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              Alleghany Highlands Chamber Of Commerce & Tourism holds its 44th annual dinner meeting

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              Front row, left to right, Hank Garten, Georgia Garten, Tate Garten and Kristen Garten. Second row, left to right, John Lawson, David Crosier and Josh Taylor, representing the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. (Image Express photo)

              Front row, left to right, Hank Garten, Georgia Garten, Tate Garten and Kristen Garten. Second row, left to right, John Lawson, David Crosier and Josh Taylor, representing the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. (Image Express photo)

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              The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce &
              Tourism announced award winners at its 44th Annual
              Dinner Meeting, held on Sat., Feb. 24, from 4:30 p.m. till
              9:00 p.m. at the Greenbrier Resort.
              Dr. John Rainone, president of Mountain Gateway
              Community College and the outgoing president of the
              Chamber, welcomed the guests and three newly elected
              members to the Chamber’s board of directors: Tara
              Brewster, Formals & Florals on Main and Amela Morgan,
              Ingevity. He noted that the third member, Melissa Hylton
              of State Farm Insurance, was unable to attend the
              dinner.
              American Spiritual Ensemble provided the invocation.
              Next, Diamond Level Sponsors of the dinner were
              recognized as Arritt Funeral Home, Bath Community
              Hospital, Garten Trucking, Highlands Community Bank,
              Ingevity, Lumos, The Farm at Glen Haven and The Flower
              Center/Jack Mason’s Tavern.

              Matt Garten, chairman of the Alleghany Co. Board of
              Supervisors, represented Alleghany Co. along with Vice-
              Chair James Griffith. Also attending were supervisors
              Steve Bennett, Greg Dodd and Shannon Cox.
              City of Covington Mayor Tom Sibold and Vice-Mayor
              David Crosier represented the City along with
              Councilman Lance Carson and Councilman Fred Forbes.
              The Town of Clifton Forge was represented by Mayor Jeff
              Irvine and Vice-Mayor Dale Burdette. Councilwoman
              Debbie Laudermilk, Councilman Carl “Shorty” Wolfe and
              Councilman Ben Nicely also represented Clifton Forge.
              The Town of Iron Gate was represented by Wendy Biggs.
              Dr. Rainone passed the reins of presidency on to
              Kathleen All of the Jackson River Community Credit
              Union.
              President-elect Wendy Hudler of the Adler Property
              Group is set to become president in 2024.
              The three new members of the Chamber will join Julia
              Pilipenko, Dominion Energy; Dr. Kevin Slaughter,
              Slaughter and Slaughter Family Dentistry; John Wilson,
              Edward Jones Investments; and Ashley Bennett,
              Mountain Field Market.

              Others are Jon Fitzgerald, Evergreen Inn; Justin Reiter,
              The Historic Masonic Theatre; Don Wilson, RiverRock;
              and Lee Higginbotham, LewisGale Hospital-Alleghany.
              Rounding out the list are James Griffith, City of
              Covington; David Crosier, City of Covington; Carl “Shorty”
              Wolfe, Town of Clifton Forge; and Wendy Biggs, Town of
              Iron Gate.
              The three members of the Chamber who were replaced,
              Gina Tingler, Jason Specht and Jonathan Arritt, were
              recognized for their service.
              Heather Terrell, a teacher with 36 years of experience
              who sponsors the Key Club and student senate at
              Alleghany High School, was announced as Teacher of the
              Year. She was praised for her innovative instructional
              method of nurturing leadership qualities in students.
              Public school teachers who were nominated for Teacher
              of the Year are Elizabeth Thompson, Callaghan
              Elementary School; Hannah Pillow, Mountain View
              Elementary School; and Tommy Wright, Sharon
              Elementary School.
              Others nominated were Crystal Wimmer, Clifton Middle
              School; Charles Fornwalt, Jackson River Technical Center;
              and Renee Jones, Covington High School.

              Katherine Farmer, who teaches math to students at Boys
              Home of Virginia grades 9-12, was recognized as Boys
              Home Teacher of the Year. She has been an educator for
              40 years.
              Mountain Gateway Community College’s Dr. Mathew
              McGraw was awarded 2022 Educator of the Year Award.
              Covington Car Company won the 2022 Dogwood Award
              for Beautification, and Image Express took home the
              2022 Business of the Year Award.
              The Ruth Middleton 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award
              went to Dianne Garcia, and Beau Bryan won the Website
              of the Year Award for Beaverdam Falls. He will receive
              the award upon his return from traveling abroad.
              With Chamber President All leading the way in 2023
              alongside Executive Director Teresa Hammond, she will
              be working with members of the executive committee,
              Hudler, president-elect; Higginbotham, vice-president;
              and Fitzgerald, treasurer.
              The Chamber conducted 22 ribbon cutting ceremonies
              for businesses in the Alleghany Highlands in 2022.

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