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Southern Ulster Times , Wednesday , February 8 , 2017
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar .......................................... 12 Craig McKinney ................................ 9 Classifieds ...................................... 36 Crossword ...................................... 38 Highland ......................................... 28 Letters to the Editor ........................ 8 Marlboro ........................................ 29 Obituaries ...................................... 32 Opinion ............................................. 8 School News .................................... 18 Service Directory ............................ 41 Sports ............................................ 48
Chamber kicks off 2017
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Lloyd Judge Terry Elia swore in the Board of Directors of the Southern Ulster Chamber of Commerce at their annual “ kick off New Year ” event for 2017 . Pictured L-R Judge Elia , William Farrell , Larry Rattick John Georghiou , Mary Beth Maio and Raffaela Benson .
By MARK REYNOLDS mreynolds @ tcnewspapers . com
In late January , the Southern Ulster Chamber of Commerce hosted their 3rd annual “ kick-off the New Year Event ” at Novella ’ s Restaurant in New Paltz . The evening started with Lloyd Justice Terry Elia swearing in their officers for 2017 .
President William Farrell welcomed everyone , saying the Chamber is always open to new ideas .
“ We ’ re trying to be progressive and I think personally its going to be a great year for business . The things I see happening in just the economy itself , I ’ m really hoping this year that it really starts to take off ,” he said .
Long-time Chamber members Ralph Smith and Larry Rattick , of Accent Financial Group , were one of the evening ’ s sponsors . Smith described their business as “ two-sided ,” encompassing property and casualty coverage with offerings from more than forty insurance companies , while also functioning as a financial services firm .
“ The whole gamut of insurance companies is something we can represent ,” Smith said . “ On the financial services side we are affiliated with the largest independent broker dealer in the U . S ., which is LPL Financial Holdings . By being part of that group it brings into our house representation of every mutual fund company that ’ s available to us . It gives us a wide spectrum to be able to look at for someone who is trying to do some personal , retirement or estate planning , whatever it might be .”
Rattick said they are involved in various civic and community organizations , such as the Highland Rotary and in the
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Sharon Howard , of Bonnie Boxes , is flanked by Ralph Smith ( L ) and Larry Rattick of Accent Financial Group at the Chamber event .