22 Jan 2013

LeClaire Chamber Announcements 1/11/13

By LeClaire Chamber of Commerce

It is time again to join or to renew your membership with the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce! Please see the attached form to complete and return with your payment by January 31, 2013. Thank you for your current and past membership, and certainly let us know if you have any questions in regard to your membership or about the Chamber in general. Let's have a Great 2013! After all - "It is all there....In LeClaire!"

ANNOUNCEMENTS - Friday 01/11/2013

CALENDAR

January 12^th - Trivia Night - LeClaire Civic Center benefiting the LeClaire Community Library. Only 2 Tables Left! RESERVATIONS SO FAR: LeClaire Library Staff, Zane Nielsen, Bettendorf Library, Willaredt/Black, Graupmann, Weaver, Mediacom , Leiby, Marcus, Keck, Martin, Miller, Friends of the LeClaire Community Library. If you don't have enough for a full table, we always have a few people that would like to come and join a table that isn't full. Cost is $10 per person with tables up to 8 people each, $50 per table minimum. Everyone will be entered for door prizes. You may bring your own beer, wine and snacks, but soda, water and snacks will also be for sale. Doors open at 6:30, trivia starts at 7:00. 1st place: Entry Money Back; 2nd place 1/2 of Entry Money Back. Call 563-505-6703 or email cournoyer@yahoo.com to reserve a table or for information. Join the fun!

January 13^th - Family Day at Reusable Usables Creative Arts Center Family Yoga: 3:30-4:30 p.m. $20 per family up to four members/$5 additional per family member. Taught by yoga master Jennifer Vondracek. Family yoga will be held once a month for families with children ages 2 & up. No experience necessary. Bring a water bottle and a towel or yoga mat for each family member. Join us afterwards for a FREE Wildtree family tasting party 5:00-6:00 p.m. Kate Ramsdell along with Reusable Usables and Kiddie Karrasel Academy will host a Wildtree family tasting party. Taste different entrees as well as some desserts and appetizers. Wildtree products are made with the finest natural ingredients available. Instead of "good for you" foods with all the flavor of sawdust, Wildtree products are taste-tested winners. Wildtree offers the highest quality herbs, spices and culinary blends that are free of preservatives, additives, fillers and promote a healthier lifestyle. RSVP by January 11 Angie@reusableusables.org or call 563-289-3946.

January 19^th - LeClaire Lions Club Annual Blood Drive facilitated by the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center - 7:00 to 11:00 AM in the Bridgeview Elementary School Cafeteria. Any first-time or long-time blood donors are welcome. Snacks and beverages will be provided to donors that morning. Please contact Tony Hiatt at 563-332-0215 to sign up for an appointment to donate.

January 26^th - Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner - Steventon's

1399 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire.

6:00-6:30 pm - Cocktails (Cash Bar)/Silent Auction

6:30 pm - Awards

7:00 pm - Dinner

8:00 pm - Live Auction

6:00-10:00 pm - Music by Keep Off the Grass

Please RSVP by January 18, 2012 to First Central Bank, 563-289-2265 or email DMULVANIA@FIRSTCENTRALSB.COM $30 per person paid in advance. Make checks payable to LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 35 , LeClaire , IA 52753

January 28^th - Economic Development Meeting (rescheduled due to holiday January 21^st) 8:00 a.m.

Great River Financial Services office

Save the Date

February 8^th - Reusable Usables NEW Freezer Meal Workshop 6:30 PM. Cooking is MUCH more fun with friends!! Let's get together and make enough meals to fill our freezers! Bring your bags filled with designated "protein" and other groceries. You go home with 10 meals, each feeding a family of 4-6, ready to freeze (with leftover Wildtree products to make more freezer recipes or use on your own.) You'll also go home with side dish recipes to either accompany your freezer meals or use with other meals...and the peace of mind of knowing that dinner is already DONE! Just thaw, cook and enjoy! $73 (includes all Wildtree products, recipes and shipping) To register, reserve your spot by 1/23/13 and Purchase the "Crockpot Meals" Workshop by 1/23/13 . Contact Kate Ramsdell •563-508-948•ramsdellgirls@yahoo.com•www.mywildtree.com/katewildtree/ (This is an "Adults Only" event.)

