Magazine. Serving Marseilles. October A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications. Marseilles, IL Lincoln Street

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1 October 2012 Serving Marseilles Magazine A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL 61341

2 The Award That We Share With The Entire Community When MTCO decided to print a local community magazine, we did so because we needed to connect with the people in this community and our service area. MTCO wanted to tell everybody about our new television service available in Marseilles without filling up your mailbox with lots of advertisements. The process of flooding your mailbox with offers everyday obviously must work for the other TV providers, but we wanted to be more useful with our messaging and not wasteful. We saw a need for a publication providing local information regarding the community and events, so we created Connected Magazine. We don t report the news in this publication, as you can get that instantly online these days. We just want to be a good resource for what s happening in Marseilles. We also wanted to be able to show the community who MTCO is, and what we are all about. Even though MTCO (Marseilles Telephone) has been here for a long time, there are people that don t know our story or our involvement in this community. MTCO is owned by 2nd and 3rd generations of the Rauh family. Their vision over the years along with the invovlement of MTCO in the community, has helped to make this town a great place to live and work. Over the past two years we have invested time and money to bringing television services to our customers along with our telephone and Internet services. During this time we created and published this community magazine. Connected Magazine is just one of the great little things we like to do for the residents here in Marseilles. We hope you find this a valuable resource to the events, meetings, and gatherings that happen in our city. This past summer MTCO received an award from OPASTCO, a national communications association, for Connected Magazine. The award recognizes excellence in independent telephone company communications. At the 2012 OPASTCO National Convention, MTCO received the annual Indy Award for this achievement. This validates how we have always felt about the magazine from the beginning. We share this award with all of the residents of Marseilles. You are the reason we are still here after 25 years of keeping the community connected. Thanks again! On The Cover: OPASTCO 2012 Indy Award given to MTCO Communications for their monthly publication Connected Magazine. OPASTCO is a national organization serving the independent telephone and communications industry. For more information about our services, please visit or scan this QR code with your smart phone. President & CEO Glenn Rauh MTCO Communications 244 Lincoln Street Marseilles, Illinois 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, 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 or connected@ mtco.com. If you have questions or concerns regarding your services, please contact our Customer Service Representatives at or Copyright 2012 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. You ll never use the Forgot Password option again! Password Genie saves all your website usernames while protecting yourself with encryption and backup. Easy to install. Only $1.75/mo. Call MTCO today to get started!

3 Entertainment & Technology Hallmark Channel October Premieres Cartoon Network Launches First of Its Kind App For Kids I MARRIED WHO? a World Premiere Original will air on Saturday, October 20 at 9:00 p.m. Straightlaced Jordan Lane spends her bachelorette party weekend in Vegas and wakes up to discover she married celebrity Matt Cramer by mistake. But she finds herself more confused than ever when she starts falling in love with the movie star she s married to instead of the fiancé she thought was her perfect match. Following the launch of live-streaming that allows viewers to watch its content live, whenever and wherever, Cartoon Network announced that it has added an innovative enhancement to that experience, a first-of-its-kind app for ios that will allow kids to watch television and play games simultaneously. CN 2.0, a new version of the already popular Cartoon Network app, is now available on the iphone, ipod touch and ipad, bringing an entirely unique feature to the mobile marketplace. HOOPS&YOYO S HAUNTED HALLOWEEN will air on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. hoops&yoyo can t wait for Halloween, but they HAVE waited until the last minute to begin their search for costumes. When that search leads them to the mall, they are accidentally locked inside after closing. They discover that this favorite daytime haunt is actually haunted at night. But through a series of frightening events, they learn that monsters aren t always who they seem to be. It s a hoops&yoyo adventure that s so funny it s scary! The new app includes all the great features and content from the original video app, plus exclusive games and collectibles. Engaging the power of the ipad, the revolutionary user interface allows fans to watch videos and play games simultaneously, or swap seamlessly between the two just by rotating the device. The iphone and ipod touch versions include all the same content and also allows users to watch and play in the same app, although not simultaneously. The new Cartoon Network app will continue to be free to download. Conversion Update MTCO has converted close to 70% of our TV customers to our new middleware system! With the conversion, customers receive 18 new HD channels, many new feature enhancements to the Channel Guide and DVR service, and remote access to DVR programming and voice mails. MTCO is still in the process of contacting our remaining TV customers to convert to the new system, or if you prefer, please do not hesitate to contact us to schedule a time at White House Mobilizes Developers for App Upgrade Last month the White House launched new versions of its mobile app, releasing the app source code along with the new version in an invitation for developers to tinker with the revamped ios and Android apps. The apps, which have been rebuilt from the ground up, now feature live video streams of White House events and access to 99 percent of the content on WhiteHouse.gov. Keep up with Entertainment and Technology news. Add MTCO to your Facebook and Twitter groups and check out MTCO News on the right secton of the webpage.

4 Ducks hanging out at Illini State Park on the banks of the Illinois River. You can almost hear the white duck saying AFLAC.

