PTCI board officers PTCI a part of Guymon remain the same. Elementary Land Run The PTCI Board of Trustees held their The gun fired at high noon, and families annual election of officers during with covered wagons raced toward free their April meeting. Lonnie Bailey plots of land to call their own. It happened was reelected to serve as President; in 1889 to settle lands in Oklahoma Territory, Rowdy McBee was reelected to serve as Vice President, and Scott and Guymon fifth graders reenacted the Martin was reelected to serve as historic event May 2. Secretary/Treasurer. Families made up of Guymon elementary “The leadership provided by our students had to run from the starting line board of trustees allows PTCI to to a plot of land, pull their stake, and take it stay progressive and always for- to claim the deed to the land. Students also ward-moving,” said Shawn Hanson, participated in a fishing tournament, tug- CEO of PTCI. of-war, and egg toss, and PTCI was there to cover it all for PTCI’s YouTube channel. PTCI See your representative on also cooked hot dogs for part of the kids’ PTCI’s website. https://www.ptci. lunches. net/about/trustees/ Streaming Workshops Forgan - June 13 | 7-9 pm Golden Agers Building Guymon - June 18 | 5-7 pm PTCI North Store Texhoma - June 28 | 12:30-2:30 pm Texhoma Community Center Contact PTCI PO Box 1188, Guymon, OK 73942 Land Run facts 580.338.2556 | ptci.net • In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison agreed to open a 1.9-million-acre section of Indi- an Territory the government had never assigned to any specific tribe. • In total, there were five land runs from 1889 to 1895. The second, in 1891, included the settlement of the Oklahoma panhandle. There was also a land lottery in 1901 and a land auction in 1906. • Over 50,000 boomers participated in the first and most famous land run. The land run produced two cities of over 10,000 people overnight—Oklahoma City and Guthrie. June 2019 Change is stressful—Streaming Care can help PTCI’s TV service is ending June 30, 2020, and many customers are choosing to stream TV as a cost-saving alternative. But changing from traditional TV to streaming TV can be stressful. Streaming TV offers many advantages over traditional TV, and PTCI’s Streaming Care makes the process of switching worry-free. PTCI’s Streaming Care includes over-the-phone and onsite support. You’ll gain peace of mind knowing that local experts are on-hand and ready to help you with your streaming devices and services. If you’re streaming your favorite show and something goes wrong, don’t worry. Pick up the phone and give us a call. We’ll walk you through a solution. If the issue isn’t resolved by phone call, we’ll send someone over to assist you. Five ways to simplify Streaming Care is only $3.50 per month, and streaming services cost a fraction of cable your tech life TV’s price. By ditching traditional TV, you can save tons of cash without missing the con- 1. Shut down your phone: Is your tent you love. phone acting laggy and slow? It probably needs to be shut Change can be stressful, but Streaming Care ensures that you aren’t alone through this down for a few minutes. Shut transition. If you’re beginning to think about cutting the cord, make a list of the channels, down your smartphone for shows, and other TV content that is important to you, so it is easier to compare which ser- about 10 minutes at least once a month. The restart cycle helps vices best fit your needs. As part of Streaming Care, we can also help you choose a service your device health. that suits your TV-watching preferences. 2. Use a cloud service: Use a cloud-based storage option like If you have any questions about Streaming Care or would like more information TechHome’s FileHopper to orga- about our Streaming Workshops, give us a call at 580-338-2556, or visit one of nize and back-up your pictures, our stores. videos, and other data. 3. Go Bluetooth: If you’re tired of messy cables, consider going wireless. Wireless keyboards, mice, and earbuds all perform Outstanding just as well as their wired counterparts—but without the hassle. Customer 4. Stop paying for music: Try a free music streaming service like Pandora. Type in an artist Experience in Pandora, and it creates a cus- tom station for you that plays your favorite artist and similar Award music. 