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1ST QUARTER 2018

79th YEAR

Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Two Great Events of Spring in the Valley

Officers PRESIDENT JOHN REDMAN Union Square Group Ltd

TREASURER MARY MCCLURG Sterling National Bank

1ST VICE PRESIDENT JAMES MEZZETTI Myles Wealth Management

SECRETARY KIMBERLY STARKS Better Homes & Gardens/Rand Realty

2ND VICE PRESIDENT IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT WAYNE PATTERSON MECHELLE CASCIOTTA Better Homes & Gardens/Rand Realty Kitchen & Bath Works Warwick Valley Appliances

Directors KATHIE AUSTIN Kathie Austin Photography

DAVID LEACH Warwick Valley School District

JEAN BEATTIE Warwick Valley Telephone Co.

CHRISTINE LITTLE LEGOLAND New York

SHERRY BUKOVCAN Mary Kay Cosmetics

MARY MCCLURG Sterling National Bank

MECHELLE CASCIOTTA Kitchen & Bath Works Warwick Valley Appliances

JAMES MEZZETTI Myles Wealth Management

ELIZABETH CASSIDY Law Office of Elizabeth K. Cassidy

WAYNE PATTERSON Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty

EDDIE CULLARI Eddie’s Roadhouse

HEATHER PINIERI St. Anthony Bon Secours Hospital

GARRETT DURLAND Seely & Durland, Inc.

LT. JOHN RADER Warwick Police Department

NATALIA FISHER Total Account Ability

JOHN REDMAN Union Square Group Ltd

JASON GRIZZANTI Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery

THOMAS ROBERTS Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe

RYAN HANSEN Crossfit Warwick

KIMBERLY STARKS Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty

MICHAEL HODGE Berkshire Hathaway Gross & Jansen Realtors

CHRISTY TUPER Crystal Springs Resort

KATIE JONKOSKI ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.

KRISTEN WEISS KAWInteractive

EVAN KOVACH Mountain Creek

VALERIE ZAMMITTI Tuckfelt & Zammitti

MICHAEL A. JOHNDROW Executive Director Office Manager Office Assistant SARAH ARMAND BEA ARNER

The Chamber Connection is published by

THE WARWICK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Chamber Caboose, South Street Post Office Box 202, Warwick, New York 10990

Phone: (845) 986-2720 Fax: (845) 986-6982 Email: info@warwickcc.org Web: www.warwickcc.org Newsletter: NINA KANNON Printed by: WARWICK PRESS

Corporate Sponsors

Eleventh Annual Community Showcase

The Community Showcase, now in it’s 11th year, will be taking place on Saturday, May 5th from 10am to 4pm with a rain date of Sunday the 6th. Due to the level of success had with last year’s “Be Local, Buy Local” event, we’re excited to announce that we will continue to utilize the Village of Warwick as the backdrop for this openair festival. This showcase is great for both store-front and home-based businesses, providing a vibrant celebration of local products and services, as well as networking opportunities for participants, while benefiting from the natural flow of visitors that visit the downtown. Participating businesses will line Railroad Avenue and Main Street, making face-to-face contact with potential customers while marketing and selling their products and services. …continued on page 2

Gather Friends for 2018 Operation Clean Sweep

Grab a bag and clean your street! Every year, Operation Clean Sweep encourages all community members to help beautify our area and clean up roadsides and parks throughout the entire Town of Warwick.

Unlike the past, this year’s Operation Clean Sweep will continue throughout the week, beginning on Earth Day, April 22 and ending on Sunday, April 29. This Chamber sponsored event, headed by WVCC Board Members Jean Beattie and Ryan Hansen with the help of local Warwick Valley High School student Julia Vargas, invites all individuals, organizations, clubs and families to stop by the Caboose to register your road. Pick up free garbage bags and gloves, provided

by ShopRite of Warwick, Price Chopper and St. Anthony Community Hospital. Remember to leave filled bags at the corner of intersections to be picked up by the Town of Warwick Department of Public Works on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1st.

In conjunction with Operation Clean Sweep, we’re excited to announce our “Photo Share Contest”! Get your group together and take a picture with the bags of trash you’ve collected, then upload it to Instagram with the tag #OperationCS2018. A winner will be selected at random to receive a Local Business Basket, courtesy of the

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April 3

“Expresso Morning Mixer” Greenwood Lake Bagel Shop 8:00am – 10:00am

April 6

Board of Directors Meeting Mount Alverno 8:00am – 9:00am

April 25

After Hours Business Mixer Chateau Hathorn 5:30pm – 7:30pm

April 22-29

Operation Clean Sweep

May 4

Board of Directors Meeting Mount Alverno 8:00am – 9:00am

May

Warwick Community Showcase 2018

Downtown Warwick 10:00am – 5:00pm

May 6

Warwick Community Showcase Rain Date

May 9

Power Networking Dinner Trattoria Viviano 5:30pm – 7:30pm

May 13

Warwick Valley Farmer’s Market Opening Day South Street Parking Lot

May 24

After Hour Business Mixer Coquito’s 5:30pm – 7:30pm

June 1

Board of Directors Meeting Mount Alverno 8:00am – 9:00am

June 6

“Expresso Morning Mixer” Wolfie’s of Warwick 7:30am – 9:30am

June 28

After Hour Business Mixer Glenmere Brewing Co. 5:30pm – 7:30pm

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From Chamber President John Redman President, Union Square Group LTD

After three consecutive months of our Board of Directors’ meetings being postponed a week because of terrible weather, (a record in itself), we are looking toward spring which can’t get here soon enough. Special thanks to all the Board members who re-arranged their schedules for those juggled meeting dates and a real shout-out too, to the parents and caregivers whose own schedules get slammed by those school snow days.

