May 26, 2015

This year marks the 22 annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day. Always set for the last Wednesday in May, National Senior Health & Fitness Day is the nation's largest health promotion event for older adults. This year's theme, "If you keep moving...You'll keep improving," aligns perfectly with health and wellness information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the goal of the Surgeon General's National Prevention Strategy: to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.

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CALENDAR

May 22^nd - Wide River Winery Live Music - 5-8p.m. Pieces of Candy

May 22^nd - Bierstube Karaoke 9pm-1am. Special Late Night Menu until 1a.m.!

May 25^th - Memorial Day Services. At 10:30am, Glendale Cemetery, Veterans will place a wreath at the cemetery's flag memorial. At 11am, at Bridgeview Elementary School, 316 S. 12th St., a service will be conducted with LeClaire Councilman and Army Sgt. First Class, Justin Graff, will be speaking. The Pleasant Valley 9th Grade Concert Band will be performing.

May 25^th Memorial Day - Lighting Dedication to Celebrate the Completion of the Scott County Freedom Rock 8:30pm, south end of LeClaire Levee. A service will be conducted with LeClaire Councilman and Army Sgt. First Class, Justin Graff, and LeClaire Mayor, Bob Scannell will be speaking. There will also be a prayer service and bagpipe performance. The completed Scott County Freedom Rock with landscaping will be lit for the first time.

May 25^th - Memorial Day - Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits - CLOSED

May 26^th - An Afternoon of Euchre at the Princeton Community Center. Meet at 11:30 to order lunch from Go Fish! or just arrive by 12:45 for Euchre. Coffee and dessert provided. We play until 3:00p.m.  Bonnie Sparks-Gray 563-332-5951 for more information. Sponsored by Zion Lutheran Church and others.

May 28th - An Evening with Jessica Crate, Elite Athelete and Entrepreneur - The Snow Lodge Masonic Temple, LeClaire 113 S. Cody Road, 6:30pm. Jessica Crate is an Elite runner, World Class Triathlete, USATF Coach, Yoga Instructor, business woman, and Entrepreneur!  She will speak on nutrition, sports training, and her secret to success, while motivating both athletes and individuals to pursue their passions with the heart of a CHAMPION, even in the midst of adversity!  If you're an entrepreneur at heart, don't miss this! Jessica has worked for top pharmaceutical companies, & witnessed first-hand the neglect modern science has for curing diseases.... while these companies invest billions into patent profits,  just to mask the symptoms of underlying illness. RSVP Jane Deters, Clinton Floral 563-249-3586

May 29^th - Wide River Winery Live Music - 5-8p.m. Black Velvet Band

May 31st - Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits - Wine Tasting 3-5pm 15 wines for $15.00 and of course small bites from Chef Robert

JUNE

June 2^nd - Princeton Community Center - Coffee and Conversation - Hosted by Keith & Co. Everyone welcome - free coffee and a treat 8-10:00 a.m.. Keith and Deb have owned and operated their screen printing business in Princeton for 18 years. Individuals and businesses are encouraged to sponsor this monthly activity. Call City Hall at 563-289-5315 to sign up for the following months.

June 5^th - Jones St Java House will upgrade your coffee to the next size when you purchase a wrap or breakfast sandwich on!

June 5^th - First Friday in LeClaire - 5-8p.m.

* Antique Archaeology open until 6pm

* Artswork open until 7pm

* Aunt Hattie's open late

* Blue Iguana - Salsa night!  Stop in and try the new blue agave infused lager, Oculto!

* Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits - Live Music - Bobby Ray Bunch - 7:30. Restaurant Specials.

* Grasshoppers will be open late

* Isabel Bloom open until 7pm

* Jones St Java House open until 7pm

* Mississippi River Distilling Company open until 8pm. Fun food and cocktail sampling and the release of this year's batch of Pride of the Wapsi Strawberry Vodka,

* Unique Recycled Creations open until 7pm with goodies

* Wide River Winery Tasting Room open until 8pm - live music by H.C. Wallace

* Restaurants and many other shops open late!

