SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!
2nd Annual Christmas Decorating Contest!
All LeClaire businesses were invited to decorate for the Holidays! Many of you did, and you look Awesome!! Those that decorated were judged on Small Business Saturday, November 26th. Sponsored by the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, the winners were awarded LeClaire Chamber Bucks as prizes - $100/first, $70/second, $30/third. And, the winners are:
First Place: The Artswork
Second Place: Finch & Field/Bela
Third Place: Unique Creations & Sassy Pants Boutique
Congratulations to the winners, and THANK YOU to all who decorated, showing your LeClaire Holiday and Christmas Spirit!
The LeClaire Chamber Quarterly Newsletter has been delivered to all homes and businesses in the 52753 zipcode area and is available online at www.LeClaireChamber.com
CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS – EVERYONE WELCOME!
December 13th – noon - Riverview Roadhouse
CALENDAR
Now thru January 8th – Enright’s LeClaire Super Wash Annual Holiday Promotion! Automatic car wash tokens on sale 4 for $18 – each token a $7.00 value! Tokens may be purchased with cash, by check or credit card, and they make Great Holiday Gifts! Sign up to win carwashes and the “Blue Super Wash Wagon”. Weekly winners posted on our reader board. Attendants on duty 9-11a.m. Monday-Friday and 9am-3pm on weekends. Attendants’ hours are subject to weather
December 2nd-4th - Christmas in LeClaire - Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 10am-4pm.
Friday, December 2nd:
10am-8pm – Crafts, Silent Auction & Bake Sale – Civic Center
10am-5pm – Cookie Walk, Lunch & Vendors – Masonic Lodge
10am-8pm – Bake Sale & Family Activities – Riverside Foursquare Church
5:30-8pm – First Friday – Mississippi River Distilling Company
5:30-8pm – Strolling Santas
Saturday, December 3rd:
8-10am – Breakfast with Santa – Happy Joe’s
10am-8pm – Crafts, Silent Auction & Bake Sale – Civic Center
10am-5pm – Cookie Walk, Lunch & Vendors – Masonic Lodge
10am – Ugly Christmas Sweater Run – 323 S. 2nd Street
10am-2pm – A Night in Bethlehem (Activities for Kids) – Masonic Lodge, 2nd Floor
10am-12pm – Strolling Santas
12-3pm – WQAD Selfie Set – Mississippi River Distilling Company
2-4pm – Strolling Santas
10am-4pm – Chains Saw Carver & Wooden Shoe Maker – Civic Center Parking Lot
11am-7pm – Free Trolley Rides
5:30-8pm – First Saturday – Mississippi River Distilling Company
Sunday, December 4th:
10am-4pm – Crafts, Silent Auction & Bake Sale – Civic (Bidding ends at 2pm)
10am-4pm – Charcoal Artist Danielle Clark – Civic Center
11am-4pm – Free Trolley Rides
11am-4pm – Santa’s Gift Shop – Civic Center Parking Lot
1-3pm – Strolling Santas
Great Shopping and Dining at our Unique Shops and Restaurants all Weekend!
December 2nd - 5:30-8pm: First Friday in downtown LeClaire, IA. Enjoy fun, food, live music, and shopping in downtown LeClaire!
Mississippi River Distilling Co. is open until 8pm.
Enjoy live music at Faithful Pilot.
Sip on a micro-brew with a great river view at Green Tree Brewery.
Shops open late and food and drink specials at bars and restaurants.
December 2nd-4th – Blue Iguana - Stop in for our $4 festive cocktail special.
December 2nd-4th – Letty’s Flirty Flowers & Design – Red Carpet Event Decorated store front, light snacks and beverages, 25% off Christmas Décor! Letty’s now has fresh flowers for pick-up and delivery!
December 3rd - NEW - Christmas in LeClaire Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K Run/Walk. 10a.m. Starting line is at Blackhawk Bank & Trust (2nd St. & Davenport St.) 3.1 Mile family-friendly run or walk; pets on a leash and strollers are welcome. Packet Pick-Up is Friday, December 2 from 5pm-8pm at Snap Fitness in LeClaire. After-Race Party will immediately follow the race. Registration is $30 at Get Me Registered: https://secure.getmeregistered
December 3rd - First Saturday in downtown LeClaire. Enjoy fun, food, live music, and shopping in downtown LeClaire! 5:30-8p.m.
Mississippi River Distilling Co. is open until 8pm.
Enjoy live music at Faithful Pilot.
Sip on a micro-brew with a great river view at Green Tree Brewery.
Shops open late and food and drink specials at bars and restaurants
December 3rd- Prime Rib Saturday at Steventon’s and Chef Juan does it best!
December 3rd - Star Gifts for Kids/Honor Sgt Leevon Ritter Trivia Night at the LeClaire Fire Station, 201 N. 15th St. Doors open at 5:45pm; trivia starts at 6:30pm. 8 people per team, $10 per person. Door prizes and raffles, all for two GREAT causes. Star Gifts for Kids buys Christmas presents for kids in LeClaire, Princeton, and Pleasant Valley. Honoring Leevon Ritter will help pay for Leevon's family to travel to California to attend the Rose Bowl Parade. Leevon will be honored on the Organ Donor Float. Please contact Barry right away to reserve your table - 563-949-6969.