Spring will bring with it two of our annual initiatives, Operation Clean Sweep April 22-29, and our Community Showcase held on Saturday May 5 on Main Street and Railroad Avenue. We had nearly 100 vendors and exhibitors at last year’s first shot at this outdoor downtown event and already we are getting new inquiries as well as those from last year’s exhibitors, so get your booth space reservations in as soon as you can. As always, Sarah and Bea will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

As I mentioned in last quarter’s Chamber Connection, with a real push on for member retention, we need everyone to step up on renewing for this year and to encourage others you may know to be sure that their renewals are in as well. Along with Michael Johndrow’s valiant continuing efforts at enlisting new members, we will continue as the benchmark for “smaller” Chambers in the area.

Thanks again for everything you do and let’s welcome warmer springtime weather.

Our Chamber’s Eventful 2018 First Quarter

The Chamber endeavors to provide exciting events for its members in order to promote their businesses and our valley. Please make sure you review our “Dates to Remember” on the front of the newsletter plus keep an eye on our weekly blasts and event calendar at www.warwickcc.org. Here are some events of our busy three months: January:

February:

Power Networking Dinner After Hours Business Mixer “Expresso” Morning Mixer After Hours Business Mixer

March: Power Networking Luncheon

Grappa Ristorante Silvio’s Villa

Lynch Wealth Strategies Baird Tavern

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Sue Loughren of Rooster Tees and Wolfie’s of Warwick’s Sarah Schwartzberg chat under the Rooster Tees tent while attending Community Showcase 2017.

A Delicious Three Years

Warwick Valley Olive Oil Company is proud to be celebrating its third anniversary in Warwick and would like to take this opportunity to thank all of its loyal customers and those who place orders from the Warwick Valley Olive Oil Company online store. The collection of balsamic vinegars, oils and other products have been growing over the past few years, but the small town feel and big time quality remains the same. If you have not visited the store at 20 Railroad Avenue, please feel free to come in. You’ll get a grand tour and explanation of all of the versatile uses of WVOOC oils and vinegars. Bon Appetit!

Showcase

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Members must register by Friday, April 20. The registration fee is $100 for Chamber members and $125 plus the membership fee for non-members.

The non-member fee includes a oneyear chamber membership. Non-profit organizations are also invited to exhibit and are eligible for a special non-profit rate of $50. NPO non-members must pay the membership fee as well. This event would not be possible without the support of our Gold Level Sponsors. Myles Wealth Management and St. Anthony Community Hospital; Silver Level Sponsors Seely & Durland Insurance and ShopRite of Warwick; Edward Jones, The Law Office of Elizabeth K. Cassidy, Riehle Opticians of Warwick and WVT Communications join as Bronze Level Partners. The deadline to participate in this great community event is quickly approaching. Vacancies are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Registration information may be found at www.warwickcc.org/expo/ or by calling the Chamber office (845) 986-2720.

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From the Caboose Dinner May 3; May-June Laughs & Refreshments

by Executive Director Michael Johndrow

Greetings from all of us here in your Chamber office! We have been busy generating our membership renewals to perpetuate our predominant source of income, along with the tremendous support of our seven Corporate Sponsors: Myles Wealth Management, St. Anthony Community Hospital, ShopRite, Seely and Durland Insurance, Edward Jones, and WVT. We recently added Riehle Opticians of Warwick to the prestigious list. Now let me fill you in on a few happenings in our region.

For nearly 50 years, the Orange County Citizens Foundation has had one goal; “To improve the quality of life in our community.” Development Director Christa Orsino of the Seligmann Center at the Citizens Foundation has some exciting happenings she invites you to partake in. In addition to the Orange County Citizens Foundation 24th Annual Ottaway Medal Dinner honoring the one and only Alan Seidman (THE event of the season) being held on Thursday, May 3, there are some FREE events open to the public: Join ‘Bike the Heritage Trail’ on May 19; ‘Hike Sugar Loaf Mountain’ on June 2; and ‘Kayak Wickham Lake’ on July 14.

(Guaranteed delicious refreshments and lots of laughs). Orange County Citizens Foundation, Sugar Loaf (845) 469-9459 www.occitizensfoundation.org.

Operation Clean Sweep is a terrific way to welcome spring—this year on April 22 to 29. This program encourages all environmentally-conscious clubs, groups, neighborhoods, families and individuals to help clean up our streets and roadways. Just call the Caboose (986-2720) to register your preferred area of clean-up. We will be distributing free garbage bags and plastic gloves courtesy of Saint Anthony Community Hospital, ShopRite and Price Chopper at the Caboose every day from 9am to 5pm and Saturday 28th from 8am to 12pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Our 11th Annual Community Showcase on May 5th (which made a strategic move to downtown Warwick last year) is designed to encourage “Shop Local”.

The response was very positive from both vendors and the public. We hope you will call early to reserve your $100 booth space. It fills up very quickly!

Commercial/Residential

Yes! Alpine Roofing is available for all of your roofing needs. Family-owned and operated, Alpine has been doing business in the Warwick Valley for three decades. Alpine Roofing provides quality workmanship and warranties backed by extensive experience servicing roofing and home improvement needs; installation and repair of both residential and commercial shingle, slate, flat, tile and metal roofs; gutters, waterproofing, and chimney repairs. Alpine is the slate/ tile roofing expert. Licensed and insured, Alpine Roofing is local, reliable and efficient. Call (845) 294-7554 or email through alpineroofingexperts.com.

