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Barber Shop Opens Again

	By Kylea McMurray Moapa Valley Progress Submitted July 16, 2008 After six months of being closed, Dalley’s barbershop on Main Street has opened its doors again. Bevan Dalley ,the long-time local barber, was forced to close shop in February due to a hand injury.He is happy to announce that he has now rented his shop to Ray Williams, an experienced barber from Las Vegas. Williams has been barbering in the Las Vegas area for the last eight years. But he has been a barber for 43 years now. “He has a lot of experience,” said Dalley. “and that ought to speak for itself.”		Staff at the Lost City Museum held a gala reception on Saturday to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit. Pictured l to r Janie Shakespear, Kathryne Olson, Jeanine Bowerman, Eva Jensen, Oscar Mora, Director of Nevada Division of Museums Peter Barton, Tom Cunningham, Terri Wade, Michelle Davis and Director of Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs, Michael Fischer.

	Dalley has had his Overton shop location on the market for several months now. But given the current real estate slump, he hasn’t been able to sell it. “I’d really like to sell it to a barber, someone who will come continue cutting hair,” said Dalley. “But when it comes right down to it, I’d sell it to anyone who wanted to buy it.” Instead, Dalley found Williams, who was interested in renting the shop. “He’s moving into the Valley, which is a good thing,” he said. “He wants to come here to live and work and be a part of the community.” Dalley said that Williams has been a little bit concerned about the size of the clientèle he will have. Toward the end of his career Dalley had more clients than he could handle, but he is not sure how many men have found other places for hair cuts in the six months since he was forced to close his doors. “I’m not sure how many of my clients will come back, but I think that Ray will do alright because there really is a need for a good barbershop in town,” said Dalley. “There are a lot of men who really prefer to go to a barber to get their hair cut, but barbershops are kind of a dying breed. The barbershop here is important and it may be tough at first, but I think he’ll be fine because there is a real need here.”