16 May 2014

LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Announcements - 05/16/2014

By LeClaire Chamber

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

LeClaire Vacation Rentals - Scott Gelande, Owner - Offering rental of a furnished 2 bedroom home on the banks of the Mississippi River. Enjoy our River Cottage while basking in the activities that surround our river town! Enjoy shopping, fishing, and bring your boat for a day on the water! Then relax for a barbeque on the patio and watch the River flow by! www.leclairevacationrentals.com

Dennis and Trina Gendron are now the owners of McDonald's in LeClaire!  Congratulations, and welcome!

Nathan and Elyce Billany are new to LeClaire and have joined as individuals!  Welcome!

 

CALENDAR

 

May 16th - Wide River Winery LeClaire - Music on the Mississippi Jordan Danielsen, 5-8 p.m.

 

May 16th - Bierstube Karaoke 9pm-1am

 

May 17th - Go Fish "Kick off to Summer" Party! Live music by Keep off the Grass on the outdoor patio from 7-11pm. Princeton.

 

May 17th - Trivia Night Benefiting the LeClaire Lions Club LeClaire Civic Club. Doors open 6:30pm; game starts 7pm. $10 per person.  Bring your own, or purchase refreshments.

 

May 18th - Faithful Pilot Spring Wine Tasting 3-5 p.m. $15.00 per person

 

May 19th - Economic Development Meeting - City Hall - 8:00 a.m.

 

May 19th - Faithful Pilot VINO VASO A glass to paint and to drink.  $40.00 per person. Wine glass, cheese, crackers, one complimentary glass of wine, and painting! 6:00 p.m. Reservations -Vino Vaso's Facebook page.

 

May 20th - First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire - Women's Mini-Retreat 9:30 am to 12 noon, cost $6.Call Pastor Melody, 563-381-7777.

 

May 23rd - Wide River Winery LeClaire - Music on the Mississippi Olivia Dvorak, 5-8 p.m.

 

May 23rd - Bierstube - Live Music The Old 57's 9pm-1am

 

May 24th - Bierstube Karaoke 9pm-1am

 

May 26th - Faithful Pilot Closed for Memorial Day

 

May 27th - The Riverboat Twilight will begin the 2014 Cruise Season. Cruises will depart every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday through the end of October.

 

May 30th - Wide River Winery LeClaire - Music on the Mississippi Pieces of Candy, 5-8 p.m.

 

May 30th - Bierstube Karaoke 9pm-1am

 

Save the Date

 

June 6th - First Friday in LeClaire 5-8 p.m.

 

June 15th - Bier Stube - Fathers' Day Brunch - 10am-1pm

 

June 21st - Buffalo Bill Museum - Annual John Boesch Memorial Golf Outing 8 a.m. Clinic with Golf Pro Matt Boesch. Shotgun Start 9 a.m. Olathea Golf Course, LeClaire IA.  $65/person, includes cart and lunch. Hole prizes, Silent Auction. Don't golf? Join us for lunch $7! Call the museum today to reserve your place in this annual fundraiser! 563-289-5580.

 

Serving the Community and Beyond

 

First Children's Finance and Scott County Kids will recognize Kiddie Karrasel Academy of LeClaire in celebration of the accomplishments of the child care businesses participating in the Scott County Growth Fund Program. Other local schools, preschools and day care centers will also be honored at Isle of Capri on May 6th by invitation only. Congratulations Kiddie Karrasel Academy!

 

FYI

 

The LeClaire Tourism Board is now seeking applications for individuals interested in filling an upcoming vacancy on the Tourism Board representing retail. Board applications are available at City Hall during regular business hours or may be downloaded from the City's website (home page, left-hand side). For this upcoming vacancy consideration, completed applications and any accompanying information must be received at City Hall no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2014. Any and all applications timely received will be reviewed by the Board and a decision will be made on June 2, 2014. Board position to begin on July 1, 2014. If anyone has any questions or if you need further information, please feel free to contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com.

 

LeClaire Information Center Volunteers Needed! Contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com or 563-650-7963 to volunteer.

