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Cache Community Connections

A Civic and Interfaith Council

The CCC’s Purpose is... to respond to the essential interconnectedness of all Cache Valley’s residents. to dispel myths related to our various faiths and/or ethnicity. to encourage and support community activities that are, by their very nature, religiously and culturally unifying. to engage in educational activities designed to increase community awareness of and respect for religious and cultural diversity. to share our experiences in the CCC with the larger community of children, youth and adults.

About Us

Cache Community Connections (CCC) is composed of a group of interfaith religious and civic leaders….

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Connecting Neighbors

Watch our community interview series.

Origins of CCC

Revisit the founding of CCC with this new interview series.

Connecting Neighbors: Andrea Tatkon-Coker

Not having a place to worship your faith in a community where you live often results in a form of isolation. When people do not understand the practices of your faith, it can result in misunderstandings and incorrect ideas of what you do believe.  In addition, when your religious holidays are not the same as Christian holidays, it can present issues for your whole family.

Andrea Tatkon-Coker and her husband Jim are Jewish. Andrea believes it’s important to educate people about Judaism, and she does that as often as she finds the opportunity.  In her interview, Andrea offers a short peek into their faith as reformed Jews and how commonalities can be found to connect many faiths together.

Jim and Andrea came to Cache Valley for Jim’s job as a cardiologist. After a short stay, they left their home in the valley for a different assignment. Over the many years in-between, they decided not to sell their home and often used it as a place for area students to live.  They kept their home here because they knew the mountains would someday call them back.  Since Jim became semi-retired, they returned to pick up where they left off as part of the Cache Valley community.

During the interview, Andrea provides insight into the Jewish religion, the circumstances they had to address by living here, a short history on Israel, as well as issues between the Jews and the Palestinians. She also provides an interesting perspective on why Jews and Muslims can live together peacefully, and why they are able to experience true friendships with each other.

To contact Andrea Tatkon-Coker for a speaking engagement, email Carol at [email protected].

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Connecting Neighbors: Saboor Sahely

Studying mining and geology in Afghanistan and graduating with a degree in business from Utah State University, Saboor Sahely planned to work for a major mining or oil company after graduation. One thing is for sure, he knew he never wanted anything to do with the restaurant business. You just never know where life will take you.
While attending Utah State, Saboor worked as a dishwasher at Sambo’s Restaurant in Logan. After hoping to land a job in the fields he had studied, things took a different turn. To make a long story short, he eventually bought the place where he had worked as a dishwasher. It became Angie’s Restaurant in Logan. That was 1983 and Angie’s Restaurant is still going strong with Saboor at the helm. As people say, “Angie’s is where the locals eat,” with good food and fast, courteous service. As the new owner, Saboor paid attention to all the details, which meant connecting with his customers. Saboor proved himself wrong—he should be in the restaurant business! His decision has resulted in a very successful business that has become a true gift to Cache Valley.
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Saboor with Cherise Phillips, who’s been a server at Angie’s for twenty years.

Saboor shares his story of coming to the United States from his homeland of Afghanistan as a young college student. With determination and drive he arrived here with basically just the shirt on his back. The summer he arrived, he worked three jobs before school started and began moving forward in life, but it was not easy. He and his young family knew what it was like to ‘live on a shoestring.” Saboor has never forgotten what that was like. Through those growing pains, he learned compassion and appreciation for those who stood behind him—first and foremost, his wife Kristine and the ongoing support of the community. In turn he continues to give back in how he treats his customers, his employees, and by serving the community in many ways. Over the years, he has hired several second-generation employees to keep things running smoothly. Most importantly, his customers keep coming back, many of them now third-generation customers.

To contact Saboor Sahely for speaking engagements, email [email protected].