IOWA CITY, IA (04/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Seven University of Iowa students have been recognized for reliability, quality of work initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of their contributions as student employees. They will be honored during an April 22 luncheon with UI President Sally Mason.

Dave Bein, a third-year student in mechanical engineering from Silvis, IL, received State of Iowa and UI campus student employee of the year honors. Beinhas worked with the UI College of Engineering's Center for Computer Aided Design and the Virtual Soldier Research lab since 2011, parlaying his personal experience as a U.S. Marine into his role as resident military advisor. He helped create more than 100 detailed 3D models of Marine Corps weapons and gear, a key component in the lab's successful bid for a contract to optimize the equipment loads soldiers carry. He's since expanded into avatar design, software testing, motion capture, and other elements that go into creating the world's most advanced virtual soldier, Santos. Bein has traveled to Quantico, Virginia, to meet with software end users and collect date for Marine equipment and procedures. He is liaison to program managers at the Quantico and coordinates much of the communication between the UI team and the base.

Dan Morse, a fourth-year student in English, computer science, and physics from Bettendorf, IA, received certificate of appreciation honors. Morseworks with Integrated Strategic Planning and Business Development in the Office of Physician Relations. He's applied knowledge from his computer science courses to improve efficiency and accuracy on the job, helping colleagues manage contact information for some 20,000 doctors who refer patients to the UI, and reducing hands-on time from hundreds of hours to a matter of minutes.

The National Student Employment Association establishes criteria for the UI awards, which are presented every spring.

SEWARD, NE (04/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Music will fill the air this spring as four ensembles from Concordia University, Nebraska perform end-of-the-semester concerts: Male Chorus, Women's Chorale, University Concert Band and Brass Ensemble.

Students from the local and surrounding areas performing in the concerts include :

Joelle Meyer, junior, Davenport Iowa, singing soprano II in Women's Chorale

On Sunday, April 27, the Male Chorus and Women's Chorale will perform a 4 p.m. concert at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward. On Monday, April 28, the University Concert Band and Brass Ensemble will hold a 7 p.m. performance at St. John Lutheran Church, also in Seward. All concerts are open to the public at no charge.

The Male Chorus and Women's Chorale will sing a variety of individual pieces as well as a few combined vocal selections. Among these will be a composition by Concordia senior Paul Gaschler. The song is based on the hymn text, "Jesus, Lead Thou On."

"It is a beautiful congregational song based on a chant melody, which Paul composed. This will be the premier of this new piece," Director of the Male Chorus Dr. Kurt von Kampen said.

The Concert Band includes Concordia students and faculty, as well as residents from Seward and surrounding areas. The band performs both sacred and traditional band repertoire and is conducted by Professor of Music Andrew Schultz.

The Brass Ensemble performs at chapel, festival services and local churches. Conducted by Adjunct Music Instructor Dr. Wendy Schultz, the ensemble plays a broad range of styles and music suitable for worship services.

About Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Neb. that currently serves over 2,100 students. Concordia offers more than 50 professional and liberal arts programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.

Nova Singers, the region's premier professional vocal ensemble, is currently scheduling auditions for the 2014-2015 season.

Singers with extensive choral experience and vocal training are invited to audition. Interested individuals may contact Nova Singers' founder and music director, Dr. Laura Lane, at 309-341-7229 or llane@knox.edu for more information or to schedule an audition.

The award winning Nova Singers have remained committed to the highest artistic standards since their founding in 1986. The ensemble has performed throughout the Midwest, as well as at state, regional, and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association.

Each year Nova presents an eight-concert season of outstanding choral music in Galesburg and the Quad Cities. Nova Singers has also released eight professional recordings.

ROCK ISLAND, IL (04/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Augustana College announced 858 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

From your area:

April Anderson, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Anderson is a senior at Augustana majoring in Asian studies.

Hiba Ansari, from Clinton, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Ansari is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-international business.

Christopher Atha, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Atha is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-management and accounting.

Jessica Bacon, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Bacon is a senior at Augustana majoring in elementary education.

Adam Bengfort, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Bengfort is a senior at Augustana majoring in engineering physics and applied mathematics.

