No Horsing Around MTCO Is Your Local Choice

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1 April 2013 Serving Marseilles Magazine No Horsing Around MTCO Is Your Local Choice Community Calendar of Events Inside A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL 61341

2 Choosing A Local Provider Is Important To Residents On The Cover A couple of horses out grazing on a beautiful day in February 2013 at Fairlane Farms in Marseilles. In this day and age, anybody can provide you with a product or service from anywhere on the planet. Communications and entertainment have come a long way since the days that a social network consisted of a group of local residents pitching in to raise a barn. Now your social network of contacts expands the globe, and you can get help on just about any subject in an instant. But when it comes right down to it, the people that you always count on are the ones that live, play and work locally in your hometown. Since 1987, MTCO Communications (Marseilles Telephone Company) has been here by your side helping you to communicate to the world even as technology progressed. The days of party lines and operator assisted telephone calls have fallen to the wayside as new technology has taken over our everyday communications and entertainment needs. Marseilles residents are very fortunate to have a local communications company planted firmly here in our hometown all these years. With this commitment to the local area, MTCO made sure that the local residents were never left behind with technology. In 1997, MTCO introduced Internet service to the residents of Marseilles. Our commitment did not stop there. We have continued to update our network to make it the best and to keep it the best in the area. Our local customer service team has been receiving kudos since we opened the doors in If you ever find yourself in need of help with any of our services, we encourage you to call our customer service team. We are here to make sure you experience the full enjoyment of our digimax services. Now in 2013, you can watch over 115 HD channels broadcast on our 100% digital TV network with digimax. We provide more HD channels than the cable company has to offer, utilizing a new technology to give you the best quality TV, Phone and Internet service capable. MTCO created this community magazine to keep our area connected to the important things in our life locally. Along with this magazine, we provide a local weather channel made just for Marseilles and the local area. As you can see, MTCO is connected to this community. If you re not a customer yet, we hope to earn your business. If you are a current customer, we strive to keep your business. Thank you for your support. For more information about our services, please visit or scan this QR code with your smart phone. MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, Illinois President & CEO Glenn Rauh Wireless Operations Manager Editor - Connected Magazine Bob Becraft Marketing Manager Editor - Connected Magazine Kip DuBois Vice President & CFO Ann Dickerson Connected Magazine is published monthly by MTCO Communications with corporate office located at 244 Lincoln Street, Marseilles, Illinois, The publication is intended for use of the residents of Marseilles. No article in this issue or any part of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed written permission of the Publisher. For more information about this magazine, or for additional copies, contact Bob Becraft or Kip DuBois at or connected@mtco.com. If you have questions or concerns regarding your services, please contact our Customer Service Representatives at or Copyright 2013 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. CallerID Popup and Voic Notification on your TV with digimax TV and Voice service. See who s calling while sitting in front of your TV. Notification of new voic messages.