June 5^th - Wide River Winery Live Music - 5-8p.m. H.C. Wallace

June 5th-6th - City Wide Garage Sales Go to http://www.visitleclaire.com/garage_sale_signup.html by May 22 to list your garage sale. Garage Sale Guides will be available online at www.visitleclaire.com, at the LeClaire Information Center (122 N. Cody Road), LeClaire Community Library, and LeClaire City Hall by May 31st.

June 12^th - Wide River Winery Live Music - 5-8p.m. Lewis Knudsen

June 12^th - Steventon's - Live Music Tucker & Douglas 6 - 9pm.

June 12^th - Bierstube - Karaoke 9pm-1am. Special Late Night Menu until 1a.m.!

June 13th - Kid Pickers Only Flea Market! 10am - 4pm

If your kids are between the ages 7-13 and have junk & collectibles to sell, don't miss the chance for them to be vendors at a real flea market just for KIDS! Fuel your child's interest in history, business, and collecting by letting them set up and vend their own booth at a real flea market just for kids. They will learn from each other, gain valuable experience, and have fun!

WHO: Kids aged 7-13 only!

WHAT: A real, live flea market for kids, by kids.

WHERE: LeClaire Levee 100 Front Street LeClaire, IA

WHY: To encourage your kids' love of collecting, buying & selling, and to offer them a valuable true to life experience of being a picker!

HOW: Just click the link below to get your kids signed up today. Deadline: May 25, 2015.

https://kidpickerfleamarket.wufoo.com/forms/ze5p0r0hcehwd/Rain date is June 14.

Sponsored by Antique Archaeology LeClaire, Iowa

June 13th-21^st - Buffalo Bill Museum is participating in Quad Cities' Museum Week. It started with an idea, and now nineteen Quad Cities museums are partnering to create an entire week of fun activities, special events and exhibits to showcase the vibrant history of our region. LeClaire's own Buffalo Bill Museum will hold Guided Tours of the Lone Star Steamboat (admission charged) June 13, 14 and 20, 21, Noon to 5 p.m.

June 14^th, noon to 5p.m., the Buffalo Bill Museum will be partnering in a "Cody Trail Passport" program, admission charged. Enjoy a special, self-guided tour of four fascinating Iowa historic sites along the Cody Trail. Pick up a "Cody Trail Passport Self-Guided Tour" at any of the participating locations to plan your driving adventure. The tour includes the Buffalo Bill Museum in LeClaire, Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead in Princeton, and the Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village and Alexander Brownlie Sod House in Long Grove. Have your passport stamped at each location for a chance to win a gift basket filled with souvenirs from all four historic sites. Drop fully-stamped passport in an entry box at any location. For more information, contact the Buffalo Bill Museum, 199 N. Front Street, LeClaire, www.buffalobillmuseumleclaire.com Phone 563-289-5580.

June 19^th - Wide River Winery Live Music - 5-8p.m. Whoozdads?

June 20^th - All We Need Is Love Music Festival LeClaire Pavilion and several downtown businesses - Live Music and more!

June 20^th - The 8th Annual John Boesch Memorial Golf Outing at the Olathea Golf Course to benefit the Buffalo Bill Museum. 18 hole, four-person, best ball tournament with 9am shotgun start. $65/person includes cart, lunch, prizes at every hole, and free photo. There will be Mulligans available for purchase, a cash award on two flights, and a $10,000 hole-in-one prize! Don't golf? You can enjoy lunch for $7 and bid on all the great silent auction items. Contact Olathea at 563-289-4653, Packy Huettman at 563-289-5971, or Steve Suiter at 563-370-2386 for reservations.

June 20^th - Blue Iguana Opening Early at 10:00 for Cars & Coffee

June 20th - Blue Iguana Sangria Saturday! ($4 pints / $14 pitchers)

June 21^st - Bierstube Father's Day Brunch 7am- 1pm. Lunch menu at 11am. Adults (13+)- $13.95.  6-12 years old- $7.95. Kids 5 and under FREE. Bottomless mimosas available for $8 during breakfast!

