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Princeton Junior Woman’s Club Baby Contest receives new entries for 2026 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Princeton Junior Women's Club Baby Contest receives new entries for 2026.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Maribeth Wilson. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. The Princeton
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  Speaker 1: Junior Women's Club Baby Contest has received new entries for 2026.
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  Speaker 1: In-person voting continues through noon Friday, September 11th. The voting
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  Speaker 1: canisters will be displayed until August 28th at First State Bank,
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  Speaker 1: until September 4th at Central Bank, and from September 4th
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  Speaker 1: to 11 at Heartland Bank's South Branch. The canisters will
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  Speaker 1: be moved about noon on Fridays. PJWC will be accepting
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  Speaker 1: Venmo to collect votes. To vote through Venmo, send a
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  Speaker 1: chosen transaction amount to at pjunior71. Voters must include the
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  Speaker 1: baby's name in the What's It For? line. Venmo votes
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  Speaker 1: will only be accepted until noon September 10th. $ 1 equals
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  Speaker 1: 100 votes. All votes will be tallied. and winners will
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  Speaker 1: be notified on September 5th and introduced during that evening's
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  Speaker 1: Homestead Festival announcements. Prizes will be given to the boy
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  Speaker 1: and girl winners, as well as the boy and girl runners-up.
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  Speaker 1: All winners and their parents will have a spot in
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  Speaker 1: the Homestead Festival parade on Saturday, September 12th. Here are
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  Speaker 1: the current contenders for the 2026 Cutest Baby. Entrants must
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  Speaker 1: be Bureau County residents younger than 24 months. To enter,
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  Speaker 1: email princetonjuniors at gmail.com by 1159 p.m. Sunday, August 30th.
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  Speaker 1: A high-resolution color photograph of the child should also be included.
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  Speaker 1: Photos should not be cropped or altered. No professional photographs
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  Speaker 1: will be accepted. The email must also include the child's name, sex,
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  Speaker 1: birth date, age, parents' names, parents' addresses, two phone numbers,
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  Speaker 1: and a permission statement to run the picture in the
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  Speaker 1: Bureau County Republican. The Princeton Junior Women's Club donates all
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  Speaker 1: the proceeds from this contest back to communities and organizations
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  Speaker 1: within Bureau County through various projects carried out by their club.