FYI

Please note - the Chamber has a new email address - leclairechamber@gmail.com

The folks at Buffalo Bill Museum hope to see you over the winter! It is a great place to take visiting family and friends and "free admission" is a benefit of your membership! The gift shop is also a great place to pick up unique items as well as books about local history, "Buffalo Bill" sweatshirts and t-shirts, and other items you can't find elsewhere! The museum is open daily 9am to 4pm, and Sundays 12noon to 4pm.

Reusable Usables Planet Green After School Classes for kids Ages 6-12 Tuesday's & Thursday's 4:00-5:30 p.m. Learn creative fun ways to respect our planet with hands on eco-friendly art and educational activities based on the Iowa DNR Planet Patrol Series. Limit 25 per class. Thanks to Iowa DNR SWAP Grant funding.

If you would like to share information about events, promotions, news, etc., with Tourism, please send an email to info@visitleclaire.com. Your information will be shared with Shopkeepers, the Chamber and the Tourism Board and will be promoted on Facebook and in monthly emails.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

Meals for Seniors at the First Presbyterian Church, LeClaire every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12 noon. Good food and a time to visit with others. Please call 563-289-3646 and make a reservation 2 days in advance.

Trivia Nights in LeClaire at the LeClaire Civic Center

2013 Trivia Nights:

January 12th - LeClaire Community Library

February 9th - Coe Noack Memorial Scholarship

March 9^th - hosted by First Presbyterian Church to raise $$ for Hurricane Sandy victims

April 6th - LeClaire Little League

May 4^th - LeClaire Lions

June 8th - Buffalo Bill Museum

LeClaire Trivia Nights have raised over $95,000 for local non-profit organizations! Thank you for your continued support!

LeClaire Park Board Special Events Calendar (clip and save)

Spring 2013 - Spring Fling Easter Egg Hunt ( Hollyhock Park )

Spring 2013 - Cinco de Mayo

French Market Days 2013 -May 18th, plant exchange, sale benefiting Parks Dept.

Summer 2013 - City-Wide Water Explosion ( Hollyhock Park )

Summer 2013 - Bike Parade & Decorating

Summer 2013 - Tug Fest

www.LeClaireChamber.com and visit the Chamber on FaceBook!

22 Jan 2013

Please Join Us For the Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner!

By LeClaire Chamber of Commerce

This Year's Auction Items Include:

1st Source - Flight to and 4-Day Weekend in Las Vegas!!

Riverview Dental - Braces for a Member of Your Family!!

Twighlight River Boat - A River Cruise!!

Snap Fitness - A One Year Membership!!

KWQC - A $600 Advertising Package!!

Many other fabulous items!!

January 26th - Steventon's - 1399 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire

6:00-6:30 pm - Cocktails (Cash Bar)/Silent Auction
6:30 pm - Awards
7:00 pm - Dinner
8:00 pm - Live Auction
6:00-10:00 pm - Music by Keep Off the Grass

Please RSVP NO LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24TH

First Central Bank, 563-289-2265

or email DMULVANIA@FIRSTCENTRALSB.COM

$30 per person paid in advance.

Make checks payable to LeClaire Chamber of Commerce,

PO Box 35 , LeClaire , IA 52753

Hope to See You There!!

22 Jan 2013

Hand In Hand Chili Cook-off Fundraiser

By Rick Martin

When: Saturday, January 26, 2013 2:30 PM until 7:00 PM

Where: The New Fair Center at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds (on the west side of the fairgrounds) in Davenport, IA (map)

Tickets: $8 per person at the door. Booths will be providing free chili samples to the attending public.

Raffle Prizes: $5 tickets and $20 tickets prizes inlcude: iPhone, iPod, $250 Cash, 42" Flat Screen TV, Pandora Bracelet, Dell Laptop, Blu-ray Player, X-box Kinect, DeWalt Power Tools, Kindle Fire, Weber Genesis Grill, Case of Bison Burgers, $500 Best Buy Gift Card.

2:30 PM: Event begins. People's Choice tasting and voting begins.
5:30 PM: Judges award / voting concludes
6:00 PM: Peoples choice awards ... Best Chili in the Quad Cities!
6:15 PM: General silent auction concludes
6:30 PM: Raffle Drawings
7:00 PM: Cook-off concludes...Thanks for supporting Hand-in-Hand's children with disabilites

There will be a People's Choice ballot box for the general public to vote on best chili and best booth. Ballot cards will be distributed upon entry and will be tallied throughout the event. At the end of the evening, the peoples choice awards will be announced and presented.

