05/14/2026 - Meeting Minutes

AGENDA NOTES

The meeting opened at 12:05 as President-Elect Josh Watts welcomed Chamber Members. Thanks to Alpine Cleaning for hosting and also to Stonefire Pizza for providing lunch!

Business Reviews

Sky View High School (Amani Crosbie) - getting seniors ready for graduation and finishing up the school year.

Smithfield Chiropractic (Jeremy Gibbons) - Happy to have helped with the pancake breakfast. Summer can be a time to see injuries so go and see him if you need help.

Farmers Insurance (Diana Parker) - Now is a good time to get insurance - Idaho is raising rates so see them to save a little money.

Family Place (Alyssa Warner) - Excited to start with their kids summer camps starting in June. They had a donor help with costs so a week will only be $10 for 5 mornings. They are looking for supplies for the camps and any size 5 diapers for their locations.

Alpine Cleaning and Restoration (Wayne Moore) - free evaluations for any damage that you might incur - wind, water, fire, mold.

Smithfield City (John Engler) - Wanting to build a strong and stable economic base in the city to help business development keep pace with housing development. Let them know how the city can help.

Second Act Literacy Foundation (Steve Cook) - starting reading classes at the North Logan Library in September. Also looking to hire more tutors to help.

Sandstone Psychology (Dan Fast) - Mental health clinic specializing in rural areas. They serve a variety of different challenges. They also partner with businesses to pay for sessions with therapists or other services. They also do psychological testing, learning disabilities, autism testing and company presentations for mental health and wellness or burnout.

Serv Pro of Logan (Ryan Mozingo) - restoration services - water, fire, or any disaster repairs. Happy to be involved in the Chamber.

Backbone Planning (Jace Cox) - Work with individuals, families and business owners to help plan for retirement and other future endeavors. They offer a Smithfield Chamber 401K plan so let him know if you have any questions.

Preston Watts Collision and Glass (Josh Watts) - Thanks for all the referrals for new customers. There are a lot of insurance companies that encourage you to use their “pro shops” - but Preston Watts can work with any insurance company if they aren’t a Pro Shop for that insurance company.

Zions Bank (Tori Wanner) - Their promo is ending June 1st so get those applied. They also have wealth advisors to help set up trusts and other investments.

McDonald's (Toni Wood, Bill Petersen) - New refreshers are out so come give those drinks a try. They also have some new sodas available. Local promotion coming up with fried apple pies. They did a short remodel in the Smithfield store but are excited to move forward.

Utah Lions Club (Deon Hunsaker) - Monday, May 18th will be a Blood Drive at the Smithfield Lions building. They have about half the slots still open. The Richmond Lions will be helping with Black and White Days in Richmond this week. Blue Sox games have started so support them to help raise money for the Smithfield Lions.

Smithfield Recreation (Brett Daniels) - Thank you to the Chamber for all the support for Health Days - Golf Tournament and Pancake Breakfast were great. Splash pad is opening on Memorial Day. Excited for summer activities.

Evolution Design (Nicole Hyer) - hiring a project manager to work with clients. Also looking to reconnect with the community.

Host Huski (Andrew Davis) - Grateful to be working with the Chamber and taking over the Chamber website. They are going to be providing Google mapping features. They also do website hosting and website design.

Huski Marketing (Matt Veil) - Working with AI a lot lately and helping with the Chamber website. AI can help with hiring and other processes that can be automated. They would love to work with any businesses, especially law firms or anyone who is interested in seeing what AI can do for your business.

Atlas Financial Benefits/Globe Life (Nick Nielson) - He can help with secondary insurance to help with any catastrophic events that might come up with your family or employees.

AllTech (Jennifer Anderson) - They work with all the Smithfield City buildings, including the golf course. Be careful with cybersecurity - happy to offer a bid.

Also, go visit Jim and Kim Tippett's new restaurant in Bear Lake. Blue Horizon Grill will be opening on May 22nd.

Updates

  • Accounting Report (Lori Guzman) - Great news! We were able to fund $7000 to each elementary school from the Golf Tournament and 4-$500 scholarships. Looking forward to growing those events.
  • Chamber Scholarship - 11 applicants this year. All proceeds from Pancake Breakfast went towards 4 scholarships of $500 each.
  • Tri School Golf Tournament - Thank you to Lee’s Marketplace and Ace Hardware for sponsoring this event. Thanks also to Alpine for cooking breakfast, the elementary schools for getting teams and raffle prizes and to Eric for keeping us in line. We were able to raise $7000 for each school.
  • The Pancake Breakfast - Special thanks to Shamrock Foods for donating the food and for Sky View student leadership for their service. Thanks to everyone who helped this year.

Calendar Items for 2026

  • December 5th - Night of Giving

Next Meeting: September 3rd, Noon, Sierra Restoration