🅿️Princeton NOW Newsletter: Golf Tournaments, Princeton Titanic Survivors, and Pretzels

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Princeton. Heads up: I’m heading out to a pastor’s conference in California this week. I’ll be pretty busy, so my newsletters may be a tad shorter than usual. I’ll still give you the most up-to-date information on my favorite town in the world, though.

Let’s get to it.

—Justin Bullington

📬IN THIS ISSUE

💡What You Should Know
☀️Princeton Weather
💼Princeton Businesses
⛽️Princeton Gas Prices
🗓️Princeton Events

💡WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• Happy Birthday, Kevin Bullington, Kendra Ross, and Bridget Pratt! 🍰

• KWQC: “The Bureau County History Center discovered a mother and daughter buried at Oakland Cemetery in Princeton were survivors of the sinking of Titanic in 1912. On Saturday, the center opened an exhibit dedicated to the story of Nellie Becker, and her daughter Marion, surviving the disaster before settling in Princeton from 1927 to 1945.”

• PHS seniors Abigail Brown and Sophia Oester were named Elks Lodge Teens of the Month.

• Bureau Township Community Church is having an Easter egg hunt this Saturday. Come ready to “hunt” at 11am. They will also be serving hotdogs.

• Bureau County Fair Grounds: Fresh bulk sausage is for sale. $20 per 5 lb bag. Call Pete: 815-303-8106.

• The 2nd Annual Bureau County Fair Queen Pageant Golf Tournament is Saturday, May 11th at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley. Registration is at 8am, the shotgun start is at 9am. There is $500 case prize. $65 per golfer, before April 12th. To register and for more information, email [email protected].

• This beautiful home is for sale on West Central for $185,000. There will be an open house March 9th.

• “Bureau County taxpayers paid $50,785 in County Sales Tax in December 2023, according to Illinois tax records. This figure marks a significant decrease from the previous month, where County Sales Tax collection stood at $59,716. Over the past 12 months, Bureau County's residents have collectively paid a total of $502,233 in County Sales Tax.”

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

⛅️PRINCETON WEATHER

Today: The low in the early morning will be around 53°F, and the high is expected to be around 72°F in the early afternoon. The probability of precipitation increases throughout the day, peaking at 50% by 6 PM, with a predicted total rainfall of around 0.35 inches.

Tuesday: The temperature early at midnight will be about 37°F, and the high for the day is forecasted to be around 56°F between 3 PM and 4 PM.

Wednesday: Early morning lows are predicted to be around 33°F, with the high reaching approximately 55°F in the early afternoon.

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💼PRINCETON BUSINESSES

• Are you a carpenter, contractor, or a handyman that does small jobs? Please fill out this form so I can help you get the word out.

• Butler Concierge Services LLC now provides personal assistance for seniors in Princeton, IL and the surrounding area. They assist seniors with their non-medical, daily tasks, including light housekeeping, transportation to doctor appointments, recreation, and shopping. They also organize, sort, and pack for moves.

• Sweet Haven Cakes is now selling Easter cake pops, $20 for 12.

• The Apollo Theater’s food drive for the Bureau County Food Drive ends this Wednesday. Bring a donation item when you come to see either Ordinary Angels or Dune Part Two.

  • Dune Part Two (PG-13): Tuesday and Wednesday @ 6pm.

  • Ordinary Angels (PG): Tuesday and Wednesday @ 6:15pm.

  • Kung Fu Panda (PG): Thursday @ 6pm.

• The Prairie Arts Center will host an Easter Egg Pour Painting Class Monday, March 4th and a Children’s Basket Weaving Class on Tuesday, March 12th.

• Once Upon a Craft is having a live sale on March 14th at 7pm.

• Grandma Rosies Sweet Treats serves and delivers chicken strips, hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, and more. Call 815-872-1200.

• The CrossFit Open starts this Friday. The theme is NEON. First heat goes at 5pm.

• Barrel Society is hosting a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament this Friday.

• The Boek-el-Zoo is now selling t-shirts. 

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

• Kids paint pottery at The Knack for 25% off today from 12-5pm.

⛽️PRINCETON GAS PRICES

Regular

Amoco, 720 N Main St: $3.51
Sullivan’s Foods: $3.56
Casey’s West/North: $3.59
Beck’s West/North: $3.59
Road Ranger, N Main St: $3.59
Shell, 2225 N Main St: $3.59

Diesel

Beck’s West/North: $3.95
Road Ranger, N Main St.: $3.95
Casey’s West/North: $3.95
Amoco, N Main St: $3.99

🗓️PRINCETON EVENTS

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

• On March 9th, The Moose Lodge will host a Saturday Night Fever Black Light Bingo night at 7:30pm.

• 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 Princeton Fire Department will host KWQC meteorologist and PHS graduate Cyle Dickens for a weather event presentations on Thursday, March 14th at 6:30pm.

• 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.

• Flags of Freedom will host an April 13th draw down at the Moose Lodge, 7:30pm.

⛪️PRINCETON CHURCHES

• Princeton Bible Church

• Bureau Township Community Church

• Christ Community Church

• Evangelical Covenant Church

• First Lutheran Church

• First United Methodist Church

• First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

• Hampshire Colony Church

• New Hope Church of the Nazarene

• St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

• Princeton Wesleyan Church

• First Presbyterian Church

• The People Church

• St. Louis Catholic Church

• Open Prairie

• United Pentecostal Church

• Bethel Baptist Church