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Always a cut above and tailored just for you!
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Pauma/Valley Insurance Agency, Inc.
"Valley Center's Most Trusted Independent Insurance Agency Since 1978"
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In Recognition of September as Firefighter Appreciation Month and
October as Fire Prevention Awareness Month, this is
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PVI IS FIRED UP FOR YOUR SAFETY
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Brandon Strausbaugh, PVI Manager
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We hope everyone has gotten settled into their new routine that comes with summer's end - school, work, sports and other activities. Although there's nothing like summer fun with the family, it's still nice to get back into our fall routines.
And if you live in and around Valley Center, you know that one of the most important routines for Fall around here is focusing on fire prevention and safety. Although VC Fire Chief Joe Napier will tell you that "It's always fire season unless it's raining," the emphasis and concern naturally ratchet up after the end of a dry, hot summer following a lot of new growth in the spring.
Of course, no one needs to tell those in our community who lived through the fires of 2003 and 2007 how quickly fires can start and how rapidly they can spread, but a good reminder is still in order, especially when it comes to being prepared and helping to insure your family's safety.
That's why PVI is pleased to team up with the Valley Center Fire Protection District in sharing important information and supporting the cause, and why we work closely together year-round to focus on fire safety and prevention.
In PVI Country, we sincerely appreciate our firefighters, and September, as Firefighter Appreciation Month, seems like the perfect time to say "Thank you for all you do!"
Please read on for a few other ways we are working together with our community to support our firefighters this month...
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Phone: 760-749-2383
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DID YOU KNOW...
- The Valley Center Fire Protection District has been proudly serving our
community since 1981.
- The Fire District response area covers 84.5 square miles of beautiful rural and suburban wildland interface.
- They provide service to over 23,000 residents.
- They respond to over 2000 incidents annually.
- They operate out of two strategically located Fire
Stations with a third Fire Station in their community-based strategic plan
to improve service and reduce response times in a climate of increasing
demand.
- The Valley Center Fire Protection District provides and receives automatic and mutual aid through contractual partnerships
with all of the North County Fire Agencies as well as Cal Fire and the Reservation Fire Agencies that are in and around Valley Center.
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Valley Center
Vehicle Registration Services
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Keeping it Local
O
ur business is much more than just selling insurance, it is a way of life; which means long-term personal relationships being built with members of our community; it means supporting local businesses, events and sports teams; and it means making a difference in the lives of others.
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"The PVI Pledge"
Pauma/Valley Insurance pledges to do everything we can to make your lives Safer, Simpler & more Secure.
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Mark your calendar for this great event that definitely will "spark" your interest in
Fire Safety!
This is a great event to bring the family to at
Bates Nut Farm for a fun time of learning and practicing fire safety!
So come on out and join your friends and neighbors for this important event! (And be sure and stop by the PVI booth and say hello!)
Thank you to the VCFPD and their partners for making this event possible and also to the other community sponsors for their support!
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In Case You Missed It
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Did you happen to catch this picture of the Harvest Moon shining over Valley Center on Friday the 13th? It was one of our most popular posts on Valley Center Happenings this month.
If you have a special picture around Valley Center that you would like to share with your PVI family, please email to
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Here are two great ways to keep up with the "happenings" in our community:
Both are proudly sponsored by PVI to help keep our community connected and informed.
or
www.pvins.com for mobile
REMINDER: As an added bonus of being a PVI valued customer, you can have your special events listed on the Community Calendar.
Additionally, we will share them on our Facebook pages, too! Just email your flyer(s) to us:
PVInsurance.editor@gmail.com
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PVI is An Award Winning Agency
Golden Standard
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Look for us on
Valley Center Road
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Open to all!
Please join us and bring a friend/neighbor!
If you're looking for a "class act" then be sure and be
"marked present" on Thursday, September 19th, at 8 am,
for the monthly CAN (Community Action Network) meeting
at the VC Community Center!
Our guest speaker is Ron McCowan, VCPUSD Superintendent!
Please join us as we welcome
Ron McCowan
, Superintendent of the Valley Center - Pauma Unified School District! Ron will be providing an overview of school programs and activities available to local students as well as a general update. Even if you don't have school-age children, this is a great opportunity to see how you can participate in positive ways to support our youth - through volunteering, sponsorships, scholarships, etc.
Door Prize Sponsor - Ann's School of Dance
And speaking of "class," thank you to
Ann's School of Dance
for being this month's Door Prize Sponsor! Ann Kunde, who launched her iconic dance studio in Valley Center in 1977, is sponsoring prizes "to the tune of" two gift cards to
Joe's Country Feed and Pet
!" (See following story.)