Join us for chili tasting, cash bar, silent and live auctions. Help celebrate Hand-in-Hand's very special children.

If you can't attend our Chili Cook-off but would still like to support our programs for children with special needs, please consider sending a tax deductible donation. Visit our donate page or our sponsorship or silent auction donation letter for more information.

For more information, please visit the webpage: http://www.handinhandqc.org/chilicookoff.php

21 Jan 2013

"Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves and The White Goddess" by Michael Rosenthal. I.S. Evenings

By Narveen Aryaputri

We will revisit Sarah Pomeroy's account of women in GODDESSES, WHORES, WIVES, and SLAVES.

We will begin moving into Robert Graves' world of THE WHITE GODDESS in which he uses his poetic intuition and early Dead Sea Scrolls and Gnostic Nag Hammadi text scholarship to recreate the context of goddess worship and it's destruction

which led to the rather debased state of women's lives we see in Pomeroy.

The review of Goddess, Whores, Wives and Slaves requires no previous lecture attendance.

All interested in ancient poetic tradition, feminism, or religion and culture in general are encouraged to attend.

About the presenter: Michael Rosenthal has completed extensive graduate work in theology, philosophy and psychology at the St. Paul Seminary and the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.

Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois

309-762-9202 Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th St. entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and

Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.Please
visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

21 Jan 2013

It's that time again - 4th Year of The...River City Radio Hour

By Heidi M. Sallows

Presenting:

Joshua Forbes TenorSax/Flute

Jon Moss Bass

Zach Johnson Piano

Glorie Iaccarino MC/Oral Essay. And
David Soliz on the Drums

January 25th. 2013

1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, IL

Social Hour @ 5:30p.m.

The Moline Commercial Club's Chef Linda will be serving a magnificent GERMAN dinner prior to the show, by reservation only.

Please call 309-762-8547 to make a reservation.

Elevator is at the 16th Street entrance.

Tickets for Dinner & Show: $25.00/person

Tickets for the show: $5.00/person

*This event is open to the public and the audience can attend the show without dinner.

stop in to see the Art exhibit and buy fine art at The Phoenix Art Gallery

" WINTER"

ART EXHIBIT

on the 1st floor of The Moline Club.

PHOTOGRAPHY and PAINTINGS BY ANNA ENGELBRECHT

21 Jan 2013

Davenport Cemetery to Commemorate Medal of Honor 150th Anniversary

By Dustin Oliver

Davenport, Iowa - Next month, Oakdale Memorial Gardens will host a ceremony in remembranceof Congressional Medal of Honor recipient John Vale. This event is endorsed by the Iowa Civil WarSesquicentennial Committee. John Vale earned his Medal in a skirmish that took place on February 15, 1863.

Vale was born in London, England, and emigrated to Le Claire, Iowa as a young man.He later moved to Minnesota, where he enlisted in Company H of the 2nd MinnesotaVolunteer Infantry. On the fateful day of February 15, 1863, he was one of adetachment of sixteen men who defended a Union supply convoy against a ConfederateCalvary unit 125 strong. After the war, he settled in Davenport, where he worked in thePost Office for many years. In 1897, he was one of eight other men from that group ofsixteen who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

A ceremony to honor Mr. Vale will be held at his gravesite in Oakdale MemorialGardens, 2501 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm.The ceremony will include a reading of the official Medal of Honor citation as well asthe report of the skirmish by Brigadier General James Steedman, a wreath-laying byCompany "A" 49th Regiment Veteran Volunteer Infantry / SVR Honor Guard for theSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and military honors.

Oakdale Memorial Gardens, an independent non-profit cemetery, was established in 1856 with burials beginning in 1857. Located on Eastern Avenue in the heart of Davenport, Oakdale Memorial Gardens is one ofthe Quad Cities' oldest and most beautiful cemeteries, boasting century-old oaks, gentle rolling hills and knolls,and a beautiful reflecting pond near the cemetery entrance. Known as a rural or Victorian cemetery (thoughburials still take place today), it is the final resting place for many historic Quad Cities figures, including Leon"Bix" Beiderbecke, Mary Putnam (of the Putnam Museum), members of the Palmer family (the founders ofchiropractic and Palmer College of Chiropractic) and over 288 veterans of the Civil War.

