December 13th, 2023 🐟🎄⛪️⛽️

In This Issue

🚨What You Should Know

⛪️Local Christmas Eve Services

🚙Places to Go This Week

💰Local Business News

🔨Red Covered Bridge Update

What Should You Know

• A record 750,000 pounds of silver carp was pulled from the Illinois River (BCR).

• Princeton is included in this article from World Atlas: 7 Picture-Perfect Towns in Illinois.

• Ryder, a 6 year-old boy from Princeton, is battling cancer. Find out more of his story and help financially here.

• Princeton sophomore Casey Etheridge is the 2023 NewsTribune Offensive Football Player of the Year after rushing for a school record 1,897 yards and 29 touchdowns. Sophomore girls basketball player Camryn Driscoll was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week.

• A million dollar lottery ticket was bought in Spring Valley. “The unknown winner bought a ‘Merry Multiplier’ scratch-off for the win. For their part, owners of Happy's Super Service, Fred and Lisa West get a selling bonus of $10,000 (Starved Rock Media).”

Local Christmas Eve Services

Click for more information:

• Christ Community Church

• Evangelical Covenant Church

• First Lutheran Church

• Princeton Bible Church

• First United Methodist Church

• First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

• Hampshire Colony Church

• New Hope Church of the Nazarene

• St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

• Princeton Wesleyan Church

• First Presbyterian Church

• The People Church

• St. Louis Catholic Church

• Open Prairie

• United Pentecostal Church

• Bethel Baptist Church

• Bureau Township Community Church

Places to Go This Week

• From the Princeton Fire Department: SANTA CLAUS IS MAKING A SPECIAL TRIP TO THE FIREHOUSE! He’s invited all the kids to visit so mark your calendars for this Friday, December 15th from 6 P.M. - 7 P.M.

• Princeton High School Boys Varsity Basketball will play at Hall, Friday the 15th at 7pm. Their next home game is January 8th against Kewanee.

• The Annual Live Nativity at Walnut Community Bible Church will take place December 15-17th from 6pm to 8pm.

• Logan Junior High Holiday Concerts: 5th Grade Band at 6:30, Thursday, Dec. 14th at PHS Auditorium. 6-8th Grade Choir and Band at 6:30, Monday, December 18th.

• Friday, December 15th, Judy Ernst will play seasonal favorites on accordion at the Library at 2:30. At 4pm, pianist Kathy Allen and her students will play as well.

• On Friday, December 15th, Princeton Tourism presents Christmas Wizards: A Tribute to Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This will be an incredible night of Christmas music and lights that's sure to put you and your family in the holiday spirit. 7pm-9pm @ Princeton High School. Buy tickets here.

• The Princeton Bible Church Choir presents a Christmas musical, “He Started the Whole World Singing” by Bill and Gloria Gaither on Saturday, December 16 at 6:30 pm and Sunday, December 17 at 10:15 am. in the church auditorium.

• Drew Sheafor and Audrey Simes will be performing at Barrel Society on December 16th.

Local Business News

• Second Story Teen Center is half way to their $600,000 new-building goal.

• The Princeton Fire Department is hiring a qualified applicant immediately.

• Sno & Μo Lawn Care and Snow Removal will remove your leaves, debris, and give your yard a season-ending mow, fertilizing, and seeding. Call 815-228-8201.

• True Leaves Bookshop is open this week:

  >Wednesday from 10-6

  >Thursday from 10-6

  >Friday from 10-8

  >Saturday from 10-4

  >Sunday from 12-4

• The Coffee Cup added the carmel apple waffle to their menu.

• Stop by Optimal Health today from 4-6 to decorate some cookies and ornaments. Donations will be open until Friday.

• Gift cards are now available at the Apollo Theater. The movies Wonka and Shift will start on Friday.

• The Downtown Pub will host a “Snowman Landscape Paint Night” Wednesday, December 20th.

• Sale items at Guys and Gals Salon are 50% off.

• Holiday apparel at Rachel Rene is 25% off.

Red Covered Bridge Update

From Gary Swanson