Hair

Rhonda Cool admits she was spoiled. Since meeting Terry F. Cool Sr. in 1989, he had been the only one to cut her hair. She just had her first haircut by someone else, and she said it's going to take some getting used to. "He always knew how I liked it," Rhonda said. Known as one of the foursome of longtime barbers at Razor's Edge Barber Shop - which now is in Fountainhead Plaza behind Olympia Candy Kitchen - Terry had quite a following of regular customers. Terry kept neatly trimmed the hair of his family members - including two of his three children, two stepchildren and five grandchildren, who called him "PapPap" - until about a month before his death, when he no longer had the strength.

While a junior at Washington County Technical High School, Megan Kerns began working as a shampoo assistant at a local beauty salon. She passed the Maryland State Cosmetology Boards before graduating in 2008 from Tech High's Cosmetology program. Now she's a hair designer at Simplicity Salon and Spa on Pennsylvania Avenue — the same salon where she worked as a shampoo assistant. Kerns said she knew she wanted to study cosmetology and be certified by the time she graduated from high school.

Now that we have unveiled our Herald-Mail All-County athletes for the winter season, we can focus on the sprint that makes up the two-month spring season to conclude the prep athletic year. Before you know it, we’ll be publishing our lists of top players in baseball, softball, track and field, tennis and lacrosse. Whoosh! There’s barely time to take a collective breath of relief …. and oh my goodness, football is around the corner. But let’s not go there yet. From my standpoint, this past winter season covering boys basketball was pretty doggone interesting.

Greg Pittman is finishing his coursework and practical experience in the Cosmetology Program at Award Beauty School in Hagerstown. By the end of April, he hopes to be a Maryland licensed cosmetologist. Since he began as a student there in May, Pittman, 40, not only has excelled in cosmetology, but has shared his creative talents in other ways. His previous 23-year career in the food and beverage industry has earned him a reputation with his fellow students and school staff as a great cook, events planner and window display creator.

Balanna Crabill donated 10 inches of hair to the Locks of Love program. Locks of Love provides wigs for children who have lost their hair due to illness. Her hair was cut at Stylin’ Rhythm Salon, 18214 Oak Ridge Drive in Hagerstown.

Name of business: Designer Hair Studio Owner: Carrie Hunt Address: 38 W. Baltimore St., Funkstown Opening date: Jan. 17 Products and services: "I provide hair services for men, women and children while specializing in designer haircuts, color correction and custom color, foil highlights/lowlights, up-dos and event styles and waxing services. My favorite professional products include Wella, Goldwell, Blondor, Silklift, Aquage and Sebastian.

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Bella Salon and Spa professionals Karen Nave, Megan Palmer, Sam Wade and Amanda Hendershot recently attended a Redken advanced hair design class called "Just Cut the Darn Thing" at the Redken Exchange in New York. They are pictured with Sam Villa, artistic director of Redken.