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Quilters meeting

PRINCETON — The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will feature the Thrifty Green Quilter presenting a trunk show of “Fabulous Recyclable Finds” at its meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at the First Baptist Church, 1719 S. Euclid Ave. in Princeton. This will be a trunk show of quilts found at auctions and garage sales. A workshop for making labels for the back of a quilt, presented by Uylaine Barringer, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Farm Bureau Building in Princeton. For membership information, contact Carolyn Schmitt at (815) 875-3161. For workshop information, contact Sandra Gladhill at (815) 228-1071.

Reunion meeting

SPRING VALLEY — The Hall High School Class of 1969 will hold a reunion planning meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Spring Creek Golf Course. The reunion is set for Oct. 3 at the golf course.

DAR meeting

PRINCETON — The Princeton-Illinois chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Prouty Building in Princeton. The program, “Abraham Lincoln Comes Home,” will be presented by member participation with family and local remembrances. Hostesses are Joanne Swan, chairman, Victoria Kopp, M. Sue May and Beverly Larson.

Jewelry fair

SPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a jewelry fair in the lower lobby of the hospital from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1, and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 2. Fundraisers such as this help sponsor scholarships and purchase equipment for the hospital. For more information, call (815) 664-1130 or (815) 223-5346, ext. 130.

PCHS fall program

HENNEPIN — Bartlett Kassabaum of Princeton will be the speaker at the fall program of the Putnam County Historical Society at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the ag museum in Hennepin. Kassabaum is an award-winning local artist known for his wildlife paintings. The program is open to everyone. Admission is free. Society members are asked to bring a finger food to pass. For more information, call (815) 925-7060.

Meeting set

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Criminal Justice Center Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bureau County Courthouse. The public is welcome to attend.