”Girls Night Out” tomorrow, Thursday, March 15th from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Willow Creek! FREE wine tasting by Tassel Ridge Winery & Engelbrecht Family Winery, beef & pork samples by Wanda Brink from Our Farm Meats & appetizers. Everyone is invited! Bring your friends & join the fun, “One More Time”!!
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012Elkader Playground Pork BBQ Fundraiser to be Held on St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Elkader, Iowa, March 5, 2012 – The Families for Elkader Parks & Playgrounds fundraising committee will be hold a Pork BBQ sandwich fundraiser on March 17th, 2012 in the Keystone Park, downtown Elkader beginning at 4:00 p.m. and serving until 6:30 p.m. or while supplies last. Volunteers will serve pulled pork sandwiches prepared by Jeramy Burns along with chips and lemonade. The cost of the meal is a free-will donation. Pop and baked goods will be sold in conjunction with the meal.
All proceeds from this fundraiser and upcoming events will be used to purchase new playground equipment for the new park in the area flooded in 2008. The committee’s goal is to raise $20,000 by May 1st by holding fundraising events throughout the community. The committee invites everyone attending Elkader’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities to join us before, during, or after the parade.
Visit www.facebook.com/ElkaderParks to learn more about the Families for Elkader Parks & Playgrounds fundraising efforts and how you can donate financially or by volunteering your time and talents to reach the $20,000 goal by May 1st. Monetary donations are also being accepted at City Hall in care of the Elkader Playground Fundraiser or by contacting Roger Buchholz at (563) 245-1573.
20th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Elkader
Monday, March 5th, 2012
The 20th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held in Elkader on Saturday, March 17, 2012. The parade will begin at 5:15 p.m. in front of Peace Church on Main Street.
Immediately following the parade, a sing-along will continue the celebration at Johnson’s Reception Hall at 916 High St. with Father Paul Peters providing the music. Irish-themed merchandise from local merchants will be for sale at the reception hall.
Prior to the parade, children’s competitions for reddest hair, most freckles, best Irish costume and storytelling will be held at the Elkader Public Library beginning at 3:30 p.m. Also at the library at that time will be face painting by Lori Just Clowning Around.The children participating in these events will be invited to walk in the parade.
Those interested in having an entry in the parade or, in the old Irish tradition, merely walking the route, should come to the staging area by Peace Church by 4:30 p.m. There is no pre-registration or fee required.
Ladies Day Out – Elkader 2012
Monday, February 27th, 2012
Ladies’ Day Out in Elkader
Saturday, March 10
We’re celebrating our 10th Anniversary and it’s still
All About You!
FREE Registration: 8:30 a.m. and Noon
First 200 ladies to register receive a GIFT BAG, Coupon Book, Schedule and Map
Register at Central State Bank’s Community Room
200 North Main St. across from the Opera House
A Schedule of Events and event updates will be posted on this page when available.
• In-Store Workshops • Presentations • Demonstrations
Elkader shops and restaurants have planned
a day of fun for you!
Visit them all and attend the specially planned in-store presentations. Lunch with your friends, take in a movie at the cinema. Enjoy the historic architecture of Main Street and the surrounding neighborhood while you shop. Elkader has nine buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fun* Prizes*Coupon Specials*Wine & Food Tasting*Register for Drawing
Win Gift Baskets: Sign in at registration and earn your first chance to win a giant gift basket. Each time you attend an in-store presentation or open house register again to increase your chances to win one of the giant prize gift baskets!
Parking is available in the public lot north of the Central State Bank parking lot at 200 N. Main Street and in the lot next to Fire Farm at 104 1st Street SW.
Info: call (563)245-2857 or email elkader@alpinecom.net
Watch this page for more information to come.
Open Mic at the Opera House
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Sunday, February 12, 2012 – 2pm
The Elkader Opera House invites the public to enjoy an afternoon jam session. Area musicians and vocalists are gathering to share and enjoy their talents with one another! Stop in and listen for a while or join right in. This “sure to please” afternoon of music will last as long as the musician do!
***Free will donations will be accepted to continue to provide you with low cost events.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited VIP at Delaware County Fair
Monday, February 6th, 2012Delaware County Fair Announces Creedence Clearwater Revisited as VIP Concert for 2012 Fair.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
CCR, headlined by Stu Cook and Doug Clifford “Cosmo”, original CCR band members, bring back the meaning of the music as they originally played it. Having now toured North America, South America, Central America, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Asia, knocking out audiences with astounding concerts jam packed with songs that are still a staple of radio and movie soundtracks, Creedence Clearwater Revisited has come a long way. “In the beginning Cosmo and I decided that if we could find the musicians that could capture the sound and recreate what the music was about, we’d do it,” recalls Stu.
