Briefs: Owners celebrate Heat Wave Tanning’s first anniversary

Chamber to host anniversary ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 26

Heat Wave Tanning invites the Bucyrus community to celebrate the business’ first anniversary under new ownership.

Husband-and-wife duo Kevin and Angie Mass took over the Bucyrus tanning salon, 118 E. Charles St., in January 2022.

Since the couple took over the business, Heat Wave Tanning has grown exponentially, seeing more than 100 tans each day, on average. Now, the family owned, family run business is striving to meet higher goals in the new year.

In addition to setting a higher per-day goal, the Mass family is hoping to make another tanning room available, specifically with a Mega bed or higher level, in the near future.

Angie said tanning establishments have made leaps and bounds to help educate their clientele on healthy tanning. Beds and bulbs can affect the tan, and Heat Wave strives to ensure they are giving their customers top-of-the-line treatment and care.

Heat Wave Tanning is teaming up with the Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the business’ first anniversary under the new leadership on Jan. 26. Festivities begin with a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m. and continue with an open house, cookies from Boy Mom Bakery, fresh food from Ponchos Tacos, and door prizes. All are welcome.

Ohio safe room rebate program offered by Ohio EMA

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) says applications are now being accepted for the Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Feb. 20.

The Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program provides a rebate to homeowners of up to 75% of the cost to install or construct a safe room — up to a maximum of $4,875 to homeowners selected for the program. The rebate program will use a computerized random selection process to select names. Those selected applicants will be notified after the random drawing of their position on the priority list.

A safe room is an extreme-wind shelter or space that provides protection to people during a tornado or high wind event. Safe rooms can be constructed/installed in one of several places in the home, including in the basement, beneath a concrete slab-on-grade foundation or garage floor, or in an interior room on the first floor. A safe room may also be buried in the yard or be a stand-alone structure near the home.

This is the ninth year for the program. To date, more than $1.7 million in rebates have been awarded to homeowners for the construction of more than 290 safe rooms across the state.

For more information and to apply, visit the Ohio EMA Safe Room Rebate Program webpage. Homeowners with questions should contact Dan Clevidence, Ohio EMA Mitigation specialist, at 614-799-3533.

Upcoming meeting:

● Crawford County Board of Elections, 10 a.m., Thursday, board office, 112 E. Mansfield St., Bucyrus.

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Heat Wave Tanning in Bucyrus celebrating one year with new owners