March 2013 Serving Marseilles Magazine Enjoying Small Town Life Community Calendar of Events Inside A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL 61341
Keeping It Local Helps Everyone In The Community During 2011, we introduced digimax service to our hometown community of Marseilles. By adding this service, it allowed MTCO to offer TV, Phone and Internet to customers, and back that service up with the hometown local service that you have always expected from us. Being the local provider of telephone service since 1898, MTCO has been a significant part of the community. In 1996, we brought Internet service to the area for the first time. Over the years, we have supported organizations with their fundraisers or needs, and have helped to bring community projects to the village. If you ever have a problem with service, most of the time we are there to fix it on the same day. When you call our office, we answer the phone here in Marseilles, not some distant state or country. Living in Marseilles, you have choices for your TV, Phone and Internet. MTCO provides these services to our customers who are also our friends and family who make up the local community of Marseilles. In return, MTCO provides this area with goodwill and opportunity. The services purchased from providers outside our community collect money from our area and invest it elsewhere. Our local businesses depend on your support to keep them economically viable. Without that support, they will close their doors, and cause you to travel elsewhere for your purchase. We love our small town community, and we showcase some of the small town charm and events that are happening right here in this magazine made just for Marseilles. So, when we say Keeping it local helps everyone in the community, we really live by that. We hope that you want to keep it local too. On The Cover: Just a regular day in the life of downtown Marseilles on February 13, 2013. Small towns still have their hustle and bustle, just with more charm and at a more laid back pace. For more information about our services, please visit www.mtco.com or scan this QR code with your smart phone. President & CEO Glenn Rauh MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, Illinois 61341 815-795-5161 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, 61341. 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 800-859-6826 or connected@ mtco.com. If you have questions or concerns regarding your services, please contact our Customer Service Representatives at 815-795-5161 or 800-227-5161. Copyright 2013 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. CallerID Popup and Voicemail Notification on your TV with digimax TV and Voice service. See who s calling while sitting in front of your TV. Notification of new voicemail messages.
Entertainment & Technology TV Premieres For March NCAA March Madness Begins Below are a few of the premieres that have started this spring. The return of Game of Thrones should pique many viewers interest. On top of that, Grimm and Revolution return to finish out their seasons, while Red Window, Orphan Black and Celebrity Diving have their series premieres. The games will be broadcast on different stations. Check listings for detailed game start times. The games will be broadcast on TBS, CBS, TRUtv and TNT. Sunday, March 3 Celebrity Apprentice (NBC) [Season 13 Premiere] Red Window (ABC) [Series Premiere] Monday, March 18 Dancing with the Stars (ABC) [Season 16 Premiere] Tuesday, March 19 Celebrity Diving (ABC) [Series Premiere] Saturday, March 30 Orphan Black (BBCA) [Series Premiere] Sunday, March 31 Game of Thrones (HBO) [Season 3 Premiere] digimax TV customers will be able to tune into the HBO and Cinemax suite of 15 channels FREE for four days starting at 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2013 through midnight, Monday, April 1, 2013. To access these channels on Free Preview Weekend, just press the appropriate channel number, or press the Guide button on your remote control to scroll to the channels. You will need Showing All Channels listed in the bottom lefthand corner of the Guide to access the channels. Pressing the Blue button will take you through the various categories. First Four March 19-20, 2013 Second/Third Rounds March 21-24, 2013 Regionals March 28-31, 2013 Final Four April 6 & 8, 2013 World s First OLED TV Arrives IN U.S. in March LG announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that the next big technology in televisions will be coming to America in March 2013. OLED, which stands for organic light-emitting diode, is perceived to be the best TV display made as it provides clearer images than other display technolgies using big screen TV s. OLED technology allows for manufacturers to produce thinner TV sets. The LG model on display at the show was 0.16 inches thick. The cost for this television with a 55 display will be around $12,000, the company said. Get more info on this technology at http://www.lg.com/us/ oled. Hit Series The American Bible Challenge returns On March 21 Comedian and author Jeff Foxworthy hosts this studiobased game in which contestants compete based on their knowledge of the Bible. Utilizing current as well as historical references, questions will be drawn from the rich, dense narrative found in the world s best-selling book. The contestants will share their compelling back-stories and each team will be playing for a charitable organization. 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 www.mtco.com webpage.
