✉️Princeton NOW Newsletter: Conference Champs, The World’s Tallest Man, and a Titanic Survivor

TOGETHER WITH

Happy President’s Day, Princeton. Fun fact: George Washington turns 292 today. Also, he contracted smallpox while visiting Barbados.

Let’s get to it.

—Justin Bullington

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📬IN THIS ISSUE

💡What You Should Know
☀️Princeton Weather
💼Princeton Businesses
⛽️Princeton Gas Prices
🗓️Princeton Events
👷‍♂️Job Opportunities
📍Outside City Limits
🏡Princeton Homes for Sale

💡WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• The Princeton Christian Academy Lady Eagles are 7th and 8th grade Prairie Conference champions. The 8th grade team went undefeated and will play in the Prairie Conference tournament this week. Congratulations ladies!

• State wrestling: Cade Odell finished 4th in the 285 lb weight class, Ace Christiansen finished 3rd in the 138 lb, and Augustus Swanson finished 5th in the 106 lb. Tremendous!

• Garbage pickup: Due to President’s Day, today’s pickup will be moved to tomorrow.

• The Apollo Theater’s Charity Poster Sale ends this weekend. Buy 1 for $5.00, buy 5 for $20.00, or buy them all for $200.00. Proceeds go to Gateway Services.

• Order candy-filled eggs to be scattered around your yard in time for Easter for the 6th Annual “Egg My Yard” Gateway Services fundraiser. More information here.

• BCR: Bureau Valley and Princeton boys basketball are projected to meet up in the 2A regional semifinals at Prophetstown.

• Here is a sneak peak of some of Wild Ginger’s Bistro’s amazing decor and a few menu items.

⛅️PRINCETON WEATHER

Today: partly cloudy with highs in the lower 50s and lows in the lower 30s. Conditions are expected to be similar throughout the day and night, indicating a stable weather pattern with no significant precipitation expected.

Tuesday: Conditions will remain partly cloudy, with daytime highs in the lower 50s and nighttime lows in the mid-30s.

Wednesday: partly cloudy during the day with highs in the upper 50s, transitioning to mostly cloudy at night with lows around 40 degrees.

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💼PRINCETON BUSINESSES

• Cafe Grace: They will be serving from 11-2pm today — 3 tacos for $5. From 4-8pm, they will be serving a burger basket with fries and soda for $10.

• The Philly Cheese Steak Factory will be at Barrel Society Wednesday from 4-7pm. The Barrel Society is also hosting a Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament on Friday, March 8th at 7pm.

• All green plants are buy one, get ½ off at Blooms on Elm today through Saturday.

• Pottery is 25% off today at The Knack.

• Four Seasons is offering 27% off your entire purchase if you use the code “SAVINGS.” The code expires February 25th.

• Five 22 has a new fishnet sweater in light pink. They are offering an additional 20% off all sales items.

• True Leaves Bookshop is now selling A Bridge for the Ages: A Tribute to Bureau County’s Historic Red Covered Bridge.

• Take a picture with the Landmark Realty Key at The Studio and win a gift card.

• Onion sets and seed potatoes are now at Ace Hardware. Get 1 lb bags of seed potatoes for $4.99 or a 4 lb bag for $8.99. Buy 80 onion sets for $3.99.

• Downtown Pub is hosting a Leprechaun Gnome Paint Night Wednesday, March 6th at 6pm. Fee is $35 for a 16×20 canvas.

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⛽️PRINCETON GAS PRICES

Regular

Amoco, 720 N Main St: $3.29
Sullivan’s Foods: $3.36
Casey’s West/North: $3.39
Beck’s West/North: $3.39
Road Ranger, N Main St: $3.39
Shell, 2225 N Main St: $3.39

Diesel

Amoco, N Main St: $3.59
Beck’s West/North: $3.99
Sullivan’s Foods: $3.99
Casey’s West/North: $3.99
Road Ranger, N Main St.: $3.99

🗓️PRINCETON EVENTS

• 1921 and the Stories of Nellie Becker, a Titanic Survivor will take place March 2nd at the Bureau County History Center. Contact them for more details.