June 21^st - Faithful Pilot Café and Spirits - Father's Day Beer and BBQ Event. $15 for a sampling of beers and BBQ. From Noon-2 enjoy the perfect gift for Dad, Beer and BBQ! Call 563-289-4156 for reservations.

June 21^st - Steventons Father's Day Brunch 10am-2pm. Please call ahead for reservations. 563-289-3600.

June 22^nd - Economic Development Meeting - City Hall - 8a.m.

June 23rd - An Afternoon of Euchre at the Princeton Community Center. Meet at 11:30 to order lunch from Go Fish! or just arrive by 12:45 for Euchre. Coffee and dessert provided. We play until 3:00p.m.  Bonnie Sparks-Gray 563-332-5951 for more information. Sponsored by Zion Lutheran Church and others.

June 26^th - Wide River Winery Live Music - 5-8p.m. Black Velvet Band

June 26^th - Bierstube - Karaoke 9pm-1am Special Late Night Menu until 1a.m.!

June 27^th - French Market Day - LeClaire

June 28th - Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits - Wine Tasting 3-5pm - 15 wines for $15.00

SAVE THE DATE

July 18^th - LeClaire High School Reunion For All Who Attended LeClaire Township Schools before 1960. Pleasant Valley Community School District High School Cafeteria, Belmont Road, Bettendorf, IA. Doors open 3p.m. Buffet Dinner, 5-7p.m. Program 7p.m. Commemorative T-Shirts - $10.00. $18 per person. Reservations Required. Guests Welcome! Contact Marie Spinsby, 563-289-4588.

FYI

Bierstube -

Summer Kitchen Hours

Sunday- 7am-10pm

Monday- Thursday 10:30am-10pm

Friday- 10:30am-12am

Saturday- 7am-12am

Karaoke every 2nd & 4th Fridays from 9pm-1am.

New Late night Happy Hour 9pm-1am!

Late night Menu available 9pm-12am!

Blue Iguana has new weekly drink specials:

Margarita Mondays - $2 Off Margaritas

Iguana Tuesdays - $4  Wanna Iguanas

Wednesday Wells - $3 Well Drinks

Thirsty Thursday - $4 MRDC Feature Drink

Feature Friday - $4 Featured Drink

Sangria Saturdays - $4 Pints/$14 Pitchers

Draft Sunday - $1 Off Draft Beers

Join Crane & Pelican Café every Thursday evening from 5-9pm for Sliders & Suds. For $10, you get three gourmet sliders with their house made chips, and for $5 you get three 8 oz. sample pours of beer!

Faithful Pilot - May, June, July, and August Specials - And Come Check Out Our New Menu!

Mondays - Half Priced Martini's

Tuesdays - Tequila Tuesday $5.00 unique, and interesting tequila cocktails for $5.00

Wednesday - Half Priced Bottle of Wine Night

Thursday - $1.00 Oysters & Buckets of Beer on the patio

Saturday - Saturday Brunch 11-2 - yes Brunch is back at The Pilot on Saturdays!

Sunday - reserved for wine tastings and private events.

Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill Summer Dinner Specials have started! Monday: Burger Baskets Tuesday: Tacos - Wednesday: 50 cent Wings - Thursday: BBQ Ribs - All day Sunday: Jumbo Peel 'n Eat Shrimp

Jones St. Java House has fresh, tasty wraps for lunch in addition to morning pastries, coffee, tea, and other beverages.

Princeton Community Center The fourth Wednesday of each month through October we will have An Afternoon of Euchre beginning around 12:30 p.m.  Anyone interested in lunch can meet at 11:30 a.m. and we will order from Go Fish (lunch is on their own) and have it delivered to the Center with Euchre to start after that. Zion Lutheran co-sponsors the event.  There will be coffee and dessert included.  There will be no fee to play, just enjoy a fun afternoon near the Mississippi.