Travel The Irish Way

With more than 35 years of experience, Warwick Valley Travel can take care of your travel needs. Book your Special Celtic Dream Package from September 22, 2018 to October 03. It includes a 2-night deluxe castle stay, a daily full Irish breakfast, and airfare available from Stewart International Airport. Please call (845) 986-8989 Monday-Friday from 9:30 am to 4:30 to receive information; or email at www.warwickvalleytravel.com.

The Warwick Valley Farmers’ Market, a committee of the Chamber, has scheduled its opening day for May 13th. We are looking forward to the colorful produce, AND crowds, down here on South Street.

In closing, I’d like to suggest once again that you double-check your category(s) listings for your business on the Chamber website. The more you have, the more people are able to find you! Please give us a call if you have any questions.

FYI – our website directory is receiving on average 10,000 hits per month.

Wow… right?

Restore Your Commercial Property After Winter

Spring maintenance is both necessary and beneficial. Kennedy & Charlton, LLC has some seasonal tips for you. Below is a check list to help restore your commercial property after the winter.

Inspect the roof/exterior of each building: check for chipped paint, damaged siding, roof leaks, foundation cracks, broken/cracked windows, clogged

gutters/drainage issues.

• Check the parking lots for pot holes and whether seal coating and/or striping

is required • HVAC Inspection • Replace air filters • Flush water heaters • Check carbon monoxide detectors • Inspect the sprinkler and fire suppression systems • Renew/review landscape contracts Kennedy and Charlton, LLC : Commercial Property Management Contact: Robert Kennedy: (845) 986-4111 www.kennedyandcharlton.com.

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St. Anthony Community Hospital Now Offers “Gentle Cesarean Section” Option to Mothers

St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has announced it will offer a new birth routine known as a gentle C-section, or family-centered section, to mothers who require the procedure.

A gentle C-section mimics some of the essential components of natural childbirth by allowing the parents to watch their infant enter the world through a clear drape and encourages skin-to-skin bonding with the newborn while still in the operating room.

This new process enhances the surgical experience by allowing the mother to be more part of the birth than a traditional C-section allows. “A lot of mothers are disappointed if they are told they require a C-section, said Diane DeFreest, RN, Maternity Director, St. Anthony Community Hospital. “They might feel as if they had missed out on a vital moment in their pregnancy experience by requiring a C-section. We are aiming to make this procedure feel more like a birth and less like a surgery.”

St. Anthony Community Hospital is the only hospital in both Orange and Rockland counties to offer gentle C-sections to its patients. To find out more information about the Kennedy Birthing Center, visit: http://www.stanthonycommunityhosp.org/ birthingcenter or to see if this process is right for you, consult your obstetrician.

Crystal Springs Hosts NJ Wine & Food Festival

Don’t miss the 10th Annual New Jersey Wine & Food Festival May 4 to 6 at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, NJ. Guests of honor Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud will be joined by chefs representing over 50 restaurants from NJ, NYC and around the USA along with some of the world’s greatest wine makers, sampling over 200 wines and spirits. The weekend’s events include a wide variety of demonstrations, seminars, meals and tastings designed to allow food and wine connoisseurs to meet and mingle with the world’s finest chefs and wine makers. For more information or tickets visit www. njwinefoodfest.com. Call (866) 508-4593.

CLEAN SWEEP

Kennedy Birthing Center Maternity Room at St. Anthony Community Hospital.

For more than seventy-five years, St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, New York, has been serving the residents of Orange County, NY, and New Jersey’s Sussex and Passaic counties with outstanding and compassionate care. The 60-bed hospital has been a primary resource for emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/ gynecological and acute-care services. Also on campus is the Mount Alverno Center, a state-approved adult home with an assisted-living program serving 85 residents; and Schervier Pavilion, a 120-bed skilled-nursing facility dedicated to the highest standard of healthcare excellence. For more information, visit StAnthonyCommunityHosp.org or follow the facilities at Facebook.com/BSCHS or Twitter.com/BSCHS.

Offering Live Performances at Local Venues

The Rock Underground (TRU) of Greenwood Lake is an all-ages music school where students take private lessons, join bands, and perform live. Each semester— themed off of a musical genre, era or artist—TRU students attend weekly rehearsals in preparation for live performances at local venues. TRU is actively casting young musicians ages 9-18 for their rock bands and glee vocal groups. If you have children, relatives or friends interested in performing with a band, or if you are a business owner or event planner in need of musical entertainment, call TRU (845) 595-1801.

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Chamber and participating businesses as a “thank you” for helping to keep our town beautiful. Other specialty programs will be held on Saturday, April 28. The Warwick Lions Club will sponsor an eyeglass and hearing aid collection. Paper shredding ($5 suggested donation per box) will be offered from 9am-12pm in the Chase parking lot on South Street.

Also from 9am-12pm on South Street, the Warwick Valley Coalition will host an unused prescription pill drop-off location while the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence hosts a used cell phone collection. Off-site programs include electronics recycling courtesy of The Computer Guy, 14 West Street, from 9am-2pm; and motor oil collection and recycling courtesy of Leo Kaytes Ford, 145 Route 94 S from 8am to 5pm Saturday.