3 Entertainment & Technology Hi-Tech Thermostat If you re looking to spruce up your pad in a modern, techie, and energy-efficient way, the new Nest Thermostat is a wise investment. The intuitive device learns your schedule and turns itself on and off according to the time of day and whether it senses you are home or not. And, if you want to adjust the temp of your house while you re away, you can control the device through your home Internet and a smartphone. The best part: It claims to lower your heating and cooling bill by 20%, which means you should recoup the cost of the system in no time. Suggested price is $249 and available at April Programming Highlights ACM Awards Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan are set to co-host the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards which will broadcast on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. CST on CBS digimax digital channel 2 / HD channel 501. The Bletchley Circle The Bletchley Circle premieres Sundays April 21 - May 5, This three-part murder mystery follows the lives of ordinary women with extraordinary ability to break codes, a skill honed during WWII when they worked undercover at Bletchley Park, site of the United Kingdom s main decryption center. Now, in 1952, a series of murders reunites the team to decode the patterns behind the crimes. On WTVP digimax channel 11 / HD channel 505. NFL Network The 2013 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 25, 2013 and runs through Saturday, April 27, Follow your favorite teams and catch all the action on the NFL Network on digimax channel 24 / HD channel 556. New Original Series On SyFy Channel Syfy s highly-anticipated transmedia event Defiance premieres Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:00 p.m., and it is the first-ever convergence of television and online gaming, featuring an interconnected world between the two mediums as they evolve together into one overall story. Set in the near future, Defiance introduces an exotically transformed planet Earth, its landscapes permanently altered following the sudden and tumultuous arrival of seven unique alien races. In this somewhat unknown and unpredictable landscape, the richly diverse, newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully. Each week, viewers will follow an immersive character drama set in the boom-town of Defiance, which sits atop the ruins of St. Louis, MO, while players in The Game will experience the new frontier of the San Francisco Bay area. Learn more about the show and the game at Fiber-Optics Play in Marseilles Now that warmer weather is nearing, MTCO is ready to resume expanding its Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) network later this spring by passing over 70 homes on Whispering Pines Road, sections of North 28th Road, and 2739th Road in Marseilles. If you live in this area and have not pre-subscribed, please give our office a call at for more details or questions. You will see our trucks soon! We will also be introducing new higher Internet speed options for Fiber-To-The-Home areas! Keep up with Entertainment and Technology news. Add MTCO to your Facebook and Twitter groups and check out MTCO News on the right secton of the webpage.

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5 Marseilles Youth Sports Opening Day 10am Marseilles Lions Club Meeting 6:30 pm Marseilles Nursing Service Clinic 8:30am - noon Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm Concealed Carry Course American Legion 12pm Immanuel Lutheran Church Spaghetti Dinner 4:30pm - 7pm Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon Milton Pope Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon Marseilles American Legion Auxiliary Unit #235 Meeting 7pm Marseilles Lions Club Meeting 6:30 pm School Board Meeting. 6:30pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm Marseilles Elementary School Board Meeting 7pm St. Joseph s Church Salad Buffet Luncheon 11am - 1:30pm Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run Meeting at Lion s Club 12pm IRACC Annual Banquet Prairie Lakes Country Club 5:00pm Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon Potluck Lunch/Bingo American Legion at 12pm Pancake Breakfast at American Legion 8am - Noon Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon

6 In Our Community Look Who s Turning 45! The Illinois River Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 45th Birthday! Celebrate with members of our community at the IRACC Annual Banquet at Prairie Lakes Country Club in Marseilles on Saturday, April 20, The celebration, which includes awards, raffles and live entertainment, starts with a social hour at 5:00 p.m. with dinner to follow at 6:00 p.m. Donations for the Silent Auction are now being accepted at the Chamber Office. Call if you have an item or a service that you can donate. Thank you! Spaghetti Dinner Take the family out to the Immanuel Luther Church Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cost is $7.50 a person and children 5 and under eat free. The Church is located at 227 East Bluff Street in Marseilles. Freedom Run Meeting The Freedom Run is approaching quickly for the Marseilles Area Group of the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run! The second meeting will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 starting at 12:00 p.m. at the Lion s Club in Marseilles. Salad Buffet Luncheon The St. Joseph s Altar & Rosary Society is sponsoring the St. Joseph Annual Salad Buffet Luncheon on Wednesday, April 24, Food service is from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph Parish Hall, 200 Broadway St, Marseilles. Hot and cold foods are available for dining in for an $8.00 donation. Children 12 and under are $2.00. Carry out is available for cold food only for a $7.00 donation. Concealed Carry Course There will be a Concealed Carry Course (Utah) held at the Marseilles American Legion on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. Cost is $ for Utah certificate, $20.00 for photo and fingerprinting, and $75.00 for a Florida Training certificate. To sign up, call Greg Stock at or to gls20010@yahoo.com. Youth Art Show The Ottawa Art League and Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust present the 24th Annual Town & Country Youth Art Show on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. It will be held at Jeremiah Joe Coffee at 807 LaSalle Street in Ottawa. Play Ball! Marseilles Youth Sports will be holding its Opening Day ceremony at the Marseilles fields on Saturday, April 6, 2013 starting at 10:00 a.m. Visit www. marseilllessports.org for player rosters, posted stats during the upcoming season, and more.

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