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Spring Ahead With digimax It has been a long winter this year. You may have gotten to know your TV pretty well, and now see the need to upgrade to digimax provided by MTCO. Our IPTV system has been built from the ground up with the latest in technology providing superior television, internet and telephone services. Yes, you can have all those great services wrapped up in a bundle and know you will be taken care of by great local people at MTCO. Since 1987, MTCO has been a local telecommunications provider in the Marseilles community. We have lasted for many years because of the great services we provide our customers. We invite you to shop and support all of our local businesses, because it s these businesses that help keep our community moving forward and make our area a nice place to live. We are very proud to have lasted so many winters right here in our great hometown, and look forward to providing you many more years of service and friendship. Check out the back cover of this magazine for the latest offers we have during the month of March. Give us a call or stop in and see us personally on Lincoln Street in Marseilles. We ll leave the TV on for you! For more information about our services, please visit www.mtco.com or scan this QR code with your smart phone. MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, Illinois 61341 815-795-5161 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, 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 2014 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Entertainment & Technology Wearable Technology Is Starting To Trend Wearable technology got some traction in the marketplace last year. With the introduction of Smart Watches and Google Glass, this new technology is set to evolve the way we communicate and entertain. Consumers have begun to embrace the new technology by purchasing wearable devices that make their life easier and more efficient. From Google Glass hightech vision wear offering head mounted computing, to miniature gadgets and devices embedded in our clothing, the new technologies will change the way we live in the near future. Even now, have fitness devices that monitor your health along with augmented information that will tell you what s around nearby. You will see this technology become commonplace in the next few years. Video Communications Are Coming Of Age Video communications has grown exponentially in the last couple of years. With the use of services like Skype and Facetime, people are keeping in touch with the use of video. It is believed that over one in five people frequently telecommute to their work place. But what if you could be at work if only in a digital presence? Well your dreams are becoming a reality. A new technology called holographic telepresence is now being used. It involves transmitting a threedimensional moving image of you to the recipeint you are communicating. This will allow you to converse with people as if you were in the room with them. An IBM survey of 3,000 researchers named holographic video calls as one technology they expect to see in place real soon. Beam me up Scotty! Military Channel Changes to American Heroes Channel Discovery announced it is renaming Military Channel (digimax channel 90) to American Heroes Channel (AHC) on March 3, 2014. AHC will continue showcasing Military Channel programming and also expand on more history-based, narrative style documentary programming. AHC s first year will include 17 new series and specials, with these four original series and specials launching in the first week: RAW War reveals an unknown chapter of the Vietnam War through personal stories behind newly discovered footage. Against The Odds is a new series of awe-inspiring stories of strength on the battlefield. It s a real-life Band of Brothers. CIA: Declassified is a new series that travels back to the Cold War to reveal inside stories of America s most top-secret missions. The new series Codes & Conspiracies unveils the truth and hidden history behind the world s most iconic, clandestine institutions, top-secret locations, and mysterious symbols. March Madness Watch every NCAA March Madness game live in Hi-Definition on these digimax channels: Use your DVR to record all of the games and never miss any of the action. Call MTCO at 800-859-6826 to get in the game! 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 www.mtco.com webpage.
The Marseilles WEBELOS Pack 3799 practicing their winter first aid preparedness at the Klondike Derby at Illini State Park.
Pancake Breakfast American Legion 8am - Noon 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon Marseilles Library 3pm Fat Tuesday Celebration St. Joseph Church 6-7:30pm Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon Marseilles Library Board of Trustees Mtg 5:15pm Meeting 6:30pm Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Marseilles Rotary Every Monday at Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm MES PTA Meeting MES Cafeteria at 7pm Marseilles Rotary at Noon 24 Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm 31 Marseilles Library 3pm Marseilles Library 3pm MES Culver s Night 5pm-8pm Meeting 6:30pm Marseilles Library 3pm Milton Pope School Board Mtg. at 6:30pm Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm 25 26 27 28 29 Lions Club Fish Fry 4pm - 7pm Nursing Service Pork Roast Dinner at American Legion 4:30pm - 7:30pm
In Our Community MES Fundraiser Get out for some good food and fun at the Marseilles Elementary School Culver s Night. The fundraiser will run from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Culver s Restaurant in Ottawa. All proceeds will benefit the school s Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Program. Pork Roast Dinner The Marseilles Nursing Service will hold its Annual Pork Roast Dinner Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion. Proceeds to benefit the Marseilles Nursing Service. Menu includes roast and all the trimmings and dessert bar with coffee. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for kids. Tickets available at Marseilles Nursing Service or call 815-795-4332. Come Join us for a great time! Gather the young ones on Tuesdays and visit the Marseilles Library for. A library staff member and one parent lead one of three activities each week: seasonal crafts; watch a movie; play board games. Its a fun time for the kids and it gives the parents a break! Game and craft days are 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., and movie days are 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. A snack is provided with each program. This program is geared for elementary-aged children. Kindergarten Registration A Phone-In Kindergarten pre-registration for the 2014-15 school year will be held the week of March 17-20, 2014. Please phone the Marseilles Elementary School Office at 815-795-2428 between 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Any child who is five years old, or who will turn five on or before September 1, 2014, and is a resident of the city of Marseilles, can be enrolled in Kindergarten. You may also visit the school s website at www. mes150.org and download the Kindergarten Pre- Registration Form. Friday Fish Fry s The following items will need to be brought to the school the week of March 17-20: Original Birth Certificate from the County Clerk s office at the County in which the child was born in (not the keepsake certificate issued by the hospital). Two proofs of residence: Lease, mortgage payment receipt, current tax bill, current utility bill. A Physical Exam and Immunization record and Vision and Dental Examinations are required the first day of school in August. If your Kindergarten eligible child is currently enrolled in our Pre-School Program, a registration packet will be sent home with the child in May. If your preschool student will be attending a school other than Marseilles Elementary this fall, please notify the school s office in writing immediately. The will be holding Fish Fry s every Friday starting March 7, 2014 and running through April 18. Dinner will be served from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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