BUCYRUS—A longtime tanning salon in town is changing hands.
Heat Wave Tanning Salon, 118 E. Charles St. has been sold to Angie and Kevin Mass of Bucyrus. The two officially take over the business from Brittany Hunt on Jan. 24, opening day.
“I am super excited and ready to become involved in the community,” said Angie Mass, a Bucyrus native, and 2001 Bucyrus High School grad. “We look forward to being a part of the community and the small businesses here in Crawford County.”
Mass, a regular customer at Heat Wave Tanning over the years, said she saw on the company’s Facebook page that Hunt was ready to step down and looking for a buyer. Mass said she messaged her, and they all sat down to work out the details.
Mass said she’s resigning from her position at Lightning Nutrition in town to devote 100-percent of her time to owning and managing Heat Wave. She previously worked at IB-Tech and spent ten years at Bridgestone in Upper Sandusky.
The tanning salon, which opened in 1996, has five tanning beds – two regular, one mega, and two stand-up booths, which provide a more even tanning process, Mass said. The business also sells tanning lotions and body moisturizers.
Within the first year, Mass said, plans are to transform each tanning room into a different vacation destination. The salon’s hours are also being expanded to Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
“We’re super excited to meet everybody and get things going,” said Mass. “Hopefully, this is just the beginning for us. Hopefully, we grow from here.”