May 13, 2020
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Photo by Brett Auten Main Street Salon’s Molly Sczepanski puts the finishing touches on a client last week. Sczepanski and other hairstylists across the region took to donning masks as salons re-opened after a long shutdown due to COVID-19.
St. Charles County has slowly begun to reopen several businesses that had been closed due to COVID-19 By Brett Auten It was a return, but it was far from normal. The St. Charles County area reopened several business doors last week that had been closed due to COVID-19. Beginning last week, the statewide restrictions on social gatherings were gone and every business was free to reopen, according to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. Main Street Salon has been a fixture in Old St. Charles for 15 years. Owner Billy Woodson and staff are usually booking clients every 90-minutes. Now, they are spaced out two-totwo-and-a-half hours so that extra cleaning
and sanitizing can be performed. Stylists are also donning personal protective equipment. “The girls are all taking their time with this and wiping everything down like crazy,” Woodson said. “Everybody was ready to get back to work and all the clients felt great about us opening up.” Main Street Salon’s phone was ringing off the hook all week. But appointments were scheduled for existing clients only. “A lot of clients, especially those who are older, waited patiently and they were pretty much at the top of the list to get in first,” Main Street Salon’s Molly Sczepanski said. “It has been working out quite well,”
Woodson is feeling a bit trepidatious about how long this will last. “I am kind of scared that there will be another hiatus,” he said. “I hope I’m wrong, but I think we will have another closure somewhere down the line.” You would be challenged to find a more anxious group to get back after than those in the fitness industry and its customers who are craving a shot of exercise dopamine. O’Fallon’s Powerbody USA Fitness Center was one of the few – if only – gyms to open its doors last week. Powerbody USA is a literal See ‘BUSINESS’ page 2
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