IN OUR COMMUNITY

The Marseilles Knights of Columbus are hosting a Drive Through Chilli Dinner at St. Joseph’s Church at 200 Broadway Street on two days:

• Saturday, Jan. 31st from 4:30 p.m. -  

  7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, Feb. 1st from 9:00 a.m. - 

  1:00 p.m.

The cost is $9.00 for Adults (two 12oz. servings) and $6.00 for Children (one 16oz. serving).  All meals include crackers, sliced bread or corn bread, and dessert.

Mix and Match Four Choices:

• Traditional (with beans)

• Chili Mac (no beans)

• Chicken Chili

• Chuckwagon (with steak, pork, and corn)

Celebrate the joy of reading at Marseilles Elementary School on Feb. 13th from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Enjoy an afternoon dedicated to books, learning, and building a love of reading!

• Explore the Scholastic Book Fair

• Discover new stories and 

 favorite authors

• Free books and raffle items for students

• Reading-themed games and activities

Baseball Sign-Ups Are Here! T-ball, 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U.

If your athlete is 14U, we ask that you fill out the form but don’t submit the $90 payment yet. This will help us see if we can field a team. The sooner the form is filled out, the better.

The form asks for the last name of the athlete because we will be printing them on the uniforms this season.

All payments and forms are due by March 21st.  For full details and to register, visit https://forms.gle/1TnGM5wLqzd16wDr6

In addition, we Marseilles Recreation is in need of coaches and for parent volunteers to help maintain the fields this season. Please send us a message if you can lend a hand.

We are in the Rock Creek Tri County League. Keep an eye out here for the schedule once it goes live https://www.rockcreekball.com/Baseball/Baseball2016.html

There is an opportunity to have a 2026 youth girls softball program through Streator Recreation.  If there are enough Marseilles Youth, there’s a possibility to have practices at Marseilles field. 

More information available at https://www.facebook.com/share/1CAu7YQmMU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Questions?  Email to streatorgirlssoftball@gmail.com

OSF OnCall King Care-A-Van is coming to Marseilles Elementary!

Stop by on February 6th or February 26th, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for virtual visits with an OSF OnCall provider, health screenings, care navigation, and more — no appointment needed.

Learn more at https://www.osfoncall.org/kingcav

It may be 5 degrees right now, but we are already thinking ahead to warmth and pool season! The City Pool is looking to hire a pool manager.  Responsibilities include hiring, training, and certifying lifeguards, be food service licensed (or willing to get a license), and lead a great team!

Apply by February 6th at Marseilles City Hall for the Pool Manager Position.

The City of Marseilles received a million-dollar grant Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) to line the sanitary sewers on Illinois Street. 

The Project includes 460 feet of 8” inch sewer from Chicago Street to Liberty Street on Illinois Street. Four hundred and sixty feet of 10” sewer from Liberty to Water Street on Illinois Street, 1,420 feet of 12” sewer from Water Street to Illinois Street, and 280 feet of 18” sewer from Illinois Street to Broadway Street on Aurora Street. Eighty-four feet of sanitary sewer manhole rehabilitation. Potential spot sewer repair, sewer flow control, traffic control and activity delivery. 

Part of the application is graded on community support. The city received many letters of support from residents, businesses, chamber of commerce, state Senators and Representatives as well as our federal and other communities. The city thanks everyone for their support!

Feed His Children is excited to kick off their first fundraiser of 2026 with a Culver’s Cares Night! The funds raised support many of Marseilles Elementary School families in multiple ways.  Stop by Culver’s in Ottawa from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 2nd.

Thank you for supporting Feed His Children and our community!

Marseilles Rotary’s NEW fundraiser has begun! SPLIT THE POT! Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Raffle! The more tickets that sell the higher the pot gets! Only $5 per ticket! Ticket profits go to support the needs of our community. 

Get ready, MTCO TV customers—the 2026 Cortina Winter Olympics are almost here! From breathtaking alpine runs to thrilling ice‑track finishes, every moment of the Milan‑Cortina Games will be packed with world‑class competition and unforgettable stories. Tune in across your MTCO channels starting February 6th and cheer on Team USA as the world comes together for two weeks of winter excitement. Don’t miss a minute—your front‑row seat to the Winter Games is right at home!

A little trivia for you...What does the “i” in products like iMac, iPod, and iPhone originally stand for? (Scroll to the “New Laptops” article to see if you got it right!)

A) Internet

B) Intelligent

C) Innovation

D) Individual

If you are looking for a new laptop, here’s a nice review of the best 15-inch laptops based on gaming, budget, best display, and more:  https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-15-inch-laptop/

Tech Trivia Answer:  When Apple introduced the iMac in 1998, the “i” officially stood for Internet, as it was designed to make connecting to the web easy. (Source: Kurt the CyberGuy).

Here are four common scams that cybercriminals use on Facebook to try to gain access to your money, personal information, and online accounts.

1. Fake Contests and Giveaways

    Scammers try to lure you with fake   

    contests that promise cash prizes or 

    giveaways. They will ask you to provide 

    your personal information or pay them 

    a “fee” to steal your data and money.

2. Account Spoofing and Hacking   

    Duplicate Facebook accounts are 

    created that looks exactly like yours. 

    Then, they send malicious links or trick 

    your Facebook friends into giving them 

    money and personal data.

3. Marketplace and Shopping Scams

    A cybercriminal will pretend to be a 

    seller and offer you an item that does 

    not exist and you won’t be able to 

    recover your money!

4. Fake Job Offers.

    They post job listings that seem too 

    good to be true but require you to pay 

    them money for equipment or fees 

    before they “hire” you.

To follow up on Facebook scams, here is how you can stay safe:

- Be cautious about accepting friend 

  requests or communicating with anyone 

  you don’t know on Facebook. If the 

  account was recently created and has 

  very few posts, it’s likely a scammer.

- If anyone asks for payment up front to 

  enter a contest or gain employment, 

  it’s likely a scam. Legitimate 

  organizations won’t ask you to pay for 

  these opportunities.

- Be wary of promises of free money, 

  deeply discounted items, or prizes. If an 

  offer seems too good to be true, it 

  probably is.

Is it too late in the day to send a text, or want to wish someone happy birthday before you forget?  Here’s how to schedule a text on an android or iPhone:  https://cyberguy.com/mobile/schedule-text-messages-iphone-android