5 Blast From the Past Car Show Illini State Park 8:30am Nursing Service Clinic 8am - noon No School Columbus Day Marseilles Tourism & Park Committee Meeting 6:30pm PTA Meeting 5:30pm Early Dismissal - 2:00pm Kelly Miller Circus Commercial Street Park 4:30pm and 7:30pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 7pm Marseilles Rec Board Meeting at City Hall 7pm Milton Pope School Board Mtg. 6:30pm Board of Education Mtg 7pm Marseilles City Council Meeting at City Hall 7pm Institute Day - No School Marseilles Firefighters Assoc.Fundraiser and Dance at Lions Club 7pm Faye s BBQ Pork & Chicken Dinner Drive-Up at MES 4pm - 6:30pm Marseilles Fire Department Open House 10am - 2pm Pancake Breakfast at American Legion 8am - Noon Early Dismissal - 11:30am Fall Folly Craft Show & Bake Sale at Lions Club 9am - 3pm HAPPY HALLOWEEN St. Joseph s Church Ravioli Dinner/Craft Bazaar 11am - 1:30pm Potluck Lunch/Bingo American Legion 12:00pm Every touchdown. Every game. Every Sunday. Add NFL RedZone and catch all the action inside the 20-yard line for just $45 for the entire regular season--call MTCO Today! Now in crystal-clear HD on channel 566 (digital ch. 29).

6 In Our Community Kelly Miller Circus The Kelly Miller Circus will be setting up their Circus Day in Marseilles on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 with a showing at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The shows will take place at the Commercial Street Park, just west of the ball diamonds. This year s show will feature tigers, elephants, horses and a cast of international circus stars under a circus big top. In addition, the tent raising will take place the morning of the shows at 9:00 a.m. This is a great free show that the public is invited to. The circus is sponsored by the Marseilles Rotary Club with proceeds used to support its youth exchange program. The Kelly Miller Circus is celebrating its 74th anniversary and was founded in 1938 by Obert Miller and his sons, Kelly and Dory. Technology Grant The Milton Pope School in Marseilles was thankful and excited for a Technology Grant donated to them from MTCO Communications to assist in technology upgrades. MTCO buried Fiber-Optic lines to the school to enable Milton Pope to have access to much needed higher Internet bandwidth needs. Additionally, the grant helped with computer and internal networking upgrades. Pictured below is Glenn Rauh, President of MTCO Communications, presenting the check to Nate Pinter, Principal at Milton Pope School. New Marseilles Youth Center Marseilles 6th graders through high school seniors will now have a new fun and safe place to hang out at the new Marseilles Youth Center, located at 101 Clark Street. The Marseilles Christian Ministerial Association has called upon Phill Lambert to lead the new youth center. Phill welcomes your prayers and is looking for adult volunteers who have a heart for youth to help with their time and talents. His team is also in need for many items to get started so if you know where they can get any of the following items, please let them know! They are looking for: pool table, ping pong table, air hockey table and a foosball table, with accessories for each, TV s, video game systems, couches, chairs and many other donations are welcome! Please contact Phill at marseillesyouthcenter@gmail. com or The Youth Center is also near to launching a facebook page. Ghoulish Fun Attention Ghouls and Goblins! Zip Chicago is hosting Halloween Fun all of October. Decorate your pumpkin at Zip Chicago, take it for a ride on the zipline, and then smash it on a target to win a prize. In addition, on the last two weekends of October, Zip Chicago is offering Haunted Night Tours on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. What lingers in the woods at night during Halloween at Zip Chicago? You ll have to see it to believe it! Haunted Night Tours are on October 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th.

7 Marseilles Firefighters Events Annual Dance and Fundraiser The Marseilles Firefighters Association will present its annual fundraiser and dance on Saturday, October 6, The event will be held at the Lions Club Hall, located at 511 Commercial Street. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. with music by Snap Shot starting at 8:00 p.m. and continuing until midnight. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. Tickets are available for a $2.50 donation in advance, or $3.00 at the door. The dance is open to the public. All proceeds benefit the Firefighters Association. Open House The Marseilles Firefighters will be holding its annual Open House at the fire station on Saturday, October 13th from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. They will be displaying some of the items the community has helped them purchase in the past. There will also be fire truck rides, along with hot dogs and beverages for the kids. BBQ Pork Chop and Chicken Dinner The Marseilles Fun Days organization is holding a Faye s BBQ Pork Chop and Chicken Drive Up Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Meals can be picked up in the bus lane in front of the big gym at the Marseilles Elementary School. The menu includes a two pork chop meal, 1/2 chicken meal or combination meal. Sides include applesauce, baked beans, cole slaw, rolls and butter. The tickets are $12.00 and can be purchased from any Fun Days member. Buy your tickets today for an easy and delicious dinner for you and your family! Spartan Race The Cliff s Off-Road Insane Terrain Park at 2725 E. 2625th Rd. in Marseilles is hosting a Spartan Race, the global leader in Obstacle Racing since The 2011 race in Marseilles drew nearly 6,000 attendees! The race was designed by seven insane ultra athletes and a Royal Marine. The race is designed to test your resilience, strength, stamina, quick decision making skills, and the ability to laugh in the face of adversity. The Spartan Race will be held October 27 and 28, 2012 and the distance of the race is 8-9 miles of gnarly, rugged and extreme conditions. Heats start at 8:00 a.m. with up to 250 racers and continue every 30 minutes throughout the day. Enter the 8:00 a.m. Elite heat if you want to be as competitive as possible and race against the best. Registration fees are on a rising scale as you get closer to the race date, or save money with creating a team of four or more. There are options for free parking and free race entries for volunteers, along with discounts for Armed forces and students. Visit this site for spectator options, registration and further details: spartanrace.com/chicago-obstacle-racing-superspartan-midwest.html 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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