18 Jan 2013

LeClaire Chamber ANNOUNCEMENTS - Friday 01/18/2013

By LeClaire Chamber of Commerce

January 26th - Le Claire Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner

Steventon's -1399 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire.

6:00-6:30 pm - Cocktails (Cash Bar)/Silent Auction

6:30 pm - Awards

7:00 pm - Dinner

8:00 pm - Live Auction

6:00-10:00 pm - Music by Keep Off the Grass

Please RSVP by January 18 to First Central Bank, 563-289-2265, or email Debbie Mulvania, DMULVANIA@FIRSTCENTRALSB.COM - $30 per person paid in advance. Please make checks payable to: LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 35, LeClaire, IA 52753. Please contact Debbie Mulvania by Tuesday, January 22, if you would like to donate an auction item for the Annual Dinner.

It is time again to join or to renew your membership with the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce! Please see the attached form to complete and return with your payment by January 31, 2013. Thank you for your current and past membership, and certainly let us know if you have any questions in regard to your membership or about the Chamber in general. Let's have a Great 2013! After all - "It is all there....In LeClaire!"

CALENDAR

January 18th-21st - Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard Weekend! Welcome visitors to LeClaire's shops, hotels, restaurants and other establishments!

January 19th: Family Night - LeClaire Rec Center - Indoor Recess, Open Gym for the Whole Family, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Board games, card games, sports and more! The 3rd Saturday of each month. All events are $2 per person 4 years old and older (unless otherwise specified), concessions extra. Please check our Facebook page for updates or changes to events. Also from 3-8pm: drop in sign up for Youth soccer, volleyball, and basketball at the LeClaire Rec Center. Details and forms can be found at: www.leclairereccenter.com.

January 28^th - Economic Development Meeting (Rescheduled due to holiday January 21^st) Great River Financial - 8:00 a.m.

Save the Date

February 1^st - First Friday - Downtown LeClaire - 5-8 p.m. Food and Beverage Samples at Mississippi River Distilling Company www.mrdistilling.com Wine samples at Wide River Winery Serving dips paired with our award winning locally made wines. Recipes available and FREE samples. www.wideriverwinery.com Restaurants and several shops will be open late!

February 8^th - Reusable Usables NEW Freezer Meal Workshop 6:30 PM. Cooking is MUCH more fun with friends!! Let's get together and make enough meals to fill our freezers! Bring your bags filled with designated "protein" and other groceries. You go home with 10 meals, each feeding a family of 4-6, ready to freeze (with leftover Wildtree products to make more freezer recipes or use on your own.) You'll also go home with side dish recipes to either accompany your freezer meals or use with other meals...and the peace of mind of knowing that dinner is already DONE! Just thaw, cook and enjoy! $73 (includes all Wildtree products, recipes and shipping) To register, reserve your spot by 1/23/13 and Purchase the "Crockpot Meals" Workshop by 1/23/13. Contact Kate Ramsdell ramsdellgirls@yahoo.com•www.mywildtree.com/katewildtree/ (This is an "Adults Only" event.)

February 9th - Trivia Night - LeClaire Civic Center benefiting the Coe Noack Memorial Scholarship. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with trivia starting at 7 p.m. Participants may bring beer, wine, snacks and soda. Water and snacks will also be for sale. Up to eight people per table. $10 per person with a $50 table minimum. Everyone will be entered into a drawing for door prizes. Contact Chris at chris@ccx.net or 563-505-6703 for reservations or information. Don't have enough for a full table? Come anyway and we can put you on a table that needs people!

February 24^th - The Buffalo Bill Museum will Celebrate Buffalo Bill's Birthday! 12 noon to 4 p.m. (closing). Refreshments, free admission, and a "Buffalo Bill & Annie Oakley Look-Alike Contest" for children (Judging at 2pm). Hope to see everyone there! www.buffalobillmuseumleclaire.com

FYI

Please note - the Chamber has a new email address - leclairechamber@gmail.com

Reusable Usables Planet Green After School Classes for kids Ages 6-12. Tuesday's & Thursday's 4:00-5:30 p.m. Learn creative fun ways to respect our planet with hands on eco-friendly art and educational activities based on the Iowa DNR Planet Patrol Series. Limit 25 per class. Thanks to Iowa DNR SWAP Grant funding.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

Trivia Nights in LeClaire at the LeClaire Civic Center

2013 Trivia Nights:

February 9th - Coe Noack Memorial Scholarship

March 9^th - Hosted by First Presbyterian Church - Hurricane Sandy Victims

April 6th - LeClaire Little League

May 4^th - LeClaire Lions

June 8th - Buffalo Bill Museum

LeClaire Trivia Nights have raised over $95,000 for local non-profit organizations! Thank you for your continued support!

