November 27th, 2023🎸❄️🍊

What You Should Know

• Gas Prices

  >Amoco: $3.11

  >Casey’s West: $3.35

  >Casey’s North: $3.35

  >Beck’s North: $3.35

• Princeton is mentioned first in this article from World Atlas: 9 Small Towns In Illinois To Visit For A Weekend Getaway. Here’s a quote: “The town’s vibrant Main Street offers an opportunity to explore an eclectic mix of gift shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants, including the trendy Niel & Shorty’s Barbecue Company.”

• PHS Varsity Boys Basketball plays their first home game against Newman Central Catholic Tuesday at 7pm. The wrestling season opens at Morrison High School, Tuesday at 5:30.

• River Bend Food Bank will visit the Bureau County Fairgrounds November 30th. If you are sincerely low on food, you're invited to come and register at 9:15. Indoor distribution will start at 10 and will likely take two hours.  Please arrive no more than 30 minutes before distribution. Laundry baskets are a good way to carry away your food.

• The Home for the Holidays Christmas Light Drive Thru reopens December 1st, 3rd, and 8th at the Bureau County Fairgrounds.

• Princeton’s Christmas Tree Lighting will take place Friday, December 1st at 6pm @ Veterans Park on Main Street. A parade sponsored by the Princeton Lion’s Club will follow, starting on Marquette Street. After this, a Candy Cane Hunt at Soldier’s and Sailor’s Park will commence at 7pm.

• Breakfast with Santa is scheduled 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds.

• Fresh Florida Citrus Shop will be selling oranges at the Tractor Supply Company Monday, December 4th from 3pm-4pm.

• Come Knit and Crochet with Chicks with Sticks at the Princeton Public Library, Wednesday, December 6th at 5:30.

   

• Apollo Theater is hosting a Polar Express Pajama Party. Doors open at 11:30am. Meet Santa and the Conductor. Popcorn, candy, and drink are included in the $5 ticket.

• The Home for the Holidays Christmas Craft and Vendor Show and Flea Market is at the Bureau County Fairgrounds Saturday, December 9th from 8am-2pm.

Local Snow Removal

• Prairie Landscape

• TNT Lawn and Snow

• Headley’s Lawn Care

• Mike Kernan

• Guither Tree Service

• KS Lawn and Snow

• Combined Cleaning

• Franklin Lawn and Snow Removal

Local Music

• Festival 56 presents Music, Memories, and Merriment: an Evening of Songs with Sarah Smith. Friday and Saturday, December 1st and 2nd at 7:30pm @ Grace Performing Arts Center. Buy tickets here.

• Saturday, December 2nd, 3pm: FiddleRock! will be at the Hawg House Saloon. Rock, pop, metal, and country. Hear the music of Tool, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Chicago, Dire Straits, AC/DC, Charlie Daniels, Guns-n-Roses, Led Zeppelin, and more—all on violin.

• Sunday, December 8th, 3pm: Princeton Community Band will perform at Princeton High School.

• The Princeton High School Madrigal Singers will perform at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Barn at Hornbaker Gardens, located 22937 County Rd. 1140 N. in Princeton (BCR). You can order your tickets here.

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

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For More, See These Previous Issues

• November 20th: Local Music, PHS News, Places to Go, and the Boek-el-Zoo

• November 22nd: Local Black Friday Deals, Great Food is Coming to Town, Free T-Giving Meals, Tree Lighting

• November 25th: What You Should Know, Local music, and Places to Go

• An Open Letter: Princeton, Consider the Splash Pad for 2024