Art Block Party!

On October 11, 2008 from 8AM - 1 PM the Roswell Museum and Art Center will be having their 2nd annual Block Party & Chalk Art Festival. I absolutely love this event! It is so cool and it really supports the arts and the local artist in Southeastern New Mexico.

Bank of the Southwest is the corporate sponsor of the event. We also have a team of very talented artist participating in the chalk art festival. They are going to do our logo with a southwestern theme. It should be really interesting ! I also plan on filming it and making into a short youtube video. I want to make a time lapse of the art....so keep your fingers crossed that it turns out well.

Come out and show your BOSW love!
Viva La Festival!

-Josh

New Skin

As many may have noticed, I don't say much. That's because I'm a programmer and don't really have a lot to say, as I've typed most of anything I might say into the computer.

Well, after many cups of coffee and a few sodas, I know blogger's internal layout xml and have created a new skin that more closely resembles our corporate brand. I hope you all enjoy it, as I have spent a fair amount of time on it.

What lessons have I learned?

1. Its much easier to write a section than to write the widgets and includes necessary into the code. In otherwords, when possible, let blogger write the widgets and only change id's and class names in the widget code.
2. see number 1, no really, it does make life a lot easier.
3. (shameless plug) Having a true checking account has made this a lot easier too. (Can I have my cheezburger now Josh??)

Seriously though, it may have been a little convoluted, and google's documentation on the subject left quite a bit to be desired; however I now feel that I could adapt any webtemplate to a decent looking blogger template. The best part, it only took me one whole day.

So enjoy the skin we're in!

-Todd

True Checking Part 1

Wow...True Checking came out earlier this month and has received lots of attention. This two part series will answer any questions you might have if you are skeptic or not 100% sure about this account for you. If you have any questions please comment back to us and I will be sure to answer them......I will go over two of the stipulations

In order for this checking account to reward you with one of the highest interest we ask that you be mindful or how you use your account and meet a few stipulations.

1)Enroll in E- Statements. Saves a tree for the enviornment, and it can't get lost or stolen. ( Isn't this great! It is awesome for the enviornment, the post office, and well...even our office! Give your postmaster a little break in his crazy day.)

2)Write five or less checks per month. While checks will never go away, they are becoming harder to use. And at five checks per month , you can still write one if you need to. With all the online amenities of today, this is no problem. You can use our free bill pay service to help you with this, or go directly to the company you would like to pay and use their online payment service. Also, many companies offer pay by phone, or automated payments every month ( we will talk more about automated payments in Part 2.)

This concludes our Part 1 of 2 series on True Checking. O yeah...did I mention you get THREE FREE foreign ATM withdrawals per month. Now you can avoid that $4 fee at the casino, airport, or gas station. You will also receive a reusable, True Checking grocery bag. The pic is above.

Stop by any BOSW location or visit us at www.bankofsw.com for more info....Talk to you soon!

Hatch Featured - Hot stuff!

Watch CBS Videos Online

The community of Hatch is famous!!! No, not really, but this super cool. Bank of the Southwest is a large sponsor of the Hatch Chile Festival. Check it out!

True Checking Today!

Today is the official roll-out of True Checking....I hope you are as excited as I am!

Hatch Valley Chile Festival 2008

The Hatch Valley Chile Festival 2008 Parade was a big event, as was the Queen's Auction. Please enjoy these pictures of a few of the participants. Saturday was a bit overcast, but no rain! The temperature was Perfect! I brought home lots of souvenirs and bags of chile and onions. Look out Salsa-Here we come!