration deadline is Friday, March 7. No refunds thereafter.

September 20-27, 2025 Grab your friends and your cowboy boots. Community Education is heading to Nashville! Saturday, Sept 20: Sit back and relax and let us do all the driving. We’ll travel by motorcoach beginning Saturday morning. We will depart around 7:30 am. On the bus a muffin and fruit will be provided. Before dinner we will stop to purchase food/snacks (on your own) at a bathroom stop, you can also bring your own lunch on the bus. We’ll stop at a dinner buffet at Fiddlesticks in Hannibal, MO and then head to the Drury Inn St. Louis for an overnight stay. Sunday, Sept 21: Before leaving St. Louis, we’ll visit the famous Gateway Arch, (admission, movie and tram ride and lunch is included). Dinner is included this evening when we arrive in Nashville, at Nicky’s Coal Fired Pizza. Once in Nashville, get ready for a variety of famous and exciting sights and sounds in this thriving musical city. Our accommodation will be at the Drury Inn Nashville which includes a free hot breakfast and a free kick back happy hour, including hot food and cold drinks, daily. https://www.druryhotels.com/menu. The Drury Inn Nashville is a great location, just off Broadway, so you have easy access to bars and restaurants. Nashville Highlights: Monday, Sept 22: We are going to start our time in Nashville with some big attractions! We will have a guided tour of the original Grand Ole Opry location- the historic Ryman Auditorium. A buffet lunch at a nearby restaurant is included. After lunch we will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tour the Hall of Fame at your leisure and make your way back to the hotel, which is only just a few blocks away. Dinner this evening can be at the Drury Inn, or choose to do something on your own. Tuesday, Sept 23: Our day will begin with a tour of the Belle Meade Historic Site & Mansion. A wine tasting and time to shop will be included. For lunchtime/midday, you may choose on your own. We will go for an early dinner at Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen before heading to the fabulous Grand Ole Opry. We’ll update you when we receive information on who will be performing for us that evening! Wednesday, Sept 24: Today we’ll enjoy a tour of the Andrew Jackson Hermitage historical museum in the morning, lunch is included. On the way back to the hotel we’ll stop at the Opryland hotel. It is free to walk through their amazing inside gardens. You may have dinner at the Drury Inn, or choose something on your own. Thursday, Sept 25: Spend the day at your own leisure. You will have a ticket for the Hop-on-Hop-Off Trolley, this is a great and convenient way to do more exploring and see more of Nashville. In the evening we’ll set sail on the elegant General Jackson showboat, which includes dinner and a show. Friday, Sept 26: We’ll depart Nashville in the morning, lunch will be included. We’ll stop in Hannibal MO, at the Best Western Downtown on the river. Dinner will be on your own, with several restaurants to choose from that are within walking distance. Saturday, Sept 27: Breakfast will be included at the hotel. We will make several stops on the way home for snacks/food and the bathroom. There will be no formal lunch stop. We will return to Circle Pines around 6 pm. Price: Double Room Occupancy: $2,189 per person with a $449 initial deposit and subsequent payments on the 15th of $435 for March-June. Single Room Occupancy: $3,204 with a $644 initial deposit and subsequent payments on the 15th of $640 for March-June. If registering after an installment payment due date, initial deposit plus missed payment will be due at time of enrollment. (ie: If registering on April 20, initial deposit plus March and April payment due at time of enrollment). No refunds after June 19. A refund request at any time before June 19, 2025 will incur a $50 cancellation fee, per person. If you would like travel insurance contact, mytravelinsure.com/isd12 or call 855-874-0156, and use account #50097. Centennial does not provide insurance or refunds for emergencies. All hotel breakfasts included 4 Lunches and all dinners provided (some at Drury Kickback) except dinner on our last day 8 attraction admission/tickets 7 nights hotel accommodations 2 trip chaperones and Motor coach transportation included Bus will depart from and return to Centennial Community Education in Circle Pines.