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PCL News
PCL and Friends celebrate 25th Annual Attitude Adjustment Party, June 6
A crowd of 156 PCL people, clients and friends joined in the festivities June 6, 2009, for the 25th Annual Attitude Adjustment Party, enjoying a beautiful North Texas summer day in the country.
The family-friendly event, held at the Lesch farm outside of Valley View, about 20 miles north of Denton features a wide variety of outdoor activities for all ages, including golf, fishing, paddleboat, adult-size and children's swings, swimming and relaxing at the pool, horseshoes, ring toss, trampolines, volleyball, basketball, pingpong, and just strolling around the pasture and checking out the awesome wildflowers.
Activities at the pond included the big swing, paddleboat, and fishing
Clem's CowChip Golf Classic got underway with an authentic shotgun start. Phil and Kevin Hoppman (Big D Metalworks) won with a score of 29, besting last year's winning score by one stroke. Kevin also hit the longest drive. Coming in 2nd were Charles and Sandy Williams (Westfield Insurance Company), and 3rd was the team of Arnold Acker (Aacon Fund Control) and Tom Kupper (Specialty Supply & Installation). Closest to the pin recognition went to Jeff Morgan (JTS).
CowChip Golf was a hit with everyone!
Clem starts the tournament with his traditional shotgun start.
This is a "farm" afterall! Cows mosey across the 4th fairway.
Winners Kevin and Phil Hoppman (Big D Metalworks) enthusiastically pose with their Golden CowChip awards.
It appears that Clem (on the right with his shotgun) may have had to force Charles Williams (Westfield Group) and wife Sandy to accept the 2nd place Silver CowChips.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q from Denton catered dinner, and once again got rave reviews. The bondfire (burning boxes and boxes full of expired bonds, old forms, and old files) was amazing, as two clients-Lutz Woodworks and JTS-each brought a boatload of paperwork to burn along with PCL's old records. Okay, not boatloads. Would you believe truckloads?
The group from International Fidelity, and the Halusek family (West Roofing) enjoy BBQ from Rudy's.
Special guests this year were Clem's brother Marv and sister-in-law Barb, who were visiting at the time of the first AAAP in 1984. They were curious to see how the event had evolved over the years, and enjoyed the day meeting so many of our business associates.
Clients line up boxes of obsolete paperwork to fuel the BONDfire.
Young people enjoy feeding and tending the BONDfire.
A large crowd stayed on for the Clem & Marv Fireworks Show. One guest, watching their enjoyment setting-up and setting-off fireworks, commented that she could tell they must have been a handful when they were growing up. You think?????
Clem's awesome fireworks display was a fitting conclusion for a wonderful day.
We started this Attitude Adjustment tradition in 1984, the year before PCL was incorporated. So although this year's event was the 25th party, 2010's will be the PCL 25th Anniversary Attitude Adjustment Party.
So, mark your calendars for next year: Saturday, June 5, 2010.
Thank you to the entire PCL team-Steven Lewis, Michael Ross, Eric Lesch, Pat Pinchback and Lisa Borhaug-daughter-in-law Melissa and son Blake, for all their help preparing for the event and serving as hosts and hostesses to make it a fun day for all.
- Clem & Pauline Lesch, June 2009
Lisa Borhaug joins PCL, earns insurance licenseLisa Borhaug joined PCL in January 2009, and earned her General Lines license in April. She brings to the agency more than 20 years of experience in customer service, in both insurance and other industries. Lisa joins Pauline Lesch and Pat Pinchback on the bonding support staff.
PCL April 29 Lien Law Seminar a "sold out" successBrian Erikson, attorney with the firm of Quilling, Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C., brought his expertise and sense of humor to assist PCL clients in learning the ins-and-outs of Texas lien laws on April 29. The class was held in the 12th Floor Training Room in the building where PCL's office is located. Approximately 40 were in attendance. Future seminars will include topics such as contract language, construction accounting, and additional lien law sessions.
PCL in the planning stages for 25th Annual Attitude Adjustment Party
The 1st AAAP was actually held the year before PCL opened for business, so this year's event on June 6 will be the 25th party. Just a warm-up for PCL's 25th Anniversary Attitude Adjustment Party next year! Clem and Pauline Lesch host this event for PCL's clients, underwriters and an assortment of industry friends and co-workers. See the story about last year's event below.
Eric Lesch joins PCL in September 2008PCL is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Lesch to the agency's producer team. Eric is the son of Clem and Pauline Lesch. He graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1999 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He recently received his General Lines insurance license from the Texas Department of Insurance.
While attending college, Eric worked for a controls contractor doing Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and Supervisory Controls And Data Acquisition (SCADA) development. After graduation, he spent nine years at Lockheed Martin doing Electrical and Software Engineering for a variety of missile systems.
