Monday

Community

-- Pre-registration by Sept. 22 is required for Credit Card Smarts brown bag seminar hosted by University of Illinois Extension-McLean County; noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 24, Extension office, 401 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Call (309) 663-8306.

-- Reserve seats for 2008 For Season telenet series, Tree Identification & Planting; 1 p.m. Sept. 16 and 7 p.m. Sept. 18, University of Illinois Extension-McLean County, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Call (309) 663-8306. Cost: $2 at the door.

-- Register for Master Gardeners class, Taking Flowers from Your Garden to the Table; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at University of Illinois Extension- McLean County, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Cost: $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call (309) 663-8306.

-- Enroll for American Red Cross baby sitter’s training; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, Tremont District Library. Call (309) 925-5540.

-- YWCA Senior Services’ free walk-in Medicare insurance counseling for senior citizens and their families, 1 to 2 p.m., Westminster Village, 2025 E. Lincoln St., Bloomington.

-- “Jane Addams: New as Today”; 7 p.m., Normal Public Library. Ann White presents a one-woman performance of Jane Addams’ life story. Sponsor American Association of University Women.

For kids

-- Scarecrow-themed preschool story time; 1:30 p.m., Mount Hope-Funks Grove Library, McLean. Call (309) 874-2291.

-- YWCA and Mennonite Church sponsor fifth annual peace essay contest for students in grades 9-12. Essays must be submitted by 4 p.m. Sept. 19. Call (309) 662-0461 or 663-6167.

Tuesday

Community

-- Registration needed for tele-institutes on Training for Local Government Officials and Orientation for Newly Elected Officials; 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 9 and Dec. 4 and 11 at University of Illinois Extension-McLEan County, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Call (309) 663-8306.

-- Scrap metal drive to benefit Old House Society; 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Morris Tick Co., 501 E. Stewart St., Bloomington; indicate at time of drop off that material is for Old House Society drive; refrigerators and air conditioners must have Freon drained prior to drop-off. Scrap metal also will be taken 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at Old House Society Warehouse, 214 East Douglas St., Bloomington. No refrigerators or air conditioners.

-- YWCA Senior Services’ free walk-in Medicare insurance counseling for senior citizens and their families, 1 to 2 p.m., BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

-- Back-to-School Night at Culver’s; 5 to 9 p.m.; Bloomington Culver’s on Hershey Road. Ten percent of all orders with special card will be donated to the Epiphany Building Campaign. Cards are available at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal.

-- Unity Gardens dedication; 5:30 p.m., Unity Community Center, 632 Orlando Ave., Normal. Call (309) 862-4041.

-- Under the Magnifying Glass, Mystery Book Club; 7 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room. Topic: “Until Proven Guilty” by J.A. Jance.

-- “Lincoln in Illinois: Lawyer Lincoln and the 8th Judicial Circuit”; 7 p.m., Dale Township Hall, Covell. Speaker: Don Chamberlain. Sponsored by the Golden Prairie Public Library District.

For kids

-- Registration for story hours for children ages 3 to 5 begins for Normal residents; Normal Public Library Children’s Department. Story hours begin Sept. 23. Registration required. Call (309) 454-4668. Registration for nonresidents begins Sept. 12.

-- Tadpole Play Time Lapsit for Infants; 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. For infants to 18 months.

Wednesday

Community

-- 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.

-- “Decoding the World Through the Unique Perspective of Autism”; 11 a.m. at Westbrook Auditorium of Presser Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University. Speaker: Temple Grandin. Facilitating Employment for People with Austim Spectrum Disorder, a faculty-moderated public session with Temple Grandin; 4 p.m., Hansen Student Center.

-- “Explaining Doggedness of Dictatorial Rules in Burma/Myanmar?”; noon to 1 p.m., Third Floor East Lounge, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University, Normal. Speaker: Tun Myint.

-- “The Nolan Round Barn,” a presentation by Bill Nolan; 7 p.m., McLean County Farm Bureau Building Auditorium, Bloomington.

-- Smart Investing; 7 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room. Topic: “Rules for Retirement: What are the Traditional Ways People Save and Invest for Retirement, and How are Those Methods Changing.”

For kids

-- Leap Frog preschool story time; 10 a.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. For ages 3 to 5.

-- Story hour for children age 3 through fourth grade; 4 to 4:30 p.m. Chenoa Public Library. Call (815) 945-4253.

Thursday

Community

-- Rep. Timothy Johnson’s Mobile Office hours; 10:30 a.m. to noon, Odell Village Council Room; 1:30 to 3 p.m., Forrest Community Room; and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chenoa City Hall.

-- Afternoon movie; 2 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room. Movie titles available at the library.

-- Patriots Day events; 2 to 8 p.m., McLean County Museum of History. Events include a career fair, Business to Business seminar and veterans recognition ceremony. Motorcycles escorting 100 American flags, 5 to 5:45 p.m.

-- Share Food of Central Illinois signup day; 2:30 to 4 p.m., The Salvation Army, 611 W. Washington St., Bloomington. Pickup day 7:30 to 9 a.m. Sept. 27. Cost is $17 for a box of meat, fruits and vegetables or $10 for fruits and vegetables only.

-- Better living Through Horticulture; 5 to 7 p.m. Nutraceutical Garden at Illinois State University’s Horticulture Center, Raab Road, Normal. from tours of the garden and information on the nutritional and medicinal properties of the plants. Health and wellness information displays and a mini farmer’s market. David Kopsell, assistant professor of agriculture at Illinois State, will give a brief presentation on the medicinal and nutritional properties of plants grown in garden.

-- Woodford County Republican picnic: 5 to 7:30 p.m., Farm Bureau Park, 4-H Road in Eureka. Tickets: $15 for one person or two tickets for $20. Children younger than 12 are admitted free. Carryout meals will be available. Tickets are available from precinct committeemen and at the Republican headquarters at 106 S. Main St., Eureka.

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

-- “The Role of David Davis in Lincoln’s Nomination”; 7 p.m., Gov. Fifer Courtroom, McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington. Speaker: Gary Ecelbarger.

-- Woodford County Historical Society meeting; 7 p.m., Panther Creek Church of the Brethren, corner of County Roads 2000 East and 1400 North, rural Roanoke. Topic: Presentation by : Anet Satvedi on the impact of the missionary on developing peoples.

For kids

-- Pollywogs Toddler Time; 10 a.m., Bloomington Public Library Story Room. For 19- to 35 months with a parent or grandparent.

-- Teen Advisory Council; 4 p.m., Normal Public Library Community Room. Call (309) 452-1757.

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