Category: Work

Letters from Leton: Red Corduroy Pants

As we prepare for our Annual Shareholders Meeting on Friday and our first annual meeting without George, I’d like to share this story with you. Back in December, George and Karen came by to enjoy Christmas lunch with the Jonesville staff. George was wearing red corduroy pants, and it was the last time I saw… Read more »



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Powell Valley National Bank Proud to Sponsor Weber City Elementary School for Virginia Reads One Book

Weber City, VA — More than 60,000 public school students and their families from across Virginia will read the same book on the same schedule starting Friday, March 1. It’s all part of Virginia Reads One Book — a new reading program from Richmond-based Read to Them.  Powell Valley National Bank is a proud sponsor… Read more »



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Letters From Leton: One Ringy Dingy

A number of years ago, Tammie and I had the opportunity to meet and spend some time with Lily Tomlin at a Barter Event. Very kind and warm lady. Ms. Tomlin has played a lot of memorable characters over the years, including Ernestine the Operator (she did a take on Ernestine at the Barter event).… Read more »





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How to Use Your Smartphone to Detect Card Skimmers at Gas Pumps

Card skimmers are small electronic devices that criminals put in gas pumps to steal people’s card information when they pay for gas at the pump. The Texas Department of Agriculture recently released a video about avoiding card skimmers, and one of the most interesting tips was to use your smartphone to check for Bluetooth signals… Read more »





Letters from Leton: Scaled to Serve

This month, corporate executives, government leaders, economists, and others gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. That’s a lot of influential folks all in one place talking about what’s going on in the world’s economies. One morning, Bloomberg Radio aired an interview with Mike Corbat, the Chief Executive Officer of Citibank… Read more »





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Letters From Leton: Bring Out Your Dead

For those of a certain generation and comic curiosity, Monty Python’s classic movie, The Holy Grail, set during the time of King Arthur and the black plague, was a must see. During one part of the movie, travelers were paid to come around and collect the dead. For unscrupulous family members, this was an easy… Read more »



Letters From Leton: The Darkest Hour

My dad fought in World War II. Some of you had parents, grandparents, or other relatives who did as well. Later in life, Dad would finally talk some about the War. During one session on his front porch, he talked about how fearful the US Soldiers were that they were going to lose the War… How… Read more »