The Marseilles shoreline just up from the dam on February 13, 2013.
10 31 Pancake Breakfast at American Legion 8am - Noon 24 17 IRACC Wine & Fine Arts Festival Prairie Lakes Country Club Noon - 5pm Daylight Savings Time Begins 4 3 Marseilles Lions Club Meeting 6:30 pm Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon 25 Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon 18 Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon 11 Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon 25 24 14 7 28 Potluck Lunch/Bingo American Legion at 12pm 27 Marseilles Elementary School Board Meeting 7pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm Blood Drive First Congregational Church Noon - 5pm 28 29 Marseilles Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm 22 21 20 Milton Pope School Board Meeting. 6:30pm Marseilles Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm 15 Marseilles Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm 8 Marseilles Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm 1 Marseilles Rec Board Mtg Marseilles City Hall 7pm IRACC Board Meeting Seneca Village Hall 5:30pm 13 - Marseilles Elementary Kindergarten Pre-Registration Call In - 6 Marseilles Nursing Service Clinic 8:30am - noon Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm 27 More than 115 vivid HD picture quality channels now available with TV! 26 Marseilles Lions Club Meeting 6:30 pm 19 Marseilles American Legion Auxiliary Unit #235 Meeting 7pm 12 Marseilles Firemen s Assoc. Meeting 7pm - 10pm Lions Club Meeting 7pm - 10pm 5 26 30 Marseilles Easter Egg Hunt Illini State Park Noon 23 16 9 2
In Our Community Wine & Fine Arts Festival The Illinois River Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring it s 3rd Annual Wine & Fine Arts Festival on Sunday, March 10 hosted by Prairie Lakes Country Club & Inn, 2550 N. 32nd Rd., Marseilles, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event is open to the public, and the cost to attend is $15/Person or $25/Couple. Guests will have an opportunity to sample a variety of wines and delicious appetizers, enjoy live music and attend an art show. Many varieties of wine, courtesy of Mautino Distributing Company in Spring Valley, will be available to sample. Entertainment will be provided by vocalist/ guitarist Tom Edwards, and the art show will feature over a dozen artisans from the Ottawa Art League, including painters, pottery, photography and more who will also have their wares available for purchase. Prairie Lakes Country Club & Inn will be offering festival attendees a Wine & Fine Arts Festival hotel room rate for the weekend of the Festival to stay in their newly renovated hotel rooms. For hotel room or dinner reservations call 815-795-5107 Some of the wines will be available for purchase at the event by the bottle, and there are some great door prizes included in the admission price. Registration is requested, but not required. To register and purchase ticket(s) or for more information, contact the Illinois River Area Chamber at 815-795- 2323 or via email at iracc@mtco.com. Follow us on Facebook at Illinois River Area Chamber of Commerce, and follow the Event Link for more details. All proceeds from the festival will benefit current and future Chamber operations. Lions Club Fish Fry The Marseilles Lions Club will hold its Fish Fry every Friday evening during Lent from 4:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Menu includes : Icelandic Cod, Pollack, Shrimp, and more with fried or baked options. The Lions Club is located at 511 Commercial Street in Marseilles. Illinois Hunting Heritage Banquets Come and join in the fun of a local NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund-raising banquet. The NWTF banquets are where you can buy exclusive merchandise and have a great time with friends. All the while, you will be raising vital funds for wild turkey conservation and important programs that introduce the outdoors to women, children and the disabled. For more information on NWTF fund-raising banquets, contact your NWTF Regional Director or call (800) THE- NWTF. Nursing Service Fundraiser Dinner Marseilles American Legion and Marseilles Nursing Service Board are hosting the 5th Annual Nursing Service Fundraiser on March 23, 2013 at the American Legion on Rutland Street. The event runs from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The cost for tickets is $10/adults, $6/kids 10 years and under. Roast Pork Dinner with all the trimmings will be served along with 24 different homemade desserts. There will be a $100 drawing at 7:30 p.m. from dinner ticket stubs. Tickets are on sale at Nursing Service, or by calling 815-795- 4332 or 815-795-0455. Two quilts were made by Shirley Mills and daughter Cathy Wright to raffle off at this event. Come spend an enjoyable evening with friends and family.
