DAVENPORT, Iowa - Journey of Hope will join the Davenport Parks & Rec and Davenport citizens for dinner and a Friendship Visit after 60 miles of cycling. Journey of Hope will cycle an average of 75 miles a day for people with disabilities. The team will enhance the lives of countless individuals with disabilities through grant funding and community events. Davenport is Kyle Gacke's hometown. He now attends University of Iowa and he will be a Junior this upcoming year!

What: Journey of Hope, organized by The Ability Experience, is a cycling trek that raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Every cyclist commits to raising at least $5,500 in order to take part in this event. Combine their individual efforts with corporate sponsorships, and the 2015 Journey of Hope teams will raise more than $550,000 for people with disabilities across the nation.

When: Wednesday, July 15, 5:00 p.m.

Where: Davenport Parks & Recreation Local Waterpark

Who: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity members from across the country.

Other Media Opportunities: July 16 - The team will join Sherrie Fischer and the Parks & Rec for a Friendship Visit at a local water park at 5:00 p.m.

AMANA, Iowa- Throwback Saturday is set for August 15, 2015 in the Amana Colonies and will feature over 80 Model A Vehicles as part of the festivities.  An entire street will be temporarily closed for part of the day as the Models A cars and trucks take over that section of the village.  The cars will be on display from approximately 10am to 3pm.

Along with the vintage vehicles there will be special foods available on the street including German style potato pancakes and some special entrees in the Amana Colonies' restaurants.  Many of the shops that sell ice cream will be offering specials on root beer floats, sundaes and adult ice cream drinks.

Additional special events for the day include music at the Visitor Center by the Blue Grass band "The Riverbottom Ramblers" from 2pm-4pm and that evening Millstream Brewery will feature live music and food in their beer garden.   The Old Creamery Theatre will perform the comedy "Shear Madness" at 7:30 on their main stage and White Cross Cellars will feature a food and wine pairing class at 6pm.

The numerous antique shops and galleries of the Amana Colonies will also be featured the entire weekend as each will offer a special display of vintage treasures.

For a complete list of upcoming activities and events visit www.amanacolonies.com or call 319.622.7622

WELCOME NEW MEMBER!

Hope Golick - Keller Williams Realtor 1225 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA. 52803. Licensed in Iowa and Illinois.  hopegolickrealtor@yahoo.com - 563-357-6145

CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENT!

July 14th - Blue Iguana - LeClaire - lunch, noon. Everyone Welcome!

CALENDAR

July 10th - Wide River Winery - Live Music in the Courtyard - Jordan Danielsen - 5-8p.m.

July 10th - Steventon's Sunset Concert on the Deck Live Music - The Acoustic Project - 6-9p.m.

July 11th - Bierstube - 1st Annual SWINGING FORE A CURE MS GOLF OUTING Proudly Sponsored by the BIERSTUBE. Registration and Sponsor forms available at both Bierstube locations.

July 11th - Princeton Garden Walk 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Benefit for Princeton Community Center. Home gardens open to the public. The walk will start and end at the Community Center, 428 South River Dr. Participants are invited to check in, buy a $5.00 ticket, pick up a map and an ice cold bottle of water to start tour. Each guest is invited to return to the center to enjoy refreshments and mark your ballot for your favorite garden. Representatives from Iowa State University Extension Office will be available for gardening questions and concerns.

July 14th - Chamber Networking - Blue Iguana - LeClaire - lunch, noon. Everyone Welcome!

July 16th - Expressions in Threads - The Farm Girl Vintage Block of the Month Class 10:30 am. Laura and Pam will present four blocks a month and discuss the techniques used to create them. Book, Farm Girl Vintage by Lori Holt - tutorials and project ideas! Call to reserve your spot - 563-289-1447.

July 17th - Wide River Winery - Live Music in the Courtyard - Pieces of Candy - 5-8p.m.

July 17th - Steventon's Sunset Concert on the Deck Live Music - Douglas and Tucker - 6-9p.m.

July 17th - "Hoppin' an Rockin' in the Parkin' Lot" at Zion Lutheran Church, 204 Great River Road, Princeton, 5:50 -- to 9:30 p.m. Lawn games, local youth bands and vocal numbers until 7:15, a pulled pork sandwich supper for $5.00 from 6:00 -- 7:30 p.m. and Old 57s (of Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly fame) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Performance is free.  There is something for everyone so please join us for some summer fun!  Princeton Community Center 428 S. River Drive, will be used if rainy weather.