LeClaire Park Board Special Events Calendar

Spring 2013 - Spring Fling Easter Egg Hunt ( Hollyhock Park )

Spring 2013 - Cinco de Mayo

May 18, 2013 -French Market Days - Plant exchange, sale benefiting Parks Dept.

Summer 2013 - City-Wide Water Explosion ( Hollyhock Park )

Summer 2013 - Bike Parade & Decorating

August 9-11, 2013 - Tug Fest

October 13, 2013 - Apple Fest

www.LeClaireChamber.com and visit the Chamber on FaceBook!

18 Jan 2013

"The Duck" is Coming to Area Elementary Schools

By Ballet Quad Cities

Ballet Quad Cities professional dancers will be visiting area elementary schools in February, bringing the Olweus bullying prevention message to thousands of school children. This in-school outreach initiative reached more than 8,500 students last year.

Following the in-school presentations, the students attend a live ballet performance of The Ugly Duckling at North High School's Holzworth Auditorium.

As part of CARE - QC, Ballet Quad Cities will present a free public performance of The Ugly Duckling on Friday, February 22nd at 7:00 pm.

For more information CLICK HERE

17 Jan 2013

This Week in Downtown Davenport: 1/17 - 1/23

By QC Chamber

Hello!

Broadway returns to the Adler Theater on Tuesday when the winner of nine Tony Awards, including "Best Musical" and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, A Chorus Line, hits the stage! Come experience the longest running American Broadway musical ever. It's a musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line.

Head out to the River Music Experience's 5th Annual Winter Wine Experience presented by The RME Board of Directors this Saturday! This wine tasting event will feature samples of wines from numerous wine distributors and wineries. Treat yourself at the Hotel Blackhawk tonight during their Five Course Wine Dinner at Bix Bistro highlighting wines from around the globe, too. While you're there, congratulate the staff for the big news that the hotel will be joining the Marriott Autograph Collection of luxury hotels!

If beer is more your taste, check out the Great River Brewery's Beer In Review on Saturday at Bucktown! This is your opportunity to try every beer GRB made in 2012. Tickets include a commemorative tasting glass, appetizers, and tastings of all the beer.

Help benefit The Project of the Quad Cities by attending the 20th Annual Red Ribbon Dinner & Great Art Auction on Saturday at the RiverCenter. Prepare for an evening of first-class entertainment, a silent auction, and a gourmet dinner! Across the street, the QC Rollers will present the Track Avengers Season Opening Mixer! Monday, you can take part in a celebration of the Presidential Inauguration, too.

Hooked on quilts? Head out to the Figge Art Museum for Quilters Appreciation Day tonight! Quilt Appraisals will also be available by Janette Dwyer. Stick around for a discussion focusing on the myriad of ways in which we look at quilts during Tim Schiffers "Quilts as Art-or Not" lecture. And if you haven't checked out the exhibition Portrait of Maquoketa: The Dimensional View, make sure you do so before it closes Sunday at 5 p.m.

Enjoy a musical mix of reggae, rock & roll and many other influences when FireSale takes the stage Friday at the River Music Experience. If you're a River Roots Live fan, these folks may sound a bit familiar! If you're looking for more music opportunities, check out Sarah Allner and the Softache Friday for FREE and take pleasure in simple and enjoyable music full of heart.

Calling all middle school students! Now's your chance to attend the 2013 Quad Cities Youth Conference at the RiverCenter. This annual conference is a great opportunity for area young people to come together and experience workshops and speakers specifically for youth. High school students get your chance to experience this great event next Thursday.

Always in need of a quick list of local events, shops, hotels, and more when you're on the go? Be sure to download our downtown Android App or our iPhone App today. Enjoy exclusive downtown deals and information right at your fingertips!

See you downtown!

This Week's Events: January 17 - January 23

Thursday, January 17

5 Course Wine Dinner at Bix

Where: Blackhawk Hotel, Bix Bistro

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: $60/person

Joshua Forbes	TenorSax/Flute
Jon Moss	Bass
Zach Johnson	Piano
Glorie Iaccarino	MC/Oral Essay. And David Soliz on the Drums

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