The Festival is held in downtown Bixby, south and east of 151st and Memorial. Charley Young Park is the site of the Gazebo stage, and games, surrounded by food and crafts booths. Just a hop and skip over is the Youth Stage and Carnival. Cool off during the heat of the day by joining in a few rounds of bingo in the building at the corner of Charley Young Park.

What could be more traditional than an afternoon or evening in the bright summer sun, with lemonade to sip, an array of crafts and gifts to purchase, music to enjoy listening to, with your friends all around? Only a ride on the ferris wheel as the sun sets and the sounds of carnival music drift up in the evening air…

For more information, email or contact the following:

Vendor, Booth, or Food Services

Jacquie Young

366-6305

or

Music, Talent Show, Entertainment

Don Crall

906-9540

The BTC Broadband Chili Cook-off takes place annually at the BTC Broadband’s downtown Breckenridge office where BTC Broadband employees submit their best chili and/or dessert creations which are judged on smell, color, consistency, taste and aftertaste.  BTC Broadband started the Annual Chili Cook-off in 2000 and since its beginning it has raised over $68,000 for Bixby charities and organizations.

This year’s entries did not disappoint with more than 20 contenders vying to be this year’s chili and dessert champions.  Helping with the event were Lisa Remy of the Remy Company, Kelley Maricle of the BCOC, Debbie Wolfard of Grand Bank and Jessica Pittman of the Bixby Chamber of Commerce, who acted as chili and dessert judges and needed no persuasion to assist in tasting this year’s entries.  In addition to the chili and dessert competition, drawings were held for various prizes with ticket sale proceeds also contributing to the above organizations. 

In regard to the overall success of the fundraiser, BTC Broadband President and CEO Lynn Pike said “As in years past, the BTC Broadband employees and the owners, the Daily family, have stepped up and given generously to our local charities. The Daily family have a tradition of matching the annual employee donations. I am proud to be associated with such a selfless group of owners and coworkers.”

Once the chili settles, winners for the chili and dessert portions of the cook-off will be announced at the BTC Broadband employee meeting on November 7th.

Sponsored by the OPASTCO Roundtable magazine, the Indy Awards honor communications excellence in independent telecommunications companies. Entries for the 2008 contest were accepted from independent telephone companies throughout the United States and Canada.

The Indy Awards were presented on July 15 at a ceremony during the 45th Annual Summer Convention of the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO)in Quebec City, Canada.

OPASTCO is a Washington, D.C. – based trade association that represents nearly 600 small, independently owned, local telecommunications companies, serving primarily rural areas of the United States and Canada. OPASTCO membership includes both commercial companies and cooperatives, which range in size from fewer that 100 to 100,000 access lines and collectively serve more than 5.5 million customers. OPASTCO represents rural telecommunications interests before federal regulatory and legislative bodies and provides educational programs and publications. The association also has an affiliate nonprofit organization, the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED).

The Preventative Maintenance plan includes hardware maintenance, disk cleanup, anti-virus updates and more. Our technical experts will take an intricate look at business networks for possible issues and suggest alternatives that will help safeguard the network.

The service will be of tremendous value to small business owners, who have no time to learn how to deploy and/or maintain an extensive computer network, and lack an internal information technology (IT) department. Lynn Pike, President/CEO of BTC Broadband remarked “Our new preventative maintenance plan will allow even the smallest business to have access to a highly trained IT staff at a fraction of the cost of having them on the payroll. Let our TechXperts take care of your network so you can take care of business.”

As a high-tech, telecommunications company, BTC Broadband continues with their ongoing commitment to provide the most innovative technology and services to Bixby and surrounding areas. BTC Broadband listens to the needs of the business customer: fast, reliable and customized communications services at an affordable cost.

The Preventative Maintenance plan is now available for new or existing business customers. Customers can call the TechXPerts at 366-4040 for more information on their services (including residential pricing), or visit http://www.btcbroadband.com/business/techxperts.

BTC Broadband will supply fiber optic connectivity to the premises. Products offered will include: telephone systems, local and long distance telephone services, broadband High Speed Internet via fiber optic cable to the premises, wireless connectivity and wireless hot spots throughout the entire complex, BTC TV, and TechXPerts services (telecommunication and Information Technology support services) for all attendees of events and conventions.

As stated by The Remy Companies, the Regal Plaza Shopping Experience will be “The Premier Place to Be” by 2008 and all signs indicate they are going to deliver on that promise. (from http://theremycompanies.com/)

With construction in progress, The Regal Plaza will be ready for your “Regal Experience” by Fall of 2008.

