December 30th, 2023🥳

New Year’s Eve Celebrations, the Boek-el-Zoo, and Your Favorite Ice Cream

December 30, 2023

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Princeton. I hope you had a wonderful, joyful, family-filled Christmas. Didn’t the Christmas lights around town look terrific this year? I hope you’ve found this publication helpful, entertaining, and always positive. There’s much more to come. Let’s make the most out of 2024, shall we?

Let’s get to it.

—Justin Bullington

In This Issue

🚨What You Should Know
🥳Local New Year’s Celebrations
❄️Princeton Weather
💰Local Business News
⛽️Princeton Gas Prices
📢Tell Your Friends About Princeton NOW

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What You Should Know

  • Just FYI: Monday, January 1st garbage routes will be picked up on Tuesday, January 2nd. All other collection routes will remain the same. Please set your garbage and recycling out by 5:00 AM.

  • Today, Wendy's is offering its Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger for just a penny. Not a bad deal.

  • Princeton Fire Department’s Lt. Joe Welte retired after 33 years. That’s a long time to serve our community. Thanks, Joe.

  • Kailey Patterson of Princeton, a member of the University of Alabama band, will march in the Rose Bowl Parade. Roll Tide!

Local New Year’s Celebrations

Princeton Weather

Not much hope for white on the ground in the next week. But there may be some hope Monday, January 8th: I can hear the salt trucks a-rumbling in the distance.

  • Today: High of 37, partly sunny 🌤️

  • Sunday: High of 32, cloudy, chance of snow ☁️

  • Monday: High of 34, partly sunny🌤️

  • Tuesday: High of 38, partly cloudy⛅️

  • Wednesday: High of 37, partly cloudy⛅️

  • Thursday: High of 32, partly cloudy ⛅️

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Local Business News

  • From NiciLynn Shoes: “We wanted to take a moment to update you on an exciting change for NiciLynn Shoes. In the coming months we will be scaling back, and reducing inventory. With that, we will continue to offer a small, very select, group of current brands. This decision was made after careful consideration and in response to the ever-changing retail industry. We believe now is the perfect time to take the leap and make a change. We believe that this direction will allow us to focus on what will set us apart - unique, distinctive, and notable items and experiences. We greatly appreciate your continued loyalty and support throughout this transition period and look forward to sharing this exciting new journey with you. In the meantime....WE ARE HAVING A HUGE INVENTORY SALE. STOP IN THIS WEEK FOR BIG SAVINGS!”

  • Finders Keepers is closed for the next two weeks.

  • Beginning in 2024, the Boek-el-Zoo will be offering interactive, educational, in-store experiences for groups, parties, field trips and events.

  • The Closet is closed until January 18th for an interior refresh. The Donation Center will be open normal hours starting January 2nd. (Tuesday- Saturday, 9-3).

⛽️Princeton Gas Prices

Good news! Gas prices are slowly coming down around the nation, with the national average hitting $3.12. The Illinois average is $3.09.

1️⃣Amoco, 720 N. Main: $2.99🏆

2️⃣Casey’s, 520 W. Peru: $3.05

3️⃣Sullivan’s: $3.06

4️⃣Shell, 2225 N. Main: $3.08

5️⃣Beck’s, 1838 N. Main: $3.08

🤯Surprising Out-of-Town Deal:

Casey’s, 425 S. Main, Ladd: $2.75

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