TRIBUTE TO TALENT BEAUTY SALON OWNER CELEBRATES 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS.Byline: MARK KELLAM Valley News Writer When June Melody melody, succession of single tones of varying pitch. Melody is the linear aspect of music, in contrast to harmony, the chordal aspect, which results from the simultaneous sounding of tones. bought her first hair salon A hair salon (also called 'Hairdresser' and 'Hair Parlour')is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. There are many different types of hair salons that one can choose to go to. in 1971, the entire staff walked out and she was left to build her business from scratch. To top it off, she was five months pregnant. ``Yes, 1971 was a very interesting year,'' she recalled. This past June 23, Melody celebrated 35 years as a salon owner. Her family and co-workers held a daylong day·long adj. Lasting through the whole day. adv. Through the day; all day. Adj. 1. daylong - lasting through an entire day party where many of her customers and employees, past and present, dropped by, bringing flowers and well wishes to honor her longevity longevity (lŏnjĕv`ĭtē), term denoting the length or duration of the life of an animal or plant, often used to indicate an unusually long life. in the business. Standing amidst a·midst prep. Variant of amid. [Middle English amiddes : amidde; see amid + -es, adverbial suffix; see -s3.] the many flowers in her salon, Melody joked, ``My daughter said, `I wonder what your funeral is going to be like.''' Her salon, called June & Co., is located at 20969 Ventura Blvd. in Woodland Hills. There are 22 employees including 12 stylists, four manicurists (including Melody), one facialist, a massage therapist, receptionist and two salon assistants. Melody moved with her husband and two children to Canoga Park from Long Island, N.Y., in the summer of 1970. They were in search of sunny skies and a bright future, she said. Melody owned her first location at 21610 Roscoe Blvd., for seven years. She said it took her about a year to get back on her feet after the employee walkout. She worked seven days a week to get her business back on track. ``I took two weeks off to have a baby and went back,'' she said. Since then, though, her core employees and clientele have remained faithful. In fact, two of her original customers, Gail and Bob Weiner, stopped by the recent party. She moved to a salon at 21908 Ventura Blvd., in 1978. She remained at that location for 13 years until moving to her current location in an area called the French Quarter in Woodland Hills. Throughout the years, June & Co. has had many celebrity customers including Barbara Hershey, Melissa Gilbert and Vanna White Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich on February 18, 1957) is an American television personality, best known as the hostess and puzzle board operator on the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune. She is the niece of actor Christopher George. . Melody enjoys getting involved in the community. She often donates to local schools and charities. Members of her staff have gone to abused women's shelters A Women's Shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent situations, such as rape, and domestic violence. Having the ability to leave a situation of violence is valuable for women who are under attack because such situations frequently involve an to give women there a new look and new confidence. One of her proudest community projects is helping sponsor a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. called Missing Children, headquartered in Studio City, for more than 15 years. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: June Melody at the party held to celebrate her 35 years in the hair salon business. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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