SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
LeClaire has once again won the Outstanding Community Award as of October 19, 2016, at the Iowa Tourism Conference held in the Quad Cities!
CHAMBER NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER ISSUE!
Deadline for ads, Wednesday, November 9, 5:00 p.m.! The December 2016 LeClaire Chamber Newsletter will go out before Christmas In LeClaire! 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 House of Print for you. Low cost assistance in developing an advertisement is available through House of Print. Chamber Members - Get the word out about your business or events and be ready for THE HOLIDAYS!!
CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS – EVERYONE WELCOME!
November 8th – noon - Hungry Hobo
December 13th – noon - Riverview Roadhouse
CALENDAR
Through October 31st: Isabel Bloom - Receive 30% off our 3 beautiful Gourds. Stop by and sign up for emails to find out about other in-store and web specials coming up.
October 28th - Central Dewitt Performing Arts Center - Terry Lee Goffee Presents The Ultimate Tribute to Johnny Cash in an unforgettable performance of the best of Johnny Cash. 7:00pm. $20 Adults, $5 Students. Tickets available online at www.cd-pac.org, DeWitt City Hall or at the door one hour before showtime.
October 29th – Witches’ Walk and Costume Parade. Free Family Fun on the Levee in LeClaire, Iowa! Registration for the Witches’ Walk & Costume Parade begins at 11:30am. Parade starts at 1pm. Enter to have your costume judged or just join the parade. There will be kids' activities before the parade and candy and "Trunk or Treat" during the parade with downtown businesses handing out candy. Rain date is November 5. This is a free event, but please bring a canned good for the local food pantry. To pre-register, go to: www.visitleclaire.com/witches-
October 29th - Be on the lookout for a new Blue Iguana & Great River feature beer! Pints & Schooners will be $1 off!
October 30th-November 3rd - Dwellings will be closed for transforming the store to holiday. We will reopen on Friday November 4th. See you then!
October 30th – Pancake Breakfast/Fundraiser - LeClaire Fire Station, 201 N. 15th Street. Sgt Leevon Ritter, local soldier and Pleasant Valley High school graduate who died May 22, 2012, will be one of only 60 organ donors honored on the Donate Life Parade float in the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade. Sgt Ritter’s family will be traveling to Pasadena December 28-January 3 to meet with other donor families, recipients and living donors. Funds raised will help with airfare, hotel and general event expenses. Any additional monies raised will go to help other donor families who have also been selected to honor their loved ones. For more information about the float and parade. http://www.donatelifefloat.org
November 1st –Soups are back at Blue Iguana with a new feature weekly! 1st weeks soup is Crème Pablano Pork.
November 1st & 2nd - Blue Iguana is celebrating Dia de los Muertos! We’ll have $6 chicken taco baskets, $7 steak taco baskets and $3 margaritas! You’ll also want to check out our new Day of the Dead t-shirts, $20 each.
November 4th – First Friday in LeClaire
November 4th – Blue Iguana – First Friday – Margarita’s on Special! $3/small, $5/large
November 5th - Prime Rib Saturday at Steventons! The first Saturday of every month, Chef Juan prepares a specially seasoned, slow roasted prime rib served in its natural juices.
November 3-13. Isabel Bloom - Great Gift Givers Week! Donna Young will be signing sculptures at the Le Claire showroom on Nov. 4th from 5-7pm. Receive a free special ornament with every $50 purchase, enter to win Daily & Grand Prize Drawings, sign up for guided tours and "Make and Take" sessions! See a store associate for details.
November 12th - 12th Annual Harvest Feast - Zion Lutheran Church – Princeton Everyone is welcome to join in sharing an evening of food, fun and fellowship 4:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. The menu features homemade beef stew, apple sauce, cold slaw and a variety of breads, desserts and drinks. The cost is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. Children under 5 are free. The beef served is the well-known Sawyer Beef raised by Norman and Neal Sawyer on their Princeton Farm. Holly Mangels, co-chairman, states that the evening is a fundraiser for all of Zion’s local, national and international missions. The Sunday School has just completed packing love boxes for 12 of our loved ones’ military members. The boxes contained necessities, treats and prayer books. The live auction starts at 6:00 P.M. There is always a wide variety of new items, party events, boat rides, dinner outings, sporting events and handmade jewelry. There will also be numerous items available for the silent auction. All adults are welcome to enjoy an evening of wine tasting. Zion Lutheran Church has served the local community for 165 years and is looking forward to continue serving for many years in the future.