 

The Riverboat Twilight will begin the 2014 Cruise Season May 27th.  Cruises will depart every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday through the end of October.  It is with honor and pleasure that the Twilight has called LeClaire her home port for the past 27 years.  Over the years we have had the unique opportunity of introducing 140,000 plus visitors to the many wonderful shops, restaurants and attractions the City of LeClaire has to offer. We look forward to another successful season.

 

Riverbend Signworks The latest version of The Updater (by the Riverbend Business Strategists) is now published.  This edition is all about FEEDBACK.

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August 10th - LeClaire Community Night, Modern Woodman Ball Park. Game time 5:00pm, River Bandits/Beloit Snappers. Mayor Bob Scannell will throw first pitch! A night to celebrate businesses and folks of Leclaire. Awards or special on-field recognition can be done followed by short video on mega-tron highlighting special places and faces in LeClaire filmed the week before. Businesses or groups interested in participating may contact Amanda Henzen, Account Executive and Director of Merchandise 563.333.2729 amandah@riverbandits.com

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 4th Tuesday of each month.

 

PROPERTY LISTINGS

Commercial Property Available - 1295 and 1297 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire, Iowa. Please call: Mike Burke - Mel Foster Co. mburke@melforsterco.com, Mobile: 563-349-2705, Direct: 563-823-5272

Commercial Space for Sale or Lease/Purchase - 204 Jones St. - Call 563-370-2386 for more information. Will show by appointment. Commercially zoned only.

Park Run Apartments/Newbury Living complex - 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Available - 1701 Iowa Drive, LeClaire, Iowa 52753. 1 BR, 2 BR or 3 BR unit. Call (563) 289-5159 more information today!

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!

May-Oct - Farmer's Market - Every Saturday, 3-6 p.m. on the LeClaire Levee

June 6-7 - City Wide Garage Sales

June 21 - Buffalo Bill Museum Golf Outing - Olathea Golf Course

August 2 - 27th Annual Heartland British Auto Fest

August 7-9 - Tug Fest

October 12- Apple Fest

December - Christmas in LeClaire

 

Chamber Networking Events - Everyone Welcome!

June 10th - Go Fish - evening 5:30-7pm

July 8th - Big Dave and Holly's - lunch - noon

August 12th - McDonald's - breakfast 8:00am

September 9th - Steventon's - evening 5:30 -7pm

October 14th - Faithful Pilot - lunch- noon

November 11th - Bier Stube - lunch - noon

December 9th - Subway - lunch - noon

16 May 2014

You're invited to the 25th Anniversary Celebration of ASHHS

By Kelly Lao

Please join us in congratulating our friends in the American Schleswig-Holstein Heritage Society on their first 25 years! The public is invited for a celebration and stroll down memory lane.

When:

SUNDAY

MAY 18, 2014

Starting at 1:30pm

Where:

WALCOTT AMERICAN LEGION

121 WEST BRYANT ST.

Walcott, IA

Special guest, History booklet, Slide presentation, Light refreshments

16 May 2014

Gov. Branstad announces members of the Governor's Council on National Service in Iowa

By Rick Martin

(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad, along with the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service, announced today the members of the Governor's Council on National Service in Iowa.  This council was established by Executive Order 84 to make recommendations on how to expand volunteer opportunities and national service for Iowans both here in Iowa and across the country.

The members represent a variety of public and private organizations with the common goal of identifying existing and new policy which would support service opportunities, develop public-private partnerships to encourage volunteerism and streamline the certification process for qualified agencies, among other goals as established by the council.

The members of the council include :

Chair- Director Donna Harvey, Denver

Co-Chair- President David Maxwell, Des Moines

Tiffany Tauscheck, Clive

Leah Rodenberg, Marion

Ali Wilson, Ottumwa

Douglas Elam, Cedar Rapids

Ryan Wise, Des Moines

Richard Leopold, Des Moines

Jon Kruse, Storm Lake

Emily Shields, Des Moines

Robin Habeger, Urbandale

Lori Smith, Indianola

Barbara Mittman, Nevada

Michelle Balek, Dubuque

Vicki Hover-Williamson, Des Moines

The council will report its final recommendations as of February 1, 2015, or upon the completion of its work.  The members of this council are not Senate confirmed and will not receive compensation for their service.

