Great Plains Communications Residential Blog
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Armed Forces Day – May 16, 2015
"On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of Armed Forces Day in replacement of the separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days." The unified day stemmed from the creation of the Armed Forces under the Department of...
Don’t Miss Out on the MLB Network
Don’t miss a second of the action this baseball season. We are just about a month in and already exciting things are happening across the board. Will the Royals be able to finish on top again this year? How long will Clayton Kershaw of the LA Dodgers remain at the top...
Hurry and Enter the Mother’s Day Sweepstakes!
Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Gifts are being bought and flowers are being selected. Let Great Plains Communications help make this year extra special by entering our 2015 Mother’s Day Sweepstakes for a chance to win $250. Time is running out! The contest ends...
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Ever wondered about the history behind the holiday of May 5th? Have you always thought it was the Mexican Independence Day? Well, it’s not. Cinco de Mayo is in fact a day to commemorate the victory Mexico had over France in the Battle of Puebla during the...
Congratulations 2015 Grant Recipients
Each year, Great Plains Communications is proud and honored for the chance to support our communities through our "Commitment to our Schools" program. This year we were able to present five grants totaling over $20,000. We would like to take this time to again...
2015 Mother’s Day Sweepstakes
She checked for monsters under your bed, still holds the gold medal for best chicken pot pie, can’t carry a tune but was the last voice you wanted to hear as you drifted off to sleep. Is it the way she made reading easier and more fun? Or is it the way you would...
2015 Summer Television Premieres
Wayward Pines Looking for some new suspense in your life? Wait no longer than May 14, 2015 when Wayward Pines premieres its first episode on FOX. With a combination of drama, fantasy and suspense all wrapped up in a small town nobody seems to leave from, you know...
Make your Home Energy Efficient this Earth Day
As technology becomes increasingly prevalent in our society’s day-to-day routine, people often forget about simple ways of helping our planet by staying energy efficient. Great Plains Communications would like to share just a few steps you can take to make sure your...
Don’t Forget Administrative Professionals’ Day Next Week
Left: Missy Wiemer, Lisa Andersen, Jacque Wilkins Not Pictured: Nina Stewart, Deb Riker Next Wednesday, April 22 is Administrative Professionals' Day and Great Plains Communications would like to give a well-deserved “Thank you” to all of our Administrative...
BTN Bringing you the Spring Game this Saturday
If you aren't planning on being in Memorial Stadium this Saturday, don’t worry about missing the big Husker spring game. You can still catch every minute of the action with BTN and BTN2GO. The game will be televised on BTN at 1pm CT this Saturday, April 11, and don’t...
COMPTEL PLUS Business Expo 2015
COMPTEL PLUS is produced by COMPTEL, the leading industry association representing competitive communications service providers and their supplier partners. COMPTEL members are entrepreneurial companies driving technological innovation and creating economic growth...
Throwback Thursday: Forgotten Easter Television Specials
1. It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974) Leave it to Charlie Brown and friends to take part in the colorful traditions of Easter, such as painting Easter eggs and having an egg hunt. In case you forgot, Linus is determined to believe in the Easter beagle, as...