Girl has hair to spare for ailing children
Thanks to a kindergartner from Hartland Township, the fight against disease is going to be a little easier for some kids. »
Thursday, May. 10, 2007
Wednesday, May. 9, 2007
Girl, 12, goes back for third Locks of Love haircut
When 12-year-old Haley Morrell was a baby, her parents thought her hair would never grow. Often, people mistook her for a boy. »
Thursday, May. 3, 2007
Locks of Love: cut for a cause
Sarah Hollnagel’s long, blonde hair was cut for only the second time in her life. And although her hair is 12 inches shorter, the cut was a worthy cause. »
Monday, Apr. 30, 2007
Hometown Hero–Madison Powers
Close to two dozen third graders at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School are sporting a new look this week. »
Friday, Apr. 27, 2007
Girl donating hair for fundraiser
The last time Valerie Koutsoulis cut her hair, she was 4. »
Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2007
It was more than just a trim
James Childers emerged from Xcursions Salon recently with a lot less hair than he went in with. »
Thursday, Apr. 19, 2007
Cut-a-thon will provide wigs for young cancer victims
It was less than a year ago that Miguel Alvino’s Rose of Sharon Salon hosted a cut-a-thon for Candlelighter’s Childhood Cancer Foundation of the Inland. Stylists shaved heads of people wanting to show support for children with the disease and cut the hair of others who donated their hair to be made into wigs by Locks of Love. »
Friday, Apr. 13, 2007
Teachers donate to Locks of Love
Laura Holtkamp and Kelley Coldiron, both fifth-grade teachers at Loveland Intermediate School, recently donated their hair to Locks of Love. »
Thursday, Apr. 5, 2007
5 Year Old Inspires Donations To Locks Of Love
It’s a haircut that will help someone without hair. »
Friday, Mar. 16, 2007
Girl donates hair to Locks of Love
There are so many things 7-year-old Nicole Sowards can’t do. »
Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007
For one cop, bald sends a beautiful message
On one of those cold mornings when everyone is tired of winter and spirits are down, a morning when no one felt like coming to work, Bill Spalding walked into the Weld County Sheriff’s Office up on O Street and found five deputies standing in a row. At attention. »
Mother, daughter donate to Locks of Love
Last week, Mrs. Sherwood and her daughter Rachel, 7, donated their hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that collects hair donations for children. »
Monday, Feb. 19, 2007
On 80th birthday, Prattville woman gives the gift of hair
When Betty Hollon’s lost purse was returned intact more than two years ago, the retired nurse vowed to repay the finder’s honesty with a charitable act of her own. »
Friday, Feb. 16, 2007
Locks of Love times three
Ingrid Sandberg’s parents were a little worried when she was a baby and her hair wasn’t coming in. »
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007
After three years, a woman cuts her hair
Three and a half years ago West Linn resident Jan Hunt began a new beauty regimen – not cutting her long hair. »
Hairy scene that makes a difference
Brooke Lofgren’s pink boots dangled from a swivel chair in the Twin Image Salon Spa on Wednesday, as a stylist sheared off 10 inches of her radiant blond hair. »
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007
Young philanthropist makes personal donation
Last Tuesday one local child shared a personal gift by donating 11 inches of hair to Locks of Love. »
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007
Girl marks ninth birthday by donating hair to Locks of Love
In January 2006, Shelley Michaels was diagnosed with breast cancer. »
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007
Teacher’s gift is a hair-razing experience
In August 2003, Sexton Mountain Elementary School teacher Jan Hunt began thinking of Josh Dikih, a former first grade student, one that she helped during some rough spots in his life. »
Fifth grader donates hair to Locks of Love
Brooke Robinson, 10, daughter of Casey and Laura Coale of New Haven and a fifth grader at Gallatin County School, donated 14 1/2 inches of her pretty red hair to Locks of Love Tuesday. »
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007
A hank of hair is a gift of love
Jerri Nielsen sat in beautician Beth Dellabona’s chair last Thursday morning as her long blonde hair was tied into a ponytail and cut off above the rubber band. »
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007
Girls donate hair to charity
Cutting their hair for charity may have been their moms’ idea, but cousins Hailey and Ashli Davis are well aware of who benefits. »
Friday, Jan. 12, 2007
Cut of Grace
Propped up on a yellow booster seat at Hair For You, 9-year-old Grace Lechner fidgeted nervously as tiny ponytails full of her strawberry blonde hair were placed in her hands. »
Monday, Jan. 1, 2007
Boy Grows Hair For Others
At first glance, you could probably mistake 11-year-old Jonathan Boulon for a girl if it wasn’t for the blue T-shirt he wears with the words “Chick Magnet” emblazoned on it. »
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006
A cut above
Grace Cottage Hospital has seen a decrease of hair in the past two months. »
Scouts shear their locks for love
At the age of 11, Mariah Shippey has just had 10 inches of hair cut off for the Locks of Love organization. »
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006
Teachers donate to ‘Locks of Love’
The group of women who left Salon Seven in Crest Hill with sleek bobs Monday night were intimately aware of the importance of hair to a girl. »
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006
Girls engage in sharing by shearing
“Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Cut your long hair,” is how this modern day tale begins - with a twist. »
Thanksgiving inspires sixth-grader to cut 10 inches off her mane for Locks of Love
Kelly Walsh wasn’t sure how she wanted her hair cut when she arrived for her appointment Monday evening at Ulta salon in Naperville. After all, it had been four years since her hair had seen scissors. »
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006
Sharing his hair
Rye Junior High School student Bobby Mussig endured a lot of teasing over the past two years in the name of charity. »