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April 2012 Serving Marseilles Magazine Storm Season Is Here Be Prepared With Details on page 5 A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL 61341

April Showers Bring May Flowers myweather Will Keep You Informed 24/7 Springtime in central Illinois is always a welcomed part of the year. The grass turns green, the flowers add new colors to the landscape, but the spring storms can be a menace if not deadly. To help keep you informed of the weather in our area, digimax IPTV service provided by MTCO now offers a weather channel that is second to none! myweather Channel (HD channel 411/Digital channel 401) is now broadcasting the latest weather information for our local communities. myweather is an informative weather broadcast displaying the latest radar and temperatures, with daily and weekly forecasts made exclusively for our broadcast areas in Metamora, Germantown Hills and Marseilles. The inspiration to build this channel was based off input we received from our customers. We were excited to be able to tailor numerous features based off their suggestions. All the weather information you need is broadcast over a two minute slide show. No more waiting for the 8 s or commercials from other weather channel broadcasts. Now digimax keeps you connected to your local weather like no other weather channel available. We are not finished with it yet. We have a few more goodies to add to this resourceful weather channel. Stay tuned as the added resources become available. To date, a lot of people have signed on to our digimax services, and we greatly appreciate the response we received from the community. During our first year, we have continued to improve and enhance our IPTV network to provide the most reliable and feature rich user experience we can. Currently, MTCO technicians are installing new core routing equipment throughout the network. This equipment is state-ofthe-art, and it will greatly increase our service capabilities and reliability allowing us for future growth as well. MTCO will continue to work hard to bring you relevant community information in our very own, locally produced, Connected Magazine with full color pictures displaying our hometown. We provide all residents and businesses a copy, and we hope you enjoy reading this magazine. We are fortunate to have digimax from MTCO as our sponsor, but mostly, we couldn t do it without the local community, and we thank all of you for your great support! On The Cover: One of the storm sirens in Marseilles that is located near Marseilles Elementary School. The sirens are tested the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. and it is a good practice to check if you can hear them in your house or business. If not, you should invest in a weather radio to alert you during storms. 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 2012 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. MTCO s Eco-Friendly Billing Options 24/7 online access to your account No monthly checks to write. Receive monthly bills via e-mail Set up automatic credit card or bank account payments. Visit www.mtco.com and get started today! Questions/Need Assistance? Call 800-859-6826 or email billing@mtco.com

Entertainment & Technology Peter O Toole Takes Center Stage in New TCM Special As a prelude to the opening of the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air a special on-air tribute to eight-time Oscar nominee and honorary Academy Award recipient Peter O Toole, who took center stage at last year s festival. On Wednesday, April 11, TCM will premiere Peter O Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival, a one-hour special taped at the 2011 festival in which TCM host Robert Osborne interviews the legendary actor in front of an audience of festival attendees. Peter O Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival is set to premiere at 8 p.m. (ET). The special will be followed by three O Toole classics. CONAN Takes Late Night into the Future With New Synchronized Tablet App TBS s popular series CONAN, hosted by Conan O Brien, has taken a giant leap into the future with the brand-new Team Coco tablet app. Presented by launch sponsor AT&T, the app uses Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology to provide CONAN s hyper-connected fans with exclusive, synchronized content delivered in real-time while they watch the show. The Team Coco tablet app is available on both the ios and Android platforms and can be downloaded free from the itunes and Android app stores. CONAN draws the youngest and most digitally connected audience in late night, so it makes perfect sense that Team Coco is the first in late-night television to create a synchronized app for fans, said Dennis Adamovich, senior vice president of brand and digital activation for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). With this new app, Team Coco is transforming CONAN into an immersive, interactive experience that can be enjoyed whenever you want. We re really excited to bring this tablet experience to viewers it s truly the only CONAN app you ll ever need, said John A. Wooden, GM & executive IPTV: From the Sky to Your Home Part Four of a Four Part Series We have finally arrived at the home with the last part of this series. Once the signal reaches the home, the home network begins. There is a seperate network within the home for video and for Internet. For our VDSL service, the phone line plugs into a VDSL Router, or for our Fiber-To-TheHome customers the fiber connects to the Optical Networking Terminal (ONT, or the box on the outside of the house ). These are the points where the MTCO network ends, and the home network begins. The router/ont has multiple ethernet ports that are assigned for either TV or Internet service. We then plug in the Set Top Boxes (STB s) that are needed at each TV location and main computer into the correct ports, so they receive the correct service. Ethernet cabling is run from the router to the Set Top Box(es) and computer. If we are unable to physically reach the device by running ethernet through the home, other techologies are utilized to reach that equipment. HPNA, which converts ethernet to be transported over existing coax wiring, or Powerline, which converts ethernet and sends it over the electrical wiring, is then used. The STB s installed at each TV are the devices that run special software that communicates with the head-end to receive viewable channels, guide data, and TV content. The software converts the digital IP stream to a usable signal so that you can see the guide data and tune to an IPTV channel to view on your television. We hope you enjoyed this series for a brief look into the equipment and processes that take place to deliver IPTV and VDSL technology to your home. producer of Team Coco Digital. The sync feature not only provides tablet-exclusive content, but also makes dual-screen viewing of CONAN a compelling social experience allowing viewers to interact with one another within the app. The tablet app also includes all the video clips, photos and webexclusive content that make TeamCoco.com so popular. Keep up with Entertainment and Technology news. Add MTCO to your Facebook and Twitter groups and visit www.mtco.com and click on MTCO News on the right section of the webpage.

