Thursday

Community

-- DQ Miracle Treat Day, a fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Illinois; all day, Bloomington-Normal Dairy Queen restaurants. Call (217) 875-1422.

-- U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, mobile office hours; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Dwight Public Service Complex; 1:30 to 3 p.m., Pontiac City Hall; and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chenoa City Hall.

-- Share Foods of Central Illinois sign-up day; 2:30 to 4 p.m., The Salvation Army, 611 W. Washington St., Bloomington. Pick-up day, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Aug. 25. Cost: $16.50 or $9.50, with $9 for additional meat.

-- “Heirloom vegetables” topic of Caroline Schertz; 7 p.m., Roanoke Park Building for meeting of Woodford County Historical Society.

For kids

-- Olympia School District elementary registration; 1 to 7 p.m.

-- Unit 5 registration for elementary (PK-5); 3 to 7 p.m. at the student’s school.

Friday

Community

-- Reservation accepted, training session on giving; 9 a.m. Aug. 14, the Country Club, 605 N. Towanda Ave., Bloomington. Cost: $80. Call (217) 529-1958. Sponsored by Central Illinois Planned Giving Council.

-- Registration accepted, AARP driver safety course; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 28-29, Farm Bureau/University of Illinois Extension, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Cost: $10. Call (309) 454-1451, Ext. 207.

-- Reservation accepted, Miller Park Zoological Gala; Sept. 8, Bloomington Country Club. Tickets: $75. Deadline: Aug. 24. Call (309) 662-5014.

-- Tickets available, Murder at the Haunted Hangar benefit for Challenger Learning Center; 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29, hosted bar, 7 p.m. catered dinner, Challenger Learning Center, old airport terminal, Bloomington. Tickets: $45. Call (309) 242-9004.

-- “Friends of Heartland Head Start” fundraising event; 7 p.m. at Clarion Hotel, Bloomington, includes: entertainment by Patrick Campbell; silent auction and raffle; door prizes; and limbo competition. Tickets: $30 available at the hotel or the Garlic Press in Normal.

For kids

-- Registration open, Life Crossings Academy; 18180 S. Route 150, Bloomington. Open house, noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 18. Call (309) 828-3507.

-- Free movie, “Night at the Museum”; dusk, Waynesville Central Park. In case of rain, United Methodist Church.

Saturday

Community

-- Rummage and bake sale; 8 a.m. to noon, parking lot at OSF Medical Group, Clinton. Call (217) 935-5022.

-- Shop for a Cure benefit for American Cancer Society; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. John’s UCC Fellowship Hall, Minier.

-- Meerkat Mania; 1 to 3 p.m., Miller Park Zoo, 1020 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington. Free with regular paid Zoo admission. Call (309) 434-2250.

-- “A Shower of Stardust” program; 10 p.m., Meadowview Picnic Area at Weldon Springs State Park. If skies are not clear, program Aug. 12. Call (217) 935-0373.

For kids

-- Free aircraft rides for youth ages 8 to 17; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., EAA Hanger, near the old terminal of the Central Illinois Regional Airport. Sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 129, Young Eagles’ program.

Sunday

Community

-- Radio-controlled fly-in breakfast; 8 a.m. to noon, club field, two miles west and half mile south of Streator. Cost: $5, adults; $2.50, children age 12 and younger.

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