Newly Released Features on Get Your Dancing Shoes On Take Dance Lessons for the Waltz, Fox Trot and Swing with Art and Connie Rick at the Marseilles Elementary School Cafeteria. Dance sessions will be held every Wednesday evening from April 3, 2013 until May 1, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The cost is $25.00 per couple for this five week session and you must register and prepay by March 29, 2013. Please pick up your forms and send in your payment to the Marseilles City Hall, 209 Lincoln Street in Marseilles. Checks should be made out to City of Marseilles Recreation Board. If you have any questions, please call Marseilles City Hall at 815-795-2133 or Judi Johnson at 815-795-4227. Easter Egg Hunt The 2013 Easter Egg hunt will be March 23, 2013 starting at 12:00 p.m. at Illini State Park. We ask anyone that wishes to participate please be parked by at least 11:45 a.m. to allow time to get to the designated area for your particular age group. In years past it has taken some time to find parking and we would not want any children to miss out on the fun. Finding a golden egg will win you one of 4 Easter baskets! Baskets can also be won in the raffle drawing for ages up to twelve. Hot dogs are provided after the hunt has completed. The Recreation Board would like to thank Boomin DJ for providing music for this event, and to the volunteers that assist in keeping things running smoothly. Send a message to the board through the website http://www.marseillesrecboard. org. Play Games on your TV. Relax on your couch and play games on your TV! Just press the Yellow button on your remote to open My Apps, then Arrow down to Games and press OK. Games include: Memory, Minesweeper, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and Sudoku. When viewing the game on your TV, press the Info button on the remote control for instructions and how to play. Press the Red, Green, Yellow and Blue buttons on your remote to control actions. Share Photos with Family and Friends via Flickr Photo Sharing Service. Set up access to your friends and family Flickr accounts to share fun photos, graduation pictures, vacations and more -- all on the full screen of your TV! Not using Flickr? No problem, it s very easy to set up a free account. Info Center. View various categories of upto-date Internet News Feeds on your TV while watching your current program. Visit www.mtco.com/television/digimax_new_ features.pdf for detailed instructions or call MTCO Tech Support at 800-859-6826. Access to new features limited to DVR and Model A140 Set Top Boxes. Send your community news and events to: connected@mtco.com, or mail it to us at 244 Lincoln St., Marseilles, IL 61341, Attn: Connected Magazine.
LOCAL SERVICE. LOCAL SUPPORT. BETTER PRODUCT. SELECT Package has 35 more channels than cable s family basic digital package Upgrade to EXPANDED package for $13/mo. more for 36 more channels + 41 DMX music channels SELECT SELECT SELECT Triple Play Safety Triple Play Double Play starting at $117/mo* 118 TV channels Internet Voice (500 Free LongDistance Minutes, Calling Feature Package, E911) starting at $109/mo* 118 TV channels Internet Voice Safety Line (E911 & Inbound Calls Only) starting at $99/mo* 118 TV channels Internet TERM DVR SET TOP BOXES / HD UPGRADE YOUR TV TODAY! FREE Install up to 4TV s & 1 computer* FREE Wireless Gateway FREE CallerID on your TV ESSENTIALS locals only channel package also available Add UNLIMITED LONG DISTANCE for only $5/mo! FREE HD Set Top Box to first TV!