Work on the South Sangamon Water
Commission water treatment plant, other
related structures and well field continues
east of Rochester, near the Buckhart/Leach
Road intersection.  At top is the water
treatment plant and below that is the clearwell
tank (left) and aeration structural supports
(right).  The facility is located along Buckhart
Road, just east of the intersection with Leach
Road. The well field is located to the north
down Leach Road.  According to project
manager Ron Vancil, the wells should be
completed by Oct. 31 and the water treatment
plant work should be done by Dec. 31 this
year.
Glenwood Elementary School opened its
doors for a ribbon cutting and open house
Aug. 15, and at top members of the
Ball-Chatham Board of Education cut the
ribbon.  At bottom, students exit buses and
head inside for the first day of school Aug. 17.
Isringhausen Imports of Springfield has
donated a 2005 GMC Envoy to the Chatham
Police Department.  The vehicle has been
outfitted and painted and will house the K-9
unit of Bella and officer J. R. Richards.  Geoff
and Jennifer Isringhausen made the formal
presentation Tuesday.
HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN
- Glenwood High School seniors
Suraj Arshanapally and Rachel
Austiff were named as the 2011
Homecoming King and Queen
Friday night.
The Village of Chatham conducted the first
day of its Fall Clean-Up last Saturday morning
at Community Park.  A number of residents
took advantage, and the Clean-Up will
continue this Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon.  
Residents should enter on Park Avenue and
exit onto South Main.
Members of the new Chatham Parks and
Recreation Commission were appointed
Tuesday (not all present, front, l-r):
Chairperson Melinda Bentley, Ethan Manning,
Mayor Tom Gray, Amy Dickenson-Ferguson,
Shauna Trautvetter, Michelle Marquess.  Back:
Tom McGuire, Tim Anderson, Scott Wahlbrink,
Tom Mathis, Scott Kuntz, Rollo Saucier, Joe
Schatteman.  
At Monday night’s Board of Education
meeting, Carrie VanAlstine (left) was hired as
the successor to retiring Supt. Bob Gillum.  
They participated in a “passing of the baton”
ceremony as board members (l-r) Alan
Harling, Rick Petermeyer, Steve Copp and
John Kwedar look on.