New producer joins agency
June 2008Michael Ross has joined the PCL staff as a bond producer. With a degree in Economics from California State University at Northridge, Michael has 24 years of experience in surety underwriting, production and agency management. He worked in California and Arizona prior to moving to Dallas in 1992. He served as Senior Contract Underwriter for RLI Insurance Company for nine years, and was with Old Republic Surety Company prior to joining PCL.
Michael has earned several professional designations, including his AFSB (Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding). Others relate to insurance, risk management and claims: CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter), ARM (Associate in Risk Management) and AIC (Associate in Claims).
Record Crowd attends PCL's 24th Annual Attitude Adjustment Party, June 7, 2008
PCL's staff was thrilled to welcome 206 clients, underwriters, and an assortment of friends, family, and business associates to the agency's 24th Annual Attitude Adjustment Party on Saturday, June 7. The event was held at the Cooke County home of Clem and Pauline Lesch near Valley View, Texas. To the best of our knowledge, no guests were blown away by the unusually strong winds, which tipped tables and chairs, buckled a tent pole and challenged golfers all day!
Phil Hoppman braces Clem for the shotgun start, as other golfers look on. Left-right, Ruben Amesquita (Castro Roofing of Texas), Kevin Hoppman, A. J. Rodriguez (Castro Roofing). Michael Ross and Greg Rzewnicki prepare to tee off in the background.
The CowChip Golf Classic got underway with an exciting shotgun start. Ricky Locke and Chuck Ashton (Independent Insurance Group) won the coveted golden cow chip awards with a score of 30. Subsequently, a protest was lodged and it was revealed that they did not have their scorecard properly attested. The awards were stripped from them and presented to the team of Phillip and Kevin Hoppman (Big D Metalworks) who completed the course with a score of 32. Never fear: Ricky has been Phil's insurance agent and frequent golf partner for many years, and all the shenanigans were in good fun.
(Left to right) Ricky Locke and Chuck Ashton proudly show off their Golden CowChip Awards, presented by Clem Lesch.
Phil Hoppman and son Kevin prepare to take on the course.
Daughter-in-law Melissa Lesch and Jeff Smith (Lockheed Martin) came in 3rd, followed by Greg Rzewnicki (International Fidelity Insurance Company) and Michael Ross (Old Republic Surety). Tied for 5th were the teams of Gilbert White (Gilbert White Building and Renovation/Scott Hube (Great American Insurance Company), and Larry and Sandy Silverman (CFO4Life).
Other activities included swimming, basketball, foosball, pingpong, horseshoes, washer-toss, fishing, paddleboat, trampolines and the mega-swing.
Sandi & Mike Whisenant (SureTec Insurance Company)
Andrew, friend of the Steven Lewis family
Steven's brother, Jeff
The children of Victor and Jennifer Colon (Tegrus Construction) enjoy the wildflowers.
A son of Jose and Rosanne Zapata (XKAVA, Inc.) swings over the pond.
Daughters of Susan and David Otteson (McCaslin-Hill) and Richard and Sonia Lara (SureTec) paddle around the pond.
Teens combine jumping on the trampoline and playing catch with a football.
Groups gathered under the tent when it was time for Rudy's BBQ to serve dinner.
Roseanne Zapata, Christina Ontiveros, Jose Zapata, and David Ontiveros (XKAVA)
Beverly Lenz, Jim Johnston and Roze Croft (Johnston Technical Services-JTS)
David and Susan Otteson family (McCaslin-Hill Construction)
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q from Denton catered, and once again got rave reviews. Fortunately the wind died down enough in the evening for the traditional bondfire (burning boxes and boxes full of expired bonds, old forms, and old files) and for Clem's fantastic fireworks.
Another wonderful event! Next year will be the 25th! Mark your calendars-June 6, 2009.
Thank you to Eric, Melissa and Blake Lesch, along with the entire PCL team-Steven Lewis, Pat Pinchback and Jennifer Crane-for all their help preparing for the event and helping to make it a fun day.
- Clem & Pauline Lesch, June 2008
Steven Lewis joins PCL ownership groupMay 2008
PCL's shareholders and employees are pleased to announce that Steven Lewis is now part of the agency's ownership group. Steven has been a valued member of the agency since he joined PCL in April 2003 as a Surety Bond Producer.
Steven started his surety career in 1989 in Tempe, Arizona, and moved to the Dallas area in 1993. Prior to joining PCL, Steven was a contract bond underwriter in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, working for several surety companies. This underwriting experience gives him an excellent perspective on agent-underwriter relationships, and on handling the needs of a wide variety of contractors.
