Monday

Community

-- Teams must pre-register for second annual First Book–Verizon Thinkfinity.org Spelling Bee; 7 p.m. Oct. 2, Heartland Community College, Room 1406-07, Community Commons Building, Normal. Entry fee for three-

member team: $250, with a maximum of 24 teams. Submit entry form and fee to First Book-McLean County, P.O. Box 743, Bloomington, IL 61702-0743.

-- Pre-registration required by Sept. 8 for Creating a Healthy Financial Picture brown bag seminar hosted by University of Illinois Extension-McLean County; noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 10, Extension office, 401 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Teacher:

Kathy Sweedler. Call (309) 663-8306.

Tuesday

Community

-- Appointments taken for 2009 LIHEAP program for McLean County residents; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1301 W. Washington St., Bloomington.

Call (309) 829-0691 for

appointments. Walk-ins welcome.

-- International Collectors Association’s Treasure Hunters Roadshow; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Holiday Inn, 3202 E. Empire St., Bloomington. Call (217) 636-7900.

-- Friends of Milner Library Mini Book Sale; 1 to 3 p.m., library’s main floor, Illinois State University, Normal.

Wednesday

Community

-- Appointments taken for 2009 LIHEAP program for

Livingston County residents; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 731 W.

Washington St., Suite 1, Pontiac. Call (815) 844-3201 for appointments. Walk-ins welcome.

-- Illinois State University’s adult enrichment program, Academy of Seniors; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal. Topic: “Luck or Hard Work: The Amazing Life of Alexander Hamilton.” Cost: $45. Call (309) 438-2160.

-- Livingston County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, scholarship salad luncheon; 11:30 a.m., Livingston County Farm Bureau, 901 W. Howard St., Pontiac. Program: “Puppets” by Joan Lipinski. Cost: $5.

Thursday

Community

-- Register by Sept. 15 for landlord training by the

city of Bloomington; 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Sept. 20, Bloomington Center for Performing Arts, 600 N. East St. Free and open to all landlords, property managers and owners of rental property. Call (309) 434-2452.

-- El Paso Corn Festival; music, magic, carnival, vendors, parade, more. Call (309) 310-7146 or visit www.elpasocornfestival.org. Also Friday and Saturday.

-- Field Day in Chenoa sessions on emerald ash borer; 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., main pavilion in the Main City Park, near Zubeck Field. For reservations e-mail juliann.heminghous@illinois.gov or call (217) 785-5575.

-- Books and Bites nonfiction book club; noon, Lincoln Leisure Center, Bloomington. Topic: “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century” by Thomas Friedman.

-- STAR Adult Literacy tutor training session, 6 to 9 p.m., GED/Adult Literacy Office, 905 N. Main St. Call (309) 888-9884.

-- Chenoa Historical Society, 7:30 p.m., Chenoa Heartland Bank. Speaker: Bill Barrett will present his 2006 trip to China.

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