Creedence Clearwater Revival had over 10 hits on Billboard’s top ten list including 5 #2 hits. No other bands have had more than that except for Elvis Presley and Madonna. Stu and Cosmo and their band Creedence Clearwater Revisited add a new chapter to their legacy with vibrant and exhilarating energy and pure American spirit. As the Hollywood Reporter’s music critic John Lappen wrote about a Creedence Clearwater Revisited concert in Los Angeles, “Their set was an amazing list of hit after hit that was done serious justice by the players involved.”
Seating for the VIP concert will include track seating at $60 which all you care to eat and drink with a full meal, beverages, wait staff and an area for dancing. Domeyer says, “This is our eleventh VIP concert, even the rain last year couldn’t stop the fun that happens during the concert atmosphere of VIP night at the Delaware County Fair!”
Tickets go on sale for this show on March 10th at 9:00 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Fair office, by calling 563.927-6449 or at www.delawarecofair.com.
McGregor Marquette Lighting Contest Winners Announced
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Holiday spirit was not short of hand in McGregor & Marquette this holiday season. We would like to thank the participants for decorating your homes and businesses for the 2011 Holiday Lighting Contest and making our season a little brighter!
The McGregor Marquette Chamber of Commerce proudly donated $450 worth of Chamber Dollars and McGregor Utilities made a wonderful donation of solar powered ornaments and LED lights for the 2011 winners. And the winners are……
Residential Category: 1st- RuthAnn Kneer 2nd-Don & Trudy Hackett 3rd-Arlys Denning
Non-Profit Category: 1st- Great River Care Center 2nd- McGregor Historical Society 3rd-McGregor~Marquette Center for the Arts
Business Category: 1st- Trickling Waters 2nd- Old Man River Restaurant & Brewery 3rd- Pocket City Pub.
We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of the lights and look forward to 2012!
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train to stop in Marquette
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Marquette, Iowa – The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be making a stop in Marquette, Iowa on Friday, December 9 at 5:30pm. Caroling and chestnuts roasting on an open fire begin at 4:30.
The Canadian Pacific train is adorned with hundreds of thousands of lights and serves as a stage for live musical performances. It is an extravagant sight and an event full of holiday cheer. The brightly decorated train will stop at Marquette’s Riverfront Marina at 5:20pm on Friday, December 9th.
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is truly “Making a difference, one stop at a time” and we are honored to be one of only two stops being made in Iowa this year! I encourage everyone in the area to come out and enjoy the festivities. Beginning at 4:30 enjoy carolers and chestnuts roasting on an open fire! A great way to get in the Holiday spirit!” -Bethany Reed, Executive Director of the McGregor Marquette Chamber of Commerce.
This stop will help the community and surrounding area collect food and money for the Clayton County Food Shelf. The following businesses will have drop boxes for food donations: Crazy Carl’s Silver Dollar, Creative Enz, Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette Café, McGregor Pharmacy and The Paper Moon. All are asked to bring a donation of nonperishable food items or a monetary donation to the area business or to the Holiday Train that evening. See you there!
December 3rd, Enjoy Elkader’s Spirit of Small Town Christmas
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
The Elkader Chamber of Commerce invites you to Elkader’s Holiday Celebration on Saturday, December 3rd.
Everyone will enjoy the spirit of a small town Christmas.
- The kids will enjoy the Christmas Storyhour and Wee Shop at the Elkader Public Library starting at 10 a.m. Kids love the opportunity pick out donated Christmas gifts for their special people.
- The library’s 4th Annual Chocolate Fest starts at 1 p.m. at the Elkader Jailhouse Inn.
- Downtown Carriage rides (weather permitting) and music start at 1 p.m.
- Kids can visit with Santa Claus at 118 West Bridge Street (between Treats and The Copper Frog) from 2 to 4.
- Be sure to register to win Christmas Cash from participating Elkader merchants.
- Don’t forget your tickets for the Opera House Players holiday musical, “The Forgotten Carols,” at the Elkader Opera House by calling 563-873-2378 or at Moser Family Pharmacy.
Bring the family and spend a day of shopping, dining, and fun at the Holiday Celebration in Elkader on Saturday, December 3rd!
Vendor Holiday Open House in Guttenberg
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Vendor Holiday Open HouseHusbands Hunting??
Come join us for some fun!
Sunday, December 4th
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
300 Block of River Park Drive, Guttenberg
Venders Include:
Autotek Graphic Design, Scentsy, Celebrating Home, Pampered Chef, Essential Oils, Tastefully Simple, Thirty-One Gifts,
Big Muddy Coffee, Double LL Winery, Johnson’s Honey Farm, LadyBug Creations, Jam Berry Nails, Avon, Willow Tree and much,much more..
Come join in the fun and follow the signs.
