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

QC TIMES READERS' CHOICE AWARDS - TIME TO VOTE!

That time of year is here again! Take a few moments to vote for your favorite LeClaire businesses! LeClaire has been fortunate to have been voted the Best Place to Take Out of Town Guests for 3 years running, and so many of our Shops and Restaurants have been recognized in many categories! VOTE and keep that trend going!

CALENDAR

Register now to take part in the 2015 Tug Fest 5K and 1 Mile Color Fun Run! When: August 15; Time: 8am; Where: Race starts and ends at Pleasant Valley Jr. High. There will be water stations on the race course and food and refreshments provided by Slagle's after the race.  Awards for top finishers. Early registrants receive a free T-Shirt! Find race registration information at www.tugfest.com

Now thru July 27: Please vote for LeClaire for the "Best Place to Take an Out-of-town Guest." If you enjoy visiting or living in LeClaire, please vote for us.Click this link: http://qctimes.secondstreetapp.com/l/QuadCity-Timess-Voters-Choice-2015/Ballot/Travel and scroll all the way to the bottom to find our nomination. You will find many other LeClaire businesses under various categories to vote for, too!

Now - Isabel Bloom - just one week left to purchase our Limited Edition Star Tree! Earn a $10 Voucher to use on your next purchase. Offer expires 7/31/2015.  Voucher is valid through 8/9/2015.  Stop in and get yours today!

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 26th - Sunday Wine Tasting - Faithful Pilot Café' & Spirits $15 - 15 Wines - Small Bites. 3-5 pm. Wines from all over the country. Chris Griffin, from Dimitri WInes will be pouring and educating you on all your wine needs. 563.289.4156

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 30th - LeClaire Community Library - Behind the Scenes at Isabel Bloom 6:30 p.m. Hosted by the Green Tree Library Endowment Committee. Isabel Bloom artist, Donna Young, will present to share a rare glimpse into the handcrafting process of how an Isabel Bloom sculpture is made, followed up with a Q&A session with Ms. Young. Proceeds from the sale of the Green Tree Plaque will go towards an endowment which helps support future library building improvement projects, special events, and more.  Anyone who purchases a Green Tree Plaque during the month of July will be entered into a drawing to win a "Charlie's Smile" statue, signed by American Pickers star, Mike Wolfe. The winner will be announced at the July 30th event. Green Tree Plaques are available for purchase at LeClaire Community Library (323 Wisconsin Street) or at the LeClaire Isabel Bloom storefront (103 S. Cody Street).

July 30th - 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.

August 1st - Steventons is closed for a private party.

August 7th - First Friday in LeClaire 5-8pm

The Green Tree Brewery is opening and will be participating in First Friday.

Mississippi River Distilling Co. Fun food and cocktail sampling and Cody Road Barrel Aged Boetje's Mustard is back! Limit 2 jars per customer.

Wide River Winery Wine tasting with live music by Lewis Knudsen from 5-8pm.

The Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits Live music, 7:30pm with Jordan Danielsen & Jef Spradley.

Steventon's Sunset Concert on the Deck - 6-9p.m. - Acoustic Project

Restaurant specials and many shops open late.

August 8th - 9th - The Princeton Players will be performing at the Princeton Community Center upper level theater on August 8th at 6:00 p.m. and on August 9th at 1:00 p.m.  There will be a one-act comedy play titled The Rehearsal, preceded by the High School Rock Group VanderVeer on the 8th, and the No Name High School Rock Group on the 9th.  Hot dogs, chips and drink will be available at the beginning of each performance and included in the ticket price of $12 for adults and teens and $7 for children 12 and under ($10 and $5 for Show only).  Concessions will also be available and separately priced.  Seating will be restaurant style rather than theater seating for this performance.  Tickets will be available at the door.

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! Carnival wristband night on Thursday. Parade and huge fireworks display on Friday evening. Saturday morning there is a 5K Run/1Mile Color Fun Run and kids' tug is at 11am. The main event, tug-of-war across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa and Port Byron, Illinois, is from 12:30-3:00pm on Saturday. Details can be found at www.tugfest.com

August 14th - Steventons Summer Sunset Concert on the Deck - Lewis Knudsen - 6-9pm

August 21st - Steventons Summer Sunset Concert on the Deck - Jordan Danielson - 6-9pm

August 22nd - LIVEFIT WITH LUPUS 2nd Annual Golf Outing 1pm - Palmer Hills, Bettendorf. $78 ($68 before Aug 1) includes cart, prizes, t-shirt, dinner following outing Contact Marcia@livefitwithlupus.org or getmeregistered.com

August 23rd - Buffalo Bill Museum 1pm dedication of the 1939 Chris Craft display donated by the Suiter family in the River Pilot's Pier. Refreshments will be served.

August 28th - Steventons Summer Sunset Concert on the Deck Louis Knudsen - 6-9pm

SAVE THE DATE

September 19th - Twilight Dinner Cruise sponsored by the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy a prime rib dinner and three hour cruise. Board at 4:30pm; cruise leaves promptly at 5pm. Cost is $45 per person. Purchase tickets at LeClaire, Iowa banks - First Central State Bank or Black Hawk Bank & Trust. Call Debbie at 563-289-2265 for more information.

FYI

The Green Tree Brewery is opening August 7, and will be participating in First Friday. 309 N. Cody Road. https://greentreebrewery.com/

The following represent the recipients of the donations from the LeClaire Lions Club: LeClaire Police Department (purchase first body camera for the LeClaire Officers), LeClaire Fire Department, LeClaire Library, Buffalo Bill Museum, Princeton Fire Department, Camp Courageous, $1,000 college scholarship to PV senior, $500 puppy program - Leader Dog Program, Pleasant Valley Choral Department, and Cards for Troops. The Club also sponsors a Community Blood Drive and performs free vision screenings for all pre-school children at Bridgeview Elementary School. We thank all the LeClaire residents for their support over this past year.  We look forward to seeing everyone at the LeClaire Apple Fest on the levee in LeClaire on October 11, 2015.

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

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

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!

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!

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

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