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16 May 2014

Live music and comedy show to benefit Hardacre Theater July 18

By Hardacre Film Festival

Quad-Cities-based Bucktown Revue to hold fundraising performance in Tipton

TIPTON, IOWA?The Davenport-based music and comedy variety show Bucktown Revue will bring its Travelin' Show to the Tipton stage on Friday, July 18, to benefit Tipton's Hardacre Theater Preservation Association (HTPA). The show is appropriate for all ages and will be held in the Tipton High School auditorium.

This is the third in a series of 2014 fundraising events presented by the HTPA, the nonprofit organization that purchased the theater in February with donor funds. The group is now raising money to renovate and update the theater. All proceeds from this event will benefit the theater's renovation.

"One of our biggest 2014 goals is to communicate our vision for the Hardacre Theater as a venue for all kinds of entertainment?not just movies," said Greg Brown, HTPA president. "The Bucktown Revue is just the kind of unique entertainment we want to bring to downtown Tipton. The Bucktown Revue has gained a huge following in the Quad-Cities as a one-of-a-kind live entertainment experience. We think audiences of all ages will love it."

The Bucktown Revue is an old-fashioned radio-style variety program, performed live in front of an audience. In the tradition of such radio programs as "A Prairie Home Companion" and the Grand Ole Opry, the family-friendly Bucktown Revue show celebrates Mississippi River Valley folk music and culture through a combination of music, storytelling, poetry and humor. Each show features a variety of regional musicians, with comic sketches and monologues, to offer an eclectic night of entertainment. The show is performed monthly at the Nighswander Junior Theater in Davenport.

The Bucktown Revue's Tipton show will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Tipton High School. Tickets are $12 each.

"It's always fun to take the Bucktown Revue on the road," said Michael Romkey, producer of the Bucktown Revue. "The show is very Midwestern in its approach and values. The entertainment is casual, down-home and delivered with a sense of humor. We're real fans of the Hardacre Theatre and delighted to be able to help the cause. The Hardacre is one of those wonderful old theaters?just a gem. We're happy to know an effort is being made to preserve it for other generations."


For more information about this event, go to the HTPA website at thehardacre.org. To find out more about the Bucktown Revue, go to bucktownrevue.com.


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16 May 2014

Modern Woodmen Youth Hosts Bake Sale

By Ann Ring

Rock Island, IL - Julianne Hardy and a Modern Woodmen Youth Service Club are hosting a bake sale on Monday, May 19 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Walgreens, Eastern Avenue and East Kimberly Road in Davenport. All funds will be matched up to $500 by Modern Woodmen of America and proceeds will benefit Christian Care in Rock Island.

16 May 2014

Lt. Governor Simon promoting healthy habits during National Women's Health Week

By Rick Martin

CHICAGO - May 15, 2014. Whether it's eating healthy, getting active or quitting smoking, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon is encouraging women across Illinois to make their health a priority during National Women's Health Week.

"By making a couple of small lifestyle changes, women can greatly improve their health," said Simon. "Simple things like wearing a helmet while biking, getting more sleep or getting a breast cancer screening are easy ways to improve wellness. I hope women throughout the state will celebrate National Women's Health Week by making their health a priority."

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Women's Health Week is an observance with the goal of empowering women to make their health a priority. National Women's Health Week also serves as a time to help women understand what it means to be well. Simon will recognize the week at a Prentice Women's Hospital luncheon at noon on Thursday.

To promote wellness, the HHS Office on Women's Health recommends taking steps to improve physical and mental health by visiting health care professionals to receive regular checkups and preventative screenings, getting active and getting healthy. For more information helpful tips and statistics about women's health please visit http://www.womenshealth.gov/.

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16 May 2014

Be in the First 100 to Ride the New Ferris Wheel

By QCCVB
The Inaugural Ferris Wheel Ride event and fundraiser is scheduled for 12 noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, to kick off a Memorial Day Weekend grand opening for the new attraction. Only 300 tickets will be sold for the inaugural Ferris Wheel ride event, and attendees have the chance to be among the 100 drawn to participate in the first ride of the Ferris Wheel.  Event tickets are available at Modern Woodmen Park or by calling the Genesis Foundation at 563-421-6865. The doors will open for the Inaugural Ferris Wheel Ride event at noon, with appetizers, giveaways, music and a cash bar in the Budweiser Champions Club. The event is exclusively for the 300 advance ticket holders
16 May 2014

QC Students Create Art from Trash

By Brittany Marrieta

QC Students Divert Trash from Local Landfills, Create Work of Art for their School

Project Made Possible by Grant from Waste Commission of Scott County

Plastic bottle caps are one of the top 10 items found during marine debris clean-ups and are the second most littered item after cigarette butts. Thanks to a grant from the Waste Commission of Scott County, Rivermont Collegiate students in Bettendorf are doing something about that!