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Health Saving Accounts: Cost Effective Health Care Solution for Your Employees Best of Houzz for 2018

by Tina M. Buck, KeyBank Manager, Warwick Branch, 845-610-6515

A survey conducted by HR consultant Mercer found 46% of employers are reducing HR benefit costs by offering employees High-Deductible Health Plans. By 2019, 72% of employers are expected to offer HDHPs. HighDeductible Health Plans lower costs by not paying the first several thousand dollars of health care expenses (higher deductibles), but will normally cover remaining costs. A Health Savings Account is a cost-effective way to add to your employee benefits package. HSAs can be opened by employees to make tax-advantaged contributions that are then withdrawn tax-free, for qualified current and future health care expenses not covered by insurance. Learn more. Visit https://www.key.com/corporate/workplace-solutions/healthcare-benefits.jsp

Properties Are Moving

The real estate market is hot! If you have been thinking of selling your home, now is the time. Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty, prides themselves on delivering an exceptional client experience. Professional agents will provide you with the market data you need to price your home properly and follow through with the best marketing to get your home sold. Associate Broker Rachel Heiss suggests you call the office today, (845) 986-4848, or stop in, 25 Railroad Avenue in Warwick NY. Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty’s doors are open 7-daysa-week to better serve you and your real estate needs.

Rachel Heiss

Help With True Potential

Stage N Sell is committed to stage your rooms to show off your home’s true potential. With the new season here, do you need professional help with decluttering, furnishing and layout? Are you getting ready to sell your house and move? Call Stage N Sell for a free consultation. Do any of the below situations describe you?

1. “After that move, I swear I’m getting rid of everything. Help!”

2. “Finally we’re empty-nesters. What do we do with all this space?”

3. “I’m getting older now and I really need help with moving.”

4. “Just got divorced. Help me sell my husband’s junk. Garage sale maybe?”

Check out the Stage N Sell website www.stagensell.net, call (845) 988-7696.

Operation Clean Sweep on Earth Day, April 22 to 29

Marina Case of The Red Shutters has won Best of Houzz for 2018 in both the Design and Service categories. Marina was chosen from among more than one million active professionals by the Houzz community worldwide. Best of Houzz Design is awarded to professionals whose work is judged most popular by the more than 40 million monthly users on Houzz.

Best of Houzz Service honors are based on Marina Case factors including the number and quality of client reviews received in the previous calendar year.

To contact Marina call (845) 988-1840 or visit her site www.theredshutters.com.

Simplified Exemption

If you’re a member of a Home Owner Association (HOA), then you may already consider yourself to be a little different than other “ordinary” property owners; but you may not realize just how special you really are. HOAs in NY are typically organized as nonprofit corporations under the NYS Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, and as such, may qualify to seek an exemption from certain taxes. However, under Federal law, the Internal Revenue Code includes special provisions for HOAs to simplify the process of seeking exemption from certain income taxes.

Contact Jeremy L. Havens, Esq. at (845) 987-8500 or Jeremy@HavensLaw.net.

Exceptional Good Taste

The Warwick Lions Club sponsors a shredding truck, one of the various scheduled programs that are part of the Warwick Valley Chamber’s Operation Clean Sweep.

Make your next event outstanding with deli sandwiches and salads catered by Wolfies of Warwick. More than 25,000 sandwiches have been served at Wolfies of Warwick, 38 Main Street. Now arrange for that same great pastrami, corned beef, Cubano sandwiches, brisket, reubens, pulled pork, falafel — and now fried chicken — to be the centerpiece of your celebration in your home, your backyard or wherever you party. Wolfies of Warwick, the only Warwick eatery with creek-side dining, serves refreshing wine and beer. Drop by Wolfies to talk about your catering needs. Your guests will applaud your exceptional good taste.

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Business Peace of Mind

Dave Smith on keyboard and bass, center, accompany percussionist and promoter Steve Rubin at an outdoor venue of the 2017 Hudson Valley Jazz Festival.

Ninth Annual Jazz Festival Returns August 9 to 12

As covered by The New York Times, local media and two of the nation’s leading jazz magazines, the ninth year of The Hudson Valley Jazz Festival returns this August 9-12. Returning venues in Warwick include Pennings Farm & Market, The Iron Forge Inn, “Music in the Courtyard Series”, The Village of Warwick Summer Concert Series and a home concert. Over the years, the festival has identified itself as a catalyst which promotes local talent in a mix of performance settings. The final schedule of artists and venues is still developing. A spring fund-raiser for The Hudson Valley Jazz Festival is also planned. This season new venues are encouraged to apply.

Please contact hudsonvalleyjazzfest@gmail.com for additional information.

Professional Home Buying Advice You Must Know

Spring has arrived, and with it, an eager crowd of consumers who are scouring real estate websites with the intent of buying and selling homes. Before shopping and selling begins, there is a crucial step that must be taken: obtaining an accurate home value.

Real estate websites offer home value calculators, but due to several factors, these are often inaccurate by 8%, which doesn’t sound like a lot – until you translate that into dollars! Avoid making the costly error of an incorrect home value by calling Michael Hodge of Berkshire Hathaway Gross & Jansen Realtors for a free, no-obligation Home Value Estimate at (845) 238-0996.

Hand Calligraphy

Spring is wedding, graduation, and first communion season, so make your invitations unique with a customized card/invitation from Paper Heart Co. Paper Heart Co. will design a unique card to dazzle your friends and family.

The women-owned business in the heart of the Village of Warwick offers customized stationery for every occasion.