Amelia Beveroth, from Sterling, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Beveroth is a senior at Augustana majoring in elementary education.

Andrew Beveroth, from Sterling, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Beveroth is a junior at Augustana majoring in history and accounting.

Allison Brown, from Milan, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Brown is a senior at Augustana majoring in language arts/English education.

Samantha Bull, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Bull is a senior at Augustana majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

Jason Byro, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Byro is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology.

Katherine Chojnacki, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Chojnacki is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology.

David Cook, from Silvis, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Cook is a senior at Augustana majoring in history.

Tyler Cowherd, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Cowherd is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-finance and accounting.

Rosa De La Torre, from Rock Falls, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. De La Torre is a junior at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine and biology.

Katelin Durham, from Sterling, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Durham is a junior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Tonnie Farwell, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Farwell is a senior at Augustana majoring in accounting.

Brenna German, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. German is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Lizandra Gomez-Ramirez, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Gomez-Ramirez is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Emily Grooms, from Coal Valley, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Grooms is a freshman at Augustana majoring in psychology and art.

Christine Harb, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Harb is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Caitlin Henkel, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Henkel is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Taelar Hillyer, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Hillyer is a senior at Augustana majoring in language arts/English education.

Michael Hoover, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Hoover is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in political science.

Darshan Hullon, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Hullon is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Andrea Hult, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Hult is a junior at Augustana majoring in accounting and business administration-advising.

Jens Hurty, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Hurty is a senior at Augustana majoring in music education-vocal and music performance-voice.

Kayla Jackson, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Jackson is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Tyler James, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. James is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in graphic design and English.

Jillian Jespersen, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Jespersen is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Zoee Johnson, from Rock Falls, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Johnson is a junior at Augustana majoring in classics and philosophy.

Victoria Jones, from Rock Falls, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Jones is a junior at Augustana majoring in language arts/English education.

Katherine Karstens, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Karstens is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-finance and accounting.

Alyssa Kendell, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Kendell is a junior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Nicholas Kendell, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Kendell is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Sarah Kerres, from Taylor Ridge, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Kerres is a junior at Augustana majoring in accounting and business administration-finance.

Jacob Kilburg, from Goose Lake, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Kilburg is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Benjamin Knapper, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Knapper is a senior at Augustana majoring in applied mathematics and computer science.

Rebecca Knapper, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Knapper is a freshman at Augustana majoring in creative writing and English.

Kylie Koger, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Koger is a senior at Augustana majoring in classics and philosophy.

Elizabeth LaBotte, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. LaBotte is a junior at Augustana majoring in political science.

Jamie Lawrence, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Lawrence is a senior at Augustana majoring in language arts/English education.

Abigail Ledford, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Ledford is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Kera Linn, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Linn is a junior at Augustana majoring in biology.

Madison Logan, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Logan is a senior at Augustana majoring in communication sciences and disorders and psychology.

Makenzie Logan, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Logan is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in psychology and communication sciences and disorders.

Chad Martens, from Erie, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Martens is a junior at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine.

Eli McDonald, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. McDonald is a freshman at Augustana majoring in physics.

Samantha McGreer, from Illinois City, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. McGreer is a senior at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine and biochemistry.

Benjamin McKay, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. McKay is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Christopher McLaughlin, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. McLaughlin is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Irene Mekus, from East Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Mekus is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Chelsea Mentado, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Mentado is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Garrett Miner, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Miner is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in graphic design and business administration-advising.

Sean Mulholland, from Clinton, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Mulholland is a senior at Augustana majoring in applied mathematics and accounting.

Jean Bosco Munyengabe, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Munyengabe is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Sara Naftzger, from Albany, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Naftzger is a freshman at Augustana majoring in pre-music education-vocal.

Landon Neese, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Neese is a junior at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine.

Breann Nelson, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Nelson is a senior at Augustana majoring in psychology and sociology-social welfare.

Long Nguyen, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Nguyen is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in applied mathematics and economics.

Muna Omar, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Omar is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology.

Jenna Orabutt, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Orabutt is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-management.

