Business Showcase
The Shepherd's Mill - Phillipsburg, Kansas
When Sally Brandon went to the other side of the world, it was for an International 4-H Youth Exchange. She spent six months in Finland with six different families. With two of those families, she learned how to weave fiber, and she ended up bringing home to Phillipsburg, Kansas, something new. Tucked amongst her clothes and souvenirs was a new dream: to one day "make a weaving house where folks could come and learn to weave and work on the equipment and...fall in love with weaving" just like she did.
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In The Shepherd's Mill retail store, you can find a portion of the rovings and yarns produced by the mill, plus finished products ready to wear.
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Before she knew it, Sally was breaking into a large package from Canada and setting to work assembling her own loom right in her living room. For about 10 years, she wove as a hobby, until she left her day job at the turn of the century to be a homemaker and weaver. She decided to market her finished products for fiber producers and attended her first trade show in Denver in 2003, demonstrating her spinning skills and showing her woven products.
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Create a Video, Win Technology Money for Your School
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) and Discovery Education have teamed up to bring a "Connected Community" Video Contest, with a grand prize of $2,500 towards classroom technology. The contest is open to schools, grades 4-12.
Teachers will lead student teams of up to three students in creating a 1-2 minute video that demonstrates how their rural community is similar to or different from a rural community in a different part of the U.S. or world. Schools can sponsor more than one team.
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 To Sell or Not to Sell
Just bought a new car and now you need to sell your old one? Junior is all grown up, what are you going to do with all his baby toys and clothes? Has the treadmill become more of a clothes rack than a piece of fitness equipment? We all have closets, basements, garages, sheds and storage units full of stuff we once loved, but now have no room for. Why not sell these items, make someone's day and put a little cash in your pocket.
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Watch local basketball live on Nex-Tech TV Channel 100 and on Nex-Tech Live Stream or Live Stream Mobile. The Game of the Week will be available on Free Video on Demand and Channel 100 the following week.* 2/8/13
2/15/13 | | St. John's @ Victoria
Oberlin @ Quinter |
*Nex-Tech TV service required for channel 100 and Video on Demand. Some services not available in all areas.
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 Nex-Tech to Cover Regional Wrestling
It's the time of year when local athletes are preparing to give it their all in the hopes of making it to the state championship. Nex-Tech's Local TV crew is ready to capture the exciting action at the 3-2-1A Regional Wrestling tournament to be held in Norton, February 15 and 16. Live coverage of the tournament will be available on www.nex-tech.com and on Nex-Tech TV channel 100. Tune in to see some of western Kansas' finest wrestlers.
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Property Tax Report
At Nex-Tech and Nex-Tech Wireless, we aim to be good corporate citizens of the region.
We understand the need for property taxes to help support our schools and other public resources. For the year 2012, we paid nearly $2 million in property taxes.
These property taxes, together with the dollars we spend on services, payroll and upgrading our plant facilities, help support the local economy.
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Become Part of the Buddy System
The Buddy System is Nex-Tech's way of giving you the credit you deserve for telling everyone how much you love Nex-Tech services. Simply refer your friend to Nex-Tech Phone, Internet or TV service, and you'll each receive a $50 credit! There are two ways to do it. Complete the card and your friend can turn it in when they sign up, or you can visit www.nex-tech.com/buddysystem and complete the form. Refer as many friends as you like. Once your friend signs up, you'll start receiving your credit immediately! |
 Scam Alert - Ransomware Threat Demands PC Users Pay Or Else
A threat previously seen mostly in Eastern Europe has recently hit the United States. Known as ransomware, the scheme is essentially online extortion that involves infecting a user's computer with a virus that locks it. Users are told that the only way to get their machines back is to pay a steep fee - usually a few hundred dollars.
What should you do?
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