Here are some Internet Links to sites that we know about that are interesting, helpful and some that are just fun to visit.  If you find other sites and would like to let us know about them then please email me.  Please remember that email is not secure, do not include confidential information.

Please note that links are outside of our site and Washington Savings Bank has no control over their content or availability.

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Community	Hotels	Safety
Effingham County Real Estate	Identity Theft	Search Engines
Effingham County Schools/ Libraries	Mapping	Security
Financial	Other	State Tourism
Home Improvement	Restaurants	Weather

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COMMUNITY
Effingham Chamber of Commerce - Our local Chamber's web site
Effingham Daily News - Local daily paper online


EFFINGHAM COUNTY REAL ESTATE
National Real Estate for Sale - www.realtor.com

EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS & LIBRARIES
Altamont Community Unit 10 - www.altamont.k12.il.us 
Beecher City Community Unit 20 - www.bcity.efingham.k12.il.us
Dieterich Community Unit 30 - www.dieterich.k12.il.us
Effingham Community Unit 40 - www.effingham.k12.il.us
Teutopolis Community Unit 50 - www.teutopolisschools.org
St. Anthony Grade School - www.stanthony.com
St. Anthony High School - www.stanthony.com
Sacred Heart - www.sheff.org

Effingham Public Library - www.effinghamlibrary.org
Beecher City Public Library - http://www.csuol.com/stelmolibrary/beecherlibrary.html


FINANCIAL
CnnFn - Cnn Financial News Site
Google News Seach - Mortgage Rate News
Financial Service OnLine - Financial Information Site 
Mortgage Loan Calculator - Mortgage Rates News and Calculator
Nada Auto Values - Get values for cars & pickups online
Kelly Blue Book - Trusted resource for new car pricing and used car values


HOME IMPROVEMENT
Home and Garden TV - Variety of interesting items concerning your Home and Garden. Great Calculators for Home Projects. It's a fun place to visit.

HOTELS
Best Western: (800) 780-7234; www.bestwestern.com 
Clarion Hotels: (800) CLARION; www.hotelchoice.com 
Comfort Inns: (800) 228-5150; www.hotelchoice.com 
Courtyard by Marriott: (800) 321-2211; www.courtyard.com 
Days Inn: (800) 544-8313; www.daysinn.com 
EconoLodge: (800) 55-ECONO; www.hotelchoice.com 
Embassy Suites: (800) EMBASSY; www.embassy-suites.com 
Fairfield Inns: (800) 228-2800; www.fairfieldinn.com 
Hampton Inns: (800) HAMPTON; www.hamptoninn.com 
Hilton: (800) 774-1500; www.hilton.com 
Holiday Inn: (800) HOLIDAY; www.basshotels.com/holiday-inn 
Howard Johnson Lodges: (800) 654-2000; www.hojo.com 
Hyatt Hotels: (888) 591-1234; www.hyatt.com 
Knights Inn: (800) 418-8977; www.knightsinn.com 
LaQuinta Motor Inns: (800) 531-5900; www.laquinta.com 
Marriott: (800) 932-2198; www.marriot.com 
Motel 6: (800) 4-MOTEL-6; www.motel6.com 
Quality Inns: (800) 228-5151; www.hotelchoice.com 
Radisson Hotels: (800) 333-3333; www.radisson.com 
Ramada Inn: (888) 298-2054; www.ramada.com 
Red Roof Inns: (800) RED-ROOF; www.redroof.com 
Residence Inns: (800) 331-3131; www.residenceinn.com 
Sheraton Hotels: (888) 625-5144; www.sheraton.com 
Shoney’s Inn: (800) 852-INNS; www.shoneysinn.com 
Super 8 Motels: (800) 800-8000; www.super8.com 
Travelodge Hotels: (800) 255-3050; www.travelodge.com 
Westin Hotels: (888) 625-5144; www.westin.com


