A hairy situation – June 2010

Hair donation is hardly a new concept. Organizations such as Locks of Love and Pantene Beautiful Lengths, which provide wigs to children and women who have lost their hair because of cancer treatments, have long been popular charities for those seeking an altruistic...

Clean hair stockpiled to help with oil spill – June 2010

MIDDLETOWN — Debby Mastrianni, owner of The Hair Affair inside Main Street Market, opens up a cardboard box packed with about 250 different types of shorn hair. Normally, this large cluster of locks would just be swept up and thrown away. But for now, Mastrianni...

Valley animal fibers helping Gulf relief effort – June 2010

Idaho may be land locked, but Valley residents are pulling together to help the Gulf clean-up effort by using fibers from ranch animals. Tetonia alpaca breeder Tom Cleary is spearheading an effort to collect clippings that will be made into oil-soaking booms in the...