Cache Community Connections
A Civic and Interfaith Council
Photo: Levi Portillo
About Us
Cache Community Connections (CCC) is composed of a group of interfaith religious and civic leaders….
Events
See what the Logan Tabernacle Interfaith Events Committee is planning.
Connecting Neighbors
Watch our community interview series.
Connecting Neighbors: Aaron Timm
Once you’ve had the opportunity to experience Aaron Timm’s sense of humor and wit, it leaves you with wanting to get to know more about her. It doesn’t take long to realize she’s a great conversationalist and quite smart. And it would be remiss to not also point out that she is a talented writer.
All this and you’d think she wouldn’t have any problems fitting in anywhere. Unfortunately, she has oftentimes been short-changed because she has challenges that set her apart from what people consider to be normal.
Aaron has albinism. Albinism is a group of inherited disorders where there is little or no production of the pigment melanin. Therefore, someone with albinism has no pigment in their skin, hair, or eyes. There are different degrees of albinism and Aaron says unfortunately, she got “the whole package,” which includes blindness.
However, Aaron is a woman who has found her way and is going to do all she can to keep things from getting in her way. She does credit her husband for helping her become more independent and motivated to take hold of the talents she has and developing them. He was the one who encouraged her to take all she is capable of doing and move out of her comfort zone. She has done that and seems to have “found herself” in many ways. She eventually went back to college (after a few bumps in the road) and accomplished getting two college degrees.
She also puts herself out into the community by taking part in writing workshops. She feels she is building “family” through what she can share in her writing. It not only helps her; it helps those who relate to her experiences. No, her blindness has not stopped her writing. She reads using a magnifier and she says she’s getting better at braille every day.
Aaron’s story provides a chance to see that there is a lot more to a person than what first impressions often skip over. As a person with the challenges she has faced, she offers much value to the Cache Valley community.
To contact Aaron Timm for a speaking engagement, email [email protected].
Connecting Neighbors: Darren Parry
Darren Parry is the past Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Darren serves on the Board of Directors for the American West Heritage Center, the Utah State Museum Board, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. In 2017 he received the Esto Perpetua Award from the State of Idaho for preserving and promoting history in Idaho. He is the first in Utah to win this award.
Darren attend the University of Utah and Weber State University and received his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis in History. He also teaches classes on Native American History at Utah State University. His passion in life is his family, which includes his tribal family.
Darren has worked tirelessly to share the story of the Bear River Massacre as passed down through his ancestors. His great-great-great-grandfather Sagwitch Timbimboo was the chief of the tribe at the time and escaped as the horrific events unfolded.
Darren is currently working to raise funds for the Boa Ogoi Cultural Interpretive Center, which is scheduled to break ground in Spring 2021. This facility will provide an important conduit for the Shoshone perspective as to the events that happened during the Bear River Massacre. Another project dear to Darren’s heart is a recent book he published called The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History.
To contact Darren Parry for a speaking engagement, email [email protected].
Connecting Neighbors: Jimmy Moore
Jimmy Moore was born in Leakesville, Mississippi, a small industrial town along the Chickasawhay River with a population of approximately 1,500.
He came to Utah State University with the promise that basketball could provide him the benefits of a more prosperous life. He excelled at USU, and enjoyed a professional career in the NBA and internationally. He returned to USU dedicated to the proposition that his experience could benefit other student athletes.
In this interview, he shares some of his thoughts and recommendations based on his experiences in Logan, then and now. Interviewed by his son, Jalen, himself a basketball star in high school and college, and also drafted by an NBA team, Jimmy responds to questions about his experiences and thoughts about how a community might endeavor to include persons from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
From the interviewer, Jalen Moore:
To contact Jimmy Moore for a speaking engagement, email Carol at [email protected].
Jalen and Jimmy Moore