IDENTITY THEFT
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/guard/index.html
Federal Trade Commission: www.consumer.gov/idtheft
Federal Trade Commission Publications: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm
Identity Theft Resource Center: www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtml
Department of Justice: www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
Identity Theft Organization: www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
Identity Theft Action Plan:  http://www.identitytheftactionplan.com/ 
Fight Identity Theft: www.fightidentitytheft.com
Federal Reserve Board: www.bos.frb.org/consumer/identity
United States Postal Service: www.bos.frb.org/consumer/identity
Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov/pubs/10064.html
Equifax Credit Bureau:  800-685-1111 www.equifax.com
Experian Credit Bureau:  888-397-3742 www.experian.com
Trans Union Credit Bureau:  800-916-8800 www.transunion.com
Get your credit report: www.annualcreditreport.com
US Secret Service: www.ustreas.gov/usss
Call for Action: www.callforaction.org


MAPPING
www.mapquest.com 
www.maps.expedia.com

OTHER
Yahoo People Finder -a great place to start to find someone
Expedia - Check this out for airline, hotel, cruise reservations
Yahoo - Good general site to start with
World Time Server - find out current date and time worldwide


RESTAURANTS
Arby's - 1401 Thelma Keller Ave - arbys.com
Burger King - 1308 N Keller Dr - burgerking.com
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - 1101 Avenue of Mid America - crackerbarrel.com
Culver's - 1510 W Fayette Ave - culvers.com
Dairy Queen - 1411 S Banker St - dairyqueen.com
Denny's - 1307 N Keller Dr - dennys.com
Firefly Grill - 1810 Avenue of Mid America - ffgrill.com
Great American Bagel Inc. - 1002 W Fayette Ave - greatamericanbagel.com
Hardee's - 1505 W Fayette Ave - hardees.com
Joe's Pizza & Pasta - 115 E Jefferson Ave - joespizzaeffingham.com
Joe Sippers Cafe- 114 S 4th St - joesippers.com
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon - 1507 Hampton Dr - lonestarsteakhouse.com
Long John Silver's - 1309 N Keller Dr - ljsilvers.com
Mc Donald's - 1304 N Keller Dr - 2500 N 3rd St - 2911 S Banker St - mcdonalds.com
Niemerg's Steak House & Brass Rail Lounge - 1410 W Fayette Ave - niemergssteakhouse.com
Papa John's Pizza - 100 N Henrietta St - papajohns.com
Pizza Hut - 205 Keller Dr - pizzahut.com
Ponderosa Steakhouse - 1311 N Keller Dr - ponderosasteakhouses.com
Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits - 1701 W Evergreen Ave - popeyes.com
Quiznos Sub - 1200 N Keller Dr - quiznos.com
Rexroat's Distinctive Dining - 221 W Jefferson Ave - rexroatsdining.com
Ruby Tuesday - 1300 Avenue of Mid America - rubytuesday.com
Ryan's Grill Buffet & Bakery - 1102 Avenue of Mid America - ryansrg.com
Sneaky Petes Grill & Bar - 2102 S Banker St - sneakypetes.net
Steak 'n Shake - 1211 N Keller Dr - steaknshake.com
Subway - 1711 S Banker St - 1204 Avenue of Mid America - 1207 N Keller Dr # B
15956 N US Highway 45 - subway.com
Taco Bell - 1201 N Keller Dr - tacobell.com
TGI Friday's - 1208 N Keller Dr - tgifridays.com
Wendy's - 1210 N Keller Dr - wendys.com
Witt's Smokehouse & Deli - Route 32-33 - wittssmokehouseanddeli.com


SAFETY
American Red Cross:www.redcross.org
Chemtrac: www.chemtrec.org/Chemtrec
Department of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic
EPA: www.epa.gov
FEMA:www.fema.gov
Federal Trade Commission: http://ftc.gov
HomeLand Security: www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.html
Illinois Safety Council: www.ilsafetycouncil.org
Illinois Department of Transportation: www.dot.state.il.us
National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov
National Safety Council: www.nsc.org
National Fire Protection Council:  www.nfpa.org
National Weather Service for Flooding: www.weather.gov/ahps
National Weather Service for Warnings and Alerts: www.weather.gov
OSHA: www.osha.gov
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/ptwc
National Association on Disability: www.nod.org
US Department of Transportation: www.dot.gov
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center: wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov


SEARCH ENGINES
www.google.com
www.search.msn.com  
www.ask.com


SECURITY
Protect Yourself From Mortgage Fraud

STATE TOURISM BUREAU CONTACT INFORMATION
All states have tourist-information packets they’d love to send you for free. Websites are the quickest and easiest way to get information.

