Magazine. Local Holiday Events See Inside. Now Available! Serving Metamora & Germantown Hills. December 2014

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1 December 2014 Serving Metamora & Germantown Hills Magazine Now Available! MTCO Communications 220 N. Menard Street Metamora, IL Local Holiday Events See Inside A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications

2 The staff of MTCO Communications wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! On The Cover The Christmas spirit was in full force during last year s A Christmas Village on the Square in Metamora. Generations of families showed up for free crafts and treats at local businesses located on or near the Square. For more information about our services, please visit or scan this QR code with your smart phone. MTCO Communications 220 N. Menard Street Metamora, Illinois connected@mtco.com President & CEO Glenn Rauh Vice President & CFO Ann Dickerson Wireless Operations Manager Editor - Connected Magazine Bob Becraft bbecraft@corp.mtco.com Marketing Manager Editor - Connected Magazine Kip DuBois kdubois@corp.mtco.com Connected Magazine is published monthly by MTCO Communications with corporate office located at 220 North Menard Street, Metamora, Illinois, The publication is intended for use of the residents of Metamora and Germantown Hills. 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 (309) or Copyright 2014 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.

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5 A Village Christmas On the Square in Metamora Noon - 3pm Carol s Crafty Christmas Event at Amer. Leg. 1pm-5pm Christmas in the Courhouse 2pm -4 pm MTHS Madrigal Dinner 6:30pm St. Mary of Lourdes Men s Club Sausage Sale 7am - noon MTHS Choral/Band Concert MTHS Auditorium 2:30pm Metamora Grade School Breakfast with Santa Germantown Hills S.D. #69 PTO Meeting Middle School Library 6pm American Legion Post Meeting 7:30pm MTHS Late Start Germantown Hills Village EDC Mtg. at 5pm at 9:05am Germantown Hill S.D. #69 School Board Meeting 7pm Metamora Village Board Meeting 7pm MABA Meeting 11:30am Metamora Park Board Mtg Village Hall 7pm American Legion Auxiliary Meeting 7pm Board Mtg. 6pm, Village Hall Germantown Hills Planning Commission Mtg. Village Hall 6pm Metamora Woman s Club Meeting at Christian Union Church at 7pm Evening Yoga- Metamora Park District Office 6:30pm St. Mary s Christmas Program MTHS Auditorium 7pm MGS Primary Christmas Concert in New Gym 6pm Tot Time PD Office 9am Nature Play Community Ctr./Village Park Creative Movement - Meta. Park Distric Office 10am MGS BOE Meeting at 7pm Worth Township Mtg. Worth Township Bldg. 7:30pm Tot Time at Metamora Park District Office 9am DaytimeYoga - Metamora Park District Office 9:30am MGS Jr. High Christmas Concert in New Gym 6:30pm GHGS 2nd Grade Musical MTHS Auditorium 7pm MTHS Board of Education Meeting at 7pm Willow Creek HOA Board Mtg. Metamora Village Hall 7pm 10am - 11am MTHS Madrigal Dinner 6:30pm Phil s Diner Christmas Play Germantown Hills Baptist Church 6:30pm starting at 8:45am Craft & Vendor Show 9am-2pm Pre-Christmas Vendor/Craft Event at Amer. Leg. 1pm-5pm MTHS Madrigal Dinner 6:30pm Holiday Cookie & Candy Sale St. Mary s School 9am-11am Phil s Diner Christmas Play Germantown Hills Baptist Church 2:00pm Metamora Village Board Meeting 7pm

