June 2011

21668 Double Arch Road
PO Box 29
Staunton, IL 62088
(800) 422-4848
gomadison.com
In this Issue of
Connecting the Lines:
New Madison Website
Free Computer and Internet Workshops
Events
Ask the Tech
Teacher of the Year
Contest Winner
This Month on
Pay-Per-View!
Shrek: The Final Chapter
The Dilemma
Justin Bieber:
Now Playing
Now Playing
Never Say Never
Now Playing
Connecting the Lines
Volume 1
Issue 1
2nd Quarter 2011
Visit Madison’s New
and Improved Website
You may have noticed by now that Madison has a fresh,
new user-friendly website! Officially launched March 26,
Madison’s new site includes more information, better
resource tools, and enhanced support services than
ever before including:
• Online TV Guide channel listing so you can see
what’s on TV any time of day
• Chat with a Tech feature so you can chat online
with a certified technician virtually 24 hours a day
New homepage at gomadison.com
• Remote Internet Tool that permits technicians to
access your PC remotely to troubleshoot Internet
problems (with your permission, of course)
• Easy-to-read user manuals and programming
guides for remotes and cable boxes located on
the new cable TV support page
• New “My Madison” link that offers customers a
one-stop location to pay their bill online, check
mail, and even download electronic forms
Be sure to let us know how you like our new website or
if you have additional information you’d like to see added
to the site.
Simply contact us at
[email protected] or call 1-800-422-4848!
Take our brief, online Customer Survey today, and be
entered in a raffle to win a free pair of Cardinals baseball
tickets! Just click on the survey link located at the bottom
of the homepage.
Visit us today at gomadison.com!
New interior page at gomadison.com
Teacher of the Year
Contest Winners
Meghan Dyer
of Hamel Elementary School
Kellie Vesper
of Benld Elementary School
The votes are in and this year’s Madison Teacher of the
Year winners are Meghan Dyer of Hamel Elementary
School and Kellie Vesper of Benld Elementary School.
ABC Family
25 Days of Christmas
Contest
The local winner in Madison’s “ABC Family 25 Days
of Christmas Contest” was officially announced this
spring. Emily Miller of Staunton (shown in the photo
above) was the winner of a 40” Samsung LCD TV.
Emily was contacted in early March by ABC Family
Network to provide verification information. Within
two weeks, her new television set had been delivered to her home! According to Emily, she “never
wins anything,” so she was very pleasantly surprised to receive the call about her reward.
Madison is pleased to have been a co-sponsor of
this sweepstakes which offered a $25,000 grand
prize to the national winner. For details on upcoming
contests sponsored by Madison, refer to our new
website located at gomadison.com.
Madison’s annual contest invites area residents to nominate
a favorite teacher from one of the school districts residing
in our service area. Qualified candidates taught during the
2010-2011 school year and demonstrated a significant contribution to the improvement of students’ lives and learning during the year. All nominations had to be submitted by
March 22 to be considered.
This year, there were a total of eight teachers nominated.
The two teachers who received the highest number of online votes by 4:00 p.m. on April 21, 2011, each received a
$500 cash prize and plaque, and will be featured in next
year’s television commercial which promotes the annual
contest. Students from each winning teacher’s homeroom
class also received a free pizza party compliments of Madison. The cash award will be used for student advancement
projects within each instructor’s school discrict. Madison
would like to thank all participants in this year’s contest.
The 2012 competition will be officially launched January 1
of next year. Watch for details of this project on Madison’s
website at gomadison.com.
“A teacher affects eternity;
he can never tell where his
influence stops.”
- Henry Adams
June 7 - Will Black Orchestra
June 14 - Dixie Dudes & Dance
June 21 - The Fundamentals
June 28 - The Steamroller Band
July 5 - Bobby Remak Band
July 12 - The Tive and Dimers
July 19 - The Heartland Band
July 26 - Steve Davis, Memories of Elvis
Staunton Municipal Park
Thursdays evenings, June 30 - August 11, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Mt. Olive City Park
Thursdays evenings, June 2 - June 23, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
ANNUAL FESTIVALS
Staunton Rib Fest - July 9
Visit www.stauntonil.com
Bunker Hill Fall Festival - September 10
Visit www.bunkerhill-il.com/coc.html
Staunton Family Fun Day - September 17
Visit www.stauntonil.com
Coal Country Fall Festival (Benld) - September 24
Visit www.coalcountrychamber.com
Staunton Art Fair - September 24 and 25
Visit www.stauntonil.com
ANNUAL BIKE RACES
Staunton Tour DeDonut - July 9
Visit www.bebikeclub.com/tourdedonut/about.html
Tour DeCoal (Benld) - September 24
Visit www.coalcountrychamber.com
PARADES
Worden - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11
Mt. Olive - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 18
Staunton - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, June 26
Bunker Hill - 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 4
Prairietown - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13
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Tuesday evenings, June 7 - July 26, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Upcoming Area Events
Madison Advantage Cable
TV customers are eligible to receive
even more digital video and audio channels at
no additional charge if they have an HDTV set
with a built-in NTSC QAM turner. To check if
your set qualifies for these additional services,
locate the decimal button on your remote control device which is next to the number buttons. If you do not see a decimal button, you
can check the user manual or even check with
your TV’s manufacturer for more information.
You can also always press the number “2,” the
decimal point “.”, then the number “1”. Your TV
should tune to digital channel 2.
April
Internet Workshops
at Madison
Madison recently hosted two days of Internet workshops. Two classes were offered free of charge to
area residents interested in learning more about
Internet Basics and File Sharing and Managing
Photos. Madison will be offering training once per
quarter. Future topics will include Internet Security
and Social Networking. Contact Madison’s Business office at 1-800-422-4848 or email infomtc@
madisontelco.com with questions regarding these
workshops or with topics which you would like to
have considered.