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Trees planted on Princeton’s Main Street North and south end business districts seeing upgrades By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — Have you seen the orange cones lined in place within the corner parking lot on North Main Street and Elm Place? The city is looking to start making improvements there this week. The plan is to trench out the space 6 feet back from the sidewalks and plant a total of 12 cedar trees — six trees along North Main Street and six along Elm Place. Princeton Mayor Joel Quiram said the project will get underway this week. He anticipates it will take three to four days to complete. The trees are being donated by three local landscaping companies — Taylor’s Trees and Turf, Twin
Oaks Landscaping Co. and Hornbaker Gardens. Tree specialists with these businesses with be assisting city workers in planting the trees. While the plan was to add grasses and shrubbery around the trees, Quiram said those plans will be on hold until spring. City workers will also be placing the foundation for the future parking lot kiosk, which was provided by the Princeton Art District. Quiram confirmed there will still be parking available in the corner lot. While money is tight at the city, plans to lay asphalt in the lot are on-hold until funds are available. Quiram said he hopes to have that lot, along with the parking lot at the train depot, paved within the next couple years.
“What we’re doing now just moves us a step forward in getting that parking lot done,” he said. “It’s just the matter of getting the funds.” In September, the council approved to spend anywhere between $3,000 and $5,000 of tourism funds for the improvements to the corner lot. Quiram said the labor for planting the trees will come from those monies set aside. Trees on South Main Street The city also just finished planting 20 trees along South Main Street. Taylor’s Trees and Turf, Twin Oaks Landscaping Co. and Hornbaker Gardens donated the trees for that project, as well.
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‘He was a friend to the community’ Roger Gustafson dies at 70 By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com
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Another fall classic Emma Dye, 5, enjoyed the perfect autumn weather this weekend by jumping into the pile of raked leaves in her front yard. Many residents took advantage of the warmer than average days by doing yard work and completing last-minute house repairs before the arrival of the colder temperatures.
Mobile Food Pantry to serve Princeton residents By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — A mobile food pantry event will be rolling into town Thursday, Nov. 10. First Lutheran Church and the Bureau County Food Pantry have partnered with River Bend Foodbank to serve local families in need. The event will be held at the Bureau County
Fairgrounds in the Allen Building, located at 811 W. Peru St. Registration is from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Registration will take place to keep track of the number of people served. Food distribution begins at 11 a.m. Participants are welcome to bring laundry baskets or rolling carts to help take home food. Glenn Allen, a member of First Lutheran Church and local coordinator of the event, said this will be the first time a mobile food
pantry has been present in the area on a week day, however they wanted to bring the event to town in November. Allen said this time of year tends to be when the need is the greatest because of how close it is to the holidays. He said events like this are a great way to help families supplement their food needs.
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PRINCETON — He was no stranger to most. Actually, he was one of those fellows who didn’t know a stranger, for Roger Gustafson was quick to speak to everyone, throw out a joke or two and sincerely ask folks about themselves. Gustafson, 70, of Princeton died Saturday, Nov. 5, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. A long-time business co-owner of Gustafson True-Value Hardware (later Gustafson Ace Hardware), he was also active in a plethora of community organizations, boards and projects. He and his wife, Linda, traveled the world, visiting places many only dream of. He was a well-known gourmet cook, loved reading, photography, nature, history and
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