Alabama: (800) ALABAMA; www.touralabama.org 
Alaska: (907) 465-2010; www.dced.state.ak.us/tourism 
Arizona: (800) 842-8257; www.arizonaguide.com 
Arkansas: (800) NATURAL; www.arkansas.com 
California: (800) GO-CALIF; www.gocalif.ca.gov 
Colorado: (800) COLORADO; www.colorado.com 
Connecticut: (800) CT BOUND; www.tourism.state.ct.us 
Delaware: (800) 441-8846; www.state.de.us/tourism/index.htm 
Florida: (888) 735-2872; www.flausa.com
Georgia: (800) VISIT-GA; www.georgia.org
Hawaii: (800) 464-2924; www.gohawaii.com
Idaho: (800) 842-5858; www.visitid.org
Illinois: (800) 226-6632; www.enjoyillinois.com
Indiana: (888) ENJOY-IN; www.enjoyindiana.com
Iowa: (800) 345-IOWA; www.traveliowa.com
Kansas: (800) 2KANSAS; www.kansascommerce.com/0400travel.html 
Kentucky: (800) 225-TRIP; www.kytourism.com 
Louisiana: (800) 33 GUMBO; www.louisianatravel.com 
Maine: (888) 624-6345; www.visitmaine.com 
Maryland: (800) 543-1036; www.mdisfun.org 
Massachusetts: (800) 447-6277; www.mass-vacation.com 
Michigan: (888) 78-GREAT; www.travel.michigan.org 
Minnesota: (800) 657-3700; www.exploreminnesota.com 
Mississippi: (800) WARMEST; www.visitmississippi.org 
Missouri: (800) 877-1234; www.missouritourism.org 
Montana: (800) VISITMT; www.visitmt.com 
Nebraska: (800) 228-4307; www.visitnebraska.org 
Nevada: (800) NEVADA-8; www.travelnevada.com 
New Hampshire: (800) FUN-IN-NH; www.visitnh.gov 
New Jersey: (800) VISIT-NJ; www.visitnj.org 
New Mexico: (800) 733-6396 x0643; www.newmexico.org 
New York: (800) CALL-NYS; www.iloveny.state.ny.us 
North Carolina: (800) VISIT-NC; www.visitnc.com 
North Dakota: (800) HELLO-ND; www.ndtourism.com 
Ohio: (800) BUCKEYE; www.ohiotourism.com 
Oklahoma: (800) 654-8240 www.touroklahoma.com 
Oregon: (800) 547-7842; www.traveloregon.com 
Pennsylvania: (800) VISIT PA; www.experiencepa.com 
Rhode Island: (800) 556-2484; www.visitrhodeisland.com 
South Carolina: (803) 734-1700; www.travelsc.com 
South Dakota: (800) S-DAKOTA; www.travelsd.com 
Tennessee: (800) TENN-200; www.tourism.state.tn.us 
Texas: (800) 8888-TEX; www.state.tx.us 
Utah: (800) UTAH-FUN; www.utah.com 
Vermont: (800) VERMONT; www.travel-vermont.com 
Virginia: (800) 321-3244; www.virgin_blankia.org 
Washington: (800) 544-1800; www.tourism.wa.gov 
West Virginia: (800) 225-5982; www.state.wv.us/tourism 
Wisconsin: (800) 432-TRIP; www.tourism.state.wi.us 
Wyoming: (800) CALL-WYO; www.wyomingtourism.org


WEATHER
www.worldclimate.com
www.intellicast.com  
www.rainorshine.com
www.cnn.com/weather
www.weather.com