November 12th - The Lion King - Interactive Movie at Riverside Church 6-8p.m. Your child will enjoy the actions, tasks, and snacks provided! Children 7 and older maybe dropped off but children 6 and under need a guardian to stay with them. Please contact April at 920-287-8851 with any questions.
November 19th -Trivia Night in LeClaire at the LeClaire Civic Center 127 S. Cody Road 7p.m. Benefits the LeClaire Christmas decoration fund. Tables of 8; $10 per person. Mulligans and refreshments available for purchase. Participants may bring snacks, wine, beer and soft drinks. Doors open at 6:30pm; Trivia starts at 7pm. Door prizes; 50-50 raffle. Call or email in your reservation now to Debbie, 563-349-4403, smith5grand@gmail.com
November 21st - Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center - The Hunts 7:00pm. $15 Adults, $5 Students. Tickets available online atwww.cd-pac.org, DeWitt City Hall, or at the door one hour before showtime. An indie-folk band from the southlands of Chesapeake, Virginia, these seven brothers and sisters ranging from ages 16 to 24, have a passion for creating compelling music. Their songs have landed them on Starbucks playlist and a National Milk-Bone Dog television commercial ad. Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center 519 E. 11th Street DeWitt, IA 563.249.8541
November 24th – Blue Iguana closed for Thanksgiving
November 26th – Small Business Saturday – Support Local Small Businesses!
November 28th – Blue Iguana - Cyber Monday is also Margarita Monday! $3/Small & $5/Large
SAVE THE DATE!
December 2nd-4th – Christmas in LeClaire - Looking for Strolling Santas and Other Characters for Christmas in LeClaire! Volunteers for Friday evening after 4 p.m. Sat. from 11 until 7pm and Sunday from 12 noon until 3pm. Great Costumes and goodies to pass out provided! Just bring your Holiday Spirit and Smile to show everyone our community’s spirit and zest for fun! Call Kim and leave message - 563-289-5699. 4 to 6 women and 8 to 12 men needed for short shifts and longer periods to stroll and be on the trolley!
January 28th, 2017 – LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner – Steventon’s
FYI
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.
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Steventon’s – Prime Rib the first Saturday of every month!
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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 i
Pick up the 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 5
SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND
Ten Scholarships Now Available. Ascentra Scholarship Competition offers $10,000 in Scholarships. Ascentra Credit Union is dedicated to creating opportunities for members to pay for higher education in the form of the Ascentra Credit Union Scholarship Competition. The competition is now underway with a total of $10,000 in scholarships available to Ascentra members planning to further their education starting the 2017 – 2018 school year. The ten scholarships are awarded to students as follows: Five $1,000 scholarships for high school students planning to enter college. Five $1,000 scholarships for members age 19 or over, considered non-traditional or continuing education students. The scholarship entrants will be judged on a 500-word essay on the topic, “How do credit unions distinguish themselves from other financial institutions?” All entries are judged on their essay, resume, awards, extracurricular activities, volunteer services and work experience. Deadline for the Ascentra Scholarship Competition is March 1, 2017. Applications and official rules may be picked up at any of our branches or found online at www.ascentra.org/scholarships. There members can find information on other scholarships.
Milestones Cafe, at the First Presbyterian Church, LeClaire, is looking for people to join them for lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Eating at church, at the “Milestones Café” provides a social opportunity, a nutritious meal at an affordable price, a good reason to get out of the house and a break from cooking! Cost: for 60+ years of age, suggested donation is $3.50. For those under 60, cost is $8.50. If you are interested, call 855-410-6222, to RSVP for one or more meals. Additionally Milestones delivers meals to homebound seniors. Call the same number for that service.
PROPERTY LISTINGS
Retail space for rent in downtown LeClaire 106 South Cody Road; will be available on October 31, 2016. The building (800 sq. ft.) is between Zaruba's & Aunt Hattie's. Get more information at Aunt Hattie’s. 563-289-2228
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Do you have Residential or Commercial property available? Please contact the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, leclairechamber@gmai
LECLAIRE EVENTS COMING UP!
October 29 – Witches’ Walk
October 31 – Trick or Treating in LeClaire - 6-8p.m.
November 4 - First Friday
November 26 – Small Business Saturday
December 2 – First Friday
December 3 – First Saturday
December 2-4 – Christmas in LeClaire
December 3 – Ugly Christmas Sweater 5kRun/Walk