A picture taken last summer by Seth Tuntland (12 years old) at Illini Park. The flower is no bigger than your thumb nail.

APRIL FOOL S DAY No Animal Left Behind K9PawPrints 9am - 2pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 City Council Meeting Marseilles Tourism & Marseilles City Hall 7:00pm Park Committee Meeting A&J s Cafe 6:30pm Marseilles Nursing Service Monthly Clinic 8am - Noon * * * * * Marseilles Elementary School / Milton Pope School - No School * * * * * * * * * 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Marseilles Elementary School Milton Pope School No School IRACC Board Meeting Marseilles City Hall 5:30pm St. Joseph s Salad 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Bar 11am - 1:30pm Marseilles Elementary School PTA Meeting 6:30pm Milton Pope School Board Mtg. 6:30pm City Council Meeting Marseilles City Hall 7:00pm Marseilles Lions Club Friday Night Fish Fry 4:30pm - 7:30pm City of Marseilles Electronic Recycling Drop-Off IVCellular Parking Lot 9am-1pm Memorial Wall/Freedom Run Meeting @ 12:00pm White Elephant / Bake Sale United Methodist Church 8am - 1pm Marseilles Lions Club Chicken Fry & Silent Auction 4pm - 7pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Marseilles Elementary School Board Meeting 7pm Potluck Lunch/Bingo Marseilles American Legion 12:00pm Marseilles Elementary School Early Dismissal 11:30am 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast at American Legion 8am - Noon Subscribers! Get HBO & Cinemax FREE for four days and see what you ve been missing. From Friday, March 30th through Monday April 2nd, MTCO will give you a free preview weekend. HBO, Cinemax and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.

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In Our Community AMF Honor Rally Walking To Marseilles The American Military Family Honor Rally campaign will begin on April 13, 2012, departing from Gate 1 at Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs and will end at the Middle East Memorial Wall in Marseilles, Illinois on June 15, 2012. The purpose of the rally is to raise awareness and funds for our Troops and their Families culminating in a 1,050 mile journey, by foot from Ft Carson, Colorado Springs to the Middle East Memorial Wall in Marseilles, Illinois. Michelle and Dan Benavidez, Proud Gold Star parents of Fallen Hero Army Staff Sgt Kennith W. Mayne, will walk every step of the way, supported by anyone who may choose to travel with them by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, car, van or bus. AMF will be encouraging as many Americans to get involved in this walk A Forest Gump kind of journey It s not about the destination It s about the journey Raising awareness Raising Funds All in Honor of our Troops and their Families who are serving or have served this Great Nation. For further information contact American Military Family: 303-746-8195 or online at www.amf100.org. MES Kindergarten Registration Any child who is five years old, or who will turn five on or before September 1, 2012, and is a resident of the city of Marseilles, can be enrolled in Kindergarten. If you have a child who is eligible for Kindergarten, please plan to call the Marseilles Elementary School at 815-795-2428. You may also visit the school s website at www.mes150.org and download the pre-registration form. The following items will need to be brought to the school by April 20, 2012: Original Birth Certificate (from the County Clerk s office of the County in which the child was born (not the keepsake certificate issued by the hospital). Two proofs of residence for the family (lease, mortgage payment receipt, current tax bill, current utility bill). Physical and immunization records along with eye and dental examinations are also required before the first day of school in August. The Way We Worked, A Smithsonian Exhibition, Comes to LaSalle County The exhibition explores how work became a central element in American culture. Discover the rich work history of LaSalle County. Join us for 18 interesting local work related programs at various locations throughout LaSalle County! Visit three additional exhibits depicting various aspects of work in the county. Call (815) 223-1851 for more information, or go to http:// www.iandmcanal.org for dates of exhibits. History Speaks - LaSalle County Worker s Panel Sunday, April 15, 2012, 2-4 PM The Illinois Valley has a rich working tradition. Come visit with some older workers and hear their stories of their working lives. Whether at the Seneca Shipyards in World War II, local factories or construction sites, hear what wages, conditions and daily life was like for working people a generation ago. A cross-section of older workers will share their stories. Hosted & sponsored by Laborers Local 393. Location: Marseilles Union Hall - 322 Main Street Annual Salad Bar St Joseph s Catholic Church in Marseilles will be having their Annual Salad Bar on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 beginning at 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The price is $7.00 for carry-outs and $8.00 for in hall. Call 815-795-2251 for carry-outs. The church is located at 200 Broadway Street. Chicken Fry & Silent Auction The Marseilles Lions Club will be hosting a Chicken Fry & Silent Auction on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 511 Commercial Street. Proceeds from the event will help to raise funds for Fun Days 2012. The hours of operation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 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.

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