Have your own cards made. Let Paper Heart Co. design your envelopes with hand calligraphy or digital addressing.

Visit 24 Main Street. Paper Heart Co. meets all printing needs from wedding and engagement notes to unique business cards. Contact Paper Heart Co. at (845) 397-7148 www.paperheartcompany.com.

Peace of mind is what every businesswoman and man wants when they shut the door at the end of the day. Lynch Bookkeeping Services LLC makes peace of mind the priority for small businesses. Owner Susan Lynch offers clients accurate organization of expenses by creating thorough reports to show how your businesses are doing every quarter.

Lynch’s focus? Your books. Your focus?

Your business. With tax season behind us, let Lynch Bookkeeping Services LLC tune up your books for the next quarter or the next year. Don’t let your books keep you up at night. Get peace of mind, and contact Susan@LynchBookkeeping.com or call (845) 987-4590.

Warwickians Learned

They are sharing this: Opa Greek Grill is the No. 1 spot for fresh, authentic Greek food in the valley. Conveniently located at 10 Oakland Avenue in Warwick, Opa Greek Grill features spanakota (spinach-feta pie), falafel, sandwiches, chicken, pork or gyros, grilled shrimp, grilled salmon, baby lamb chops, Greek meatballs, plus homemade desserts. This popular restaurant also serves Greek beer and wine. Let Opa Greek Grill cater your graduation or first communion parties, Memorial Day or Fourth of July picnics. Contact owner-executive chef George Anastasis to discuss a menu to please everybody. Opa Greek Grill is open Tuesday to Sunday. Call (845) 9868808 or visit opagreekgrillwarwick.com.

Events of First Quarter 2018

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March: After Hours Holiday Mixer Optimum Performance

Physical Therapy Ribbon Cuttings, Grand Openings and Anniversaries: Total Account Ability WVCSD Cosmetology Department Baird Tavern Veterans of Foreign War All Dry USA Stage Coach Inn GWL Skatepark Sobotor Training Systems Chosun Taekwondo Academy

18th Anniversary Grand Opening WV Historical Society Presentation Grand Opening of New Location Grand Opening 1st Anniversary Grand Opening 1 Year Anniversary 20 Year Anniversary

Thank you for being members of our Chamber. We are here every day to help you promote your business. Please take advantage of our many benefits. We hold a free monthly New Member Luncheon to explain our services and how to use them. You are all welcome to join us. Just call the office at (845) 986-2720.

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Insurance Agency Honors a Most Loyal Client

Keeping with the philosophy of “from our family to yours,” Seely & Durland Insurance has countless clients who have been with them for many years, including several second and third generation families and businesses. Case in point: One of their longest-running clients, John Barczak, is celebrating 57 years with the agency this year. In 1961, in need of auto insurance after purchasing a car, John visited Seely & Durland’s founder (the Durland brothers’ grandfather), Harry Seely, at the insurance company’s old stomping grounds on 14 Grand Street in Warwick. John has since insured every one of his vehicles and homes with SDI. Seely & Durland thanks John for his service to the county, his enduring work with the community, and for his continued friendship and loyalty to the agency.

Seely & Durland’s Garrett Durland, Linda Decker, John Barczak, Michelle Dixon, Stuart Durland

Law Firm Growing, and Growing Green at That

Christine Foy Stage is joining Stage & Nathans of counsel. She was Senior Assistant County Attorney in the Family Court Division for the last fifteen years. Christine is a graduate of Albany Law School and has been a member of the New York State bar for more than 30 years. The law firm of Stage & Nathans has served the Warwick Valley for 120 years, and this spring will be powering its legal powerhouse with solar panels, a timely choice. Stage & Nathans prides itself on personal service for any legal need.

In addition to real estate transactions, the firm offers estate planning. “Call us before you need us,” quipped Stage, “for wills, estate administration, personal injury, criminal matters—and now—family court matters.” Stage & Nathans is located in the center of Warwick Village at 23 West Street. Call (845) 986-1136 for a consultation.

Better Investment Return

Income tax filing season is here, and while average investors are no fan of taxes, there are strategies to help reduce them. Independent Private Wealth Advisor, Ed Lynch, finds one of the biggest costs to his clients’ wealth is taxes.

As President & Founder of Lynch Wealth Strategies, Lynch’s branch team helps clients plan, build and preserve wealth by utilizing investment strategies which helps minimize taxes. He said, “Investing is not only about making a good longterm rate of return, but keeping it. Taxes can strip away good returns!” Lynch consults with his clients’ tax professionals, to recommend strategies consistent with their net-rate-of-return goals. Lynch Wealth Strategies is located in Suite 5, Three Coates Drive, Goshen, NY. For a financial consultation, Lynch may be reached at 294-3456 or Edward.Lynch@ raymondjames.com.

Celebrate/Donate April 25

Jockey Hollow Veterinary Practice will celebrate ten years of dedicated veterinary service to pets in the Warwick Valley April 25 through May 5. Over these ten days Jockey Hollow will donate 10% of its revenue to “K9s For Warriors” and hopes that chamber members will make an additional donation. Go to http:// support.k9sforwarriors.org/goto/JHVP.

Ideal Spaces for Social Gatherings, Corporate Events and Legal Proceedings

The Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham’s spacious lobby, left, the expansive meeting room, center, and a comfortable suite.

The Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham is conveniently located in Middletown at the intersection of routes 17 and 84. This pet-friendly hotel boasts of 80 updated rooms (including many suites), a renovated lobby, business center, complimentary breakfast, free wifi and four full-service restaurants within easy walking distance. Discounts are available for long-term stays. The property also hosts a media room which is ideal for social gatherings, corporate events and legal proceedings. Chamber members receive a 10% discount on media room bookings. Please contact Jan Peirce, Director of Sales, at jan.peirce@liberty.twbc.com.

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Best of the Hudson Valley for You and The Crew

Celebrate the launch of the 2018 boating season on Greenwood Lake with a captain’s feast from The Helm for you and your crew. Recognized by Hudson Valley Magazine as the Best of the Hudson Valley, The Helm offers farm-to-table lunch and dinner, plus hand-crafted cocktails and craft beers. Conveniently located at 649 Jersey Avenue in Greenwood Lake, The Helm is open for brunch at 11 a.m. on Sunday; open for lunch and dinner Thursday through Sunday at noon. The Helm also offers catering for every occasion.

Catering by The Helm for weddings, graduations, promotions, bachelor and bachelorette parties will dazzle your The Helm, Jersey Avenue, Greenwood Lake guests. You like the best food in the Hudson Valley: find it at The Helm. Call Personalized Support (845) 477-3073 ahead for takeout.

Spring is an excellent time to review your business computer systems’ performance. Your taxes are done; you’re Skilled Maintenance and planning a summer getaway; another a Safe Clean Vehicle school year is nearly done. Take time to Let Warwick Car Wash Oil Express call Tom Blaney’s Practical Business wipe away every remnant of this winter.

Services. For two generations, Practical A clean vehicle is a fuel-efficient one.

Business Services has delivered high- Whatever your spring trips: getting kids end computer service to both family- from college, Mothers’ and Fathers’ owned businesses and international Day outings, graduations: You want the corporations. Tom Blaney’s philosophy: safest journey for your family and loved “I work with my customers as a designer, ones. Bring your vehicle to Warwick not a mechanic.” Doctors, lawyers and Car Wash Oil Express for a tune-up, individual businesspersons call Practical alignment or a safety checkup before you Business Services, a Warwick-based begin your overland cruise. Want the best firm, for personalized business systems’ deal for tires? Come to Warwick Car support and design. Contact Tom Blaney Wash Oil Express to beat any tire offer at (845) 987-0001 or send him an email at in the region. The Warwick Car Wash Tom.Blaney@optimum.net.

Oil Express No. 1 priority: Safety for you and your family. Convenient in the heart of Warwick on Elm Street adjoining the railroad tracks, Warwick Car Wash Oil Express is open seven days-a-week. Call ahead for skilled maintenance on your car or truck (845) 986-9966.

Offering Monthly Microbrewery Beer Dinners

Eddie’s Roadhouse is a destination for beer lovers and foodies. In the center of Warwick Village, 18 Main Street, Eddie’s Roadhouse offers superior beer from craft brewers around the region and the entire USA. When friends and relatives drop by the Warwick Valley, treat them to tasty lunches or dinners Tuesday through Sunday at Eddie’s. Eddie’s Roadhouse chefs and cooks have made their gastropub a destination for diners by serving the best fresh foods from local farmers and butchers. Eddie’s Roadhouse offers a monthly beer dinner which marries the best beers from a micro-brewery to items on their menu. The beer dinners sell out quickly, so don’t hesitate. Sign in to the guest list at eddiesroadhouse.com. Don’t forget to reward your new graduate with a gift card from Eddie’s Roadhouse.

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Media Consulting and Crisis Communication

Businesswomen and men tell me: “I don’t know what to write about my business.” Let me. I’m a veteran newsman and former utility executive, Chris Olert, founder of New Age Olde Media. I’m consumed with promoting Warwick businesses. My New Age Olde Media is a Warwick-based firm, helping nearly two dozen members of the Warwick Chamber of Commerce; get their businesses noticed in this quarterly newsletter. I offer media consulting, as well as crisis communication. Call me before you need me. You know your business plan, let me help you expand it.

Any move your business makes is news; let me help you promote it. I remind clients: A business with no sign is a sign of no business. Have a Website? Consider adding a professional voice to enliven it. I was also was a radio reporter, and can help you enliven your Website with narration. For a free consultation, call Chris Olert, (845) 986-7314 or contact, chris.olert@gmail.com.

Match Beer to the BBQ

Whatever you’re celebrating this year, be it graduations, engagements, weddings, or landing a first job, visit Beverage Plus at 17 South Street in Warwick for a huge selection of domestic, imported and craft beers. With more than a thousand beers on hand, Beverage Plus can satisfy every beer lovers’ taste. Planning a barbecue? Let the lads at Beverage Plus suggest the perfect beers to complement your picnic menu. Beverage Plus also offers Warwick’s only walk-in cigar humidor. Follow them @Beermenus. com. Beverage Plus reminds all to drink responsibly. Please don’t drink and drive.

Duck Derby May 20

The Winslow Therapeutic Center’s popular fund-raising Duck Derby will take place on Sunday, May 20. Tickets are now on sale for the popular race and proceeds will be divided equally between Winslow and other non-profit organizations which will help market the tickets. Organizations and clubs are invited to participate.

Birthday Parties, Future Rangers Hockey and Camp

Learn to skate with lessons for beginners through advanced offered year-round at Skylands Ice World. The Skylands Hockey Head Start Program is geared for beginner hockey players. All the equipment is available on loan to get players started.