6 In Our Community Breakfast with Santa Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Metamora Grade School. Doors will open at 8:45 a.m. for a continental breakfast and Santa will arrive at 9:00 a.m. Children can make crafts and parents have the opportunity to win one of the many raffle items and door prizes. Please bring your camera to take photos with Santa! Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Proceeds from Breakfast with Santa will go towards various community needs. For more information find us on Facebook: We look forward to seeing you there! Pre-Christmas Vendor & Craft Event The 3rd Annual Pre-Christmas Vendor & Craft Event will be held Saturday, December 6, 2014, from noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Metamora American Legion/ Community Center at 205 East Partridge Street. Carol s Crafty Christmas Vendor Event will take place at the same location on Sunday, December 7th, from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Entry into the events is free and free coffee will be available. Get some Christmas shopping done early and support more than 25 local vendors and homebased businesses. Raffle tickets will be on sale for $1.00 or six for $5.00. Take a look around and if you see something you like, put your ticket in for a chance to win a prize from one of our many vendors! Prizes will be in the $ $20.00 range. A toy collection box will be available if you would like to donate to Toys for Tots. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate. Also being collected will be canned or nonperishable food items to donate to the Open Arms Food Pantry in Metamora. Craft & Vendor Show The Metamora Grade School PTO will be hosting a Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. If you are interested in renting a space at the event, please mgsptoredbirds@gmail.com. Sausage Sale The St. Mary of Lourdes Men s Club will hold a sausage sale on Sunday, December 14, Sausage price is $2.50 per pound (bulk or link). To pre-order sausage, contact Bill Kessling at Last day to pre-order is December 7th. Sausage orders must be picked up on December 14th from 7:00 a.m. - noon at the St. Mary of Lourdes Parish Center. Dessert Theater This year s Dessert Theatre presentation at Germantown Hills Baptist Church, 304 Schmitt Lane, is a great 1950 s Christmas play called Phil s Diner. Phil s Diner is planning a special Christmas party, and we have a place reserved for you! Bring your family for great Christmas fun! Performances will be Friday, December 12, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. and a matinee on Saturday, December 13th, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and include a delicious dessert. Please call the church office at to reserve your tickets for this great holiday tradition.

7 Treats for the Holidays St. Mary s of Metamora will hold a Holiday Cookie and Candy Sale from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, The sale will be held in St. Mary s School gym at 400 W. Chatham St. A variety of decorated and springerle cookies will be featured for $5 a dozen. Candies, mixes, and other specialty items will also be sold. This event is sponsored by St. Mary s Altar & Rosary Society. For more information, please call One Last Time The TazWood Dance Company will present its final concert, One Last Time, on Saturday, December 13, 2014, in the Performing Arts Center of Illinois Central College where the Company has been in residence for the past 25 years. The Company was founded by Mary Dexter in 1982 and has had its office in Metamora since the beginning. A wide variety of dances will be performed live and on video including A Comedy Tonight, Skyfall, Deck the Halls, I Will Remember, 42nd Street, children from the community in music from Frozen, audience participation with Little Red Riding Hood, and so much more. Tickets are $8 adults and $6 students and seniors and are available at the ICC Box Office (309) The Metamora Area Business Association (MABA) and other members of our community will bring Christmas spirit to the historic town square with its 2nd Annual A Village Christmas on Sunday, December 7, 2014 from 12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. All activities are free of charge so come join the fun! Barn Treasures: Candy Canes Curves: Open House Heartland Bank: Decorate ornaments Historic Grounds: Pictures with Santa - photos by Portraits by Pam IGA / Hallmark: The North Pole at the Village Hall LogoWear: Decorate your own T-shirt, cookies & popcorn Maloof Realty: Gingerbread House contest Metamora Courthouse: Christmas music performed by the Metamora Woman s Club from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Metamora Fire Department / Allstate Insurance: Marshmallow roasting on the Square Metamora Library: Crafts and decorate a Christmas tree Metamora Police Department: Cookies and hot cocoa along with raffle drawing for toys MTCO Communications: Decorate your own Christmas cookie Salon Seven: Hair Braids The Village Florist: Coloring books with crayons Tree of Hearts The Woodford County Heartline and Heart House needs your help in collecting new, unwrapped gifts for children and young adults ages newborn to 17. This program provides Christmas gifts to low-income people in Woodford County. The gift drop off locations in Metamora are Commerce Bank, Goodfield State Bank and Heartland Bank. Do you have some community news to share with the residents of Metamora and Germantown Hills? Send it to connected@mtco.com, or mail it to us at 220 N. Menard St., Metamora, IL Attn: Connected Magazine.

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