Magazine. Serving Marseilles. Manage DVR Recordings/ Channel Guide Remotely. May A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications

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1 May 2014 Serving Marseilles Magazine Manage DVR Recordings/ Channel Guide Remotely with TV App MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications

2 Hooray For May Like most people, we are so happy that May has arrived! Getting out in our yards and opening the windows gives us that fresh new feeling. Mother Nature turns ugly old winter into a new green season, and the sounds and smells of the outdoors come alive. If your old satellite or cable service has become stale, give us a call and let us show you the world of IPTV with our digimax service. Get the latest technology in television, internet and phone services for your home or office. MTCO has been providing communications and entertainment in Marseilles since We are a local business that is committed to this community, and we ll be here in the future for you also. Some of the new services we have recently added are services like ManageMyTvs App. This App will allow you to control your digimax TV service like a remote control using your Android, ipad or iphone. Use it in front of your TV or when away from home to view and search the program guide and schedule recordings on your DVR. The App will also perform numerous Remote Control functions for your TV. Call MTCO to set up this free service. Look for options to expand in the future as we continue to add to our digimax services to provide you the best entertainment available. We want to thank our customers for all of the support over the years, and we hope you all enjoy the nice spring weather that has finally arrived! For more information about our services, please visit or scan this QR code with your smart phone. MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, 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 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 2014 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. On The Cover A beautiful area to be during Spring time! The Ganz Greenhouse in Marseilles has all of the colors coming alive on April 17, It s been such a long winter that this was a nice place to get some pictures. Check out a photo of their Impatiens in the Calendar picture this issue. To see more of their spring beauty, stop by and see them at 1030 E. Bluff St.

3 Entertainment & Technology Smart Lock For Your Home The Goji Smart Lock takes pictures of who is at your door and automatically sends picture alerts to your mobile phone, providing you with realtime information about who is accessing your home. You can also choose to receive real-time app and text notifications about all the activity around your Goji Smart Lock to your mobile phone. All activity is recorded and logged by the system, and it is available for review at any time via the Goji Mobile App or from your online account. Goji s Mobile App enables you to lock and unlock your door from anywhere in the world. It is designed to be completely do-it-yourself. The device easily mounts on your door with a simple WIFI setup. Shipments begin June 14, You can get more information about their products at Apps Parents Should Know About If you monitor your children s phones and ipods for their safety, here is the first of a 3-part series detailing some apps to be aware of: YikYak - A new app that allows anonymous text-only posts that can be viewed by 500 Yakkers who are nearest to the person who wrote the Yak, as determined by GPS tracking. Users are being exposed to explicit content and personal attacks. Schools are starting to block the App on their Wi-Fi. Kik Messenger - A private messenger app that allows kids to send private messages that their parents can t see, and is an easy tool for sexting. There is also very little you can do to verify the identity of someone on Kik, which obviously poses the risk of predators chatting with your child. May TV Premieres Destination America kicks off Meat Week, marking its two-year anniversary with a celebration of timeless cookout traditions: grills, smoke and meat, beginning Memorial Day, May 26. Chosin premieres on American Heroes Channel on Monday, May 26 at 8:00 p.m. recounting the Battle of Chosin, an early conflict of the Korean War, the battle was fought in subfreezing temperatures amongst rugged terrain clashing 15,000 U.S. Marine soldiers with 67,000 Chinese troops. ACM Presents An All-Star Salute to the Troops on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m. on CBS, featuring the biggest names in country music, including Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, and Hunter Hayes. Jack Is Back in 24 Fox announced that its 12-episode event series, 24: Live Another Day, will premiere with a special two-hour episode on Monday, May 5, 2014 before settling into its regular Monday time slot at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12. Set four years after the events of Season 8, the series will loosely adhere to the real time concept. While it will still cover the events of a single day, with each episode corresponding to an hour, there will be jumps forward in time between certain episodes. Keep up with Entertainment and Technology news. Add MTCO to your Facebook and Twitter groups and check out MTCO News on the right section of the webpage.