The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation will host its first fundraising event with the Inaugural Paul Lensmeyer Golf Outing on Sept. 28, 2015 at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club. The event will include a four-person scramble, box lunch and awards reception following the golf outing. Register now by visiting following the golf outing link on the foundation website located at www.ascentra.org/foundation.  Following the link, people can register to golf and companies may also partake in special sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, please contact Event Coordinator Ally Herr at 563-344-2279 or email mktg@ascentra.org.

Visit the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce website www.leclairechamber.com and see us on Facebook!

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. Board Meetings are held the 4^th Tuesday of each month, 8a.m. at LeClaire City Hall.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

First Presbyterian Church, LeClaire Wednesday evening program: Halftime! For kids, 5-11 years old. It's half way through the week - and it's a time of fun for the kids. We meet from 5:30-7pm, every Wednesday - there is school, through May 6. We serve dinner, play games, have a lesson and a craft. Have your child join us for a week or two to see what we are doing. We are located across from Bridgeview Elementary School, at 200 South 12th street. For more information, call Pastor Melody at 563-381-7777.

Pick up the new LeClaire information guide at the LeClaire Information Center. It has many photos and great information for everyone including residents, potential residents, visitors, realtors, relocation personnel, schools, and more! Summer hours have started: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 1-4pm. 122 N. Cody Road. LIC Volunteers Needed! Contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com or 563-650-7963 to volunteer.

PROPERTY LISTINGS

Riverview Apartment for Rent - Downtown LeClaire. One Bedroom. $1250/month. Call 563-940-3742 for more information.

Commercial Property for Rent - 1405 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire. 2,500 SF newly constructed office/retail space. Co-Tenant Snap Fitness. Owner will subdivide space. Private parking lot. ADA compliant. Contact: Meg Halligan, NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, mhalligan@ruhlcommercial.com, Office: 563-355-4000 Website Link: http://www.ruhlcommercial.com/Page/Property.aspx?mls=7032508

Commercial Property for Sale 613-617 N Cody Road, LeClaire IA 52753. Contact Jeff R. Heuer, NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, jheuer@ruhlcommercial.com, Office: 563-355-4000, Direct: 563-823-5107.

Commercial Property for Sale Cody Road, LeClaire IA 52753. Description: contact John G. Ruhl, NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, jruhl@ruhlcommercial.com, Office: 563-355-4000, Direct: 563-823-5126.

Commercial Property Available Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire, Iowa. Please call: Mike Burke - Mel Foster Co. mburke@melforsterco.com, Mobile: 563-349-2705, Direct: 563-823-5272

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!

June 5^th-6th - City Wide Garage Sales

June 13^th - Kid Picker's Flea Market (rain date, June 14^th)

June 20^th - Cars & Coffee on the LeClaire Levee

June 20^th - All You Need Is Love Music Festival

June 27th - French Market Day

Tug Fest - August 13-15

CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS - EVERYONE WELCOME!

June 9^th - Big Dave and Holly's - Lunch - noon

July 14^th - Blue Iguana - Lunch - noon

Omaha Police Officer and Iowa resident killed in the line of duty Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.

(DES MOINES) -  Gov. Terry E. Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Tuesday, May 26, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in honor of Omaha, Neb., Police Officer Kerrie Orozco, 29, who was a Walnut, Iowa, native and resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Orozco was killed in the line of duty Wednesday, May 20, 2015, while attempting to arrest Marcus D. Wheeler on a felony warrant for first-degree assault.

The governor's directive applies to all U.S. and state flags under control of the State of Iowa.

Flags will be at half-staff on the state Capitol building and on flag displays in the Capitol complex, and upon all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

Clinton center fielder Aaron Barbosa makes run-saving catch before home team opens scoring in 3-0 win

CLINTON, Iowa (May 21, 2015) - Clinton LumberKings right-hander Zack Littell, left-hander Jarrett Brown and right-hander Kody Kerski combined to hold the Quad Cities River Bandits to a season-low three infield hits and only two batted balls that left the infield in the home team's 3-0 victory Thursday night and four-game series split at Ashford University Field.

