September 16th - 5th Annual Twilight Dinner Cruise – Sponsored by the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce. $45 per person, beef brisket dinner, cash bar. Board 4:30-5p.m., Cruise 5-8p.m. Tickets are limited and available for sale at First Central State Bank. Contact 289-2265 or email dmulvania@firstcentralsb.com.
CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS – EVERYONE WELCOME!
October 10th – Lunch – noon - Crane & Pelican
November 14th – Lunch – noon - Riverview Roadhouse
December 12th – Lunch – noon - Hungry Hobo, LeClaire
CHAMBER NEWSLETTER
The September-November issue has been mailed out! New look, new format, and mailed out to ALL homes and businesses in the 52753 zipcode area! Watch the mail for yours! See it online at www.LeClaireChamber.com
CALENDAR
September 15th – Antique Archaeology – Free Ice Cream Treats! A couple from Spirit Lake, IA will be making a stop to give out FREE ICE CREAM from 11a.m. to 1p.m. in celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary! Bob and Kate will be driving a 50-year-old Ice Cream Truck from which they have done business for 32 years. Come say hello and enjoy some frozen treats!
September 15th - Friday’s Drink of the Day at Blue Iguana is our Cantaritos for $4
September 16th - Twilight Riverboat Sightseeing Cruises 11am and 1pm. $16 adults, $8 children (4-12), Free 3 & under. What better way to see the river than from the deck of an old-fashioned riverboat! Treat yourself to a 1-½ hour sightseeing cruise aboard the Riverboat Twilight. These cruises will depart and return from the Port of LeClaire IA. Trip includes captivating Captain’s narration and commanding views of the river, its wildlife, and quaint river towns. Cash bar and Gift Shop available. For online cruise reservations, go to: https://riverboattwilight.starboardsuite.com/choose-date
September 16th – Twilight Dinner Cruise – Sponsored by the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce. $45 per person, beef brisket dinner, cash bar. Board 4:30-5p.m., Cruise 5-8p.m. Tickets are available for sale at First Central State Bank and Blackhawk Bank & Trust. Contact 289-2265 or email dmulvania@firstcentralsb.com.
September 16th - Blue Iguana is celebrating Mexican Independence Day with Buckets of Corona, Corona Light & Dos Equis for $13.99.
September 17th – Go Fish Marina Bar& Grill End of Summer Party Noon-4pm on the lower level covered patio. Live music by The Old 57's playing vintage rock 'n roll.
September 22nd - Friday’s Drink of the Day at Blue Iguana is the Wanna Iguana for $4
September 23rd - Our Savior Presbyterian Church - Church Parking Lot Garage Sale 8am—2pm. Set up your own booth, tables, chairs or whatever you require to display your items. $5 donation to the church per space due upon arrival, there is no rain date. Come and shop for great treasures - You are sure to find several! Call 563-289-4959 to reserve your space - leave a message, we will return your call to confirm. 22530 240th Ave. LeClaire, Iowa 52753.
September 23rd - Letty and Bradd at Letty’s Designs and Home Decor have joined forces with Adam at Le Claire Canning Company and Rhonda & Cole from Unique Creations and Sassy Pants Boutique for a First Day of Fall Saturday September 23rd event. We will be celebrating with selfies with a popular fall character and entry into a drawing to win a combined gift basket from each store totaling $100.00 in value.
September 23rd - Bags-N-Brews on the Levee. 2:30-7pm $20 per person (includes Beer Tasting and Food – Excludes Tournament). $35 per player (includes Bags Tournament Entry, Beer Tasting, and Food). Beer samples from local breweries, free food, and an official bags (AKA Cornhole) tournament. There will also be live music, a silent auction/raffle, and other yard games for those not interested in the tournament.
September 23rd - LeClaire Civic Club – Trivia Doors open 6:00 pm, Trivia starts at 7:00 pm September 24th - LeClaire Civic Club - Open House - Serving Free Pie and Ice-cream, 2pm - 4pm. Public welcome. This is an opportunity for people to learn more about the Civic Club and the benefits of membership.
September 25th – Economic Development Meeting City Hall 8a.m.
September 25th – Ascentra Credit Union - The Paul Lensmeyer Golf Outing & Fundraiser Rock Island Arsenal Golf Course at 10 a.m. The golf outing has raised a generous $32,693 over the past two years to benefit the foundation. For more information about the mission of the foundation visit ascentra.org/foundation.
September 29th - Friday’s Drink of the Day at Blue Iguana is our Platinum Margarita! (small/$6 large/$8)
SAVE THE DATE
October 3rd – Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill - Big Summer Food and Drink Specials to make room for new winter food and drink menu starting October 3rd.