4 The New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) is a popular, easy growing, low maintenance flowering plant. It was first made available to consumers in the early 1970s after being collected from the island of New Guinea and has since become one of the most popular specimens for both landscaped beds and containers.

5 Pancake Breakfast American Legion 8am - Noon Food Pantry at St Marseilles Rotary Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm Marseilles Library Early Out Activity 3pm Marseilles Rotary Noon Marseilles Library Board of Trustees Mtg 5:15pm Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Food Pantry at St Marseilles Rotary Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Joseph s Church 8:30am - 10:30am Early Out Activity 3pm Meeting 6:30pm American Girl Club 6:30pm Marseilles Tourism & Park Committee Meeting at Skoopz Ice Cream at 6:30pm Joseph s Church 8:30am - 10:30am Early Out Activity 3pm Meeting 6:30pm MES Board of Education Meeting at 7pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm Chess with Steve 10am Chess with Steve 10am Chess with Steve 10am Chess with Steve 10am Early Out Activity 3pm American Girl Club 6:30pm MES Booster Club Meeting 7pm in Cafeteria Adult Reading Group 5:30pm MES School Improvement Early Dismissal at 11:30am Salad Bar Luncheon First Congregational Church 11am - 1:15pm Spaghetti Dinner Immanuel Lutheran Church 4:30pm - 7pm Marseilles Spring Rummage Sale 8am - 3pm Marseilles Masonic Lodge Breakfast 8am - noon Chess with Steve at 10am Quick and easy ways to always stay in touch with your MTCO Home Voice Mail Listen To Your Voice Mail Message... Online at On your couch in front of your TV From any telephone, anywhere! Automatically deliver all your voice mail to your and click to play! Call MTCO today for more details at

6 In Our Community Breakfast for Kid Bikes The Marseilles Masonic Lodge #417 will hold its 3rd Annual Breakfast with the Soldiers on Saturday, May 24, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. - noon. The menu consists of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, fried potatoes, and choice of milk, coffee or orange juice for only $10 per person. Marseilles Masonic Lodge #417 has been helping children with special needs obtain a customized bike designed for them. Currently, we had the pleasure to assist eight children. Two bikes were given to Marseilles residents Nick Stacy and Melinda Heffell. All proceeds from the breakfast stay in Marseilles to help our residents. Those who know a child that could use our help, please contact a lodge member or drop off the information in the Lodge Hall s mail slot. Salad Bar Luncheon The Marseilles First Congregational Church will sponsor its 31st Annual Salad Bar Luncheon from 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the church at 255 E. Bluff St. It is an all-you-caneat salad buffet. The church is handicapped accessible with ample parking. Tickets are $10.00 and may be purchased at the door. Carry outs will be delivered to residents in Marseilles only. Orders must be placed by 9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 8. To place a delivery order, call or Carry out includes a slice of ham, roll, chicken salad, fruit salad, dessert salad, slaw or vegetable salad (no choice), potato or pasta salad (no choice), bar cookie and flatware. Carry Out tickets are $8.00. Spring Rummage Sales The Marseilles Tourism and Park Committee is sponsoring the Marseilles Spring Rummage Sales, on Saturday May 17th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sign up at Marseilles City Hall at 209 Lincoln St. The LAST day for sign up will be Friday, May 9th so that the City Wide Area Maps can be produced. The cost to be on the City Wide Map is $5.00. This is a good deal, don t miss out on the fun! Please call Kathy with any questions at American Girl Club The Marseilles Library is starting a new American Girl History Club. Girls need to be at least 8 years old and reading the books is required for discussion. The first meetings are Tuesday May 13th and 27th at 6:30 p.m. Spaghetti Dinner The Immanuel Lutheran Church at 227 E. Bluff St. in Marseilles is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Prices are $7.50 for adults and kids six and under eat free. The dinner also includes a salad, bread, and pie or cake. For carryout or delivery, call Marseilles Food Pantry The Marseilles Food Pantry is open from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The open dates for May are on the 6th and 20th. The Food Pantry is located at Saint Joseph Parish at 200 Broadway St. in Marseilles.

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