Sept. 4-7

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.

Friday

Community

- Kenney Fall Festival; 6 to 10:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, downtown Kenney.

Saturday

Community

- Community wiener roast; 5:30 p.m., Rucker Chapel Church, rural Wapella.

Participants are asked to bring wieners, buns, dish to pass, table service and lawn chairs.

Sunday

Community

- Breakfast; 8 to 11 a.m., Towanda American Legion. Public invited and carryout available.

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

- Old-fashioned Republican rally and picnic; 3 to 5:30 p.m., Interstate Center, Bloomington. Cost: $5 for adults $3 for children under 10. Call (309) 838-0461.