As Skylands Future Rangers progress, they enter the Skylands Development League which are full season teams. Skating birthday parties are the coolest. Starting at $175, Skylands includes skating, food, drinks, balloons, and a ton of fun! Summer campers love it at Skylands Ice World’s summer day camps, skating camps and hockey specialized camps. Something for everyone on Route 23 in Stockholm. (973) 697-1600.

A Cup of the Valley Coffee Festival April 22, C.I.A.

Greenwood Lake Roasters is proud to sponsor “A Cup of the Valley Coffee Festival” and feature its locally roasted organic and fair trade small batch craft coffee at the Culinary Institute on April 22. Join in the discussion and sampling on July 18 with Agriscuplture’s DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO? at Pennings Farm Market.

Check out facebook@greenwoodlakeroasters for events. Schedule a roasting demo or cupping at the roastery or host a cupping at your location. Visit Greenwood Lake Roasters for cups and bags. Stop in to learn about wholesale and retail options. The Perfect Marriage Phone (845) 293-0530 or email sales@ The Warwick Inn is the perfect gwlrcc. View www.gwlrcc.com online. marriage of fine dining and superior service. Open seven-days-a-week for Driving Alignment lunch and dinner, The Warwick Inn has Chances are winter driving with its become a gem in the ring of fine dining in parade of potholes has taken a nasty southern Orange County by specializing turn on your vehicle’s alignment. Let in farm-to-table dishes. The Warwick South Street Tire align your vehicle and Inn serves the finest Italian-American tune up your engine for a smooth ride. cuisine, customized for each diner’s Poor alignment is a safety issue which desires—from seafood to steaks, pasta to affects tire wear and can lead to lower chops, and weekly specials adapted to the gas mileage. Veteran mechanics at South season. The Warwick Inn is available Street Tire will put your vehicle on the for private parties for every occasion. fast track to smooth driving. Attending Wednesday night is Ladies’ Night; ladies graduations, bringing college kids home come by for Warwick’s finest food and or planning a summer getaway? South cocktails! Thursday nights enjoy the piano Street Tire offers specials to match your bar and jazz. Conveniently located at 36 driving to the tires that’ll save you money Oakland Avenue, make The Warwick on gas. Call (845) 986-5001 or pull into Inn your first stop when coming to the 5 South Street in Warwick. South Street village. For reservations or to plan a private party, call (845) 986-3666.

Tire is open six days-a-week, Mon-Sat.

10 The Chamber Connection

Thank You Renewed 2018 Members A Sparkling View Access Physical Therapy & Wellness AGRISCULPTURE: Farm Equipment - Lovingly Rethought Albert Wisner Public Library All Dry USA Allstate - Bill Garcia Alora Laser Spa Alpine Financial Alpine Roofing Amity Foundation for Healing with Horses Anytime Fitness Applewood Winery LLC Ashford Cottage Baldino & Perry Associates Inc. Bath Fitter Beattie & Krahulik Belfor Property Restoration Bellvale Community Bellvale Farms Creamery Belowich & Walsh Berkshire Hathaway Gross & Jansen Realtors Bertolini & Co. Bertoni Gallery Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty Black Dirt Distillery Blarney Station Bluestone Acupuncture Brian Ahearn Childrens Fund Budget Blinds of Orange County Bungalow, The Caffe A La Mode Candy Apple Shoppe, LLC Carriage House Storage Christ Church Christine Startiz - BHG / Rand Realty Christopher Ford Party Mix Chrome Salon Cider Mill Inn Classic Cleaning Claudia Vaccaro - Real Estate Broker Clearview Vineyard Computer Guy, The Copper Bottom American Grill & Bar Coppola Services, Inc. Corporate Impressions Country Saab of Orange County Courtyard by Marriot Crystal Run Health Plan LLC Crystal Run Healthcare LLP Dauberts Lawn Service Dawson Motors

Day Heating & Air Conditioning Demarest Hill Winery Inc. Designs by Monica Diversegy Donlodic Studios Dwayne’s Glass Works Eastern Propane Edenville General Store El Azteca Mexican Restaurant - II LLC Esquire Title Agency Etched in Time Engraving Fabric, Scissors & Thread Famside Landscape & Design Inc. Fizzy Lifting Soda Pop Candy Shop FootSpa & Tea Bar Forever Jewelers Franico’s Pizzeria Fratello’s Frazzleberries, LLC GEEKHIVE Glenmere Mansion Grace Community Church Graphic Designer Nina Kannon Greater Hudson Bank Green Team, the Greenwood Lake Animal Hospital Greenwood Lake Bagels Greenwood Lake Elks Greenwood Lake Theater Guardian Self Storage Halligan’s Public House Hamlet at Wallkill LLC Hampton Inn Middletown Havens Law Firm Historical Society of the Town of Warwick HOPE Daylee USA Hudson Valley Performing Arts Foundation Ia’s Threads Independent Helicopter Intelligent Automation Iriniri Janet Rendle - Weichart Realtors Jennifer DiCostanzo - The Green Team Jersey Paddleboards Jockey Hollow Veterinary Kathie Austin Photography Kennedy & Charlton LLC Kennedy Companies, Inc. Kidstrings Music Kimberly Starks / Better Home & Gardens Rand Realty Kuiken Brothers