Rivermont students in Kindergarten through 12th Grade, under the direction of Visual Art Teacher Colleen Tomlinson, have created a 6' x 8' Collaborative Bottle Cap Mural, which will be displayed at the school. Over 2,300 plastic caps were repurposed in the mural and diverted from local landfills!  The project was made possible by an educational grant from the Waste Commission of Scott County.

The collaborative project took place from August 2013 through April 2014. As the entire Rivermont Community (students, parents, faculty, and staff) collected plastic bottle caps (pop bottles, laundry detergent, yogurt cups, shampoo bottles, etc.) students saw firsthand how quickly small items of trash accumulate, even within a small school community. At the same time, students explored how artists use trash as a medium to encourage environmental awareness and change. From graphing the variety of bottle cap colors collected to studying contemporary artists who repurpose trash, the project not only spanned Kindergarten through 12th Grade, but also across disciplines.

The mural theme was inspired by Regionalism and Midwest landscapes created by Grant Wood. It will be permanently displayed at Rivermont. In fact, students have enough leftover bottle caps that they have started a second mural!

For additional information, contact:  Brittany Marietta - Rivermont Collegiate - (563) 359-1366 ext. 308 or marietta@rvmt.org

16 May 2014

SCOTT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TENTATIVE AGENDA May 19 - 23, 2014

By Renee Luze-Johnson
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Committee of the Whole - 8:00 am
Board Room, 1st Floor, Administrative Center
1. Roll Call: Sunderbruch, Cusack, Earnhardt, Hancock, Minard
Presentation
2. Discussion with DHS Targeted Case Management ....8:00 a.m.
Facilities & Economic Development
3. Temporary road closures for the Quad City Air Show. (Item 3)
4. Temporary road closures for the Quad City Triathlon. (Item 4)
5. Bid for ice and snow control salt from the IDOT letting. (Item 5)
6. Request for abatement of taxes and special assessments on County tax deed
properties. (Item 6)
Health & Community Services
7. Tax suspension request. (Item 7)
8. Discussion of In-Home Detention Program Proposal. (Item 8)
Finance & Intergovernmental
9. Purchase of Citrix Maintenance and Support. (Item 9)
10. Assessment year 2013 Business Property Tax Credit Applications, as recommended
for allowance and disallowance by the Davenport City Assessor and the Scott County
Assessor. (Item 10)
11. Request for tax abatement by the City of Davenport. (Item 11)
12. Appointment of Honkamp Krueger & Co, P.C. to conduct the annual audit for the
Rhythm City Casino, LLC. (Item 12)
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13. Beer/liquor licenses for Locust Mart, Dixon Memorial Park and Perfect Value Liquor
Mart, and cigarette/tobacco permits for Casey's General Store #1068, Davenport
Country Club, and Mt. Joy BP/Amoco.
Other Items of Interest
14. Adjourned.
Moved by _____ Seconded by _____
Ayes
Nays
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Regular Board Meeting - 5:00 pm
Board Room, 1st Floor, Administrative Center

16 May 2014

Supreme Court Approves Grants to Support Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Iowans

By Iowa Judicial Branch

Des Moines, May 15, 2014–The Iowa Supreme Court has approved more than $282,000 in grants to non-profit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to fifteen different organizations throughout Iowa. The grants are funded by the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account (IOLTA) program. With this year's grants, the supreme court has awarded more than $24 million in IOLTA grants since the program began on July 1, 1985.

"These grants help low-income and elderly Iowans with serious civil problems have their day in court or obtain advice or the relief they need," Chief Justice Mark Cady said. "Many of these grants go to statewide projects, but others target specific communities from Sioux City to Davenport and from Mason City to Centerville. Without these grants, many Iowans would never find relief from domestic abuse, fraud and other injustices."

