CHAMBER QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER ISSUE!
Deadline for ads, Friday August 11th, 5:00 p.m.! The LeClaire Chamber Quarterly Newsletter will go out the first week of September! It will be printed and delivered to Every Business and Home within the 52753 zipcode area!! Advertising rates remain: 1/8 page: $75; ¼ page: $100; ½ page: $125; full page: $250. If you commit to all 4 quarterly issues, receive a 10% discount off each ad! Ads can be modified per issue. Just send your ad information to LeClaireChamber@gmail.com and we will forward it on to Davenport Printing for you. Chamber Members - Get the word out about your business or events and be ready for FALL!
ANNOUNCEMENTS – 07/28/2017
CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS – EVERYONE WELCOME!
September 12th – Evening - 5:30 - Steventon’s
October 10th – Lunch – noon - Crane & Pelican
November 14th – Lunch – noon - Riverview Roadhouse
December 12th – Lunch – noon - Hungry Hobo, LeClaire
CALENDAR
July 28th – Blue Iguana’s Drink of the Day is the Mango Madness Margarita! 24oz $8 / 16oz $6 (all day)
July 28th – Steventon’s Sunset Concert with Lewis Knudsen from 6–9pm
July 28th - Wide River Winery Tasting Room Live Music Jordan Danielsen in the courtyard. 5-8pm
July 28th – 29th - DeWitt's Community Theater group, On The Edge Productions, presents How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center 519 East 11th Street DeWitt, IA 52742 563-249-8541 7:00pm. Tickets: $15 www.CD-PAC.org
July 28th – 30th - "The Wall That Heals" - Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Campus "The Wall That Heals," a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to on at WQPT on the campus of Western Illinois University-Quad Cities and will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public. The Wall That Heals honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
July 29th - 3rd Annual QC MS Open 4 Person Best Shot Golf Tournament. Byron Hills Golf Course, Port Byron, IL. $300 per team. 1:30 PM Shotgun Start with Registration beginning at Noon. Flag event prizes and a Scoring/Awards dinner and party to follow play with Silent Auction. Purpose: to raise funds and awareness for MS. Entry forms available at Bierstube/Le Claire or message Facebook page "QC MS Open".
July 30th – Raspberry Cheesecake Chimichangas are $3 each today at Blue Iguana. Happy Cheesecake Day.
Thru July 31st – Isabel Bloom Purchase our Limited Edition Polar Bear and earn $10 off your next purchase!
SAVE THE DATE
August 1st – Fun Night – Divine Dezigns by Laura Lee - "Play & Paint Nite”! 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Roll up your sleeves for this artistically fun evening! We have a local artist (Gina Kirschbaum) who will demonstrate how to create our own piece of art for a take-with hands-on project! (small $25 fee will apply for supplies). Please email R.S.V.P. to: divinedezignsbyll@hotmail.com
August 4th - First Friday in LeClaire – 5-8p.m.
Mississippi River Distilling Co – free sample in the distillery, and Cody Road Cocktail House Is open!
Blue Iguana - Salsa Night with DJ Flacko! Drink of the day – Vamparito - $4.
August 4th – 5th - Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Peter & Wendy 7:00pm on Friday and 3:30pm on Saturday at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center 519 East 11th Street DeWitt, IA 52742 563-249-8541 TICKETS: $15 ($12 ADVANCE) $5 STUDENT www.CD-PAC.org
August 4th - First Friday in LeClaire & Salsa Night with DJ Flacko!
August 5th – First Central State Bank – Crossroads Triathlon – DeWitt – 500 yard swim. 15 mile bike ride, 5k run. $55 individual, $100 team. Register online www.corssroadstriathlon.com Event capped at 250 participants.
August 5th – Steventon’s - Prime Rib Saturday
August 7th - Silver Creek Order of the Eastern Star of LeClaire is hosting a special evening open to everyone to hear a speaker tell about Regenerative Medicine and the research that is being done to find ways to use your own cells to regenerate and heal your own body. There will be a Free Will Offering for this special project being help across America. A Potluck Supper is being held at 5:30 p.m.at the Masonic Center at 113 S. Cody Rd. with the speaker, Gigi Nelson from Panora, Iowa to speak at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. For more information please contact Ginny Corwin 563-355-1518.
August 7th-14th - The LeClaire levee and boat ramps will be closed for Tug Fest 2017. Boaters may utilize the ramp at Green Gables in LeClaire for a small fee or the ramp at Go Fish in Princeton for free. We appreciate your understanding, apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you on the levee for Tug Fest August 10 - 12, 2017!