October 6th - First Friday in LeClaire
October 7th – Kick It For Cooper – Kickball Tournament! Sponsored by Tug Fest Iowa and LeClaire Adult Kickball League Vet Plex, 425 N. 3rd Street, LeClaire. All proceeds go to Cooper Drudge, a young man and his family who could use our help since his accident. $15 per person/$150 per team (up to 12 on a team – co-ed leagues must have at least 2 women on each team). Kids 5-14 can play from 9-11a.m. with $5 donation. Sign up starts at 8:30a.m. Silent Auction, Raffles, 50/50 Drawings. Join us for this fun-filled day and support Cooper! For more information, pre-registration, to donate or volunteer, go to Kickitforcooper-cooperstrongkickballtournament on Facebook. Please Like or Share.
October 8th – LeClaire Apple Fest – Hosted by the Le Claire Lion’s Club
October 12th - The Crane & Pelican will be celebrating 8 years of Business by hosting a Special Wine Dinner 6pm. The price is $60/person for a four-course meal paired with four glasses of wine from the American Winery of the Year Bonterra. This will be a by reservation only event so please call today to save your spot. 563-289-8774.
October 28th – Witches’ Walk & Costume Parade
FYI
The TV show American Pickers will be heading to Iowa late September/mid October. They are looking for large private collections for the guys to dig through. If interested, call 1-855-OLD-RUST (653-7878), or email, AmericanPickers@cineflix.com. Also, please note that Mike and Frank only pick private collections so NO stores, malls, flea markets, museums, auctions, businesses or anything open to the public.
Blue Iguana Football Special! $2 Bud Light Pints during every NFL & college game.
Steventon’s – Prime Rib the first Saturday of every month!
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.mrdistilling.com/Pages/libationlane.html
Visit the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce website www.leclairechamber.com and see us on Facebook! Our Mission Statement – “The LeClaire Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary partnership of area businesses, organizations, and individuals working together to build a healthy economy, while promoting and nurturing the quality of life in historic LeClaire.”
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.
Pick up the LeClaire information guide at the LeClaire Information Center. 117 S. Cody Road. It has many photos and great information for everyone including residents, potential residents, visitors, realtors, relocation personnel, schools, and more! LIC Volunteers Needed! Contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com or 563-650-7963 to volunteer.
SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND
The Ascentra Credit Union volunteer board of directors and senior leadership team have been busy paying it forward this summer to 36 different charities and organizations, donating $17,000 in Leadership Grants from the Ascentra Credit Union Foundation. In 2015, the Ascentra Credit Union Foundation successfully established its Leadership Grants to stay true to Ascentra’s People-Helping-People philosophy and support giving back to the community. Each of Ascentra’s volunteer board of directors and senior leadership team were given $1,000 to support causes that are meaningful to them. Since then, the Leadership Grants have continued to make a positive impact and have awarded a total of $51,000.
First Presbyterian Church, Le Claire at 200 South 12th Street, across from Bridgeview Elementary School: Adult Sunday School at 9 am and Worship at 10 am Every Sunday!! Join us!!
First Presbyterian Church, Le Claire at 200 South 12th Street, across from Bridgeview Elementary School: Let's continue to learn – God has much to teach us. Here are some times for classes you are invited to attend:
1. DO DROP IN - Twice a month, 2nd and 4th Sundays, a drop in class for 30 minutes about church topics: Prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, the Apostles’ Creed, other Creeds, Advent, Lent, Baptism, Communion, etc. Come when you can, 11:10-11:40 am, beginning August 27.
2. COVENANT Bible Study – Mondays, 1-2:30 pm, 3+ weeks: learn about creating, living and trusting the covenant we have with God; begins 9-11-17.
3.COVENANT II Bible Study – Mondays, 6:30-8 pm; same as above, only in the evening;
3+ weeks: learn about creating, living and trusting the covenant we have with God; begins 9-11-17.
4.FPC BOOK CLUB – meet once a month at someone’s home for dessert, coffee, tea and discussion on book; first Tuesday of the month; 6:30 -8:30 pm. Begins 9-5-17; Book: In His Steps, by Charles Monroe Sheldon; meet at Pastor Melody’s house.
Call 563-381-7777 for more information.
First Presbyterian Church, Le Claire at 200 South 12th Street, across from Bridgeview Elementary School: Beginning September 13, Wednesday evenings, 5:30-7 pm dinner, games and Bible Lesson:
Half-Time! for K-4th grade
R-Time! for 5-8th grade
My Time! for 9-12th grade
SO MUCH GOING ON AT THE LECLAIRE COMMUNITY LIBRARY!