IOLTA grant funds are generated entirely from interest earned on certain pooled trust accounts held by Iowa lawyers. Lawyers practicing law in Iowa are required by court order to deposit clients' funds the lawyers hold in interest-bearing accounts. When the funds involved are so small in amount or held for such a brief period of time that it is not possible for the funds to economically benefit the individual client, court rules require that lawyers deposit the funds in pooled interest-bearing trust accounts.

The IOLTA program is managed by a seven-member commission that reviews grant applications and then makes award recommendations to the supreme court. In the 29-year history of the IOLTA program, the supreme court has awarded most of the grants to organizations that assist low-income Iowans with civil legal problems such as divorce, domestic abuse, unsafe housing, and illegal evictions. The court has also presented grants to law-related education projects. IOLTA grants do not support criminal legal defense.

The following grants will be awarded for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015:

Iowa Legal Aid (Des Moines)–$121,530.00

For legal staff in Iowa Legal Aid regional offices for an established program of civil case assistance to low-income Iowans (service area: statewide).

HELP Through Education and Law Program, Inc. (Davenport)–$21,090.00

For legal staff to offer civil legal assistance to indigent and elderly persons, particularly in the areas of domestic relations, community legal education, service to the institutionalized elderly and domestic abused, and administrative advocacy (service area: Scott and Clinton counties).

Muscatine Legal Services–$6,755.00

For legal staff to maintain an existing program of civil legal assistance to low-income residents (service area: Muscatine County).

Legal Aid Society of Story County (Nevada)–$8,270.00

For legal staff support to offset demand for legal assistance for low-income persons (service area: Story County).

Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (Des Moines)–$30,920.00

For staff for volunteer lawyer referral service in Polk County serving the low-income community (service area: Polk County),.

Sioux County Low Fee Panel, Sioux County Bar Association (Sioux Center)–$1,860.00

Funds civil legal assistance for economically disadvantaged individuals in the Sioux County area (service area: Sioux County).

The Iowa State Bar Association Public Service Project (Des Moines)–$31,330.00

For staff and technical support to increase the participation of attorneys in existing volunteer lawyer projects for indigent Iowans and provide assistance to legal service agencies (service area: statewide).

Civil Legal Assistance Fund, Second Judicial District (Mason City)–$5,900.00

Funds civil legal assistance to low-income fathers, mothers, or children involved in dissolution of marriage or modification cases in which other legal assistance is not available (service area: Second Judicial District).

Know Your Constitution Committee of the Young Lawyers Division, The Iowa State Bar Association (Des Moines)–$2,180.00

Funds for the Know Your Constitution Program, which provides education to Iowa high school students about the United States Constitution (service area: statewide).

Clinical Law Program, Drake University Law School Legal Clinic (Des Moines)–$8,600.00

Funds to continue the Poverty Law Internship Program, a clinical law program in which upper level law students intern with legal service providers throughout the state (service area: statewide).

Iowa Legal Aid (Des Moines)–$20,670.00

For legal staff support to continue the Legal Hotline for Older Iowans (service area: statewide).

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Des Moines)–$5,200.00

Funds law-related education and attorney training specific to the issues of sexual assault on Iowa youth (service area: statewide).

Iowa Justice For Our Neighbors (Des Moines)–$5,900.00

Funds legal services to low-income immigrants involved in removal proceedings or other immigration-law matters (service area: statewide).

Kids First Law Center (Cedar Rapids)–$3,130.00

Funds legal services to children in high-conflict divorce and custody cases when their parents cannot afford counsel[for them (service area: Linn and Johnson counties).

Centerville Community Betterment (Centerville)–$2,950.00

Funds civil legal assistance for economically disadvantaged individuals in the Appanoose County and Monroe County areas (Service area: Appanoose and Monroe counties).

Civil Legal Assistance Fund, Third Judicial District (Sioux City)–$5,900.00

Funds civil legal assistance to low-income fathers, mothers, or children involved in dissolution of marriage or modification cases in which other legal assistance is not available (service area: Third Judicial District).

For further information contact:

Office of Professional Regulation

Judicial Branch Building

1111 East Court Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50319

Telephone: (515) 725-8029

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