July 18th - 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.

July 22nd - Princeton Community Center - An Afternoon of Euchre 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.

July 22nd - Steventons will be closed for a private party.

July 23rd - 25th - Expressions in Threads Fabriganza - Our largest sale of the year! LeClaire Civic Center. July 23rd - special pre-sale event. Admission $20.00, proceeds go to SERVHAITI. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6:00 PM with shopping at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. July 24th - sale is open to all 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM July 25th - sale is open to all from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Sale includes special fabric groupings at $6.00/yard, double wides at $10.00/yard and fabric from Moda, Quilting Ttreasures, Red Rooster, Benartex and more. Link to July calendar with the Fabriganza dates listed http://www.expressionsinthreads.com/module/events.htm?month=7&year=2015

July 24th - Wide River Winery - Live Music in the Courtyard - The Old 57's - 5-8p.m.

July 24th - Steventon's Sunset Concert on the Deck Live Music - Kerry & Rich Acoustic Duo - 6-9p.m.

July 27th - Economic Development Meeting City Hall - 8a.m.

July 31st - Ribbon Cutting - Abundant Health Chiropractic - Dr. Sinan Gocmen. Bettendorf. More information to come.

July 31st - Wide River Winery - Live Music in the Courtyard - H.C. Wallace - 5-8p.m.

July 31-Aug 2 - Princeton Days City Wide Activities!

July 31sty - FREE MOVIE NIGHT Zion Lutheran Church 204 Great River Road, Princeton - free lawn games and movie night for kids 7:00 -- 9:30 p.m. in conjunction with Princeton Days. Snacks and drinks will be provided while the children view the movie "Up". Join the fun while Mom and Dad spend time with friends on the River.

SAVE THE DATE

August 7th - First Friday in LeClaire

August 10th-11th - National Geographic Mississippi River Geotourism Community Outreach Meetings Jim Dion, Director of Tourism Projects, National Geographic Society, will return to the Quad Cities for a series of community outreach meetings, as a follow-up to the original meeting held here March 9-10. The community outreach meeting schedule follows:

Monday, Aug. 10, 5:30 p.m, LeClaire City Hall, 325 Wisconsin Street, LeClaire, Iowa

Tuesday, Aug. 11

8 a.m., Rogalski Center, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa

11 a.m., Bier Stube, 415 15th Street, Moline, Illinois

1:30 p.m., Establishment Theatre, 220 19th Street, Rock Island, Illinois

3:30 p.m., Isle Center, Isle Casino Complex, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa

Each meeting will last about 90 minutes and will inform local residents and businesses about the National Geographic Mississippi River Geotourism Project. Special emphasis will be given on participation in the project and adding content to the geotourism website. Residents are invited to nominate local businesses, landmarks, attractions, activities, events and local foods by November 1, 2015 at mississippiriver.natgeotourism.com The completed website is set to be launched in August 2016. To RSVP or for more information, contact: Joe Taylor at jtaylor@visitquadcities.com or (309) 736-6820

August 13th-15th - Tug Fest!

FYI

Zarubas will be closed for remodeling July 4th, reopening July 14th. We are so excited! We will be reopening with A new stylist to our salon, Anna Gimm.   She is coming from another local salon that recently closed. We do have one more chair open and looking for a nail tech to join our team.

American Pickers is looking for leads and would love to explore what you may have! They are on the hunt for interesting characters with interesting and unique items.  Some of what they look for: vintage bicycles, toys, unusual radios, movie memorabilia, advertising, military items, folk art, vintage musical equipment, vintage automotive items, early firefighting equipment, vintage clothing, pre-50's western gear. American Pickers is produced by Cineflix Productions for History. New episodes air Wednesdays at 9pm ET on History. If you have a large collection or want to refer someone to Mike and Frank, email: your name, number, address and description of the collection and photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com , or call 1-855-old-rust.

Kiddie Karrasel, LeClaire - We are enrolling for Fall Pre-K for 4 year olds. Must be four by September 15. Extended care option available. 563-289-3946 www.kiddiekarraselacademy.com

Reusable Usables - Every Sunday at 1:30 RU features "Re-purposed Sunday Art" with a new re-purposed project each week!