5. Use Night Shift or the blue PTCI is excited to announce that we have received Pivot Group’s 2018 Outstanding Cus- light filter: Enable Night Shift tomer Experience Award, which recognizes excellence in customer service. Pivot Group on iPhones or the blue light filter on Android devices to is an independent research firm that follows up with our customers each month to ask reduce eyestrain and protect about their experience with us. They analyze the data they collect and compare it to data your eyesight. from similar companies around the country. To be selected for this award, PTCI had to achieve a high overall satisfaction rating. Call 580-338-2556 and talk to a representative about TechHome It is humbling to receive this award. Serving our customers is an honor and a privilege so you can organize and back-up because you are also our friends and neighbors. It’s because of you that we have received your data with FileHopper. this award. New Business Listing Pivot Group first offered the Outstanding Customer Experience Award in 2017, and we Guymon intend to provide you with the best service possible so that we can share this same great news with you next year. Boss Babes Beauty Salon 580-338-2223 Thank you for being wonderful customers—it is a pleasure to serve you! 2 “Doc” Gardner Memorial Rodeo PTCI sponsored the OPSU Aggie Athletics “Doc” Gardner Memorial Rodeo Men’s All- Around Saddle. PTCI’s Earl Helm presented winner Colton Brown from Northwestern Oklahoma State Stay up-to-date with University with the All-Around Saddle. PTCI’s blog Colton received points in the tie-down rop- Keep up with technology, digital trends, and the latest PTCI news on ing and the steer wrestling events. our blog! Learn about our products and services, get tech tips and tricks, The OPSU Aggies women’s team won the and find interesting information rodeo, and the men’s team placed third. about the state of technology. Check it out at ptci.net/blog or go PTCI at Pioneer to ptci.net then click “Blog” in the top right corner. Days Parade and Rodeo Call before you dig Lines, like communication lines, elec- trical lines, water lines, gas lines, and PTCI once again sponsored the rodeo sewer lines, can all be found below video replay board and the Gold the surface of the ground. Oklahoma Buckle Roping Box. state law requires you to notify the One-Call at least 48 hours (exclud- Bubbles, candy, and frisbees filled the air of ing Saturdays, Sundays and legal the 2019 Pioneer Days Parade in downtown holidays) before you start digging or Guymon. doing any of the following activities. • Planting trees PTCI’s Randy Jacobs, Elizabeth Brown, and • Installing decks or mailboxes Jason Epp rode the route. Caley and Chloe • Digging for patios and sidewalks Corbin, Candace Corbin’s daughters, and John • Installing or repairing drain tile and Jacob Epp, Jason Epp’s sons also helped. • Fencing • Well drilling Catch the parade footage at • Burying wire, pipe, or dead youtube.com/user/ptcivideo animals • Digging a foundation • Setting a pole • Cultivating or plowing at depths OTA Scholarships greater than 18-inches Every year the Oklahoma Telephone Association Foundation awards scholarships to suc- • Ditch cleaning or grading cessful applicants who are dependents of employees of OTA member telephone compa- nies such as PTCI. To request a line location, you can call 811, visit okie811.org, or Recipients of the $750 scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year are Meagan Bellar, download the app in the iTunes daughter of Teri Jo Bellar; Bailey McKee, son of Steve McKee; Gunhar Martin, son of De- or Google Play store. nise Martin; and for the second year in a row, Braeden Fields, son of Stephanie Chapman. Congratulations to this year’s recipients. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson 3 PTCI • 580.338.2556 • ptci.net What’s your WiFi personality? 5/20/2019 Buggy Word Search Puzzle Where do you keep your router? A) On the floor To be qualified for a drawing for a B) Where the PTCI technician installed it $20 credit toward your PTCI services, C) In a closet mail your completed puzzle to: PTCI, D) In a centrally-located area of my home Attn: Puzzle, PO Box 1188, Guymon, OK 73942, or drop it into the envelope How often do you update your router’s firmware? with your monthly payment. A) Never. What is firmware? Buggy B) I don’t have to because I have PTCI’s Whole Home WiFi, and they do it for me. C) When I think about it DRAGONFLYW D) Once a month AFBXCTKLAG Is your WiFi network password-protected? A) No PWPWUAFSZU B) Yes, but if I accidentally forget it, PTCI can help me reset it because I have HWBQTRPGCB Whole Home WiFi.