MARCH IS SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS MONTH

As the calendar flips from winter to spring, it’s important to be prepared for tornadoes, damaging winds, lightning, flooding, and hail. The National Severe Weather Services urges everyone to make a severe weather preparedness plan, build an emergency preparedness kit, identify your safe place to go during a storm, and familiarize yourself with the difference between weather watches, warnings, and …

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT REELS ON FACEBOOK

Have you noticed Reels in your Facebook News Feed and wondered what they’re all about? Reels is a short-form video feature very much like TikTok that offers more ways for people to express themselves, grow their communities, and reach new audiences. Creators can include music, audio, and augmented-reality effects in Reels, with lengths limited to 30 seconds.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. We hope you have so much fun on March 17th that your friends will be green with envy! Perhaps you’ll raise a glass to the Emerald Isle, enjoy some corned beef and cabbage, and even dance a jig or two.

BEWARE OF FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE SCAMS

Some of the most common scams on Facebook Marketplace include: 1) Fake and Broken Items – Inspect the item thoroughly before you buy it. 2) Sellers Requesting Payment in Advance – If you pay in advance, the seller may never show up with the item. 3)  Unusual Payment Methods  – Only use Facebook Checkout, PayPal (but not the “Friends and Family” option), …

AVOID BUYING FAKE COVID-19 TESTS

The FTC offers this advice if you’re shopping online for COVID-19 test kits: 1) Make sure the test kit you’re buying is authorized by the FDA. 2) Research the seller before you buy, especially if you’re on a site you don’t know. 3) Pay by credit card, so if you never receive the test kit or it’s not as advertised, …

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

We love what we do because of customers like you! Thanks for trusting us to keep you connected to what matters most. We hope your Valentine’s Day is filled with many lovely moments.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in honor of the civil rights leader. It’s the only federal holiday marked as a national day of service in the U.S., with the goal of encouraging us to volunteer and do our part to improve the communities in which we live.

WATCH OUT FOR JOB SCAMS

While you’re looking for your next job, scammers could be looking for their next victim. There are fraudulent offers out there involving illegal jobs or ones designed to facilitate identity theft or fake check schemes. It’s a red flag if you’re offered a job without an interview, sent a check before you start a job, or required to purchase start-up …

Happy New Year!

We wish all our friends, neighbors, and customers a Happy New Year. May 2022 bring you many reasons to celebrate and many moments to cherish.

HOW MANY OF THE TOP CHRISTMAS MOVIES HAVE YOU SEEN?

Rotten Tomatoes, the popular movie-rating site, shared its top 10 Christmas movies. Here they are from one to 10: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), Miracle on 34 th  Street (1947), Holiday Inn (1942), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Stalag 17 (1953), The Apartment (1960), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Die Hard (1988), Arthur Christmas (2011), and A Christmas Story (1983). What’s …