Lakeland Pools Law Office of Elizabeth Cassidy Law Office of Michael C. Welch Law office of Robert McManus Lawn-A-Mat Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home LEGOLAND New York Lehman & Getz Engineering, PC Leo Kaytes Ford Leonard G. Episcopio DDS, PLLC Lil Fry Company Log Chips Longitude 84 Inc. Lycian Theatre Lynch Bookkeeping Services LLC Lynch Wealth Strategies Master Home Inspection Merchants Guild Michael T. Hodge - Realtor Michelle Tobin - Keller Williams Microtel Inn & Suites Middletown Medical Mikulik Lawn and Landscape, LLC Millspaugh Furniture House Mima’s of Warwick LLC Mitchell Property Management, LLC MJJ Builders Corp Mountain Creek Mt. Peter Museum Village Nancy Brenner DeAngelo Attorney at Law Nazar Enterprizes LLC New Continental Hotel & Restaurant New York Life- Jeremy Landolfa New York Renaissance Faire Newhard’s, Inc. Nicholas P. Lesando, Jr. Warwick Post 214 - American Legion Oakie Dokey Entertainment Ochs Orchard, Inc Optimum Performance Physical Therapy Orange & Rockland Utilities Orange Bank & Trust Owen V. McShane DDS Paper Heart Company, The Parkin Supply LLC Pascack Data Com LLC Paul Davis Restoration of Orange & Sussex Counties Pecks Wine & Spirits Inc. Pediatric OT Solutions Pennings Farm Cidery Pennings Farm Market

The Chamber Connection 11 Pine Island Bible Church Pine Island Brewing Co. Playa Gallery Plaza Driving School Postal Plus Practical Business Solutions Premier - Newtek Payments Preschool Solutions Price Chopper Quest Financial Services LLC Raynor Country Realty Reclaimed Consignment Boutique Riehle Opticians of Warwick Roe Brothers Inc Romancing the Home Rooter Tees, LLC Rylex Custom Cabinetry & Closets SAIL Foundation Sandy Glazman - William Raveis Baer & McIntosh Savvy Cvhic Consignment Boutique Scenic Farms Golf Course LLC Seely & Durland Shalimar Alpaca’s SK Office Supply Inc. Skylands Ice World Smith Plumbing and Heating Snapfitness Sneakers to Boots South Street Tire and Auto Spadafina Photography Inc St. Stephens Catholic Church Stage & Nathans LLP Stagecoach Inn State Farm / Williams Insurance & Financial Services Subtle Energies Sussex County Community College Taco Hombre The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.) The Castle Fun Center & Jester’s Restaurant Bar The Junction The Rock Underground Thom Woglom Construction LLC Tokyo Plum House Total Account Ability Town of Warwick PBA Track 7 Postal, LLC Transtech Bus Tratoria Viviano URJ Kutz Camp Vapor Lounge LLC Veterans of Foreign Wars (Warwick Valley Post 4662) Village Billiards Vogel & Moore, Inc. -

Nationwide Insurance Wadeson Home Center Inc Walden Savings Bank Warwick Advertiser, The Warwick Car Wash Warwick Cemetery Association Warwick Conference Center Warwick Day Care Warwick Fire Department Warwick Foundation for Excellence in Learning Warwick House of Antiques Warwick Masonic Lodge No. 554 F and A M Warwick Massage Warwick Physical Therapy Warwick Playground Dreams Warwick Press Warwick Reformed Church Warwick Resource Group, John W. Sanford & Son Inc. Warwick Valley Appliances

Warwick Valley Autobody Warwick Valley Bed & Breakfast Warwick Valley Central School DistricT Warwick Valley Farmer’s Market Warwick Valley Gardeners Warwick Valley Humane Society, Inc. Warwick Valley Knights of Columbus Warwick Valley Olive Oil Warwick Valley Rotary Club Warwick Valley Veterinary Hospital Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery Warwick Yoga Center Wells Fargo Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center Wright Family Farm WTBQ Radio WVT - Warwick Valley Telephone XDFour, LLC You are Beautiful People Zygmunt-Murtie Memorials, LLC

Welcome New Members AMERIPRISE / PELL WEALTH PARTNERS Douglas Messina 615 State Route 32, Suite 4 Highland Mills, NY 10930 (845) 241-8300 Doulas.Messina@ampf.com FREE SHRIMP BAND Ray Loughren 63 Blooms Corners Road Warwick, NY 10990 (973) 919-3270 rlox58@gmail.com GwL SKATEPARK CORP. Michael Dudley PO Box 145 Greenwood Lake, NY 10925 (845) 328-0020 info@gwlskatepark.com Jennifer Connolly BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY GROSS & JANSEN REALTORS Jennifer Connolly Warwick, NY 10990 (201) 725-5381 JennConnollyre@gmail.com LI LAN SPA Li Lan 14 First Street Warwick, NY 10990 (845) 986-7022

LIAM DESIGN BUILD Mark Annuziato 92 Maple Grange Road Vernon, NJ 07462 (845) 986-7553 PAUL SCHMIDT KELLER WILLIAMS 69 Brookside Avenue, Suite 225 Chester, NY 10918 (845) 699-6323 pschmidt@warwick.net SLEEP INN & SUITES MIDDLETOWN Sean Christ 3491 Route 6 Middletown, NY 10940 (845) 342-4304 Gm.ny662@choicehotels.com TASTE OF POLAND Barbara Niewojt 10 South Main Street Florida, NY 10921 (845) 508-6017 WARWICK GIRLS LACROSSE Summer Mangles 15 Amity Court Warwick, NY 10990 (516) 455-5655 (cell) summrhug@aol.com WARWICK YOUTH LACROSSE Warwick, NY 10990 (201) 774-7949 tpost0718@gmail.com