Owen Pomije, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Pomije is a senior at Augustana majoring in computer science.

Layne Porembski, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Porembski is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in accounting.

Phillip Powell, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Powell is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in English.

Anna Rusch, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Rusch is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-marketing.

Abigail Ryser, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Ryser is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in biology.

Alan Sabat, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Sabat is a senior at Augustana majoring in geography.

Keith Sands, from Silvis, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Sands is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in mathematics and math education.

Ingrid Schneider, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Schneider is a senior at Augustana majoring in music general and psychology.

Austin Schoeck, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Schoeck is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in political science.

Breanna Schuetz, from Sterling, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Schuetz is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

Andrew Shearouse, from Coal Valley, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Shearouse is a senior at Augustana majoring in business administration-management information system and computer science.

Emma Shie, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Shie is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Malcolm Simon, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Simon is a senior at Augustana majoring in English.

Andrew Smith, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Smith is a senior at Augustana majoring in accounting and business administration-advising.

Cristina Stan, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Stan is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

Rosalie Starenko, from Rock Island, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Starenko is a senior at Augustana majoring in geography and Spanish.

Grant Stewart, from Sterling, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Stewart is a senior at Augustana majoring in elementary education.

Danya Tazyeen, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Tazyeen is a junior at Augustana majoring in graphic design and computer science.

Sergio Tekeli, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Tekeli is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine.

Emma Thompson, from Port Byron, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Thompson is a senior at Augustana majoring in psychology.

Jaykob Tisdale, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Tisdale is a senior at Augustana majoring in Spanish.

Will Tolmie, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Tolmie is a senior at Augustana majoring in accounting.

Samantha Tonn, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Tonn is a senior at Augustana majoring in religion.

Anthony TouVelle, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. TouVelle is a senior at Augustana majoring in German studies and international business.

Matthew Tuttle-Timm, from Moline, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Tuttle-Timm is a freshman at Augustana majoring in undecided.

Michael Warhank, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Warhank is a freshman at Augustana majoring in pre-medicine and business administration-advising.

Michelle Wells, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Wells is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology.

Haley West, from Rapids City, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. West is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in psychology and Spanish.

James Wiebler, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Wiebler is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology.

Shelby Womack, from Davenport, Iowa, was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Womack is a senior at Augustana majoring in biology.

Rong Zheng, from Silvis, Ill., was among the students named to winter term Dean's List. Zheng is a sophomore at Augustana majoring in biochemistry.

Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. The college is recognized for the innovative program Augie Choice, which provides each student up to $2,000 to pursue a high-impact learning experience such as study abroad, an internship or research with a professor. Current students and alumni include 149 Academic All-Americans, a Nobel laureate, 13 college presidents and other distinguished leaders. The college enrolls 2,500 students and is located along one of the world's most important waterways, the Mississippi River, in a community that reflects the diversity of the United States.

Dr. Delbert Disselhorst, Professor Emeritus of Organ at the University of Iowa, will be featured in concert on Sunday, May 4, at 4:00pm, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 13th Street, Moline, Illinois.  The program includes works by Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Helmut Walcha, Felix Mendelssohn, and J.S. Bach.

This concert is the opening program in a trio of organ recitals in 2014 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the dedication of Trinity's pipe organ.  Handcrafted by the Canadian firm of Casavant Frères, the organ was dedicated March 17, 1974.  Designed using principles of organ construction dating back four centuries, Trinity's Casavant organ resembles organs of Baroque Europe at the time of great organists such as Buxtehude, Sweelinck, and J.S. Bach.  The organ has 32 stops, comprised of 2050 pipes, spread over 3 keyboard divisions and pedal.  The Casavant opus 3200 organ at Trinity Lutheran Church was the first of its kind in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois and remains a premiere instrument for the presentation of music by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries.

Delbert Disselhorst holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Illinois, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan.  He was a recipient of a Fulbright grant in organ, studying with Helmut Walcha at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.  As a concert artist, Disselhorst has performed nationally throughout the United States, and internationally in Canada, Europe, and Korea.

This 4:00pm concert is free, and Trinity Lutheran Church invites the public to attend.

Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 1330 13th Street, Moline, Illinois.  For additional information contact the church at (309) 762-3624, or visit www.tlcmoline.org

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As you may be aware, the final St. Vincent's Center (SVC) Planned Institutional District (PID) application has been shared with the Neighborhood Relations Council, posted on the SVC website and submitted to the City of Davenport.
A meeting has been set to provide you an opportunity to hear about the final SVC development plan and to ask any remaining questions.
Tuesday, April 15
7 p.m.
Rogalski Center Third-Floor Ballroom
(the Rogalski Center is located at the corner of Ripley and Lombard streets, one block west of Harrison Street)
For more information, or to view the plan and accompanying documents online, go to www.sau.edu/svc. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing you on April 15.

PEORIA - APRIL 11, 2014. Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will visit the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria on Saturday to raise awareness about sexual violence and promote anti-domestic violence initiatives being championed by her office. The Center is among those who could see funds from an adult entertainment facility surcharge that went into effect this year.

"April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month but this issue demands our vigilance year round," said Simon. "One case of domestic violence or sexual assault is one too many. By opening virtual legal clinics, working with strong partners like the Center for Prevention and Abuse and passing victim's rights measures, we are taking a strong stand."

Simon worked with Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D- Olympia Fields) and rape crisis advocates to collect fees from adult entertainment facilities that permit alcohol and nudity. Strip clubs remitted more than $350,000 to the state in 2013, and the funds are designed to fund grants to community-based sexual assault programs.

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) was first observed nationally in April 2001 with the goal of raising public awareness about sexual violence and educating communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. A recently published fact sheet by NSVRC notes that one in six boys and one in four girls will experience a sexual assault before the age 18.

"Lt. Governor Simon has been an important partner working to accomplish our center's mission of helping all people - women, men and children - to live free from violence and abuse," said Martha Herm, Executive Director of The Center for Prevention of Abuse. "We are happy to have her in Peoria and thankful for her continued support."

While in Peoria, Simon will announce the expansion of the Virtual Legal Clinic to domestic violence agencies in Danville and Charleston in the coming weeks. The Virtual Legal Clinic provides free, legal consultation to domestic violence survivors on matters including divorce, maintenance and marital property, child custody and visitation, debt, bankruptcy and other legal matters. The Virtual Legal Clinic will now serve survivors in 18 counties. Simon worked with the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence to pilot the state's first Virtual Legal Clinic for domestic violence survivors in December 2011 at the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria.

Simon also recently applauded the General Assembly for its efforts this week to create meaningful and enforceable rights for crime victims by passing House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 1 on Thursday. The constitutional amendment will appear on the November ballot and, if approved by voters, would provide victims a voice during the judicial process and more enforceable rights. Under the proposed amendment, victims would be notified before court rulings to access any of their  records; allowed to be heard at various court proceedings involving release decisions, pleas or sentencing; and have their safety considered during bail decisions, the release of the defendant, and the setting of conditions for release after arrest and conviction.

Simon has been a tireless advocate for victims of domestic violence. As an Assistant State's Attorney in Jackson County, she prosecuted domestic violence cases, and as professor at Southern Illinois University's School of Law, she helped launch a domestic violence clinic to train law students and to serve clients at no cost. Lt. Governor Simon will continue working to develop tools and resources for survivors and families affected by domestic violence.

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CALENDAR

Beginning April 1st - Interiors by the Sewing Room "Celebration of Light Savings Event" offering a Rebate promotion on select Hunter Douglas shades. Give your windows a fresh look and save some money along the way. Call 309-755-0045, or stop in for details!

April 1st - 12th - Expressions In Threads Celebrates Expansion and 10th Anniversary Grand Reopening! Special Sales all days!

April 5th-12th LeClaire Community Library - Money Smart Week - "Dash for the Stash" The DASH for the Stash will be Scavenger hunt played at nearly 100 libraries and other locations across the state. The statewide winner will be awarded $1,000 to open or add to a retirement investment account. Stop by or call the Library for more information!

