Smithfield Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting Review
This month, February 2024, the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce was hosted by Darrel Simmons and Alpine Cleaning and Restoration with lunch provided by Cache Valley Bank. We discussed many issues with our member businesses. Here’s what we looked at.
Smithfield Lions Club
Deon Hunsaker spoke with us about their January project of cleaning and testing eyeglasses. For upcoming projects, they are doing a blood drive on February 19. On April 27, they will be participating in the Smithfield Day of Service, where they will partner with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to build beds. There will also be the Blue Sox concessions that month. They want everyone to know that they are always looking for new members.
Alpine Cleaning and Restoration
Wayne Moore of Alpine Cleaning wants everyone to be aware that winter is when house fires are most common and we should take extra steps to be careful when heating our homes. Be a good neighbor and watch for issues and be sure to review your insurance coverage to make sure you’re in good shape. If anything goes wrong, they can help restore your home; they also do flood and storm damage restoration, and mold cleanup.
Cache County School Board
Kathy Christiansen told us that thanks to everyone’s support, the bond passed. Now, two new middle schools will be starting up, which will hopefully improve the school experiences for students and teachers alike. Some special accommodations are being made for the sake of their local neighbors. If you have any questions, feel free to contact her.
Easy Breezy Pros
Matt Veil of the duct and carpet cleaning company, Easy Breezy Pros, has seen a large increase in cleaning, mostly for dust removal from ducts and carpets. Business is going well for them and they wish to expand to do more commercial work for business and manufacturing customers.
Zions Bank
Teresa Gwilliam announced that Zions Bank is opening a new location in Smithfield and they look forward to getting to know the community better. If any businesses have banking needs, she is available for contact.
Cache Valley Bank
Danny Hansen also spoke on behalf of Cache Valley Bank. They are still offering their flagship services for anyone who needs them, business or personal. Zane Johnson, the operations manager, is happy to help with any questions. Check in to make sure you’re maximizing your account potential.
Smithfield City
Ted Stokes was present as a representative of Smithfield City. He let us know that the city has a database of over 2500 emails signed up for notification about local events. If anyone has any information about civic events that they want distributed, he can help them get the word out. The chamber can also send out information about new businesses
Whole Body Health Care
Zach Manwaring and his new intern, Tyler Noell, brought up what they’ve been seeing at Whole Body Health Care. Thanks to the colder weather of the last few months, there’s been a lot of aches and pains from shoveling snow and ice, not to mention falls. As the weather warms up, they expect to see injuries from running, as well. For any back pain issues, they’re on call to help.
Farmers Insurance
Payden Knudsen from Farmers Insurance tells us they’re seeing a big turnaround for their new products this year. Rates are expected to level off, so if you’re interested in a quote, feel free to call them up.
USU Credit Union
Trever Nunn from the USU Credit Union wants everyone to know that their Gold Rewards members get a bit more back.. They currently havae 0% balance transfer and 0% interest rates for 6 months.
Lee’s Marketplace
Next week is the Super Bowl and Lee’s Marketplace is ready for it! They will be doing food demos and a cookie challenge, as well as a Valentine’s Day special: a dozen roses for $19.99. Drop by for some of the best deals in the area.
Stone Fire Pizzeria
Stone Fire Pizzeria is also doing Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl specials, with take and bake pastas. They will also be providing meals to special families submitted to them. If you want to reserve a party room for a large group, they also have options available for you.
Smithfield Recreation
The Smithfield Recreation Center will hosting an indoor triathlon this Saturday. The event is already sold out, but if you want to provide any participants, you can let Richard Varela by Friday. Halfawy through the season, the winter basketball events are going well. The spring competative leagues for adult basketball and volley ball are open for registration now. Since staying open later on Saturdays has been popular among visitors, this will continue through March.
Family Place
Zoe Erikson from the Family Place wanted us to remind everyone that that February 10th will be the Princess and Prince Party at Castle Manor. They sell out every year, so if you’re looking to get tickets, don’t delay. They’re always looking for sponsors for every event, especially hen it comes to food. If you want to, you can also buy a ticket for someone ho doesn’t have the means to afford it.
Host Huski
Andrew Davis, owner of Host Huski, told us that they are now talking with USU to help students get access to web resources. They over business emails for $3 a month on top of other hosting services.
Healthy Bite Brigade
Annalisa Davidson operates the Healthy Bite Brigade, which runs healthy vending machines and snack subscriptions. She will be finalizing her services prices this week and is looking to hire people. Her business hires people with autism and other disabilities.
Stapley Advisory Services
Finally, Stapley Advisory Services (formerly Stapely Accounting), advises everyone to get the year started off right. Now is the best time to get your tax information in order and set up goals for the year. Give Terri Stapley a call if you need any help.
Other Announcements
- For membership dues, we now have window clings available. If you need to update your email, let us know.
- We plan to do two newsletters this spring to announce events. One in March for the Easter Egg Hunt, and one in April for the Golf Tournament and Pancake Breakfast. You can put an ad in this newsletter for $100, which ill include a flier and mention on our social media page. We have a list of those who aren’t signed up for the digital communications and we might be able to continue print copies, but the cost is becoming prohibitive for a service that doesn’t see a lot of participation. We can offer posters for businesses, including digital copies, and electric bilboard ads on Alpine and Preston Watts. Look for the Easter Egg Hunt the first week of march at our next meeting.
- The Easter Egg Hunt will be March 30th. Let Nicole know how many eggs you would like to have stuffed. If you can’t remember how many you did last year, we have that information. We provide the eggs and the Smithfield Youth Council stuffs them. If you cannot be there to hand out the prize we can put coupons in the eggs.
- The Tri-School Golf Tournament is May 8th. The letter will be going out to the schools. If you are a Chamber Member and want to sponsor a hole there is no fee and we have a list of available holes if you would like to sponsor a hole. All our proceeds go towards the three elementary schools – they will use them for various projects. We also supplement our scholarship program.
- For the Health Days Pancake Breakfast on May 11, we need all the help we can get. It will be 8-9:30 and will not conflict with the race this year. Proceeds from this go towards our scholarship program. If you’d like to help out, let us know.
- Kim and Jim Tippetts were at our meeting and announced that they are going to be leaving for Africa to serve an LDS mission in the Africa South Area; they leave May 6th. They will be covering 16 countries to help with education and technology needs for members in the areas. We wish them all the best and will miss their contributions to our community.
Calendar Items for 2024
March 30th – Easter Egg Hunt
May 8th – Tri School Golf Tournament
May 11th – Health Days Pancake Breakfast
December 7th – Night of Giving
Next Meeting – March 7th, place TBD.