02/06/2025 - Meeting Minutes

AGENDA NOTES

The meeting opened at 12:10 as Darryl Simmons welcomed Chamber Members. Thanks to Alpine Cleaning and Restoration for hosting the meeting.

Business Reviews:

Stonefire Pizzeria (Corey Forman, Josh Nuckles) - specials now include a Valentine’s Day special for February (2 for $40 - 2 entrees, 1 starter, 2 drinks and 2 desserts) and some new menu items, including a Red Velvet Skookie with strawberry cheesecake ice cream. They also have 10% off all desserts for the month.

Stapley Accounting Services (Terri Stapley) - specialize in business advising services.

Smithfield City (Ted Stokes) - representing the city. Also he is a lawyer specializing in estate planning.

Second Act Literacy Foundation (Steve Cook) - help high school dropouts get GED’s. Also help immigrants and refugees learn English.

Impact Merchant Group (Anthony Wagoner) - merchant payment processes to integrate back end systems from beginning to end.

Smithfield Lions Club (Deon Hunsaker)- They are planning their April fundraiser (a spaghetti dinner) and to sell concessions at Blue Sox games. They also have a blood drive coming up on February 17th. They are always looking for new members.

Huski Marketing (Matt Veil) - Launched new customized software to help local businesses close sales and increase their business. Allows businesses to communicate more efficiently with prospective customers. They are looking for Beta Testers.

Globe Life (Nick Nielson) - They deal with supplementary insurance to help with unexpected expenses.

Summit Elementary (Aimee McNeil)- Looking forward to Literacy Night on February 20th. Also looking forward to the golf tournament.

Edward Jones (Ryker Wilson) - Financial planning services. Happy to meet everyone.

Birch Creek Elementary (Trudy Wilson) - No snow and the kids have spring fever. Lots of growth and building. 6th graders will be moving in 2026 and hoping that will alleviate some crowding.

Birch Creek Golf Course (Eric Kleven) - Golf Course currently closed due to temperatures. Hoping to open mid-March

Preston Watts Collision and Glass (Josh Watts) - Missing the snow but are still very busy. They waive $100 off the insurance deductible for windshield replacements and they are very competitive and willing to match competitors' quote.

McDonalds (Bill Petersen, Toni Wood) - Breakfast bagels are back! It's been a while but they are very popular. They have specialty pies as well. They are also bringing in chicken strips and specialty wraps.

Zions Bank (Tarissa Gwilliam) - Offering a $25,000 line of credit if you apply for an SBA loan. Also offering employee incentives for accounts.

Sprinkler Master (Dave Gwilliam) - Sprinkler repair services. They do a maintenance program - $255 - and they do sprinkler turn on, maintenance, and winterizing. They are offering it to Chamber members for $240.

Alpine Cleaning (Dallin Karren) - representing Alpine. Slow on floods but happy to help with any restoration or cleanup needs.

Whole Body Health Care (Zach Manwaring)- If you are doing physical therapy and it hurts, try a different way to help solve your problems faster. They are happy to help with any physical issues that you might have.

Learning Turtle Preschool (Anita Gerber) - Three classes available - 3, 4 and 5 year olds. They are opening up registration for next year's classes so give them a call soon - they are already 80% full for next year.

Evolution Design (Ronnie Love) - Do granite countertops. Wanting to get more involved with the chamber and in the community.

Sky View (Shane Jones) - Just had Welcome to Sky View night for next year's freshmen. Thank you for your support for Sky View’s programs. They have a student - Camren Rudie - working on an Eagle Scout project to help supply their Emergency Buckets. If you would like to donate or participate, please let Shane know. They can take products or cash to help fund the projects.

Schreiber Foods (Scott Nelson) - They employ over 1000 people in the valley. They are expanding and hiring; average pay after 18 months is about $29 an hour. Great company to work for. Eat more cheese.

Farmers Insurance (Lily Knudsen) - They are hiring for an insurance agent position if you know of anyone looking to change their career.

United Way of Northern Utah (Jimmy Birman) - 211 Utah day is next Wednesday from 3-5 pm. Will be handing out 211 information to underserved populations. Looking for volunteers to help with this event.

Yardmaster Services (Trish Ybarrondo) - Yard Services in the valley. New member and happy to be involved.

Smithfield Recreation (Richard Varela) - New years resolution patrons are almost done so the rec center should settle down soon. Spring youth soccer signups are ongoing; adult summer softball signups are starting next week. They are continuing their sponsorship programs so look for their different packages to help support youth sport, special events, races and rec center general sponsorships.

USU Credit Union (Trevor Larson) - Lots of promotions going on - 0% balance transfer and 0% interest rate to help credit card debt, HELOC promotion at 4.99% for 6 months at $10,000 or more, Buy Now and Refinance Later (up to three years later) when interest rates go down for home buyers, lot loans at 5.95% or lower.

Host Huski (Andrew Davis) - Website hosting and website design. They are partnering with Atlas, an inventory management company, Finetech and e-hub to develop a one stop shop for ecommerce. They are available to help you with any hosting or ecommerce needs.

Additional Items

If you have paid your membership dues for the year, we have your window cling. See Nicole to grab it. She can also deliver to your business.
Next newsletter is in April; the deadline is March 15th.
Easter Egg Hunt - April 19th - let us know how many eggs you would like stuffed. We provide the eggs, you provide a prize. The prize could be a coupon for a product at your business (Lee’s usually will provide coupons for donuts, for example). If the coupon will fit in a plastic egg, we will just put them directly in the egg if you would like us to. If not or if you would like to provide a fun toy or activity, we put a tag with your business name in the egg and the participants come to your table at the Easter Egg Hunt and redeem the tag for their prize. Let us know if you have more questions. We need a pretty firm number by our March meeting so that we have enough eggs and we have time for the Smithfield Youth Council to stuff them for us.
The Tri School Golf Tournament is finalized for Wednesday, May 7th. A letter will be going out to the schools to help them as they contact businesses to participate. There is no charge for Chamber Members to be a hole sponsor and it is a great way to talk to golfers and publicize your business.

Calendar Items for 2025:

April 19th - Easter Egg Hunt
May 7th - Tri School Golf Tournament
May 10th - Health Days Pancake Breakfast
December 6th - Night of Giving

Next Meeting - March 6th, Smithfield Senior Center (Mack Park)