April 12th - Dahl Ford's 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt! 11am-2pm. Easter Bunny, Bounce House, Face Painting and more. Three different hunts for (1-2 yrs old, inside) (3-5 years old) and (6-12 years old). Rain or shine, no rain date. Admission is non perishable food item to be donated to the Riverbend Food Bank. Please bring no more than two (2) adults per child.

April 15th - LeClaire Community Library Children's Local Author Jill Esbaum will be visiting the library as part of our celebration for National Library Week! Jill will read one of her own books at 6:30pm and will talk about the importance of reading and writing. She will stay after to answer any questions and sign books.

April 19th - Trivia Night in LeClaire - Benefits Buffalo Bill Museum. LeClaire Civic Club. Doors open 6:30pm; game starts 7pm. $10 per person.  Bring your own, or purchase refreshments.  Brisket dinner also available for purchase. See www.LeClaireCivicClub.org for details and to register!

April 20th - Easter Sunday - First Presbyterian Church, LeClaire Two worship times, 8 and 10a.m. Free Easter Breakfast at 9a.m.

April 20th - Bier Stube - Easter Sunday Breakfast - 8-11a.m. Great menu, bottomless Bloody Mary's and Mimosas available. Make reservations today!

April 20th - Faithful Pilot - Easter Brunch 2 seatings, 10:00 & 12:30 - 3 course brunch for $30.00.  No coupons, or gift certificates valid.

April 21st - Economic Development Meeting LeClaire City Hall - 8-9:30 a.m.

April 23rd - LeClaire Community Library - Estate Planning with Community Foundation of the Great River Bend 6pm. This event is free and open to anyone in the community.

April 25th - Masonic Center LeClaire - Taco Bar 6:30-7:30 proceeds to BSA Venture Crew 212

April 26th - "Country Breakfast" Masonic Center LeClaire - 8 a.m. - noon. Biscuits and Gravy, eggs and sausage, pancakes & coffee. Donation of $7.00 for adults, $3.50 for kids under 12. Sponsored by Silver Creek Order of the Eastern Star of LeClaire. Everyone is welcome!

Save the Date

May 2nd - First Friday in LeClaire

May 2nd-3rd - French Market Days

Friday, May 2nd

Book Sale at LeClaire Community Library

*2-3pm: Piano Roll Banner Class includes supplies and refreshments.

*5:30pm: Book Page Wreath Class includes supplies and refreshments.

5:30-8pm: First Friday including Mississippi River Distilling Co.'s tour, food and drink sampling and live music in the courtyard at Wide River Winery, and much more!

10% discount at LeClaire hotels with breakfast included. Rest and refresh for Saturday's shopping and special classes.

Saturday, May 3rd

Mother's Day Shopping Specials

*9am-noon: Cookie decorating class. Learn to do professional cookie decorating and take some home! $35 at Medic EMS Community Room

10am-noon: Children's FREE "Tour de LeClaire" Big Wheel races on the Levee.

10am-4pm: French Flea Market on the Levee. Parking spaces full of treasures will be sold on the spot from the participants just like they do in Europe.

10am-4pm: Special art projects at Reusable Usables. Donations accepted.

3-6pm: LeClaire's Riverfront Farmer's Market includes fresh produce, artisan foods, and specialty snacks.

Book Sale at LeClaire Community Library - $1 bag day.

*Reservation and pre-payment required at www.visitleclaire.com For more information: www.visitleclaire.com

May 3rd - Our Lady of the River Catholic Church 3rd Annual Trivia Night 2800 216th Street Place, LeClaire, IA. Doors open at 6, trivia starts at 6:30. $10 per person. Drinks and Cinco de Mayo themed Food for sale. Participants may bring food and soda, beer or wine.  Ages 12 or older may play.  Door prizes, pay out to top 2 teams.  Proceeds will go to the Parish Hall Remodel Project.  Contact Janice at tjvrom@gmail.com or (563)289-3232 for table reservations and more information.

May 14th - Spring Concert at the LeClaire Community Library with 'Spiked Lobelia'. 6pm. Spiked Lobelia says they are both a prairie flower and a band, "Old time country/Irish/Bluegrass/eclectic goodness through & through". Bring a snack and friends for this fun family-friendly event in the brick courtyard outside the library, weather permitting. (Rain location is inside the library).

