Magazine. Serving Washington. June A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications. Metamora, IL N.

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1 June 2015 Serving Washington Magazine MTCO Communications 220 N. Menard Street Metamora, IL A Community Publication Provided By MTCO Communications

2 MTCO employee Elaine Breitbarth showing our longest active customer Anna the 1946 Telephone Book Raymond Rauh working the switchboard. Metamora Telephone operators connecting phone calls. MTCO is celebrating our 70th year in business since the Rauh family purchased the Metamora Telephone Company in Even more amazing is our longest standing customer from Metamora named Anna. She is pictured on the front cover along with Glenn Rauh, company President, who was just a little kid in 1945 when his parents, Raymond and Elyme Rauh purchased the telephone company. Anna has been a Metamora Telephone customer since before 1945 when the Sommer family owned the business. We met with Anna last month and talked about some of the past history of Metamora and the telephone company. At 104 years old, Anna is still using our services while living at home and remembers a lot about our progression over the years. Her telephone number in 1945 was 4L. Yes, that was when you called the operator to place the call for you! She informed us that she was born in the house where the telephone company eventually built its office. Today, the MTCO Internet office stands on this property and for a time was the home of MTCO President Glenn Rauh and family. So much has changed at Metamora Telephone Company over the past 70 years, and along with the changes came new service areas that we acquired. Besides Metamora and Germantown Hills, MTCO Communications is located in Marseilles and Washington, Illinois providing telephone, internet and television services. We look forward to serving our next 100 year old customer that will be born this year! For more information about our services, please visit or scan this QR code with your smart phone. MTCO Communications 220 N. Menard Street Metamora, Illinois 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, The publication is intended for use of the residents of Washington, IL. 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 (309) or Copyright 2015 MTCO Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.

3 Entertainment & Technology Best 46 and 47 Inch TVs There was a time when plasma screens reigned supreme in the 46-inch TV market. Now the LCD TV is moving in on all sizes of the TV market. LED backlight scanning and technical wizardry has made LCD technology viable in large sizes. So the majority of TVs in this size bracket are now from the LED side of the wall, and that s not necessarily a bad thing. LED TVs these days are brighter than plasmas, they re thinner and there s a lot more variety to choose from. With Samsung, Panasonic, Sony and LG now leading the way in this market, you ll soon see more features and technology built into TVs in the near future. Take Selfies With A Drone Lily Robotics has released a self flying video drone to capture your adventures while you focus on your activity. The Lily Camera requires no controller and is tracked to you by way of a tracker device you keep on your body. The aerial camera drone has a 20 minute flying time, and can lead in front of you, circle around your location or just plainly follow you along. It is specially priced for pre-order right now at $499 and shipping is slated for February More info is available at See What s New on digimax Video On Demand Watch all the latest movies any time you want in the comfort of your own home with digimax On Demand. Box office hits now available: American Sniper, the powerful film about the real life of American hero Chris Kyle; action thriller Blackhat; and Still Alice, starring Julianne Moore, a linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer s disease. Check out the FREE Movies folder for free content, along with recently aired TV shows from channels like NBC, A&E, CNN, Outdoor Channel, TBS, TNT and History. Just press the Movie or On Demand button on your remote control, sit back and enjoy! Not sure what to watch? Tune in to channel 404 to watch trailers of movies available now or coming soon. HBO/Cinemax Free Preview Weekend (June 19th - 22nd) Settle in for another 4-day FREE preview of all the HBO and Cinemax channels! The free preview is available for all digimax TV customers and starts at 9am on Friday, June 19th, and runs through midnight on Monday, June 22nd. See the season two premiere of True Detective, original series premieres of Ballers and the Brink, and more theatricals. 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 webpage.

