SPRING 2015Dan Hoover, PMT’s ninth President and CEO, was

recently appointed by the PMT Board of Directors.

Hoover commenced the roll on April 1, 2015,

upon Charlie Creason’s retirement.

Dan was previously the Chief Operations

Officer (COO) at PMT, responsible for directing

the day-to-day operations. Dan came to PMT

three years ago from Frontier Communications in

Elko, Nevada where he had been since 1991.

Dan has over 25 years in the telecommunications business, with an extensive

background in engineering and construction, which has been a huge asset to

PMT, allowing for continued growth in our service coverage area and custom-

er base. Dan started his telecommunications career at Pacific Bell in 1977,

and has worked all over the western United States, managing large construc-

tion projects for both private companies and the United States Government.

“It is with pleasure that we announce Dan Hoover as President and CEO of

Project Mutual Telephone. Dan will provide continued leadership in

Networking, High-Speed Internet, Business Telephone Systems and Cable TV,

now and in the future,” states Ron Clawson, Chairman of the PMT Board of

Directors.

About the future of PMT Dan states,” I am excited and grateful for the oppor-

tunity to lead PMT. We have many new service offerings we are planning to

deploy this year, and I know the team here at PMT is up to the challenges. We

want to continue the progress and growth PMT has experienced throughout

Charlie’s time at the helm. Additionally, we want to continue providing our

localized and excellent customer service in the Magic Valley.”

Dan and his wife, Robin, are the proud parents of four grown children and

four grandchildren. He enjoys hunting, fishing, landscaping, and spending

time helping his kids work on their homes.

Dan Hoover, PMT’s New CEODan Hoover, PMT’s New CEO

Phonebook Ad Deadlines ApproachingDon’t miss spotlighting your

business in PMT’s phonebooks!

The deadline to include your

business’s yellow page ad in the

Magic Valley’s most widely used

phonebooks is fast approach-

ing. The deadline to include an

ad in the 2015-2016 Mini-Cas-

sia phonebook is June 1, 2015.

The deadline for the Twin Falls

phonebook is July 1, 2015.

Please contact the Legacy sales

team at 1-866-616-4262 to

make sure your business reaps

the benefit of being present in

the PMT phonebooks!

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Connection PMT•  Dan Hoover, PMT’s New CEO•  Phonebook Ad Deadlines Approaching• Employee of the Year• PMT Annual Meeting Report

•  Life Line Services• One Free Call Covers it All•  Better Search Results from the Internet

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Employee of the Year

Glenda Bodily was announced as Employee of the Year for 2015 at PMT’s Annual

Awards Banquet. Glenda began her career at PMT over 20 years ago repairing

telephones. As technology progressed and PMT added new services, Glenda

transitioned to differing roles within PMT, consisting of Cellular/Internet/Pager

Technician and the Customer Service Department.

Glenda’s current position is a Business Customer Service Representative. She

works alongside our outside sales staff to deliver individualized solutions to our

business customers and their unique needs. Along with taking excellent care of our

customers, Glenda also works on directory listings, phonebook proofing, long distance access code configuration

and whatever else comes her way.

“Glenda is definitely an asset to PMT. With her years of experience in multiple departments, she brings a wealth

of knowledge to the table. She is also great at working with our customers and always willing to go the extra

mile to make sure that customers’ needs are met,” says Trish Archuleta, Customer Service Supervisor.

Glenda and her husband, Norm, live on a farm east of Rupert. When she isn’t at work, Glenda can be found

helping out around the farm driving trucks, tractors and combines, as well as taking care of the farm accounting.

Glenda also enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Congratulations Glenda! Thanks for your dedication and keep up the great work!

Congratulations to our March Mania Winners!

3rd Place: Stephanie Teeter presents

Roanne Gillette with a Fitbit One

2nd Place: Kamy Bessire presents

Betty Bell with a GoPro Hero 3

Better Search Results from the Internet

Frustrated by searching for something on the internet

and getting unwanted results? Find what you’re looking

for quicker with these easy tips. If you are getting results

that bring in a lot of unwanted information you can add a

minus symbol to exclude all the terms you don’t want.

Example: southern Idaho –rv –burley. You can also use

quotations to search for the exact phrase: Hiking trails in

southern Idaho will give different results, approximately

122,000 than “Hiking trails in southern Idaho”, which

returns approximately two results.

For Google, this one is a fun one, search titles only. This

looks for words in the webpage title. Example: southern

Idaho intitle:mini-cassia. On the sophisticated side for

math, you can graph equations. Try something like this in

the Google search box, sin(x+12)-(y-9) or 20% of $45.90.

The search engine will graph the first equation and for

the second it will even leave information on how much to

tip. You can use Google as a dictionary/thesaurus and it

brings back very detailed information and how to use the

words. Don’t be shy, experiment and see how fun the

web has become. Last but not least, in the Google search

type Do a barrel role and press enter. Whoa! Share the

fun things you find by making a post on the PMT Face-

book page at: www.facebook.com/ProjectMutualTele-

phone

PMT Annual Meeting Report

At the annual meeting of the membership,

held at the Wilson Theater in Rupert,

Ron Clawson and Dan Lloyd were

re-elected for three-year terms on

the PMT Board of Directors. In

addition to the election, members

heard reports from company officers on

the year’s operations and financial

results. Charlie Creason recognized

PMT’s Employee of the Year,

Glenda Bodily. Charlie Creason

introduced Dan Hoover as PMT’s

next CEO and President. We all

wish you a great retirement Charlie!

Life Line Services

If you qualify for certain low income programs,

you may be eligible for discounts on your

telephone bill. Lifeline service provides

discounts on PMT basic local service, as well as

the option of long distance

restrictions. One assis-

tance credit is available

per household. For

details, or to see if you

qualify, please contact the

South Central Community

Action Partnership at

678-3514, 733-9351 or

(800) 627-1733.

1st place: Katrina Black

presents Todd

Seamons with a 42” TV

Always Call 811 BEFORE You Dig

Knowing where underground utilities lines are buried

before each digging project begins helps protect you from

injury, expense and penalties. Even simple digging projects

can damage utility lines and disrupt vital services to an

entire community, harm diggers, and potentially result in

expensive fines and repair costs. Marked lines show

diggers the approximate location of underground lines and

help prevent undesired consequences.

The 811 number consolidates all local “Call Before You

Dig” numbers and helps save lives by minimizing damage

to underground utilities. One phone call to 811 quickly

and easily begins the process of getting underground

utility lines marked. Local One Call Center personnel will

notify affected utility companies, who will mark under-

ground lines for FREE.

Whether you are a professional excavator or a homeowner,

you need to call 811 before every dig!

One free, easy call gets your utility lines marked and helps protect you from injury and expense. Visit www.nm811.org/ for more information.