December 18th, 2023 ☔️🪈🚨⛽️🎄

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In This Issue:

🎄A Christmas Tip

🚨What You Should Know

☔️Princeton Weather

🪈Outside City Limits

⛽️Princeton Gas Prices

🍖Restaurant Guide

🦮Adopt Maddie

📸Old Photos

A Christmas Tip

This Christmas, consider breaking free from technology. Hide the iPhones. Put them away. Turn them off.

And see what happens.

Instead of capturing every moment through a lens, engage in meaningful conversations, share laughter, and create lasting memories.

The constant buzz of notifications can wait. Break the habit of checking social media updates and emails, and rediscover the simple pleasures of just being together.

Let's challenge ourselves to grow our relationships, without the constant glow of our iPhones. We won’t regret it.

What You Should Know

• BCR: Swanson, Christiansen, and Odell all take first place for the Tigers at the Dewitt Saber Wrestling Tournament in Iowa; Princeton girls win tournament opener at Ottawa; Tigers boys basketball falls at Rochelle.

• Winter Extravaganza is coming Tuesday, Dec. 19, to Princeton Public Library. There will be holiday craft stations for all ages, warm drinks and treats and story times at 3:30 p.m. in the Youth Service area, as well as a carol sing-along. The library will be closed for Christmas and New Year's holiday.

• The Knox Hotel: “We want to bless someone who YOU think would benefit from a night of relaxation at the Knox along with other gifts from Beetz Me, Sophisticuts, The Knack, and Blooms on Elm. Maybe someone you know has had a rough year, experienced a loss, or maybe someone who’s always giving to others. Use this link to nominate someone and check out all of what’s included.”

• A story in the BCR featured Emerald Tablet Collective, which opened in October at 905 N. Main St. Its creative crew is committed to providing high-quality tattoos and piercings.

• Casey Etheridge is the 2023 NewsTribune Offensive Football Player of the Year. Etheridge ran for an area-best and school-record 1,897 yards.

• From the Chamber of Commerce: Participate in the “Last Minute Christmas Shopping Night.” Find those perfect last minute Christmas gifts — Princeton stores will extend their store hours until 7:00 pm on Thursday, December 21st. Make sure to participate in the Chamber’s Loyal to Local Program while shopping small for a chance to win $200.00 in Chamber Gift Cards. Five winners will be drawn.