October 2016 Serving Washington Magazine FREE PREVIEW WEEKEND Oct. 7th - 10th Local Calendar of Events See Inside
digimax Without Pumpkin Spice It s October and everywhere you turn something has pumpkin spice attached to it. Products that are great all year long suddenly become so much better with pumpkin spice added. Here at MTCO Communications, we still offer our great TV, Internet and Phone service to customers without adding any flavors or gimmicks to make them better. We have been offering our digimax service to customers for over 5 years, and the only thing added over this time frame is more channels, faster internet and even greater customer service. With us entering into the fall season and with winter lurking on the horizon, many people start spending more time inside. The need for great internet and TV services become more important as the daylight is shorter and our entertainment needs become somewhat dependent on these services. Again, MTCO is here to provide you the best in those services by keeping you informed and entertained. People come and go in communities today. Somebody you knew 5, 10 or 20 years ago in your neighborhood may not be there anymore. It s a fast paced world we live in, and people are always on the go or life deals them changes. If you are new to this community, we welcome you! MTCO Communications has been around since 1945 when we started as a telephone company in Metamora. Over the years we became the telephone company in Marseilles, and further along began offering internet services in 1996. Over 3 years ago we began offering our great services to the town of Washington, and made it a GIG city by building an entire fiber optic network to offer great internet speeds and services to our customers. So sit back this October and enjoy your pumpkin spice latte along with your pumpkin spice donuts. Fall is a fantastic season to embrace and it passes by so fast. With our digimax TV, Internet and Phone services your fall season will be so much better and we didn t have to add any pumpkin spice. On The Cover A nice little harvest setting at Northtown Farms located on E. Cruger Road in Washington. They are a 6th generation family farm specializing in farm fresh produce, Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins, fresh meat, and traditional row crop farming. For more information about our services, please visit www.mtco.com or scan this QR code with your smart phone. MTCO Communications 220 N. Menard Street Metamora, Illinois 61548 309-367-4197 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 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 2016 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Entertainment & Technology Geeky Gadgets Whether it s just for your own use or to give as a gift to somebody, these two gadgets are sure to draw some curiosity. Available through Think Geek, you can purchase a replica Star Trek Communicator or Phaser. The communicator is the first functional wireless Star Trek communicator. It pairs with Bluetooth enabled phones, and has an authentic flip-to-answer action. The communicator sells for $149.99. Go to www.thinkgeek.com to order these and many other cool useful gadgets. Fall Sun Outages Fall TV sun outages start October 4, 2016 and are expected to last until October 12th. You can expect to see video issues these days between the hours of 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Video outages will range from a few blips of interrupted video to channels that may go dark for several minutes. Sun outages are a natural phenomenon that occur when a satellite and a receiving earth station come directly in line with the sun. The sun s energy interferes with the satellite s signal and affects the signals received by the earth station. The affected signals may lead to poor or no reception of channels relying on the affected satellites. MTCO digimax TV, like other TV providers, receive most of our channels via satellite. These outages generally occur in February, March, September and October. New Channels MTCO digimax just added two new channels to its SELECT TV package. Laff TV (channel 220) airs comedy programs such as the Drew Carey Show, Night Court and Empty Nest, along with movies like Jerry Maguire and Sleepless in Seattle. Escape (channel 221) features crime shows such as Unsolved Mysteries and Forensic Files along with movies like Fatal Attraction and Presumed Innocent. Special STARZ + ENCORE Offer If you sign up for STARZ + ENCORE by Friday, December 30, 2016 you will receive your first six months of STARZ + ENCORE at 1/2 price! Plus, receive $25 cash back with a proof of three months payment. Call MTCO today at 800-859-6826 with questions or to sign up. FREE HBO & Cinemax Weekend Settle in for another digimax free preview weekend and watch all the HBO and Cinemax channels for free starting at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, October 7th. The free preview ends at midnight on Monday, October 10th. Enjoy the many movies and documentaries, along with the HBO premiere of Westworld. Keep up with Entertainment and Technology news. Add MTCO to your Facebook and Twitter groups, and visit the MTCO Blogspot at www.mtco.com.