* 2 nd & each additional TV: Digital $5/mo HD $10/mo DVR Service to one TV $9/mo Pause live TV, playback & record Whole-Home DVR Service $14/mo Record in 1 room & watch in others with 1 DVR FREE Equipment with DVR & Pause Live TV Service 1-yr. Agreement SELECT A&E Network* ABC Family* ABC News Now AMC* Animal Planet* BBC America* BBC World BET* Big Ten Network* Biography Channel* Bravo* Cartoon Network* Chiller Cloo CMT* CNBC* CNBC World CNN* CNN Headline News (HLN)* Comcast SportsNet Chicago* Comcast SportsNet Chicago+* Comedy Central* Crime & Investigation* C-Span C-Span2 C-Span3 Destination America* Discovery Channel* Discovery Fit & Health Disney* EXPANDED (includes all channels in SELECT) BET Gospel BET J (Centric) Bloomberg Boomerang CMT Pure Country CNNI Cooking Channel* DIY* DMX 41 Music Channels Disney Jr. Disney XD (Toon Disney)* E!* ESPN* ESPN Classic ESPN U* ESPN2* ESPNNEWS* EWTN-Catholic Channel Fox Business* Food Network* Fox News Channel* FX* G4* Game Show Network* Golf Channel* Hallmark Channel* HGTV* History Channel* H2 (History International)* HSN Hub* Inspiration Investigation Discovery* Lifetime Movie Network* Lifetime Real Women Lifetime Television* Military Channel Military History MSNBC* Fox College Sports Atlantic Fox College Sports Central Fox College Sports Pacific Fox Movie* Fox Soccer Channel Fuel TV* Great American Country Hallmark Movie* IFC* MTCO myweather Channel* MTV* MTV2* National Geographic* NBC Sports Network* NFL Network* Nickelodeon* Noggin (Nick Jr.) OWN Oxygen* QVC* Science Channel* ShopNBC Sonlife Speed* Spike TV* Style* Syfy* TBN TBN Church Channel TBN Enlace USA TBN JCTV (Music Videos) TBN Smile of a Child TBS* TLC* TNT* Travel Channel* TruTV* Turner Classic Movies* TV Land* *Upgrade 79 channels to HD with HD Set Top Box! LOGO MTV Hits MTV Jams MTV Tr3s MTV U Mun2 National Geo Wild* Nick 2 Nicktoons Network USA Network* VH1* WBBM 2-CBS* WCIU The U MeToo WCIU TheU FBT WCIU TheU This TV WCIU-TheU Chicago* WCIU TheU MeTV WCPX ION Chicago* WCPX ION Life WCPX ION Qubo Weather Channel* WFLD 12-FOX* WGN Antenna TV WGN 9-CW* WLS 7-ABC* WLS-ABC Live Well* WMAQ NBC Weather WMAQ 5-NBC* WPWR-My50 WSNS-TELE Inmigrante TV WSNS-Telemundo* WTTW PBS Create WTTW PBS Prime WTTW PBS V-Me WTTW 11-PBS* Available only in HD: Palladia MTV* Velocity* Outdoor Channel* PBS Kids Sprout RFD soapnet Tennis Channel* Sportsman Channel* The N (Teen Flick) VH1 Classic VH1 Soul Wealth TV* *Available in HD PREMIUM PACKAGES HBO $16/mo. HBO* HBO 2* HBO Comedy* HBO Family* HBO Latino HBO Signature HBO Zone* Showtime $13/mo. FLIX ShoNext* Sho2* (east/ west) Showtime* (east/west) Showtime Beyond* Showtime Extreme* Showtime Family (east/west) Showtime Showcase* Showtime Women Movie Channel* (east/west) TMC Extra Starz/Encore $13/mo. Starz* (east/west) Starz Cinema Starz Comedy* Starz Edge* Starz in Black Starz Kids & Family* Encore(east/west)* Encore Family Encore Action Encore Westerns Encore Drama Indieplex * Encore Love Retroplex* Encore Suspense Movieplex Cinemax $13/mo. @MAX 5StarMAX* ActionMAX* Cinemax* MoreMAX* OuterMAX ThrillerMAX* WMAX *Channels available in HD Packages include 41 DMX Music Channels! 2Pak Your choice of 2: Showtime, Starz/Encore or Cinemax for $23 HBO+1 HBO + your choice of either Showtime, Starz/Encore or Cinemax for $26 3Pak Showtime, Starz/Encore and Cinemax for $33 HBO+2 HBO + choose two from Showtime, Starz/Encore or Cinemax for $36 Everything Pak HBO, Showtime, Starz/Encore and Cinemax for $46 HD Pack ($3/mo.): MGM / Smithsonian / Universal (HD Set Top Box required for HD Pack) Hispanic Tier ($5/mo.): ESPN Deportes / Discovery en Espanol / Discovery Familia / CNN en Espanol / Fox Sports en Espanol / History en Espanol