IN OUR COMMUNITY

The Marseilles Lions Club is hosting a Steak and Pork Chop Fry on Saturday, May 30th from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Choose your protein and grill it yourself at our outdoor patio.  The cost is $25.00 for a steak meal and $15.00 for a pork chop meal.

Meat Choices:

10-12 oz Ribeye

10-12 oz New York Strip

16 oz Porterhouse Pork Chop

Your meal will include Texas toast to toast on the grill with your meat, a baked potato, and coleslaw. Dine inside or outside.

The Marseilles Spring Rummage Sales will take place on May 15th and May 16th from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sign up to be on the map sales for $5.00!  Sign up at Fisher Auto Parts at 268 Lincoln Street from April 20th until May 9th.  The maps will be available the week of the sales.

Sponsored by Marseilles Tourism.

If you have not already registered for Local Alerts and Advisories from your local Marseilles Police Department, please visit www.nixle.com or text your ZIP code to 888777 to receive critical updates on events directly affecting your area.

Saturday, May 16 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Illini State Park

Master Naturalist volunteers from the University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists will lead hikes to search for rare spring ephemeral wildflowers visible only briefly between ground thaw and canopy leaf-out.

Online registration is available via the University of Illinois Extension Spring Wildflower Hikes page at https://happeningnext.com/event/spring-wildflower-hike-illini-state-park-eid3a0dhjc9fc

Goldwater Care is hosting a “Taste of the Community” on Friday, May 8th from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 578 Commercial St. Take a tour of the new Memory Care unit and earn a ticket for a free item from Dig Doug’s BBQ!

Paint the night away! Create a bold and beautiful sunflower vase and learn a new technique to create the blended background to make the flowers pop! No stress—tracers are provided so you can jump right into the fun part! All skill levels are welcome.

Book now- spots are limited!

Date/Time: May 11th at 6pm

Location: Marseilles American Legion

Fee: $35 for a 16x20 canvas

Book Now at: www.paintingpartiesbylucy.com

Marseilles First Baptist Church

55 E Bluff Street

July 13th - 17th, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Beneath a canopy of chattering birds and howling monkeys, kids plunge into a lifelong adventure of discovering the nature of God. They’ll explore what it means to be rooted in a relationship with God, their creator, a safe place in life’s storms. 

Pre-Registration is required at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkeGcQHmYmIdLOogfXedqXC1jLXqUWel448J-GIBvPkLeaoA/viewform

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.  

Register your child(ren) today at  https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/

The City of Marseilles invites residents, business owners, and community members to share their ideas as part of the development of a Downtown Revitalization Plan. Your input will directly shape the future of Downtown Marseilles. Take a few minutes to complete our online survey and help us understand what you value about downtown today and what you’d love to see it become. 

What the Survey Covers: 

-Your Vision for the Future 

-What You Love about Marseilles and Downtown 

-What is Currently Missing from the Downtown Picture 

-Your Priorities for the City 

Complete the survey at:  https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/95574f175cbd4048a43031a66e4ccd5a

A new report from Microsoft reveals that scammers are using Artificial Intelligence across nearly every stage of cyberattacks, from writing phishing emails to generating malware code.  Here are some proven security habits that you can still use to protect yourself:

Always verify requests for passwords, payments, or sensitive information BEFORE clicking links or downloading files. 

Use Multi-Factor Authentication to add a second layer of protection and stop many account takeovers.

Update devices to stay current on patch vulnerabilities.

Remove personal data from public sites since cybercriminals often gather personal information before launching scams.

A fun trivia question for today:

What was the first item ever sold online?

1) A book

2) A CD

3) A computer

4) A slice of pizza

Scroll down to find the answer at the end of the “Words with Friends Scam” article.

Scammers are increasingly using games like Words with Friends to build relationships with grieving victims before asking for money.  See a recent scam and how to stay alert to these tactics: https://cyberguy.com/privacy/scammers-target-grieving-victims-online-games

Triva Answer:  2) A CD

Where to watch the Cardinals, Cubs, and White Sox on your MTCO TV service this year:

Chicago Cubs

Marquee Network (channel 560).

Chicago White Sox

Chicago Sports Network (channel 562) and Chicago Sports Network+(channel 563).

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals terminated their relationship with FanDuel Sports Network, who carried the games last year, so MLB has taken over production rights of the games. The games can be streamed with a subscription to MLB.TV or Cardinals.TV

Numerous nationally televised games for all three teams will be broadcast on ESPN (channel 557), ESPN (559) FOX (503), TBS (519), and FS1 (570).

Fresh off the news that Xbox is cutting Game Pass pricing, reports emerge of the new “Starter Edition” tier that bundles in a Discord sub:  https://insider-gaming.com/xbox-game-pass-starter-edition-tier-games/

Take advantage of this FREE perk, MTCO TV customers!  Watch all your MTCO Conxxus channels on your smartphone or table...anytime, anywhere, manage or watch your Cloud DVR recordings, and more with the MyTVs App.  

Stream TV customers simply need to download the MyTVs app from your App Store to get started.  If you have traditional TV service, give the MTCO customer care team a call to set up a free stream and then download the app.