Wood Street Bike Trail: POW s were brought in on the old rail line that ran down Wood Street (the foundation of a sentry tower can be seen just northeast of the intersection of Wood and Jefferson near the entrance to the bike trail). They were trucked from the camp to various local farms to help with the pumpkin harvest. resource - Wikipedia
30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Taylor Lodge #98 District 308 9 10 Board Meeting 7pm 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 City Council Meeting Five Points 6:30pm 31 American Legion Meeting 6:30pm Threads, Hope & Love Board Mtg. 7pm Book Chatters Main Library 11am District 52 Board Meeting 7pm Washington Park District Board Meeting 6pm City Council Meeting Five Points 6:30pm An Evening with Tim Pletkovich Wash. Presbyterian Church 7pm 24 Washington Rotary Club Meeting 12pm - 1pm American Legion Riders Meeting 6pm Washington Rotary Club Meeting 12pm - 1pm Business After Hours IVP Plastics 5pm-7pm District 50 Board Meeting 6:30pm Washington District Library Board Mtg. 7pm Washington Rotary Club Meeting 12pm - 1pm Washington Rotary Club Meeting 12pm - 1pm Threads, Hope & Love Public Giveaway 9am-noon City of Washington Planning & Zoning Comm. Mtg. at Five Points 6:30pm WCHS Choral Concert 7pm Central District 51 Board Meeting 7pm Moonlight Madness & Washington-opoly One the Square Game begins at 5pm Tailgate Party Wash Christian Village 4-7pm Threads, Hope & Love Public Giveaway 9am-noon 25 26 27 28 29 Jim Daugherty Surviving the Depression Years - Main Library 6:30pm Encampment and Story Telling on the Square 4pm - 8pm Halloween Scary Movie Night Main Library 5pm W.H.I.P. & Threads, Hope & Love Charity Golf Outing Hillcrest Golf Center Shotgun Start at 7pm All You Can Eat Breakfast 7am-10am Hist. Soc. Old Time Activities on the Square10am - 4pm Washington Amazing Race Park District Building 5pm Threads, Hope & Love Public Giveaway 9am-noon WCHS Book Club Star Wars Reads Day WCHS 9am - noon Halloween Hobble 5K Run/ 1 Mile Walk at Five Points DAX Fest 2016 Washington park 3pm-6pm
In Our Community Halloween Hobble Washington Area Physical Therapy Clinics host Halloween Hobble 5k Run/1 Mile Walk to commemorate National Physical Therapy Month. The event will be held Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 8:00 a.m. for the 5k run and 9:15 a.m. for the 1 mile walk/run. It s a fairly flat course starting and ending at Washington Five Points, 360 N. Wilmor Road, with a water station near the half-way point. Trick or Treat Trail candy stations will be located along the course, and participants will have to earn their candy by performing a light physical task. A Ghost Race is offered to those wishing to support yet not able to attend. They will receive the official race tee and finisher s award. Race proceeds will directly benefit Washington elementary schools by funding a reading initiative. Post party will have activities for the children, beer for the adults and a photo booth for all. More information is available at www.halloweenhobble. com. Get those bones a movin. Tailgate Party Come join the folks of Washington Christian Village located at 1201 Newcastle Road as they cheer on the Washington Panthers for Friday Night Football! Free food, entertainment, games, door prizes, bounce house, face painting and more will be available on Friday, October 7, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. More information available at www.washingtonchristianvillage.org. Play to Win! Washington-opoly is coming to town! Get a game board at businesses listed on the Chamber s website. Play starts on Moonlight Madness (October 20, 2016) and ends on Small Business Saturday (November 26). Earn entries into the drawing for various prizes by collecting business stamps, completing groups on the board, filling the whole board, or making purchases (not required to play). All details will be on the game boards and on www. washingtoncoc.com/events. Camp Good News Events Come out to Camp Good News for a fun evening that will help raise funds for Camp on October 20, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A Quarter Auction is a fun way to donate to camp and also gives you a chance to win items from your favorite vendors. Camp Good News is located at 26010 Liberty Lane. For more information, check them out online at www.iheartcamp.org/quarter. Be sure to bring your friends and lots of quarters! Learn the 11 steps of archery proficiency while gaining an appreciation of this super-cool skill! For guys and girls ages 7-13 from 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday nights starting October 25th. Father and sons (ages 7-13) come out for an amazing weekend at Camp getting to know your sone better, growing closer to God, and having a blast on all the Camp activities. The fun starts at 4:00 p.m. on Saturdday, October 14th through 8:00 p.m. on October 15th. Call 309-444-3255 for more details. Do you have some community news to share with the residents of Washington? Send it to connected@mtco.com, or mail it to us at 220 N. Menard St., Metamora, IL 61548 Attn: Connected Magazine.
Washington Amazing Race Washington Park District is hosting the Washington Amazing Race on Saturday, October 15th. The event begins at 5pm at the Park District Building. The teams perform a short challenge at the Park Building then disperse throughout town to perform challenges. The challenges can be indoors or outdoors and range from things such as: solving puzzles, performing some athletic activity, physical challenges, eating odd foods, and more. Many times the activities are something that the employees at your business have to do routinely. The events can be done by a single person on the team, or any combination of the entire team of 4 people. The teams rotate through the challenges until they are all completed. The event ends with a party at a local restaurant where the winners are announced. Historical Society Events Encampment on Washington Square will be held on Friday, October 14 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Camp set up and story telling by the Fort Creve Coeur 1776 Venture Crew. Take in old time activities at the Washington Square on Saturday October 15 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Activities will include: monkey bridge, rope making, candle making, spoon making, leather work, hide tanning and blacksmithing. An Evening with Tim Pletkovich will be held on Monday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington Presbyterian Church. Come hear a presentation by Tim Pletkovich, the author of Sons of the Civil War in WWII. Tour the Dement-Zinser and Dr s Museum on Saturday s 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Private tours are also available by calling 309-444-4793. Take a step back into Washington s history! DAX Fest 2016 DAXFest 2016 will be held on Saturday, October 29th from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Washington Park across from Lincoln Grade School. Families come with kids in costume and make memories while trick-ortreating with local businesses and organizations along the trail in the Washington Park. Cost is $12 for kids and adults are free! Tickets sold at Washington Park District, or online at www.washingtonparkdisrict.com using code 4-0050-16. Reads Day Event Join the WCHS Book Club for a celebration of reading at the annual Star Wars Reads Day event at WCHS on October 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to noon. This exciting event supports the Book Club s mission to promote the love of reading in the community. Enjoy activities for the entire family including games, crafts, table activities, and door prizes! The Midwest Garrison of the Star Wars 501st Legion Imperial costuming club will be In attendance for pictures. In addition, the #1 voted 2016 People s Choice award for a Star Wars podcast, Coffee with Kenobi, will be broadcasting a special Star Wars Reads Day episode at the event. Coffee With Kenobi is hosted by WCHS English teacher Dan Zehr and local author Cory Clubb. The podcasters will be available to visit following their show. The WCHS Book Club will also be hosting a Blue Ribbon Book Fair, with proceeds from the fair used to purchase books to promote literacy in the Washington area. Zeek s Comics and Games, will also be on hand to run popular Star Wars game demonstrations. Finally, catch a Star Wars radio drama style reading by the WCHS Drama Club!
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