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April 2012

Storm Season Is HereBe Prepared With

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President & CEOGlenn Rauh

Vice President & CFOAnn Dickerson

Wireless Operations Manager Editor - Connected MagazineBob Becraft

Marketing Manager Editor - Connected MagazineKip DuBois

Copyright 2012 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.

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.

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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.

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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-of-the-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!

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Peter O’Toole Takes Center Stage in New TCM SpecialAs 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 AppTBS’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

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 web-exclusive content that make TeamCoco.com so popular.”

IPTV: From the Sky to Your HomePart 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-The-Home 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.

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Annual Salad BarSt 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 AuctionThe 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.

The Way We Worked, A Smithsonian Exhibition, Comes to LaSalle CountyThe 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 PanelSunday, 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

In Our COmmunIty

AMF Honor Rally Walking To MarseillesThe 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 RegistrationAny 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.

Marseilles, Metamora and Germantown Hills now have their own 24/7 local weather channel!

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