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The Board of Realtors' guest speaker Feb. 28 was local business owner Brent Huffman, who also serves as vice president of the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association (HUBA). Accompanying Huffman was HUBA President Rachelle Trefz. (HCP photo by Rory Ryan.)

The Highland County Press

Farm Credit Mid-America of Washington Court House sponsored the Highland County Board of Realtors’ Feb. 28 luncheon at the Hillsboro Ponderosa Banquet Center.

Roger Hauke, a financial services officer with Farm Credit, was among three guest speakers introduced by Board of Realtors President Kelly Kimble.

Hauke provided an overview of Farm Credit’s conventional primary residence loans, property loan assistance and agricultural loans.

Hauke can be reached at (740) 335-3306.

• Also speaking to the Realtors this week was Beth Setty-Pniewski of Setty – Pniewski Tax & Business Services, Inc. in Hillsboro.

Setty-Pniewski discussed tax preparation and business-related deductions with the local real estate professionals. She can be reached at (937) 393-9780.

• The luncheon’s guest speaker was local business owner Brent Huffman, who also serves as vice president of the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association (HUBA). Accompanying Huffman was HUBA President Rachelle Trefz.

“We need to support our local uptown businesses,” Huffman said. “Shop at our ‘Mom and Pop’ businesses.”

Huffman encouraged Realtors to attend the HUBA First Friday events throughout 2013.

“We ask that you help promote Hillsboro,” Huffman said. “Introduce your clients to Hillsboro’s small businesses.”

For more on HUBA, visit www.uptownhillsboro.com, a locally designed website by angela-leigh designs and Cameco Communications, LLC.