In Our Community

The annual Wreaths Across America ceremony will be held at the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall located at 200 River Front Drive on December 14th at 11:00 a.m. They will start putting up the Wreaths at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome to assist and/or encouraged to attend. There is more than enough parking for everyone.

There will be a short but very meaningful ceremony and prayer along the beautiful Illinois River (dress appropriately). It is an honor every year to have Gold Star families attend. This Wall contains names of every U.S. service member KIA in the Middle East including the 1983 Beirut, Lebanon Marine Barracks bombing to present.

If you would like to order wreaths for the Wall, you may order via the Web Site: www.WreathsAcrossAmerica or call the order in at 1-877-385-9504. Please note it is important your order include our Location ID which is: ILMECM. The last date you may order wreaths is December 2nd.

Thank you for remembering our heroes.

Gather around for a Thanksgiving lunch filled with gratitude, great food, and even better company! Let’s celebrate all we have to be thankful for together.

Marseilles Community Center

November 28th 

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

850 W. Bluff Street

Please RSVP to 773-931-3775

Come out for the Run Run Rudolph 5K – Supporting Our Marseilles Elemantary 8th Graders’ Journey to Washington, D.C.! 

By participating in the Run Run Rudolph 5K, you’re not just joining a fun run; you’re helping our 8th graders take a life-changing trip to Washington, D.C.

Race Date: Dec 14th @ 9am

Check-In 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at Knudson Park

$20 cost -  all finishers receive a keepsake ornament

Christmas Stocking guaranteed until 11/17

Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Marseilles/RunRunRudolphK?

The Holiday Magic Lighted Santa Parade will be held on December 7th. Line up for the parade begins at 5:00 p.m. at 200 Riverfront Drive. Parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. and head north on Main St. to Washington St., east on Washington St. to Chicago St., then south on Chicago St. to Broadway St. to Aurora St. to Lincoln St.

Santa stops at Knudson Park.

Visits and photos with Santa will be available for everyone! Come join the fun and light up the park!

Fun DIY crafts with your dog at No Animal Left Behind located at 2339 N. 2879th Road in November and December. $20 (+ 3% PayPal) non-refundable deposit to set appointment day and time. Balance due at time of event according to which project you chose.

Frida Canine (Kahlo): Heart shaped, round, or hexagon stepping stone (cement), embellish with old dog tags, glass gems, etc. + your handprint cost $40

Salvador Doggio (Dali): small flower form stepping stone (cement), embellish with old dog tags, glass gems, etc. cost $30

Great Christmas gifts!

For details: nalb09@yahoo.com or 815-252-7484

No Animal Left Behind will be hosting the 3rd Annual Santa Paws Arts/Crafts Fair &and Holiday Treats as a fundraiser for Safe House Animal Rescue spay/neuter program and free microchips for LaSalle County pets The event will be held at the American Legion in Marseilles on December 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Lots of pet-related vendors, as well as holidays snacks and treats for so humans.

They will also be collecting pet food and supplies for Pet Project, Safe House Animal Rescue, and Spay It Forward wish lists. Please visit their websites for their current wish lists.

https://www.petprojectinc.org/donate

https://www.safehousepets.org/info/donate

https://spayitforwardnfp.org/our.../our-fundraisers-events/

The City of Marseilles and Marseilles Elementary School have partnered to bring you a bus trip to see the lights at Rotary Park in LaSalle. The bus will leave City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th. They have room for 35 guests for this event. Please RSVP at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ1Htg4dIx6y6u0m8g_vOOkCDIQdIkZhxX8QeiZDH6fE1pTw/viewform

Come join the Marseilles Church of the Nazarene for a Christmas Concert in the Valley with Christina Eltrevoog and Illinois Valley Musicians on Sunday, December 8th at 4:00 p.m. The concert will be hosted by Marseilles Church of the Nazarene and it will be held in the church sanctuary. Plan now to be part of this very special concert. A free-will offering will be received. 

Please join us at the Marseilles Community Center the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for Senior Cards!

For a little nostalgia, check out MTCO’s new About Us timeline at https://www.mtco.com/?about

One picture you’ll see is the first Metamora Telephone Company work truck from 1945! The picture above is a picture of CEO Glenn Rauh in 1958 working on phone dialing equipment in the Metamora office.

Here is another one!  Malvertising is a form of fake online advertising that uses ads that look real but spread malware on your devices.  They can look like “sponsored” ads that you see when performing an online search (like the picture above).

Find out more about how scammers are tricking people with Malvertising at https://cyberguy.com/tech-tips-tricks/older-americans-are-being-targeted-in-a-malvertising-campaign/

Connecting a USB cable seems like it should be simple, but why do we often get it wrong on the first try?  If you have not already noticed, there is a symbol on one side. It’s not just a design—if you’re plugging the cable in horizontally, the symbol should be facing up. If you are plugging it in vertically, the symbol will face you.  Now you are set to plug it in right every time!

The Butterball Turkey Talk Line, a hotline dedicated to answering turkey-cooking questions, started in 1981 with just six operators and a single phone line. Today, they manage over 100,000 calls every holiday season! Since 2016, they have also offered help via text, so you can get turkey-saving tips without stepping away from the stove. It’s like tech support...but for your feast!  Source: Kurt the CyberGuy.

Don’t Click on Advertisements

Only shop from trusted retailer websites.  If a deal seems to good to be true, it probably is.

Beware of Fake Delivery Notifications

If you receive a notification for an unexpected delivery, do not click unless you have confirmed the purchase is real.

Be Careful Downloading Apps

Only download apps from your device’s certified app store.   Confirm the publisher is trusted and if in doubt, do not install it.

Monitor Bank Account and Credit Card Activity

Turn on alerts to notify you of larger or international purchases.  Call your bank or card issuer by using the phone number on the card if you notice anything suspicious.

Not to be confused with Spam from Hormel Foods, but spam as in junk mail. It seems that half of all junk mail is truly junk, while the other half is legitimate email. Be cautious of malicious emails trying to trick you into clicking unsubscribe links. If you’re not 100% sure an email is legitimate, use Browserling at https://browserling.com  

To check the legitimacy of an unsubscribe link, right-click the link, copy it, and paste it into Browserling. This will open a sandbox browser within your browser, keeping you safe from any malicious code. If it is a legitimate unsubscribe, you can just follow the prompts right inside Browserling’s sandbox and close it out when you’re done.