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Spaghetti dinner

CHERRY — The Cherry Parents Club will serve a spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Church Hall. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children 10 and under. Tickets include spaghetti, bread, salad, dessert and drink. The event will also feature several raffles.

Optimist meeting

PRINCETON — Lt. Carol Jaross, chief crime investigator and forensics department director for the Illinois State Police, will speak at the Princeton Optimist Club’s meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will commence with a meal at 6 p.m., at a cost of $8.50, at Kramer’s Restaurant in downtown Princeton. Everyone is invited to attend. For reservations, call Dick Volker at (815) 875-1330.

Plant sale

SPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Auxiliary will hold a spring plant sale in the lower lobby of the hospital from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Perennials, hanging baskets and planters will be available. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Janyce Stuckert, volunteer coordinator, at (815) 664-1130 or (815) 223-5346, ext. 130.

‘Partners’ wanted

More on 34 organizers are calling on all church and school groups, boy scouts, girl scouts, civic clubs, communities and individuals to be a partner in the fourth annual More on 34, Miles and Miles of Sales event, June 19 and 20. The event, which extends from Galesburg to Sandwich ,translates to 143 miles of bargains of fresh produce, antiques, furniture and more. Organize now and plan to participate June 19 and 20. For event, vendor and advertisement information, visit www.moreon34.com. or call (877) 436-7926.

Cookout

WYANET — The Wyanet Community Club will host a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wyanet Locker. The menu will include ribeyes, butterfly pork chops, brats, hot dogs, chips and water.

Genealogy meeting

OTTAWA — The LaSalle County Genealogy Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Guild Library, 115 W. Glover St. in Ottawa. Tom Williams will speak and show pictures of a trip to Alaska

Used book sale

PRINCETON — The 26th annual used book sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton Library, will begin today, Thursday, with a preview night from 7 to 9 p.m. and run through Sunday at the Allen Building at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. On Sunday most books will be sold at $5 per bag with marked items at half price. Prices start at 50 cents and up with most hardcovers at $1. Non-book items are priced from 25 cents. All proceeds from the sale go to Princeton Library to buy equipment and to underwrite the children’s reading programs.