Everyone is invited to the Chester Public Library on Tuesday, August 31 at 6:00 p.m. to end our great summer reading program!

 Mississippi Valley Art Guild will meet prior to season activities this coming Thursday evening, August 26, 6:30 PM at the Chester Library

Ben Laufer, a senior at Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School, attended the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee the week of July 14th thru 17th.  Mr. Laufer, a resident of Renault, qualified to go to the national conference by placing second at the state level in the category of Cyber Security.

Christ Our Savior will be offering transportation for the 2010-2011 school year.  The school has recently contracted with Monroe-Randolph County Transit to provide door-to-door service for students and families.

The following items were discussed at the Ellis Grove August 2 board meeting:
Streets are melting, so 59.22 tons of chips were spread on the streets to control oil bleeding through.

Reids Triple B Ranch, Coulterville, Illinois, is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national breed registry organization in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The American Angus Association, with nearly 31,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef cattle registry Association in the world.  Its computerized records include detailed information on more than 16 million registered Angus.

During the 90th Annual Convention of the American Legion Auxiliary held in Springfield July 14-17, many youth were present to receive awards from Department President Julia Moore.  Among those attending were two students from Chester who were presented their awards for the Americanism Essay Contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, the American Legion, and the Sons of the American Legion.

 In one week, shoppers will flock to Illinois stores in search of shirts, shoes, and school supplies.
Thanks to the state’s first-ever Sales Tax Holiday, this year’s back-to-school season is expected to draw shoppers in droves for 10 days, from Friday, August 6 through Sunday, August 15.  But the statewide holiday will do much more than save families a few bucks.  It will also benefit retailers, their employees, and the state economy.

 At their regularly scheduled city council meeting held Monday night, the council approved Mayor Joe Eggemeyer’s appointment of Kenny Dillman to fill the alderman vacancy of Ward 1. The seat became vacant when Alderman Dan Colvis moved out of Ward 1. Dillman will remain in the seat until 2011 when the seat comes up for vacancy.