4 A beautiful day at Washington Park playing Frisbee Golf.

5 City Council Meeting Five Points 6:30pm American Legion Meeting 6:30pm Washington District 52 Board Meeting 7pm Washington High School Board Meeting 7pm Wing Night American Legion 6pm - 8pm Wing Night American Legion 6pm - 8pm District 50 Board Meeting 6:30pm American Legion Riders Meeting 6:00pm Washington Chamber Business After Hours at Phillips, Salmi & Assoc. 5pm Washington Park Pool Opens for Season City of Washington Planning & Zoning Comm. Mtg. at Five Points 6:30pm Family Movie Night Washington Library 6:30pm Central District 51 Board Meeting 7pm City Council Meeting Five Points 6:30pm Wing Night American Legion 6pm - 8pm Central IL Team Hope Walk Oak Ridge Park 9:30am Teddy Roosevelt: Man in the Arena Washington Library 6:30pm Historic Preservation Comm. City Hall 6:30pm Wing Night American Legion 6pm - 8pm ReStart TV 30 ReStart TV channels now available! Missed the first few innings or the beginning of your favorite show? ReStart a TV program that is already in progress with the press of a button! Press the GUIDE button on the remote control, highlight the program you want to restart, then press the GREEN button to restart the program. ReStart TV channels indicated by the green and white icon next to the channel

6 In Our Community Come On In... The Water Is Great! Washington Park Pool is scheduled to open on June 3, 2015 and close on August 16, The hours of operation will be Monday and Wednesday 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:30 p.m. to 5:00p.m. and Thursday through Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pool passes, swim lessons, private rentals and birthday party reservations are all available at the Washington Park District Office located at 105 S. Spruce Street. For further details, visit pages of their summer brochure or online at Summer Camp Adventures Washington Park District Summer Camp Adventurers Signups are underway. Camp will begin June 8, 2015 and go through August 14, They will again offer three different day camp signup options to meet your needs with 2 week sessions, 1 Week (Mon-Fri), or 3 days per week (you choose the 3 days). Camp hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Before and after care is available beginning at 6:30 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Visit for more information. Geocaches Treasure Hunts Geocaches will be located at 12 new sites throughout town (different sites than the 2013/2014 series). To sign up, you will need to come to the Washington Park District for your passport that includes coordinates and a clue to get you to these sites. Once you are close to the site, you will have to locate the hidden cache, which will have a code that you will write down in your passport. Once you have found all the spots, you can bring your passport back to the Washington Park District to get trading cards that have specific information about the 12 sites you just visited. Visit for more information. Central Illinois Team Hope Walk Please join the Central IL Team Hope Walk on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Oak Ridge Park. Walk with them as they support the mission of HDSA to improve the lives of everyone with Huntington s disease! The Second Annual Family Fun Day and 2 Mile Walk includes Unique Twist balloon twisting, Zoo Lady face painting, bouncy house, live music by Vinyl Tap, silent auction featuring items from Bremer Jewelry and other local businesses. Make sure to stick around for a complimentary lunch featuring the St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Pork Chops. Registration includes an event t-shirt and gift bag. To register, go to their website at or contact Hans Ritter at (309) Chamber After Hours The Washington Chamber of Commerce After Hours will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Phillips, Salmi & Associates LLC at 112 South Main Street in Washington. Stop by between 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for fun and great conversation with your local businesses. 70th Anniversary Open House MTCO invites everyone in the terrific communities we serve to celebrate our 70 years in business! Visit during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) Monday, June 1st through Friday, June 5th to enjoy free treats and refreshments, free giveaways, and enter your name in drawings to win a Chicago Cubs package of tickets and Wrigley vending vouchers, or win a fun digimax Movie Night In basket of gifts! MTCO looks forward to seeing everyone at our main office at 220 N. Menard St. in Metamora. We are grateful for our customers who have supported us for many years!