Thursday, September 21st, 4:30pm: LeClaire Community Library - Teen Advisory Group (TAG). Help plan cool events, request new library materials, eat snacks, and get the inside scoop on what’s happening at the library! Don’t forget—your attendance earns you service learning hours and looks great on college applications! Best for 7th-12th grade.
Thursday, September 21st, 6:30pm: LeClaire Community Library - Slime Science. Explore the science behind slime! Follow two gooey experiments and learn all about the powerful polymers that make slime so much fun. Best for ages 8 and up.
Tuesday, September 26th, 6:30pm: LeClaire Community Library - Junior Explorers. Explore a new science theme each month at the library! September’s theme is All About Me. Come in for a fun storytime followed by hands-on exploratory stations. This program is best for ages 3-7.
Wednesday, September 27th, 6:30pm: LeClaire Community Library - Adult Book Club. This month we’ll be reading Digging to America by Anne Tyler. Books are available at the library’s circulation counter free of cost AND are now available as an eBook through our RiverShare Digital Library Catalog.
Friday, September 29th, 2:00pm: LeClaire Community Library - Drop-In Tech Help. Bring in any device and we will give it a shot! Please arrive with passwords needed to access your device or accounts. 2:00pm-3:30pm.
Saturday, September 30th, 10:30am: LeClaire Community Library - Storytime in the Park. Join us for a special outdoor storytime in Hollyhock Park! Listen to stories, sing, and dance before enjoying a special treat. Raining? Come to the library instead
For more information, contact:
LeClaire Community Library
(563)289-4242, opt. 4
PROPERTY LISTINGS
LeClaire - New Build Homes for Sale
504 Davenport Street $264,000
This home gives you 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, upper floor laundry, open floor plan and almost 2,000 sqft living. Call today! 506 Davenport Street
This is the last not-yet-built choice remaining. If you hurry, you'll have opportunity to choose your preferred model & floor plan from ranch to 2-story at varying prices. Most model floor plan choices are under $300K! Call today, reserve yours now!
Call Pam Brammann, LIC in IA (563) 271-7346 Re/Max River Cities, 4555 Utica Ridge Rd, Bettendorf, IA 52722. Each Re/Max office is independently owned and operated.
Commercial Property for Lease—510 N. Cody Road. Beautifully restored historical river boat captain’s home located at 510 N. Cody Road. Space available for office or retail. Views of the Mississippi River from the 2 front rooms along with the covered side porch. Beautiful Exposed brick walls. Refurbished hardwood floors. There is off street parking for at least 5 vehicles. Professionally landscaped 2016. Please call for a showing and/or any questions you may have: Jude 563-370-3279
Retail space available soon - 1295 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire. The newly remodeled space is approximately 2160 square feet. 2 bathrooms, storage and office area. Beautiful retail space. Please contact Mike Minard at 563-324-4488 at Mel Foster Commercial to take a look. Store fixtures and signage is negotiable. Michael Minard, CCIM Mel Foster Commercial Real Estate 3245 E. 35th St. Ct. Davenport, IA 52807 Direct Line: (563) 823-5273 Mobile: (563) 508-4649 Fax: (563) 344-5803 Licensed in both Illinois and Iowa
LeClaire Office Space for Lease – 1798 Iowa Drive. $10/SF/Year. Received approval from City to add East entrance with 11 parking spots. Will finance build out with a 5-year lease. Space available – 2,184 Min. Divisible 1,512 SF. Year built 1994. Zoning C-3. Contact Len Hoogerwerf. hoogerwerf@qcanalytical.net 563-343-1129
Commercial Property for Lease – 1101 Canal Shore Dr SW, LeClaire in River Run Professional Building. 2,410 SF available to build to suit in Suite 1103/1105. Owners will subdivide space. Co-Tenants: Riverview Dental Specialists, Hungry Hobo, Kitzman Chiropractic & Acupuncture, Foxtail Hair Lounge. Contact: Shelley Vermeulen, property manager, 309-738-3906, shelley@rdsqc.com.
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!
September
16 – Twilight Sightseeing Cruises 11am ,1pm
16 – Twilight Annual Dinner Cruise – 5-8pm
16 – Trivia at Civic Center
23 – Cars & Coffee on the Levee – 8-11am
23 – Bags & Brews on the Levee
October
6 – First Friday
8 – Apple Fest
21- Trivia at Civic Center
28 – Witches’ Walk & Costume Parade
November
3 – First Friday
18 – Trivia at Civic Center
25 – Small Business Saturday
December
1 – First Friday
1-3 – Christmas in LeClaire
2 – Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K Run/Walk
2 – First Saturday