August 10th-12th - Tug Fest!
August 10th - 12th – Blue Iguana - Tugfest! Visit us down on the levee or stop up for $2 pints of Bud Light and our bucket special. (5 bottles of Bud, Bud Light and Busch for $11.95)
August 11th – Blue Iguana – Drink of the Day – Paloma $4
August 11th – Steventon’s Sunset Concert - Lewis Knudsen – 6-9pm
August 12th - Civic Club Pancake Breakfast - Tug Fest Weekend. 7AM - 11AM. Pancakes, Egg Casserole, Sausage, Fresh Fruit, Juice, Coffee, and Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, all for $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Event will be at the LeClaire Civic Center. Children under 5 eat free. For Tickets, call Joyce Kuehl 289-4205, or Ron Leiby at 563-340-7267.
August 15th – Blue Iguana - National Relaxation Day. Come have a Paloma with us!
August 18th – Blue Iguana – Drink of the Day Cody Rd Tea $4
August 18th – Steventon’s Sunset Concert – Daniel Stratman – 6-9pm
August 19th - Twilight Riverboat Sightseeing Cruises 11am 1pm 3pm. $16 adults, $8 children (4-12), Free 3 & under. What better way to see the river than from the deck of an old-fashioned riverboat! Treat yourself to a 1-1/2 hour sightseeing cruise aboard the Riverboat Twilight. These cruises will depart and return from the Port of LeClaire, Iowa. Trip includes captivating Captain’s narration and commanding views of the river, its wildlife, and quaint river towns. Cash bar and Gift Shop available. For online cruise reservations, go to: https://riverboattwilight.starboardsuite.com/choose-date
August 19th - 4th annual LIVEFIT WITH LUPUS Golf Outing Tee off time 1:30pm (registration begins at 12:30pm). Palmers Hills Golf Course. $75 includes greens fees, cart, dinner, drinks, goodie bag and cash prizes! Supporting those with autoimmune diseases.
August 25th – Blue Iguana – Drink of the Day – Pomegranate Whiskey $4
August 25th – Steventon’s Sunset Concert – Jef Spradley – 6-9pm
August 26th – Blue Iguana - Vettes on the River! Stop up for $2 Bud Light Pints, $11.99 Bucket (5 bottles, Bud Light & Busch Light)
September 1st - Steventon’s Sunset Concert – Rob Dahms & Gary Pearson of the Night People – 6-9pm
September 5th – Fun Night – Divine Dezigns by Laura Lee - "Repurposing Junk"! 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Crafty fun this evening for you with our local guest artisan Dori Austin! She will show us hands-on how to recreate old items into something new. You will walk away with a repurposed project of your very own to take home. (small supply fee will apply). Please email R.S.V.P. to: divinedezignsbyll@hotmail.com
September 8th – Steventon’s Sunset Concert – Jordan Danielson – 6-9pm
September 16th – Twilight Dinner Cruise – Sponsored by the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce. $45 per person, beef brisket dinner, cash bar. Board 4:30-5p.m., Cruise 5-8p.m. Tickets are available for sale at First Central State Bank and Blackhawk Bank & Trust. Contact 289-2265 or email dmulvania@firstcentralsb.com.
FYI
Sunset Concerts at Steventon’s. Live entertainment from 6-9pm on Friday evenings all Summer long. See you at Sunset!
Steventon’s – Prime Rib the first Saturday of every month!
TribeDoor www.tribedoor.com is offering a 6-month free listing service to any Le Claire "small" business that would like to advertise/list on the website. TribeDoor focuses on helping small businesses streamline their online presence in order to get content out to small town shoppers who are flooded with information.
Some Specifics:
--Businesses can control who reviews them via a passphrase that the consumer will need to submit a review. They also have the option to delete a number of reviews. Also reviews go through an additional process before they are allowed to be assigned to the business listing (for any profanity, etc)
--Businesses can tag items that they are selling and (if a town is selected by a user) can be found in their search results.
--Businesses can create a keyword that their customers can use to easily find them.
--Businesses will need to classify what type of service they are providing and who it is appropriate for (they can change this at any time)
- Business Type
- Entertainment-Movies/Music/Bar/Restaurant etc
- Product-Antiques/Apparel etc
- Service-Car Repair/Plumbing etc
- Business Rating
- Everyone-Appropriate for all ages
- Young Adults-Appropriate for teenagers
- Grownup-Appropriate for Adults (no adult content) "meaning Bars/Nightclubs etc
--Video reviews submitted by customers can be recommended for the "Driveway" which is sort of a customer take on their small town shopping experience.