FYI

Dr. Lisa Arndt, Arndt Chiropractic Center, Inc., Bettendorf, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Iowa Chiropractic Society for a second term. In addition, Dr. Arndt received the Director of the Year award for her service during the 2013-2014 term.

LeClaire Bierstube - Karaoke - Every Friday Night from 9pm - 1am!

Riverbend Signworks just released the latest "Updater", all about wrapping!

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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.

Celebration Belle 2014 Cruising Season April 2nd - October 31st.  Make reservations online at www.celebrationbelle.com or call 1-800-297-0034

Buffalo Bill Museum archives are now open to the public for research on local and regional history, genealogies and more!

Mississippi River Distilling Company of LeClaire was recently recognized with 8 different awards at international tasting competitions including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition where Distillers and Importers submitted 1,474 spirits from 63 countries. River Rose Gin earned a gold medal, Cody Road Bourbon received a silver medal while Cody Road Rye Whiskey and River Pilot Vodka received bronze medals. The Beverage Tasting Institute in Chicago honored Cody Road Bourbon and Cody Road Rye with silver medals and River Rose Gin a bronze medal. At the February annual conference of the American Craft Distillers Association in Denver, MRDC's peers selected River Rose Gin as a bronze medal winner. Country Living Magazine selected Cody Road Bourbon as one of the magazine's favorite bourbons made outside of Kentucky.  Whisky Advocate Magazine featured the Cody Road Whiskies in their tasting notes and buying guide along with a feature on the distillery on the magazine's blog.

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

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

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.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire Sunday School each week for all ages at 9 am and worship at 10 am. Palm Sunday, April 13, 10 am worship. Maundy Thursday Worship with Communion on April 17, 7p.m. Tuesday, May 20 Women's Mini-retreat, 9:30 am to 12 noon, cost $6.Call Pastor Melody, 563-381-7777.

LeClaire Events Coming Up!

June 6-7 - City Wide Garage Sales

August - Tug Fest

October 12- Apple Fest

October - Witch's Walk

December - Christmas in LeClaire

(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad yesterday signed the following bill into law:

Senate File 2339: an Act relating to the administration of the redevelopment tax credits program by the Economic Development Authority and including applicability provisions.

A photo of the bill signing can be found here. The photo can be attributed to the Iowa Governor's Office.

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The Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle film screening and discussion series continues with the presentation of the 2012 documentary Freedom Riders on Monday, April 21st, 6:00 p.m. at the Moline Public Library (3210 41st Street).  Augustana College's Dr. Christopher Whitt will lead the discussion.  This event is free and no registration is required.

Attracting a diverse group of volunteers?black and white, young and old, male and female, secular and religious, northern and southern?the Freedom Rides of 1961 took the civil rights struggle out of the courtroom and onto the streets of the Jim Crow South. Freedom Riders tells the terrifying, moving, and suspenseful story of a time when white and black volunteers riding a bus into the Deep South risked being jailed, beaten, or killed, as white local and state authorities ignored or encouraged violent attacks. The film includes previously unseen amateur 8mm footage of the burning bus on which some Freedom Riders were temporarily trapped, taken by a local twelve-year-old and held as evidence since 1961 by the FBI.

A professor in the political science department of Augustana College since 2007, Dr. Christopher Whitt is one of the principal founders and contributing members of the school's Africana Studies program.  He received his M.A. and PhD from the University of Maryland, where he researched the impact of the racial wealth gap on Black political participation.  He currently teaches the course "Race, Wealth, and Inequality in American Politics" as well as courses on United States government, politics, and citizenship.

Created Equal is presented as part of the six-week series Created Equal and Changing America, which explores our nation's civil rights history through film, exhibition, and presentations.  More information can be found online at molinelibrary.com/createdequal, by visiting the library at 3210 41st Street, or by calling 309-524-2470.

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Changing America is presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Local support for Created Equal and Changing America has been provided by Friends of the Moline Public Library, WQPT, and The Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus/QCOnline.

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