Also, don't forget the monthly updates from our
First Responders
(who always make the grade!) and other local entities. Where else can you get so much information
at one time and in one place
?!
You also have a great opportunity to network and meet & greet your neighbors while enjoying a
light breakfast
provided by Julie Stroh (always voted "Most Popular!" )
So please don't be tardy as no make-up class is offered! :-)
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WALTZ
ON DOWN TO THE CAN (COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK) MEETING FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!
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two gift certificates donated by Ann's School of Dance for the September CAN Meeting.
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Just look at all the cool stuff you can choose from if you are the lucky winner of one of these two gift certificates to
Joe's Country Feed and Pet! (Of course, they stock numerous items for your animals as well!)
Winning one of these gift certificates definitely will make you feel like dancing, speaking of which...
These generous certificates were d
onated by
Ann's School of Dance
, our September 19th CAN Meeting Door Prize Sponsor. Thank you, Ann Kunde! (Please note, dance classes are now being formed for Fall, so please sign up now if interested!)
PVI is pleased to sponsor the monthly CAN (Community Action Network) Meetings, which happen to be the best place to get important info about our community! Not only do we have a guest speaker and updates from First Responders and other local entities, you also have the opportunity to win a door prize from a local business!
(CAN meetings are free, open to the public and held the third Thursday of each month at 8 am at the VC Community Hall.)
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ARMSTRONG FEED & SUPPLY - IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION
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Armstrong "Family" (l-r) Jax Murron, Jorge Garcia, Daniel Gonzalez,
Daisy Penaloza, Liam Kennedy, Trent Green, Sonia Penaloza, Steve Green,
Fatima Rubio and
Ellie Belcher.
At
Armstrong Feed & Supply,
not only do they appreciate each other (as you can tell by the picture above), t
hey really appreciate you - their loyal customers! That's why they're excited about their upcoming annual Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, October 12th!
If you're new to the area and not familiar with Armstrong's, here's a little of their history. In 2008, the Armstrong Family took over ownership of Valley Center's oldest feed store. In August 2009, they merged with Valley Center Feed becoming Valley Center's largest feed store! What this means to you is there's no need to drive down the grade for animal feed, as they have everything you need for all your animals right here in Valley Center!
Further, they have been involved in animal agriculture in Valley Center for over 50 years, and they routinely hold seminars to share their vast animal knowledge with the community. Not only do they sell all the supplies you need, but they also supply you with all you need to succeed!
Armstrong's is dedicated to supporting the Valley Center community and are long-time supporters of FFA, 4-H and other school activities, just a few of the reasons they are held in such high regard by all.
Armstrong Feed & Supply takes great pride in providing superior customer service and they really love their customers! That's why they hold several special events throughout the year in addition to their
annual Customer Appreciation Day - such as Super Saturdays and Breakfast with Santa.
So mark your calendar now for October 12th to attend their Customer Appreciation Day! As you can see by the flyer below, it's going to be a great event including big sales, raffles and prizes, and their delicious free BBQ lunch!
While you're there, be sure and check out the other items and gifts they carry, especially with the holidays right around the corner! Yes, they have a little something for everyone!
(This event also is listed on the Community Calendar:
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"SIXTY SECONDS OF SAFETY"
WITH VC FIRE CHIEF, JOE NAPIER
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As usual, Valley Center Fire Chief, Joe Napier, shares timely and important information for our community. In this segment, Chief Napier focuses on "home safety" and ways in which you can help keep your family safe.
Also, Chief Napier provides an overview of the upcoming Fire Safety Expo scheduled for Saturday, October 5th, from 9am - 3pm at Bates Nut Farm. (Please see the related flyer in the left column for more info.) This is a great opportunity for families to get first-hand information and hands-on experience from the experts!
To hear the Chief's message, please click here or on his picture above.
Thank you, Chief Napier, for always helping to keep our community connected and informed!
PVI will have a booth at the Fire Safety Expo, so please join us for this important event on October 5th!
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VC FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE BEST!
(AND THEY CAN DRINK TO THAT!)
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VC Fire Chief, Joe Napier, enjoys his free drink from Ted Hackleman/Spins Coffee Truck compliments of PVI.
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In recognition of September as Firefighter Appreciation Month, PVI is pleased to show a token of our appreciation by treating our local firefighters to a free drink at Spins Coffee Truck! We had the privilege of kicking off this offer by treating VC Fire Chief Joe Napier to a free mocha, his drink of choice.
