PRINCETON — American Legion Auxiliary Unit 125 of Princeton will hold its business meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the post home, 1549 W. Peru St. in Princeton. The Unit will continue to go over the standing rules and discuss the new ones needed to be put into place. Members should bring copies of the standing rules that were sent a couple of months ago. Only a few copies will be available at the meeting.

Auxiliary workshop

PRINCETON — Children from the Princeton Community After School Program will participate in the Youth Service Bureau’s “Art from the Heart” event. The Ladd After School Program is also participating in the auction as well.

Residents and staff at Orchard View Rehab and Healthcare supported the American Heart Association by wearing red on Go Red for Women Day on Feb. 5. The idea behind wearing red was to raise awareness for women and heart disease.

When Illinois Valley Cellular implemented its “Charity Begins At Home” program, CEO Tom Walsh envisioned empowering the company’s customers in ventures to raise funds — and awareness — for the many charities in their service area. However, the latest fundraising effort went above and beyond his expectations.

Bureau County United Way’s Christmas for Kids Toy Drive served 380 Bureau County children this year. Pictured ready to unload the Service Master truck full of toys at the Ace Retail Distribution Center in preparation for the toys distribution on Dec. 12 are Carl Prokes (from left), Christian Motorcycles Association; Frank Wolsfeld, ServiceMaster; Jeff Fiegenschuh, city of Princeton; Cory Row, W.D. Boyce Council Boy Scouts; and Mike Hellberg, Red Cross.

OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College instructor Norm Engstrom will present a faculty concert, "Songs I've Never Been Asked to Sing," at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Cultural Centre.

OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College instructor Norm Engstrom will present a faculty concert, "Songs I've Never Been Asked to Sing," at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Cultural Centre.

Colin Colmone, a first-grader in the Princeton Community After School Program, glues mosaic tiles onto a frame. Colin and other children from both the Princeton and Ladd after school programs are busy preparing items for the Youth Service Bureau’s “Art from the Heart” second annual action, set for 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 13 at Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Course in LaSalle.

PEORIA — The W. D. Boyce Council, Boy Scouts of America will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America on Monday with a press conference and a birthday celebration open house for all scouters, past and present. The day will also mark the beginning of the Heroes of Scouting campaign and a year long celebration of the 100th anniversary. The press conference will begin at 11 a.m. at the Peoria Service Center located at 614 N. E. Madison Ave. The Birthday Celebration Open House will run from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Peoria Service Center as well as at the Bloomington Service Center, located at 203 E. Locust in Bloomington.

Dinner and dance

For years, the Friends of Strays No-Kill Animal Shelter has been a safe haven for stray cats and dogs in the Bureau County area. But with more animals than ever, coupled with dwindling donations, the facility is struggling to survive.

PRINCETON — We the People will meet at the Princeton Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

PRINCETON — The Perry Memorial Hospital 60 Plus Program will sponsor a Valentine dinner at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Perry Memorial Hospital cafeteria.

PRINCETON — The Princeton Jaycees adopted a Freedom House family during the 2009 Christmas season

SPRINGFIELD — The 76th annual American Legion Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln will be Feb. 12 in Springfield. The event will be hosted by Springfield Post 32, Auxiliary Unit 32 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 32.

PRINCETON — Many loyal patrons were served homemade chili and vegetable soup Jan. 16 by the ladies of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 125 in Princeton.

DAR meeting

PRINCETON — Princeton National Bancorp Inc. has announced Todd D. Fanning has been appointed as executive vice president and chief operating officer and appointed to the Board of Directors of the company and the subsidiary bank effective today, Tuesday. He currently serves as chief financial officer and has an extensive background in accounting and banking.

Bill Ellena (left) and Harold Faletti display their campaign materials collection, which will be featured at the Putnam County Historical Society winter program Feb. 14 in Hennepin.

PERU — Cindy Kohr of Peru has been appointed director of patient financial services at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

PRINCETON — James K. Say, vice president and relationship manager for Citizens Financial Advisors in Princeton, is newly certified as an Accredited Estate Planner by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.

PRINCETON — Nedda and Don Simon recently donated a piano to the Grace Performing Arts Center and the Illinois Theatre Conservatory.

Public H1N1 clinic

Bureau Valley South Junior High students held a bake sale during the month of December to help raise money for the Sheffield Public Library “Furnace Fund.” Students were allowed to bring a can of pop to the library and purchase a treat. The students raised $60. An additional $20 was raised through the sale of Chestnut Inn cookbooks bringing the total raised to $80. Jen Nottrott (from left), library board members, accepts the donation from BVS students Nicole Bornsheuer and Kate DeBrock, and BVS librarian Sharon Peterson.

ATKINSON — Applications for the Delyte K. and Robert I. Zearing Scholarship are now available from the Regional Office of Education.

PRINCETON — The annual Prairie Arts Council’s gala will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Wine Cellar in Princeton.

LASALLE — New officers for the Starved Rock Model “A” Club were placed during the Dec. 17 meeting at D.J.’s. They include: Steve Marshall, president; Paul Furar, vice president; and Gladys Alleman, corresponding secretary/treasurer.

The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Illinois 82nd annual patriotic conference will be March 19 at the Wyndham Lisle-Chicago Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Lisle. All members of the American Legion family and friends are invited to attend and celebrate the 90th anniversary of the American Legion Auxiliary.

PRINCETON — The crime of teen dating violence, including physical, emotional and sexual assault, and harassment via texting, e-mail or Instant Messaging is a cruel reality for many American teenagers — a reality of which many parents are unaware. It is for this reason Freedom House offers free violence prevention education programs for teens in Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties and, just recently, sponsored a poster contest to promote awareness.