Lifestyle

Eagerly awaiting the Festival 56 season is Zack Fiste (left), newly named production director for Festival 56. Fiste was recently introduced to the Optimist Club by club member Gary Browning (right). Fiste has served in various capacities since the inception of Festival 56 and after attending Webster University in Webster Grove, Mo., majoring in stage production he returns with his degree and is ready to continue his work with Festival 56.  He explained the many responsibilities he has in putting on the shows.

PRINCETON — Each year the teens around the area look forward to attending their prom and, of course, finding that special dress.

Charity walk

PRINCETON — The fifth annual wine and beer tasting event, sponsored by the American Red Cross of Bureau County, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 14 at A Hundred Acre Orchard and Market, two miles west of Princeton off Route 6.

Open house

SHEFFIELD—The 117th Sheffield Alumni dinner and meeting will be June 8 at the Hidden Lake Golf Course in Sheffield.

WYANET — The Wyanet Boy Scouts will host a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wyanet Locker. The menu will be rib eyes, butterfly pork chops, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips and pop.

PRINCETON — On July 20, the Zearing Child Enrichment Center will again sponsor the “Z Tour Bike Ride,” a bicycle road ride originating in Princeton and including surrounding communities.

LADD — Kindergarten Roundup for students entering the kindergarten class for the 2013-14 school year will be at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, in the kindergarten room at Ladd Community Consolidated School.

LADD — Ladd American Legion Auxiliary members met on April 23. President Sandy Dunseth reported the 16th District awarded the Auxiliary with a “Certificate of Goal” for meeting their membership goal.

PRINCETON — The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. June 7 at the Christ Community Church, 1749 Euclid Ave., Princeton. Guests are welcome to attend for a fee of $5.

Jim and Lorraine Sarrels check out one of the vehicles on display at the First Lutheran Church’s fifth annual Old Wheels Show, held Saturday in the church parking lot in Princeton. Besides the car show, other activities included a children’s train ride, refreshments, a bake sale and music.

LADD — American Legion Auxiliary Post 938 of Ladd will have its closing dinner at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Legion Post Hall.

New Bedford Royal Neighbors of America Camp No. 1491 hosted its annual anniversary party at the Christian Church Hall in New Bedford on April 1. The game of “50” was played by the 44 in attendance, lunch was served after prizes were awarded. Darcy Smith from the home office in Rock Island presented a short program about the benefits of membership in RNA. Non-perishable food was collected for the area food pantry.

SPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s is hosting a Red Cross Bloodmobile from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bloodmobile will be held in the hospital’s first floor presentation room.