• The River Bend Food Bank Mobile Pantry will be in Princeton on Thursday at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. Registration starts at 9am with food distribution beginning at 10am; please arrive no more than 30 minutes early.

• The Pancake and Sausage breakfast at the Bureau County Fairgrounds will be March 3rd from 7am-1pm.

• The Huge Winter Sale at the Bureau County Fairgrounds will be March 9th, beginning at 8am.

• The Friends of the Princeton Library is hosting the Spring Book Sale beginning Wednesday, March 13th, for members only. Then Thursday the 14th-Saturday for the general public.

• The St. Patty’s Day 5k Run and Party is March 17th at Barrel Society.

• Liberty Village is hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt Wednesday, March 23rd at 10am.

• The STEAM Irish Quartet will be performing at Grace Theater March 30th at 7:30pm. Order tickets at festival56.com.

• There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Soldiers and Sailors Park on March 30th.

• At the Fairgrounds: Lillie’s Bridal Wedding Gown and Prom Dress Sale | Friday, March 15th, 12pm-7pm; Saturday the 16th, 9am-7pm; Sunday the 17th, 12pm-5pm.

• The Cider Mill is hosting “Howl at the Moon Dueling Piano’s” on April 12th. Farmers Smoked BBQ will be out front serving food at 6:30pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm and the band will play from 7pm-10pm. For tickets, Venmo future56foundation. $25 per person. Tables fit 8 people.

👷‍♂️JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Server | Pizza Hut | Full-time, $15-19/hour

Delivery Driver | AutoZone | Part-time, $13-23/hour

Sales Specialist | Four Seasons | Part-time

Material Special, 1st Shift | Allegion | Full-time

Cashier | Walmart | Full-time. $14-18/hour

Receptionist | H&R Block | Full-time

CDL Driver | RP Lumber | Full and Part-time, $16.77-26.83/hour

Delivery Driver | FedEx Express | Full, Part, Temp work, $75-300/day

Postal Clerk | USPS | Full-time, $72,400/year

📍OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS

• The Mendota Plunge, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, will take place this Saturday at Lake Mendota and the Mendota Civic Center. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Plunge will start at noon. New this year: Pre Plunge party with cocoa, coffee and breakfast pastries for all plungers. Awards and program to follow.

• The winner of a million dollar scratch-off ticket sold in Peru isn't known yet. It was a $50 scratch off and the buyer had stopped for gas at the Speedway on Peru's May road. The gas station stands to collect $10,000 for their efforts. The game called “”$10 million” includes three $10 million top prizes and 15 prizes of $1 million dollars.

• A teenage driver was ticketed after a vehicle hit a house in Mendota.

🏡PRINCETON HOMES FOR SALE

$159,900 | 412 N Pleasant St, Princeton, IL 61356 | 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

A well-maintained home with original hardwood floors, a dining/kitchen combo, and a large living room. It features 2 bedrooms and a full bath on the main floor, with an additional 2 bedrooms and another full bath upstairs.

$449,000 | 20748 2075 Ave N, Princeton, IL 61356 | 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

A log cabin home built in 1991, nestled on 8.95 wooded acres with a stream. It has a master bedroom on the main floor with a large walk-in closet and a 3-sided screened room.

$60,000 | 525 E Marion St, Princeton, IL 61356 | 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom

Offers large rooms, a nice yard, a back deck, and a two-car garage. With the addition of a door, this 2-bedroom home could be converted into 3 bedrooms.

$110,000 | 230 S Fairground Ave, Princeton, IL 61356 | 3 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath, 1 Partial Bath

Located at the edge of town with city utilities you'll find this amazing 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath farmhouse with solid cherry custom built cabinets, hard surface counters, breakfast bar and a light filled skylight.