7 Activities Abound at Your Library! Man in the Arena See Derek Evans as Teddy Roosevelt: Man in the Arena, live on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library at Five Points. Experience Theodore Roosevelt, the face of America for more than three decades. Our 26th president was a cowboy, soldier, scholar, family man, big game hunter, and statesman who lived life with joy. READ to the Rhythm Join the READ to the Rhythm Summer Reading Program from June 8th - July 18th! Register for programs for ages 3-11 and teens 12 and up. The younger kids participating in the summer program will enjoy great prizes, special drawings, awesome entertainment, makeand-take crafts. Also, take part in special shows on Tuesday afternoons at 2:00 p.m., and Thursday evening events. For kids who reach their reading goals, your final reward will be a Rockin Pool Party at the Washington Park Pool! This year s music-filled teen summer reading program includes earning Book Bucks for every hour you read and for each event you attend at the library. Bucks may be spent on terrific prizes like books, movies, t-shirts, gift certificates, etc. Plus many special nights like movie nights, throwback Thursday, and more! Visit for more details. Movie Night Fun for the whole family on Thursday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. This event is free to watch Disney s Jungle Book - snacks are included! More FIBER. More SPEED. As the temperatures rise so is MTCO s digimax Fiber Internet speed! As our existing Fiber-To-The-Home customers know, MTCO recently increased the standard Internet speed for bundled services to 100Mbps/10Mbps! We are as excited as our customers to offer this technology and unmatched speeds for Internet service! MTCO will be going door-todoor to drop off information as we expand digimax Fiber-Optics into these upcoming areas: Just off the Washington Square in the neighborhoods between N. Main St. and N. Spruce St. and Business 24 and E. Adams St. The neighborhoods east of Washington Park and north of railroad tracks, including streets such as Hilldale Ave., Victoria Dr., West St., North St., and Central St. It will take approximately 2-3 months after signing the pre-subscription for installation of services. If you are moving into an area with MTCO Fiber-Optics please be sure to call at least 3-4 weeks before movein so that the fiber-optics can be buried in time and services installed for your move-in date. Visit for a current service area map showing our fiber-optic deployment progress. Call MTCO (6826) with any questions. Threads, Hope and Love Giveaway Threads, Hope & Love located at 121 Zinser Pl., Washington, IL. have listed their dates for their giveaways in June. A photo I.D. is required, and they ask for you to only take what you need for your immediate families. Below are the dates for this month s giveaway. Wednesday, June 3rd 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13th 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 23rd 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 27th 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

8 Connecting WASHINGTON to the Power and Reliability of 100% FIBER OPTICS! INTERNET at the SPEED TV of LIGHT! in Crystal-Clear FREE UNLIMITED Long Distance* More HD Channels than cable! - Add 5Mbps of download speed for $5/mo. all the way up to 200Mbps! FREE Install up to 4 TVs* Single TV & Whole-Home DVR Instant access to over 7000 Video- Service bundle speeds start at FREE Calling Feature Package* FREE CallerID on your TV* Caller identification on your TV before the phone rings! FREE HD to first TV* FREE Install to one computer* Mbps! VOICE Channels Whether you re streaming video or your family is accessing the web simultaneously on multiple devices, digimax can power all your needs. 100 Locally owned since 1945 On Demand TV Shows & Movies! Manage your Voice Mail online, automatically deliver to your , and access from any phone 911 calls go directly to your local dispatcher in an emergency SAVE with bundled, no gimmick pricing! SELECT Triple Play starting at $117/mo.* Ask about Over 55 TV channels that you can watch on a device other than your TV! SELECT Double Play starting at $99/mo.* features that keep you connected ManageMyTV App Turn your Smartphone into a remote control ReStart a TV program that is already in progress MTCO Communications 220 N Menard St., IL MTCO(6826) *Limited time offer. 1-yr. agreement required for all discounts. Not available in all areas. Monthly rates are standard, non-promotional rates. Free installation up to 4 TV s, $60 per TV after first 4. More complex installs may require additional fees. A high-definition TV is required to view HDTV signals. All free and leased installed MTCO equipment (set top boxes, adapters, etc.) remain property of MTCO and must be returned at cancellation or unreturned equipment fee will apply. Location may determine max number of TV s allowed. Unlimited long distance calling for residential service and continental U.S. only. Cannot be used for business purposes such as telemarketing, broadcast faxes, etc. MTCO may restrict or cancel service if inconsistent with residential voice usage. Actual speeds may vary. High-speed data plans can be viewed in the Acceptable Use Policy at Federal, state and local taxes, governmental regulatory fees and surcharges, if any, are additional. Other charges, conditions, requirements and restrictions may apply. Offer may not be combined with any other offer and is non-transferrable.