Mokelumne Hill salon helps community during snowstorm [Video]

MOKELUMNE HILL, Calif. — With the snow now melted along Highway 49 through much of Calaveras County, it’s back to business for Mandie Hollingsworth, owner of a hair salon in Mokelumne Hill.

“We are a full-service salon. We have four hairstylists, two massage therapists and an esthetician,” said Hollingsworth while preparing to dye a client’s hair Thursday. “Monday was not a normal day.”

Days ago her small business, “Hair Haven” turned into a safe haven. When a school bus got stuck traveling through a rare blizzard on Highway 26, just west of the small business, Hollingsworth knew she had to step up.

“Monday was kind of a ‘part day,’ people got snowed out,” said Hollingsworth. “But then once we saw the snow coming down and people starting to get pulled over, we were like, ‘OK, we’re just going to …