--Website will(should) work on any current browser or mobile device
--After the free trial there is a flat 20 month fee for listing.
For more information, please contact: Michael Hunter - 563-265-9567
Visit Libations Lane at Green Tree Brewery, Mississippi River Distilling Co., and Wide River Winery Tasting Room - all on Cody Road in downtown LeClaire. Visit each shop and be sure to pick up a punch card. Purchase a growler of beer, a bottle of spirits and a bottle of wine and get your card marked at each store. Then turn the card in at the last store for a free LeClaire Libations Lane pint glass! Glasses can be picked up at any of the three locations.http://www.mrdistilling.com/Pages/libationlane.html
Visit the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce website www.leclairechamber.com and see us on Facebook! Our Mission Statement – “The LeClaire Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary partnership of area businesses, organizations, and individuals working together to build a healthy economy, while promoting and nurturing the quality of life in historic LeClaire.”
If you would like to attend a Chamber Board Meeting in order to present a topic, please contact the Board in advance at LeClaireChamber@gmail.com in order to be included an upcoming agenda. You will be contacted with confirmation of being included in the agenda. Board Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month, 8a.m. at LeClaire City Hall.
Pick up the LeClaire information guide at the LeClaire Information Center. 117 S. Cody Road. It has many photos and great information for everyone including residents, potential residents, visitors, realtors, relocation personnel, schools, and more! LIC Volunteers Needed! Contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com or 563-650-7963 to volunteer.
SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND
Twice monthly, the first and third Sundays of the month, the First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire is holding "The Sunday Dinner Senior Club". Seniors and, really anyone, who prefers not to eat alone, can join us for Sunday dinner at11:45, in our fellowship hall. Dinner is dutch treat; the group decides whether to order take-out, bring a sack lunch or potluck. Join us and bring a friend.
SO MUCH GOING ON AT THE LECLAIRE COMMUNITY LIBRARY!
Friday, July 28th, 2:00pm: LeClaire Community Library - Drop-In Tech Help. Bring in any device and we will give it a shot! Please arrive with passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
Saturday, July 29th, 10:30am: Hollyhock Park - Storytime in the Park. Join us for this special outdoor storytime at Hollyhock Park! Raining? Come to the library instead.
For more information, contact:
LeClaire Community Library
323 Wisconsin Street
LeClaire, IA 52753
(563)289-4242, opt. 4
PROPERTY LISTINGS
Retail space available soon - 1295 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire. The newly remodeled space is approximately 2160 square feet. 2 bathrooms, storage and office area. Beautiful retail space. Please contact Mike Minard at 563-324-4488 at Mel Foster Commercial to take a look. Store fixtures and signage is negotiable. Michael Minard, CCIM Mel Foster Commercial Real Estate 3245 E. 35th St. Ct. Davenport, IA 52807 Direct Line: (563) 823-5273 Mobile: (563) 508-4649 Fax: (563) 344-5803 Licensed in both Illinois and Iowa
LeClaire Office Space for Lease – 1798 Iowa Drive. $10/SF/Year. Received approval from City to add East entrance with 11 parking spots. Will finance build out with a 5-year lease. Space available – 2,184 Min. Divisible 1,512 SF. Year built 1994. Zoning C-3. Contact Len Hoogerwerf. hoogerwerf@qcanalytical.net 563-343-1129
Commercial Property for Lease – 1101 Canal Shore Dr SW, LeClaire in River Run Professional Building. 2,410 SF available to build to suit in Suite 1103/1105. Owners will subdivide space. Co-Tenants: Riverview Dental Specialists, Hungry Hobo, Kitzman Chiropractic & Acupuncture, Foxtail Hair Lounge. Contact: Shelley Vermeulen, property manager, 309-738-3906, shelley@rdsqc.com.
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Do you have Residential or Commercial property available? Please contact the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, leclairechamber@gmail.com with a property description, complete contact information including phone numbers and rental or purchase pricing.
LECLAIRE EVENTS COMING UP!
August
4 - First Friday
5 - Heartland British Auto Fest
10-12 - Tug Fest
TBD - Cars & Coffee
19 - Twilight Sightseeing Cruises | 11am 1pm 3pm
26 - Vettes on the River
September
16 – Twilight Sightseeing Cruises / 11am 1pm 3 pm
16 – Twilight Annual Dinner Cruise – 5-8pm