Quad Cities (31-10) lost consecutive games for the first time since April 25-26 and did not win a series on the road for the first time this season after winning each of its first six road series. The River Bandits finished 4-3 in their longest road stretch so far this season.

In his second Midwest League start, Littell (1-0) retired the first 10 batters of the game - including five on strikeouts - until he walked River Bandits second baseman Mott Hyde with one out in the fourth inning.

Also making his second Midwest League start, River Bandits right-hander Brandon McNitt (0-1) matched Littell (1-0) for the first four innings by keeping Clinton (18-23) off the scoreboard. LumberKings center fielder Aaron Barbosa led off the first inning with a single to left-center field, stole second base and went to third base on a two-out passed ball by catcher Jacob Nottingham. But McNitt got center fielder Chantz Mack to fly out to end the inning, and Clinton did not have another hit until two outs in the fifth inning.

The River Bandits' best scoring threat came in the fifth inning. With one out, left fielder Jason Martin hit a high chopper between the pitcher's mound and first base that Littell fielded, but Martin beat him to first base for an infield single. Littell struck out designated hitter Ryan Bottger before right fielder Bobby Boyd placed a bunt single to the third-base side. Shortstop Kristian Trompiz took a four-pitch walk to load the bases. Littell fell behind first baseman Jamie Ritchie, 2-0, before Ritchie hit a slicing line drive to right-center field, where Barbosa made a run-saving, diving catch to end the inning. It was the only inning Quad Cities put a runner in scoring position.

McNitt retired the first two batters in the bottom of the inning, but left fielder Arby Fields grounded a single into right field. Fields went to second base on Barbosa's bunt single to the third-base side of the pitcher's mound and scored when third baseman Chris Mariscal lined a single to center field. McNitt pitched a career-high five innings, allowing one earned run on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Following McNitt, right-hander Jose Montero retired all three batters in the sixth inning before walking designated hitter Taylor Zeutenhorst to begin the seventh inning. Catcher Daniel Torres hit a sinking line drive to right field, where Boyd slid to scoop the ball, and the relay to second base retired Zeutenhorst on a fielder's choice. After one ball to Fields, Montero did not throw another pitch and was removed from the game after an injury visit to the pitcher's mound by the coaching staff. Right-hander Aaron Greenwood entered to walk Fields and Barbosa to load the bases for Mariscal with one out. Mariscal hit the first pitch to the right-center field gap, where Fisher made the catch for the second out. Torres scored and a hustling Fields kept running from second base to score for a 3-0 Clinton lead. Montero and Greenwood were each charged with one earned run without allowing a hit.

Littell lasted six shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Left-hander Jarrett Brown began the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead and retired all three batters. In the eighth inning with a 3-0 deficit, Boyd bunted to the first-base side for another single, but Brown got Trompiz to hit into a double play. Ritchie walked to extend his team season-high on-base streak to 20 games, but Kerski entered to strike out Hyde to end the inning. Kerski retired all three batters in the ninth inning for his fifth save. After scoring 28 runs in the first three games of the series, the River Bandits suffered their second shutout loss of the season and first since April 28.

Quad Cities opens a seven-game homestand at 7 p.m. Friday against the Peoria Chiefs. To open a four-game series, River Bandits right-hander Daniel Mengden (3-1), who has pitched 25 straight scoreless innings, is scheduled to face Chiefs right-hander Fernando Baez (2-2).

UP NEXT: A big Memorial Day Weekend at Modern Woodmen Park kicks off with Military Appreciation Night presented by the Iowa National Guard. The River Bandits will wear flag-themed jerseys. A silent auction of the jerseys - plus a live auction of three jerseys after the game - will benefit American Legion Post 26. Postgame Friday Fireworks are presented by Smart Toyota of the Quad Cities, WLLR and WQAD. Individual tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office and online at riverbandits.com. Ticket plans of 12 to 70 games - which include free parking, reserved seats, merchandise discounts, and guaranteed giveaways - are available by calling 563-324-3000.