So to the Firefighters of our community, please stop by Spins Coffee Truck between now and the end of September and let PVI "extinguish" your thirst with a drink (hot or cold) of your choice! Just tell Ted Hackleman you're there for the PVI Firefighter offer, and he'll take care of the rest.
Once again, to all our Firefighters, thank you for all you do to support our community and provide for our safety, both in fire-related situations, medical emergencies and the miscellaneous service calls you perform! We appreciate you!
Spins Coffee Truck is parked at 27932 Valley Center Road (across from Fat Ivor's / Powerland Equipment), Monday - Friday, 6 am - 2 pm.
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JUSTINA'S SEVENTEEN-YEAR JOURNEY
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(Editor's note: PVI is so excited to celebrate Justina Strausbaugh's 17 years with PVI! It's hard to believe that someone who could almost pass for 17 has been an integral part of PVI for half of her life! Speaking of life, Justina is so full of life that she makes working with her pure joy and PVI is blessed and thankful that she staked her "claim" in PVI Country 17 years ago! She shares her story below.)
My journey started at PVI when I was just a Sophomore at Valley Center High School and had just received my workers permit. I was super eager to find a job so I could pay for the new car I had my eye on. My parents had all of their insurance at PVI, and one day when my mom was in the office she told Barni (Strausbaugh) that I was looking for an after school job. So just like that (even with no interview) Barni took the chance and told my mom I could start after school
the next day!
I did not understand what insurance even was when I started.
So because my job duties consisted of filing all of our insurance documents into our customers' file folders (yes, our customers had physical files back then!) I thought I should know what "it" was that I was actually filing. Insurance started to intrigue me enough to obtain my insurance license with the CA Department of Insurance as soon as I turned 18, when I then graduated high school and started working full-time at PVI.
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GOT THIRST? THROAT ON FIRE?
YOU NEED THE PVI EXTINGUISHER!
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PVI's Phyllis Knight and Ted Hackleman, Spins Coffee Truck, kick back
and quench their thirst with PVI's Signature Drink of the Month for September,
which you could say was "mint" to be!
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In keeping with our fire safety-related theme this month, PVI is pleased to sponsor as our PVI September Signature Drink of the Month - the
"PVI Extinguisher" (otherwise known as Rock Melon Lemonade)!
As we all know, we officially say "good-bye" to Summer and "hello" to Fall on September 23rd; however, we also know that the calendar and our local weather don't always agree! So if you find yourself working up a thirst in our "Fall weather" and needing a break, be sure and stop by
Spins Coffee Truck and order the
PVI Extinguisher to help put out that thirst!
Speaking of Fall activities, we hope one way you'll work up a thirst is by keeping the brush cleared around your home, as the Valley Center Fire Protection District and CAL Fire continually emphasize, especially at this time of year, which helps protect you and your neighbors. Working together, we can help "insure" our community's safety!
So stop by Spins Coffee Truck between now and the end of September and order the
PVI Extinguisher and you'll receive your Rock Melon Lemonade at
half price, compliments of PVI.
What a tasty way to enjoy the last fruits of the season!
(One Half-Price Offer per person/per day through September 30th.)
Spins Coffee Truck is parked at 27932 Valley Center Road (across from Fat Ivor's / Powerland Equipment), Monday - Friday, 6 am - 2 pm.
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VALLEY CENTER'S PATRIOT DAY CEREMONY
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| The commemorative 9/11 flag flies at half-staff as volunteers lined up to take turns reading the names of those we will never forget at the Patriot Day Ceremony. |
It was an honor and a privilege for PVI to participate in the Patriot Day Ceremony at VC Fire Station 1 on September 11th.
The weather was cool and cloudy, but the participants and attendees were fired-up to remember and honor those who perished during the terrorist attacks on 9/11, as well as those who have since succumbed to related illnesses.
It was a moving time of community unity and we thank all of those who worked so hard to put this annual event together. Also, thank you
to those who came out to support our First Responders and participated by reading the names.
PVI's Diane Wick (left)
and Phyllis Knight had a chance to join a group of local fire personnel for a photo op.
You can always count on Eric Jockinsen (The Sound of Valley Center) to support our community events with sound and music. He was joined by members of the Miss VC Pageant Court.
It was wonderful seeing one of our favorite people at the ceremony - Julie Stroh! Julie has not missed one ceremony except for last year when she was in the hospital. Also happy to see Julie were (l) Marian Walters and Julia Boulos. Julie and Marian read names and Julia sang our National Anthem.