“BTC Broadband has been and continues to be a tremendous blessing and support for the Daily Family YMCA.  They have partnered with us every step of the way. Together, we build strong kids, strong families, strong communities,” says Jeri Strange, CEO of the Daily Family YMCA.

“”We at BTC were happy to work with the Daily Family YMCA to upgrade their PC network. The YMCA provides charitable services to our community which are not on the agendas of other gyms and health clubs. By helping the YMCA we are giving back to the people that help make BTC Broadband successful,” states Lynn Pike, President/CEO of BTC Broadband.

Throughout technology changes, one thing remains constant: BTC’s long-standing commitment to maintaining strong relationships with people of the community. BTC Broadband and its employees believe strong partnerships build a healthy place to call home. As a local company, BTC is proud to contribute through monetary donations and volunteer hours.

Customers can call BTC Broadband at 366-8000 for more information on our community involvement, or visit our website at http://www.btcbroadband.com.

BTC Broadband made the conscious choice to delay commercial launch to uphold their time-honored and established tradition of always providing products and services of the highest standard of quality. “We listened to our customers and are launching an all-digital, full featured TV product that will give them the flexibility to buy the program packages they want with a very competitive price structure,” states Lynn Pike, President/CEO.

The end result is 100% digital television service boasting over 145 broadcast and premium channels, including all the popular sports, news and movie channels. Unlike satellite, BTC TV is not likely to suffer outages during inclement weather. With BTC, you’ll also benefit from local, friendly customer service. You’ll never reach a machine when you call BTC Broadband during office hours.

The BTC TV customer can select and customize their preferred channel lineup. By subscribing to the ‘General Admission’ package, the customer has the capability to choose categorical tiers, including ‘News’, ‘Sports Fanatic’, ‘All About Kids’, etc. The customer can promote themselves to ‘VIP Access’, including premium movie tiers for HBO, Starz and Cinemax. An interactive program guide is furnished and parental controls are available for the family-minded consumer. The high-tech end user also has the option to enhance their viewing experience by adding HD (high-definition) channels. Video On-Demand service is also available to all customers, enabling the user to watch popular movies at THEIR convenience.

And continuing in their promise to deliver the most innovative technology, BTC TV users also have On-Screen Caller ID, making it possible for the viewer to see who is calling … before deciding if they want to get up and answer the phone.

The public is invited to ‘test-drive’ BTC TV with a demo in the Customer Service Center lobby, located at 11134 South Memorial Drive.

The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) honors the year’s best work in rural independent telco marketing & public relations through its annual TeleChoice Awards program. The TeleChoice Awards recognize excellence in NTCA member company annual reports, customer newsletters, print publications and marketing campaigns.

The BTC Message Manager_SMSM brochure was credited and judged on design, graphical elements and writing.

The awards announcement and ceremony was held at the NTCA Spring PR & Marketing Conference in San Antonio, TX May 1.

NTCA is considered “the voice of rural telecommunications” and is the premiere non-profit association representing more than 570 small and rural telephone cooperatives and commercial companies. NTCA is dedicated to improving the quality of life in rural communities through advanced telecommunications by education, advocacy and cooperation.

Francine Halter, Director of Marketing for BTC Broadband™ says “It’s an extreme honor for a family-owned, local Oklahoma company like BTC Broadband to compete and receive this national recognition.”

Customers can call BTC Broadband at 366-8000 for more information on BTC Message ManagerSM.

Working in collaboration with Advance Alarms, BTC Broadband prides itself on keeping our customers happy. When it comes to security, there is no service more essential than helping our customers feel safe. Like BTC Broadband, Advance Alarms is a family owned and operated business. 

Advance Alarms provides a number of services to protect every aspect of your home or business and can help reduce your homeowners insurance up to 20%. They will monitor your home or business from intruders 24 hours/7 days a week, alert you of Carbon Monoxide leaks, water leaks, and notify the proper authorities in the event of a fire. Residential rates start at $20 per month and Business at $25 per month.

Customers can now enjoy the convenience of paying their communications, and security bill at the same time. Plus, there are no long term contracts.

“We trusted Advance Alarms to provide our own protection and the service has been stellar. Combining our customer’s service and Advance Alarms installation and monitoring is a real advantage for our customers. We are proud to offer this outstanding service to our customers” said Scott Floyd, Director of Sales and Product Development.

Call BTC Broadband at 366-8000 for more information on all Advance Alarms products.