GAS — Vanessa Riley and Kristen Dreher put their talents to work for area school children Monday.
The two stylists gave free haircuts as a back-to-school special at Dreher’s Coutour Salon and Boutique.
By day’s end, 15 haircuts were provided.
“This really helps a lot,” said Angie Maley, as her daughter, Taelyn, 11, was getting a needed trim by Riley. Taelyn will attend fifth grade at Jefferson Elementary School.
Angie Maley and her husband, Jason, have four children who will begin school later this week.
“It’s a terrific deal when you have this many children,” Angie said.
Preschool, kindergarten, sixth- and ninth-grade students will report to Iola schools Thursday, a day ahead of others in the district to give them a chance to orient to new surroundings.
Classes elsewhere in the area start this week and next. All students start in Yates Center and Le Roy on Thursday, while Crest (Colony-Kincaid) classes start on Friday. At Humboldt and Moran, the first day of school is Aug. 22.
Salon gives back-to-school special
