August 2017 Serving Marseilles Magazine Local Calendar of Events See Inside A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications
Keeping You Connected This month we take a break from our monthly Community Spotlight article to give you a little information about MTCO Communications and our community publication Connected Magazine. We started this magazine over 6 years ago to keep the community abreast of the products and services we offer to the area. Most importantly, we provide it to connect with the community we serve. We hope you have enjoyed this publication, and you have found it useful to keep up on what is happening in the area. It s been a great journey keeping you informed of events happening in our community. Most of you may know MTCO Communications as we have been in the community for many years providing telephone, internet and television services. You can learn more about our services, products and company on our website at www.mtco.com, and also Like Us on Facebook to keep informed on the latest updates and announcements regarding our services. At Connected Magazine, we gather information on events happening in the community every month and share them with you in a printed format to keep you informed. We also use social media to inform you of local events and stories of interest. You can visit our Facebook page for more detailed or updated events. If you have events and community information to share, please Like our Facebook page for Connected Magazine and share your upcoming events with us. We will be back next month with our continued focus on people and organizations to Spotlight in the community. It has been a very informative and entertaining project to share these articles with you, and we hope you have found them to be the same. Stay tuned as we have many people and places of interest to share with you in upcoming issues of Connected Magazine. We thank you for your continued support, and hope you are enjoying these dog days of summer. Don t forget to send us events to share with the community. On The Cover The Marseilles 2017 Fun Days Parade on July 15th honored our own President of MTCO Communication, Glenn Rauh, with his wife Sharon as Grand Marshal. Many thanks to the Fun Days committee and volunteers for their hard work at hosting another sucessful Marseilles Fun Days festival! MTCO Communications 220 N. Menard Street Metamora, Illinois 61548 309-367-4197 connected@mtco.com President & CEO Glenn Rauh Vice President & CFO Ann Dickerson Media 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, 61548. 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 309-367-4197 or connected@mtco.com. If you have questions or concerns regarding your services, please contact our Customer Service Representatives at (309)367-4197 or 800-859-6826. Copyright 2017 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Some of the fine cars being displayed at the Marseilles Fun Days Festival.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Marseilles Nursing Svc. 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Marseilles Rotary at Noon Thunder Raffle 5pm - 7pm Marseilles American Legion and Auxiliary Mtg 6pm 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Marseilles Public Library Board of Trustees Mtg. 5:15pm Marseilles Rotary at Noon Thunder Raffle 5pm - 7pm Meeting Marseilles City Council Mtg. at City Hall 6pm Marseilles City Council Mtg. at City Hall 6pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Marseilles Rotary at Noon Thunder Raffle 5pm - 7pm Marseilles Tourism & Park Committee Meeting River City Diner Meeting Free Blood Pressure Svc. Clinic 8am-noon Pre-School Story Hour Marseilles Library 10am Pre-School Story Hour Marseilles Library 10am Pre-School Story Hour Marseilles Library 10am Marseilles Nursing Svc. Free Blood Pressure at Manlius Twp. Hall 10-11am Pre-School Story Hour Marseilles Library 10am Marseilles Nursing Svc. Free Blood Pressure at Bridges Senior Center 11:30am-12:30pm VFW Post #5506 Dinner 6pm; Meeting 7pm Bingo at Marseilles American Legion 6:45pm Bingo at Marseilles American Legion 6:45pm Bingo at Marseilles American Legion 6:45pm White Elephant Sale & Baked Food Sale at United Methodist Church 8am-1pm 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Pancake Breakfast American Legion 8am - Noon Marseilles Rotary at Noon Thunder Raffle 5pm - 7pm Pre-School Story Hour Marseilles Library 10am Bingo at Marseilles American Legion 6:45pm
In Our Community Big Sale The United Methodist Church is holding a White Elephant Sale and Bake Food Sale on Saturday, August 12th from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. You will find a large variety of items such as books, CDs, jewelry, kitchen items, baskets, and autumn/ Halloween and Christmas decorations. Mark Your Calendars The Marseilles Rennaisance Faire will be held September 9th in the swimming pool area at 555 Commercial Street. Check back here in the September issue for a schedule of events and times! Crafters and other vendors interested in exhibiting at the Faire can call 815-795-2414 or email akkocher@mtco. com. Back-To-School Pre-K through 8th grade registration for Marseilles Elementary School District 150 is set for August 1st from 8:00 a.m to 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The first day of school for Kindergarten through 8th Grade is Wednesday, August 16th, and the first day for Pre-K is Monday, August 21st. Marseilles Food Pantry If you live in Marseilles (or in the country with a Marseilles address) you are welcome to come both the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. The Marseilles Food Pantry is open from 8:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m., and during the summer months they will be giving out extra food to those families with school aged children. The pantry is always looking for donations. Contact them to see what products they need donated. They are located at 200 Broadway Street at St. Joseph s Church in Marseilles and can be reached at (872) 203-0520. Rec. Board Announces Dates Marseilles Recreation Board meeting is set for August 9th at 7 p.m. at the Illini Lounge banquet room. Flag football sign ups begin at 6:30 p.m. Additional sign ups available on Saturday August 12th 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the ball diamond s main concessions. They are calling on all coaches, referees, volunteers and sponsors to help this season. Call (815) 795-0015. Marseilles National Night Out The Marseilles National Night Out will be held on August 1st from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Marseilles Swimming pool. There will be music, swimming, a bounce house for entertainment, along with hot dogs, chips, soda, water and more. For more information contact Officer Thomas Rogel with the Marseilles Police Department at (815) 795-2131 ext. 26. Do you have some community news to share with the residents of Marseilles? Send it to connected@mtco.com, or mail it to us at 220 N. Menard St., Metamora, IL 61548 Attn: Connected Magazine.
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