A representative from Bogus Basin says the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) helped them retain people and positions on their staff, adding that they’re now implementing some changes to help save lives and limit spread for those who come up to enjoy their facilities.
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BOGUSBASIN IS THELARGEST NONPROFITRECREATION AREA INTHE COUNTRY.AND IT SHOWS INTHE COMMUNITY...SERVING MORE THAN20-THOUSANDCHILDREN PERYEAR... WITHPROGRAMMING.BUT THIS YEAR.THE POPULARCOMMUNITY SPOT...LOST OUT ONCRITICAL REVENUE.OUR REBOUNDIDAHO SERIES...TRACKS THE IMPACTOF THECORONAVIRUSCRISIS... ON THEFINANCIAL HEALTHOF OUR COMMUNITY.TONIGHT... OURMADELINE WHITESHARE HOW AN S-B-ALENDING PROGRAM...GAVE BOGUS ALIFELINE."HAVING TO CLOSEDOWN DURING THEIRWINTER SEASON,EVEN A MONTHBEFORE THE CARESACT WENT INTOEFFECT, AREPRESENTATIVEFROM BOGUS BASINTELLING US HOW THEPAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM HELPEDTHEM SAVEPOSITIONS ON THEIRSTAFF, AND HOWTHEY'RE NOWIMPLEMENTING SOMECHANGES TO HELPSAVE LIVES AND LIMITSPREAD FOR THOSEWHO COME UP TOENJOY THEIRFACILITIES."AHH.
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IS IN SOMEAREAS YOU'LL NEEDTO DO THAT IN AMASK."IN THE LIFT LINES WEHAVE MARKERS, INTHE FOOD ANDBEVERAGE LINE WEHAVE MARKERS OFSIX FEET APART, ANDTHEN CONSTANTREMINDERS ONTHOSE IN THOSEAREAS, THAT WEREQUIRE MASKS,THAT, THIS IS A MASKREQUIREMENT AREA,TO PLEASE PUT YOURMASK ON,' AND OUREMPLOYEES AREGREAT TO REMINDYOU."IT WAS CHANGESLIKE THESE THENONPROFIT NEEDEDTO MAKE IN ORDERTO KEEP THEIRMOUNTAINOPERATIONS ALIVEAND RUNNING."WE LOST A MONTHOF SKI SEASON."AND WINTER SEASON- BRAD WILSON SAYS- IS THEIR BIGGESTMONEY MAKER."IT WAS A GREATMONTH TOOBECAUSE WE HAD AWHOLE BUNCH OFSNOW.""AND THEN WEWEREN'T ABLE TOOPEN SUMMER UNTILA MONTH LATERTHAN NORMAL ASWELL."THAT'S WHY THEYAPPLIED FOR A LOANTHROUGH THE S-B-A'S PAYCHECKPROTECTIONPROGRAM."AND WE DIDRECEIVE IT AND ITCAME AT A GREATTIME.
WE SPENT THEVAST MAJORITY OF ITON SALARIES ANDWAGES."HE SAYS THE LOANWHICH THE SBAREPORTS WAS IN THEONE TO TWO MILLIONDOLLAR RANGEALLOWED BOGUSBASIN TO NOT TOHAVE TO LAY ANYONEOFF."SHORT TERM ITHELPED SAVE 50POSITIONS OVERTHAT PERIOD OF TIMEAND THEN IT HELPEDUS BRING ONANOTHER HUNDREDPEOPLE TO GETREADY FOR THESUMMER SEASON.""AND SO UH IT WAS AGODSEND."CURRENT OPENACTIVITIES INCLUDETHE GLADE RUNNERMOUNTAIN COASTERWHICH HE SAYSTHEY SANITIZE AFTEREVERY RIDE.SUMMER TUBING.SCENIC BIKE RIDESAND GEM PANNING.THERE'S ALSOALWAYS THAT OPTIONOF A GOOD OLDFASHIONED SOCIALDISTANT HIKE."ALMOST HALF OFTHE PEOPLE THATCOME UP TO BOGUSBASIN COME UP TORECREATE ON THEIROWN."NEW THIS YEAR ISBOGUS BASIN'S FIRSTLIFT-SERVEDMOUNTAIN BIKE PARK.MORE DETAILS ONTHAT ON BOGUSBASIN DOT ORG.ABC ONLY MOREDETAILS ON THAT ATTHE LINK ON THISARTICLE ON OURWEBSITE IDAHONEWS 6 DOT COM.REPORTER MW ON-CAM TAG:"REPORTING FROMOUTSIDE BOGUSBASIN'S LODGE -MADELINE WHTE.IDAHO NEWS 6./FOX 9NOW."WILSON ADDED THATALL