After a year like this, it is good to step back for a few minutes and realize that the tellers, loan officers, bookkeepers and others who have worked at our Bank over the past 132 years also faced trials and troubles. Their hard work and staying the course kept the bank independent. During our Board meeting… Read more »
Month: December 2020
Letters From Leton: The Good, the Good and the Good!
The great spaghetti western featuring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach was called, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. Over the years, that movie title has been a saying used by many for comparisons and examples– in business, sports and life in general. During the current times, we may tend to focus… Read more »
Letters From Leton: Two Lumps of Coal for Christmas
Over the weekend, my niece sent me some pictures of her daughters dropping off their letters to Santa at our Wise Office. They were so excited, and I have gotten many, many positive comments about this “new” family tradition at Christmas (bringing Christmas Letters to PVB) we have started. (Thanks to Paula, Gary and the… Read more »
Letters From Leton: The Challenge
You are making your family lunch. Maybe you have just tended to the animals. Perhaps you have just gotten out of church. Maybe it’s time to run down to the gas station and get a bottle of pop. Then you learn of an attack on America. Pearl Harbor. You are confused. You are frightened. Then… Read more »
Letters From Leton: The Wave
To say the week before last was a stressful week would be an understatement. By the time Thursday came around, I felt as if I’d worked a month without a break! As I arose, took my morning walk, showered, and hopped in my car to drive to work, I already felt mentally drained. Then it… Read more »