September 2014 Serving Marseilles Magazine Community Calendar Inside Every Issue A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL 61341
Welcome To Connected Magazine - MTCO Every once in awhile we like to re-introduce the magazine and the company to our readers. First of all, Connected Magazine is put together by Editors Bob Becraft and Kip DuBois with MTCO Communications. Bob and Kip have been with MTCO Communications since 1996 and 1999 respectively. Both of them have extensive marketing backgrounds with MTCO and with previous jobs. They make a good pair to produce a monthly magazine that is focused on the communities we serve. Connected Magazine was started in May 2011. Our goal for this magazine was to connect with the community that serves our customers, thus making it possible for us to keep you informed about the great services MTCO provides. We didn t want to spam your mailbox with offers and promotions all of the time, so we decided to print a little community magazine that is resourceful and fun to read. Flash forward and we are now into our 4th year of printing Connected Magazine. We serve three different versions of the magazine that focuses on the service areas of MTCO which are Metamora/Germantowns Hills, Marseilles and Washington. This marketing project has been resourceful for us too as we have got to meet so many great people throughout the area. MTCO Communications has been a locally owned family business since 1945 as the Metamora Telephone Company. Over the years it has grown to add Internet and television services along with business telephone systems and paging services. We look forward to providing many more years of service to this community! 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. On The Cover One of the many vans and vehicles that MTCO Communications uses to provide the best customer service possible to our customers in the Marseilles area. MTCO Communications and Marseilles Telephone Company have been your local provider since 1987 when the Rauh family purchased the long time running Marseilles business.
Entertainment & Technology FREE Preview Weekend Settle in for another HBO and Cinemax Free Preview weekend on digimax starting Friday September 5th and ending at midnight on Monday, September 8, 2014. See the Season 5 premiere of Boardwalk Empire, an American drama series focusing on the 1920 sand 1930 s in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Or catch The Leftovers season finale, which takes place three years after a global rapture, which caused the unexplainable disappearance of 2% of the world population. Other weekend highlights include The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Knick, Taken 2, and documentary A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY. Tech giants Apple and Samsung will be releasing new versions of the iphone 6 and Galaxy Note 4. Apple is slated to release details of its much anticipated iphone 6 on September 9, 2014. It s rumored that Apple will be revealing the bigger-screen iphones during its event next month. The new iphone 6 will be released in two models one with a 4.7-inch screen, and another with a 5.5-inch screen. Samsung posted an invite on its official blog, asking consumers to note the date of September 3, 2014. The new Galaxy Note 4 might be revealed during its three live events held simultaneously at Berlin, Beijing, and New York. Utopia Premieres on Fox Utopia premieres on FOX on September 7, 2014. Since the dawn of time, humans have always wondered: does a perfect world exist? Now, we get the chance to build one. Will it be ultimate happiness or utter chaos? Fifteen pioneering Americans leave their everyday lives and move to an isolated, undeveloped location - for an entire year - where they are challenged to create their own civilization from scratch. With no existing power structures and limited amenities, these pioneers will be faced with rewriting the rules. Will they choose democracy or dictatorship? Fidelity or free love? Will they punish or forgive? Choose religion or rationalism? Share with others or hoard for themselves? What conflicts will emerge, what leaders will arise? What principles will guide their daily lives and inform their deepest decisions? As the Utopians build the new society, every decision counts. Each must try to become indispensable to the group, or risk being exiled to their former lives and replaced by potential newcomers from the viewing audience who have been vying to join. With cameras following the pioneers 24/7, viewers can watch their society unfold, both weekly on FOX and also online. As they observe the inhabitants living together and building their new existence, viewers themselves will have the chance to become a valuable and powerful asset to the community, and ultimately to question whether Utopia remains an elusive but alluring fantasy, or whether the pioneers have truly realized their dream. 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.
Welcome Back To School! Watch for Children Pictured are two new school buses that were added to the fleet of Marseilles Elementary School this past summer.
Pancake Breakfast American Legion 8am - Noon Marseilles Nursing 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labor Day IRACC Board Mtg. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5:30pm Marseilles Rotary Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Marseilles Library Board of Trustees Mtg 5:15pm 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Marseilles Rotary Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Marseilles Rotary Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 Marseilles Rotary Noon Thunder Raffle 3pm - 7pm Meeting 6:30pm Marseilles Tourism and Park Committee Meeting Sam s Pizza 6:30pm American Legion & Women s Aux. Mtg. at 6pm/Dinner at 7pm at American Legion Meeting 6:30pm Service Clinic 8:30am - Noon Preschool Story Hour 10am Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 6pm Preschool Story Hour 10am Free Blood Pressure Checks 10:30am - 11:30am American Girl Club 6:30pm Preschool Story Hour 10am Preschool Story Hour 10am American Girl Club 6:30pm Adult Reading Group 5:30pm St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive Oktoberfest at American Legion Dinner 4pm-7pm, Entertainment 5pm-8pm Get in the Game with the NEW digimax Sports Pak Includes the NFL RedZone + 7 other channels for the sports enthusiast in you. Sign up today for only $5/mo. ($3/mo. for digimax Expanded package subscribers)
In Our Community A Day of Fun in Marseilles Come spend the day in Marseilles on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Go to Rummage Sales or if you just need a break, stop by Knudson Park on Lincoln Street for the Fall Market and Fun event from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop #799 will be selling coffee and donuts from 8:00 a.m. until supplies are gone, and Cub Scout Webelos #3799 will be selling their survival bracelets and baked goods. The Marseilles Tourism and Park Committee is also offering biscuits and gravy. More food will be available later in the day as the Marseilles Youth Center will be selling chicken noodle soup and several other different kinds of homemade soups. For your shopping pleasure, local Civic and Church Groups will be offering various items for sale, along with local Crafters and Flea Market vendors. You will also be able to enjoy your pick from local farm produce and honey. From 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. there will be hay wagon rides, a DJ, and the Marseilles Grade School Students will be helping with games and face painting at the Park. To end your day in Marseilles, stop by Spirits Liquor Store on N. Main St. as they will be hosting their Fall Beer Tasting from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. See what new ale they have to offer! There is plenty of space left for crafters and vendors. To reserve a spot for $5.00, call Kathy at 815-795- 2414. Fall Rummage Sales The City of Marseilles Fall Rummage Sales are Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sign up at the City Hall at 209 Lincoln Street. Cost is $5.00 to be on the map. Last day for sign ups are Friday, September 12th. Need a place to set up? Call Kathy at 815-795-2414 for more details. Let It Snow! The IL Valley Winter Sports Club meets the first Thursday of the month, September through March, at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion in Marseilles Membership is open. Join us and see what organized snowmobiling is all about. Off-Road Challenge The Biggest Loser RunWalk will be held in Marseilles on September 27th and 28th, 2014 at Cliff s Off- Road park in Marseilles. Heat times are 12:30 p.m. on September 27th, and at 9:30 a.m. on September 28th. This is your chance to workout with former Biggest Loser contestants! The Biggest Loser RunWalk Off-Road Challenge is a 3+ mile trail/mud run (or walk) with optional obstacles along the Spartan Race course. Grab a friend or two and join The Biggest Loser RunWalk Off-Road team and push yourself through a fun and challenging course. The trails will include some elevation and obstacles (optional) so start your training today! Rivershores Cruise-In A custom car Cruise-In will take place on September 10, 2014 at the Rivershores Care Center located at 578 Commercial Street. There will be a DJ playing music, while you browse classic and custom cars on display. The show runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The cost is free.
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