Isabel Bloom Their birds are back! Purchase two or more birds and save 10%. Save $30 on the complete set of seven! Save $10 on their Heart of America Isabel Bloom Green Tree Plaque. To help support their endowment fund, the Friends of the Library have partnered up with Isabel Bloom to create the Green Tree Wall Plaque, on sale for $24, with part of the proceeds going toward the LeClaire Community Library's endowment. If you are interested in purchasing one of these plaques, please contact Becky Pilger at bekpilg71@aol.com or find them at the Library. Those who make a $1000 donation or more to the Library's endowment will receive a complimentary plaque as a thank you for supporting the library. www.leclairelibrary.org

Expressions in Threads - The Row by Row Experience is a nationwide event that runs from June 21st through September 8th in which participating shops create a unique quilt row created by each, individual shop, based on a central theme, this year's them is water. Customers can travel to participating shops like Expressions in Threads and collect the row we've created, along with our shop's license plate, specially designed for the Row by Row event. For more information, go to: http://www.expressionsinthreads.com/module/events.htm?year=2015&month=Jun&day=22&eventId=803020

Reusable Usables is sponsoring a meet-up group. Please join - it's FREE! www.meetup.com/Quad-Cities-Creative-Reuse/ Quad Cities Creative Re-users is a community for anyone that shares a passion or would like to learn more about reusing and re-purposing materials such as: scraps, leftovers, castoffs, found, re-purposed or recycled materials that might otherwise end up in the landfills. Reusable Usables Creative Arts Center will host fun networking events and offer opportunities for members to teach classes. Their group will offer adult events, family events, and events for children. They'll incorporate green living, cooking and gardening as well. No experience necessary. You are welcome to join their community of green-minded, creative re-users. Come inspire, learn, share, create, and play!

Sweet Dreams Guest House has vacancies for spring and summer bookings, but is filling up fast! Call 563-289-1339 to reserve your overnight stay.

Congratulations to Wide River Winery's wine making team Dorothy O'Brien and Kyle Frahm for winning the double gold medal at this year's Tasters Guild International Wine Competition! 1600 evaluations of wine from 7 countries and 32 states/providences were conducted by 30 experienced judges. Thanks to all of our loyal customers for making Pursuit of Happiness our #1 selling wine! Also, now available - Not Guilty. Long awaited and much anticipated sherry, Not Guilty, is now available only at the tasting rooms in Clinton and LeClaire.

First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire - Coming this fall: "A Nite for Nepal!" Watch for more info.

Bierstube Now Hiring! Bar Tenders, Barbacks, Wait Staff, Hosts, Cooks! Seeking experienced, energetic team oriented restaurant professionals! Apply in person, 1001 Canal Shore Drive, LeClaire, or online Bier-stube.com

Bierstube -

Summer Kitchen Hours

Sunday- 7am-10pm

Monday- Thursday 10:30am-10pm

Friday- 10:30am-12am

Saturday- 7am-12am

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 - 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.

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. You will be contacted with confirmation of being included in the agenda. Board Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month, 8a.m. at LeClaire City Hall.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

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

The shop building with upstairs apt. at 123 S Cody is for sale. For information please call D.R. Peterson at 563-289-5958.

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!

July 11th - Cars and Coffee on the River

August 1st - Heartland British Auto Fest - LeClaire Levee

August 29th - Vettes on the River - LeClaire Levee

August 13-15 - Tug Fest

October 11 - LeClaire Apple Fest 11am to 4pm on the LeClaire Levee.  More to come!

CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS - EVERYONE WELCOME!

July 14th - Blue Iguana - Lunch - noon

August 11th - McDonald's - Breakfast - 8a.m.

September 8th - Steventon's - Evening Event - 5:30p.m.

The free event for ages 12 to 18 will be held at the Main Library building downtown, 401 19th Street.

Activities at the July 14 event include munching on Japanese snacks, learning how to write Japanese characters, and watching selections from Crunchyroll, a popular anime-streaming website. Many anime titles are based on Japanese comic books known as manga, including Attack on Titan, Blue Exorcist and Tokyo Ghoul.

The library's Every Hero Has a Story for children and Escape the Ordinary teen and adult reading contests run until July 18. The reading incentives and more than 60 free events for all ages help keep children, teens and adults active, productive and learning over the summer.

For more information about Rock Island Library services and programs, visit the library's online branch at www.rockislandlibrary.org, call 309-732-READ, or follow the library on Facebook or Twitter.

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Founded in 1872, the Rock Island Public Library provides resources to enhance personal achievement and stimulate through the Main, 30/31 and Southwest Branches, community outreach efforts, and online opportunities.