December 8th - Wine with Friends at the Faithful Pilot 6p.m. Bring your favorite bottle to share with everyone with no corkage fee. 563-289-4156
December 13th – LeClaire Chamber Networking Event - Riverview Roadhouse – noon – lunch – Everyone Welcome!
December 15th - Faithful Pilot 4 Course Wine Dinner $60 per person; 6pm cocktails, 6:30pm start. 563-289-4156
December 16th – Blue Iguana - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Join in our celebration and wear your most festive holiday outfit!
December 18th - All Church and Friends Potluck and Gathering to Bless Pastor Pat Halverson’s retirement will follow her last Sunday at Our Savior Presbyterian Church 22530 240th Ave, LeClaire, 52753. About 11a.m. Also, we hope to honor Pastor Pat with a “shower of cards” to take with her! Please bring cards on the 18th or mail to OSPC.
December 18th - Wine Tasting at Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits 3-5p.m. 15 Wines $15. 563-289-4156
December 20th – Blue Iguana - National Sangria Day! Stop in and enjoy $4 pints & $14 pitchers.
December 23rd – 129 – Live Music – Bobby Ray Bunch 8-11p.m.
December 24th-25th – Blue Iguana – Closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
December 25th – Steventon’s Closed Christmas Day
December 30th - Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits 4 Course Menu $75 per person, $25 Wine Flight
December 31st - Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits New Year's Eve 2 Seatings 6pm and 8:30pm; 4 Courses $75 per person; $25 Wine Flight.
December 31st – Steventon’s New Year’s Party “North of 40 will be with us again to help ring in the New Year! We’ll also have safe rides home for those who need it. Call for tickets. 563.289.3600
December 31st – Blue Iguana – Closes at 5p.m. for New Year’s Eve
SAVE THE DATE!
January 1st – Blue Iguana Closed New Year's Day
January 1st – Steventon’s Closed New Year’s Day
January 14th-15th – Be A Tourist in Your Own Backyard – LeClaire
January 15th – LeClaire Eagle Day
January 15th – Taste of LeClaire
January 28th – LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner – Steventon’s
FYI
LeClaire Chamber Bucks make great Holiday Gifts! LeClaire Chamber Bucks is a certificate program sponsored by your LeClaire Chamber of Commerce that promotes spending at participating local LeClaire Chamber Businesses who support our community. LeClaire Chamber bucks can be purchased by anyone, for anyone and are available at three convenient locations:
Blackhawk Bank & Trust - 323 South 2nd Street, LeClaire, Iowa
First Central State Bank - 1291 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire, Iowa
Ascentra Credit Union - 949 Mississippi View Court, LeClaire, Iowa
Also available to purchase online through PayPal at www.LeClaireChamber.com
LeClaire Chamber bucks are available in increments of $10.00 and have an expiration date of five years from the date of purchase and are redeemable for purchases only at participating LeClaire Chamber businesses. Visit our Member Directory page www.LeClaireChamber.com for an updated list of all LeClaire Chamber of Commerce businesses.
Businesses redeeming LeClaire Chamber Bucks:
LeClaire Chamber Bucks can only be accepted by LeClaire Chamber member businesses. Each certificate is valued at $10.00. Purchases below this amount should be accepted with change given back for the difference. The expiration date is five years from the date of purchase. This date will be clearly stamped on the certificate. This expiration will be enforced and expired certificates will not be accepted. Certificates should be treated in the same manner as checks and should be included with the redeeming Chamber businesses' regular bank or credit union deposits.
Special Holiday Hours:
Divine Dezigns by Laura Lee's holiday hours start on Friday, November 25 and are Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday 12-5pm; Friday-Saturday 10am-6pm (and open later during Christmas in LeClaire on December 2 & 3); Sunday 12-5pm.
Letty's Designs & Home Décor will have extended hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday thru the holidays (10:30am-6pm Friday and Saturday; 10:30am-5pm Sunday) and will be transforming the store the week of November 1 to all Christmas! Letty’s now has fresh flowers for pick-up and delivery!
Mississippi River Distilling Co. will be open until 6pm on Friday and Saturday starting on November 25 until December 23.
Go Fish Winter Hours and Dinner Features have started! Check out new menu online or LIKE us on Facebook for more info!
Bierstube has the NFL Ticket. Stop in for all the games and enjoy drink and food specials!
Football Season is here and Blue Iguana will have $2.50 Miller Lite & Coors Light cans during all NFL & College football games.
The Buffalo Bill Museum is open year round! Winter Hours start Sunday, November 6. Monday - Saturday 9am-4pm; Sunday 12-4pm.
Visit Libations Lane at Green Tree Brewery, Mississippi River Distilling Co., and Wide River Winery Tasting Room - all on Cody Road in downtown LeClaire. Visit each shop and be sure to pick up a punch card. Purchase a growler of beer, a bottle of spirits and a bottle of wine and get your card marked at each store. Then turn the card in at the last store for a free LeClaire Libations Lane pint glass! Glasses can be picked up at any of the three locations.http://www.mrdistill
Steventon’s – Prime Rib the first Saturday of every month!
Visit the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce website www.leclairec
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
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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!
December 2 – First Friday
December 3 – First Saturday
December 2-4 – Christmas in LeClaire
December 3 – Ugly Christmas Sweater 5kRun/Walk
January 14-15 – Be A Tourist in Your Own Backyard
January 15 – LeClaire Eagle Day
January 15- Taste of LeClaire
