✉️Princeton NOW: Early Voting, Cool Cars, and Iron Skillets

TOGETHER WITH

It’s Monday, Princeton. Congratulations to the Kansas City S̶w̶i̶f̶t̶s̶ Chiefs for your third Super Bowl victory. I wish the Bears could get one. Or maybe just get to the playoffs?

Let’s get to it.

—Justin Bullington

📬IN THIS ISSUE

💡What You Should Know
☀️Princeton Weather
💼Princeton Businesses
⛽️Princeton Gas Prices
🎸Local Music
👷‍♂️Local Job Openings

💡WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• Happy Birthday, Renée Tiemann and Sarah Englehart🎂

• BCR: The Bureau County Courthouse in Princeton was a focal point for debates on slavery and equality in the years before and after the Civil War, with figures like Owen Lovejoy and Frederick Douglass addressing the contentious issues that divided the nation. Later, it became a platform for other social causes, with speakers like William Lloyd Garrison and Susan B. Anthony advocating for abolition and women's suffrage, symbolizing the ongoing struggle to realize the Declaration of Independence's promise of equality.

• Final Results from Wrestling Sectionals: Augustus Swanson, Ace Christiansen, Casey Etheridge and Cade Odell have all qualified for State. Swanson is sectional champion at 106 lbs. Ace Christiansen was runner-up at 138 and Cade Odell was runner-up at heavyweight. Casey Etheridge placed fourth at 165. The state tournament is February 15th-17th in Champaign.

• Boys basketball: Princeton 61, Winnebago 35. Princeton is now 14-12.

• Early voting is available at the County Clerk’s Office in the Bureau County Courthouse Monday thru Friday from 8am to 4pm until Monday, March 18th.

• Pack the Place at 5pm today for Logan Junior High’s last home wrestling meet. The STEM Club will be showing off their robot in the Pannebaker and handing out prizes! They will have a 50/50 raffle and a Chuck the Duck $2.00 fundraiser. All proceeds from the Logan Pride event funds field trips, assemblies, and activities for students.

• Spend your Valentine’s Day at the Knack on Wednesday, from 4-8pm. Enjoy a free chocolate truffle with your sweetie while painting their wide selection of pottery.

• On February 16th, the PHS Jazz Band invites you to come enjoy the sounds of classic swing music by the greats like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and more. Moose Lodge doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

• The band Brushville will play at the Hawg House Saloon on February 17th at 8pm. Known for their high-energy performances, one reporter compared their shows to a hockey game.

• Check out the Model Train Fair and Farm Toy Show this Saturday, the 17th, from 9am-3pm. Show will be held in the heated buildings at the Bureau County Fair Grounds. This is a great place to buy and sell trains, farm equipment, and memorabilia.

• Cruisin’ Princeton Main Street is Sunday, July 7th from 1-4pm. Lots of cool, classic cars to see. Free ice cream and pop will be served while it lasts. All donations used to purchase coats for kids.

Do you have a birth announcement or important news update? Email me: [email protected].

☀️PRINCETON WEATHER

Monday: sunny with highs in the mid-40s and nighttime lows in the upper 20s.

Tuesday: partly cloudy skies, with similar temperatures, and lows in the upper 20s rising to lower 30s by night.

Wednesday: mostly sunny during the day with highs again in the mid-40s, but the evening brings a 30% chance of a mix of rain and snow with lows around 30 degrees.

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🎸LOCAL MUSIC

Princeton

• PHS Jazz Band | Moose Lodge | Feb. 16th, 6:30

• Brushville | Hawg House Saloon | Princeton | Feb. 17th, 8pm

• Zack Fedor | Barrel Society | Princeton | Feb. 23rd, 7pm

• Wayne “The Train” Hancock | Moose Lodge | Princeton | March 16th

• STEAM Irish Quartet | Grace Theater | Princeton | March 30th at 7:30pm

Local

• Open Mic | Core Cafe | Spring Valley | Feb. 16th, 7pm

• Rockstar 2024 | Starved Rock Lodge | Utica | Feb. 21st, 7pm

• Midnight Rider | Green River Saddle Club | Amboy | Feb. 24th, 5pm

• Black and White Ball | Starved Rock | Utica | Feb. 24th, 5pm

• Dueling Pianos | Sublette 365 | Sublette | Feb. 24, 6:30pm

• Danger Zone | Route 30 Slots | Rock Falls | Feb. 24, 6pm

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💰PRINCETON BUSINESSES

• Purchase a dozen roses at Flowers by Julia for $85.

• Finders Keepers Resale Store is offering 50% of all clothes and coats.

• Little Blue Dress is offering 20% off all heart sweaters.

• Optimal Health is now carrying a line of Skin Drink products to help nourish skin.

• Five-22 has a winter sale rack with 20%-60% off.

• Lodestone has an extensive selection of gifts for guys and gals, including Le Creuset cookware, Bed Stu purses, diffusers, candles, jewelry and more. Call (815) 875-2793 for any questions.

• The Apollo Theater is showing “American Fiction“ (R) until Thursday and “The Iron Claw” (R) until Friday. “Madame Web” (PG-13) starts Valentine’s Day.

• All gas pumps now offer full service daily from 6am to 7pm at Sullivan's Fuel.

• The Artisan Market at Hornbaker Gardens is seeking fine artists for their outdoor Artisan Market Saturday, September 14th. Get more details at this link.

• Princeton Pastries is selling cake pop heart boxes until the end of February for $10.

• Splash Tech Solutions is ready for a new website project after launching a new site for the Kewanee Public Library. Amy Jo does web design and tech solutions.

Does your Princeton business have a sale or update you’d like to share? Email me: [email protected].

⛽️PRINCETON GAS PRICES

Regular

Amoco, 720 N Main St: $3.21
Sullivan’s Foods: $3.26
Casey’s West/North: $3.29
Beck’s West/North: $3.29
Road Ranger, N Main St: $3.29
Shell, 2225 N Main St: $3.30

Diesel

Beck’s West/North: $3.69
Road Ranger, N Main St.: $3.95
Casey’s West/North: $3.89
Sullivan’s Foods: $3.79
Amoco, N Main St: $3.59

💼LOCAL JOB OPENINGS

• Store Manager | Princeton Closet | $38k-$46k

• Stocking Supervisor | Ollie’s Distribution Center | Full time

• 2nd Shift Custodian | Princeton High School | $14-$16/hour

• Front Desk Clerk | Fawcett’s Pharmacy | $14-$15/hour

• Customer Service Associate | Advanced Services | $17/hour

• Warehouse Delivery Driver | Crescent Electric | Full time

• MDS Coordinator | Aperion Care | Full time

• Foster Care Supervisor | Youth Service Bureau | $63k/year