VC Fire Chief Joe Napier welcomed the community to the Patriot Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1.
It has been 18 years since the infamous day known as 9/11. The concern is that those who didn't live through it are more likely to forget (or never know) the significance of that fateful day.
Thankfully, that was not the case with these parents and young scouts who attended and read some of the names of those who perished.
Phyllis Knight was honored to read the names of some of the passengers who lost their lives on Flight 175, which crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
In closing the Patriot Day Ceremony, Chief Napier thanked everyone for coming, implored us never to forget and he challenged each of us in our community to show an act of kindness to someone. He said it doesn't have to be anything big, just make a little extra effort to be kind. That, in and of itself, is a great way to show honor and respect
for the heroes whose names we called.
To see the videos and more pictures of the ceremony, please check out
Valley Center Happenings, which PVI is pleased to sponsor.
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PVI IS ON THE BALL WITH A NEWS "FLASH!"
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| Front row: Gabriel Perpetua, Clara Oney and Ellis Oney. Back: Gabe Perpetua (Coach), Jessica Perpetua (Team Mom), Brooke Dunn (PVI) and Amy Oney (Team Mom) |
Last year, when it came to Youth Soccer, PVI was pleased to swim with the Sharks. This year, we're excited to sponsor the Blue Lightning team as they "streak" across the field! And (as you can tell by the sweet smiles on their faces) the only thing "blue" about these cute kiddos is their jersey!
We all are looking forward to another fun soccer season, and when it comes to the team of Blue Lightning, well, the sky's the limit!
As you can see below, there's always time in PVI Country to have a little fun while we take care of business! (And we're sure that the fact that it was Friday the 13th AND a full moon had nothing to do with anything, but we love the way Gabriel got into the spirit of things, while PVI's Maricruz Avelar joined the group for a "peace" of the action!)
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RETHINKING THE THREE "Ls" OF REAL ESTATE
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As the saying goes, when it comes to real estate, the three most important things to consider are Location, Location, Location. When it comes to choosing a realtor, the
Valley Center Community Aid Group reminds us to think Local, Local and Local! Not only because they have more local knowledge and expertise, but also because these dedicated individuals contribute their time, talents and finances back into the community!
That's why PVI is pleased - not only to be a member of the
Valley Center Community Aid Group - but also to be able to support this great resource that does so much for our community - from financial assistance to hands-on help to scholarships and more!
The VCCAG is the non-profit organization of the
Valley Center Real Estate Professionals, a combined group of local Realtors, Lenders, Title, Escrow, Insurance and other affiliated businesses. These professionals meet regularly (aka Caravan) to work together to promote and support "keeping it local" which tr
uly benefits our community as these individuals and businesses contribute a portion of their commissions, fees, etc., back to the community through the VCCAG.
Additionally, PVI loves being the "official coffee sponsor" for the Caravan meetings, and being able to promote & support
Spins Coffee Truck in the process is just one of the "perks!"
Also, we are excited to announce that the VCCAG will be our special presenters for the October 17th CAN (Community Action Network) meeting, at which time they will be highlighting some of the ways the Group has been able to help our neighbors in need because of the generous support from our community! So mark your calendar now and we hope you'll join us at 8 am at the VC Community Hall on October 17th and see how you, too, can help us support our community!
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- CUSTOMER COMMENTS -
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONIALS & REFERRALS!
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"Brandon is an honest and hard-working business person that brings great value to his customers and the companies he does business with."
- David Suarez
If you have a testimonial to share, like David, we'd love to hear it! You can share it either via our website or email to
Or, better yet, there is no greater compliment you pay us than sharing your experience with family and friends in referring them to us. As our way of saying "thank you" we are pleased to present a $10 gift card to you and a $10 donation to a local non-profit organization per referral. For each referral we receive, your name also goes into a year-end drawing for a 2019 Apple Watch. Sounds like a good "time" to
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As your personal Valley Center insurance agent, anytime you walk-in, call or email the agency you always will receive the same great hometown customer service that we have been providing for our community since 1978. Because we are an independent agent appointed to represent over 50 carriers including Mercury, Allstate, Progressive, MetLife, Travelers, Safeco, The Hartford,
and more,
you can be assured that we are going to provide the highest level of coverage at the most competitive rates.
We are located at
27357 Valley Center Road
(Right across the street from Napa Auto Parts.)
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Thank you from all of us at Pauma/Valley Insurance
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To protect your home, business and family,
PVI Country is the place to be!
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