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Wednesday,December23,2015The Nugget Newspaper,Sisters,Oregon
New hair salon offers distinctness
•TomBarrierwrote:The
Oregon Band of Brothers
Sisters Chapter was pleas-
antly surprised Thursday,
December 17, to receive
a generous gift from Cub
Scout Pack 139. They had
collected $105 from their
popcornsales.
Wewerepresentedwith
a check from their junior
member and later were
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Heather Buring, hair
designer and owner of the
newAspireBeautySalonin
Sisters,hasalwaysbeencom-
mittedtobringingtop-quality
servicestoherclients.
Before settling in Sisters
almostfiveyearsago,Buring
livedinRedmond.Shegradu-
atedfromPhagansSchoolof
HairDesigninBendin2005,
and for 10 years she has
beenspecializingincreating
trendyhairstylesthatleteach
clientlookandfeeltheirbest.
“Eversincemiddleschool,
my dream was to become a
hairstylist,”Buringsaid.“I
wouldstyleallofmyfriend’s
hair. Then in high school,
when it came time for the
prom, I was busy creating
newhairstylesforfriends.”
Before opening Aspire
last summer, Buring man-
agedAmonte’ Salon & Spa
inSistersforsixyearsbefore
theyclosed.
“Being the manager
helpedmelearnhowtorun
a business. It was an amaz-
ing opportunity for me and
led me to opening my own
salon,”saidBuring.
“I’ve had a lot of help
frommyfriendsintheSisters
communitybeforeIopened,”
Buring said. “My dad is an
electrician and did all the
electricalworkforthesalon.”
Buringenjoystakingtime
with her clients to build a
rapport.
“MyfocusishairandI’m
allaboutquality.WhenIget
anewreferralIaskthemto
bring in three or four pic-
tures so that I know what
theyarelookingfor,”Buring
explained. “I spend a while
with each client going over
whatwouldbethemostprac-
ticalfortheirhairtype.”
Many elements in hair
dressing follow the same
elementsofart.Line,shape/
form, color, value, texture,
Sisters salutes...
treatedwithhomemadecin-
namon rolls and juice. the
rolls were made by two of
themothersthatwerepres-
ent. Six members of Pack
139werealsopresent.
Five members of the
localBandofBrotherswere
theretoreceivethedonation.
CubPack139meetsatthe
SistersCommunityChurch
everyotherweek.
photo by Jodi schneider mcnamee
Heather Buring owns and operates Aspire Beauty Salon in Sisters.
and shape perspective are
all taken into consideration
whenstylinghair.
“There’s so much more
behindstylinghairthanjust
howtostyleit.Itakeanartis-
tic approach to hair design;
itreallyisanartform,andI
educatemyclientsonhowto
takecareoftheirhair,”said
Buring.
According to Dictionary.
comthedefinitionofAspire
is: direct one’s hopes or
ambitions toward achieving
something.
“InameditAspirebecause
Iwanteverybodytoachieve
thathopetheyhavefortheir
hair, because having great
hair makes my clients who
theyare,anditmakesthem
feel good,” Buring said. “If
they can’t do their hair the
way they want it, then they
are not feeling good about
themselves.”
Buringalsovolunteersin
the Look Good, Feel Better
program, trying to spread a
little happiness styling hair
andgivingoutbeautytipsfor
cancerpatients.
The Look Good, Feel
Betterprogramisanon-med-
ical, brand-neutral public-
serviceprogramthatteaches
beauty techniques to cancer
patients to help themselves
Wishing you holidays fi lled
with warmth and smiles!
manage the appearance-
relatedside-effectsofcancer
treatment. The program is
dedicated to improving the
self-esteem and quality of
life for people undergoing
treatment for cancer. Look
GoodFeelBetteralsooffers
programsforteensandmen.
“I heard about it from a
clientwhohadcancerwhen
I was a stylist in Redmond
eightyearsago,”Buringsaid.
“I’m so proud to be part of
theprogram!
“I have always had the
passion to make this world
a happier place,” Buring
explained.“Whatcouldmake
you happier than to get a
freshnewhairstyleorsome
rejuvenating hair color to
makeyoushine?”
Formoreinformationorto
makeanappointment,contact
Aspireat541-350-3702.
photo by Jim cornelius
Cub Scouts from Pack 139 raised money in a popcorn drive and donated
to Sisters Band of Brothers.
CORRECTION
•Sasha Komar earned a
3.6GPAtoqualifyforthe8th
gradehonorroll.
•Central Oregon Bass
ClubmeetingsareatAbby’s
Pizza in Redmond on the
first Tuesday of the month
at 7 p.m. Last week’s story,
“Sisterswomanisabassace,”
gavethewronglocation.All
areinvitedtoattendandlearn
abouttheclub’sactivities.
Annual
New Year’s
Eve
Crab Feed!
All-you-can-eat buffet... crab, oysters, pasta,
garlic bread, salad and desserts.
Let the experts at the
Fly Fisher’s Place set you up
for safe and fun winter fi shing!
151 W. Main Ave., Sisters
541-549-FISH | Open 7 days a week
December 31 • Reservations
ations beg
beginning
g inningg att 5 p p.m.
.m.
Reservations:
541-549-3663
“You’re in the right hands”
Celebrating
15 years
in Sisters
Ben Crockett
410 E. Cascade, Sisters (Corner of E. Cascade
& Larch)
, D.D.S.
p 541-549-9486 f 541-549-9110
410 E. Cascade Ave.
•
P.O. Box 1027
•
Sisters, Oregon 97759
Hours: Mon., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs., 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
541-549-3534
325 N. Locust St., Sisters • greenridgept.com