3RD QUARTER 2018
79th YEAR
Chamber’s Thirty-Year Applefest October 14 Warwick Set To Welcome An Estimated 30 to 40,000 Visitors
Officers PRESIDENT JOHN REDMAN Union Square Group Ltd
VICE PRESIDENT JAMES MEZZETTI Myles Wealth Management
TREASURER MARY MCCLURG Sterling National Bank
SECRETARY KIMBERLY STARKS Better Homes & Gardens/Rand Realty
Directors KATHIE AUSTIN Kathie Austin Photography
DAVID LEACH Warwick Valley School District
JEAN BEATTIE Warwick Valley Telephone Co.
CHRISTINE LITTLE LEGOLAND New York
ELIZABETH CASSIDY Law Office of Elizabeth K. Cassidy
MARY MCCLURG Sterling National Bank
EDDIE CULLARI Eddie’s Roadhouse
JAMES MEZZETTI Myles Wealth Management
GARRETT DURLAND Seely & Durland, Inc.
ANITA VOLPE St. Anthony Community Hospital WMC/Bon Secours
NATALIA FISHER Total Account Ability JASON GRIZZANTI Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery RYAN HANSEN Crossfit Warwick MICHAEL HODGE Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty CORRINE IURATO Pecks Wines & Spirits KATIE JONKOSKI ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. EVAN KOVACH Mountain Creek
LT. JOHN RADER Warwick Police Department JOHN REDMAN Union Square Group Ltd THOMAS ROBERTS Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe KIMBERLY STARKS Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty CHRISTY TUPER Crystal Springs Resort KRISTEN WEISS KAWInteractive VALERIE ZAMMITTI Tuckfelt & Zammitti, PLLC
MICHAEL A. JOHNDROW Executive Director Office Manager Office Assistant SARAH ARMAND BEA ARNER
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Come help celebrate the festival’s thirtieth anniversary! We hope you’ll enjoy the festival which is fun for the whole family. Warwick will welcome an estimated 30,000 visitors to the 30th annual Applefest on Sunday, October 14, from 9am to 5pm in the Village of Warwick. Join us at the 30th anniversary of this great community festival, with hundreds of craft and food vendors, free music on several stages, a farmers’ market, apple pie baking and eating contests, and more! Family-friendly children’s activities in Stanley-Deming Park will include kiddie carnival rides and games, kids’ activities and food concessions. The “Pre-Applefest Kids Karnival”days are on Friday, October 12 from 4pm to 9pm; Saturday, October 13 from 11am to October 2 “Expresso” Business Mixer” 9pm; and during the Applefest festival on ShopRite of Warwick Sunday, October 14. The Kids Karnival 8:00am – 10:00am area will include horse and pony rides, October 5 Board of Directors Meeting and a rabbit petting area (both Sunday Mount Alverno only) from 9am to 5pm. It’s “Rain or 8:00am – 9:00am Shine” with free admission and lots of October 14 30th Annual Warwick Applefest great family fun! Produced by the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, Applefest is a major fundraiser. The much-needed proceeds from the event are used for town-wide community projects for some forty nonprofit organizations that participate in the annual festival. The Applefest 2018 Visitors’ Guide, with complete event information, will be posted on the Applefest website and distributed free at the event. For complete information about the festival, please visit www.warwickapplefest.com.
The Applefest Committee is grateful for the support of its 2018 sponsors: Gold: Angry Orchard, County Waste & Recycling, Cutco Cutlery, Myles Wealth Management, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Price Chopper, St. Anthony Community Hospital, Transtech / Chestnut Ridge Transportation, …continued on page 4
Food & Craft Fair Village of Warwick 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
October 30
After Hours Mixer Pennings Cidery Warwick, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
November 9
Board of Directors Meeting Mount Alverno 8:00am – 9:00am
November 17
79th Chamber of Commerce
Annual Membership Dinner The Magic of Warwick
Hickory Hill Golf Course 6:00pm – 11:00pm
November 18
Warwick Valley Farmers Market Last Day of 2018 Season South Street Parking Lot
Nov 18-Dec 23 Home for the Holidays Village of Warwick December 7
Board of Directors Meeting Mount Alverno 8:00am – 9:00am
December 5
Business Holiday Mixer TBA 6:00pm – 8:00pm