No paws for local dog groomers during pandemic shutdown, owners say
Penny’s Pup Wash groomers, Lindsay Brown, left and Marylou Kaegebein, with canine clients.
(Susan Hoffman)
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Even pets need regular grooming. Just ask Karen Mahmalji, owner of TOP DOG, a “barkery,” bath and boutique at Pacific City in Huntington Beach.
“By the time May and June [of 2020] came around, we were inundated with a lot of matted dogs,” Mahmalji said. “The dogs also had overgrown nails and dirty ears, which are all bad for dogs’ health.”
Karen Mahmalji, owner of TOP DOG in Huntington Beach, plays with some of her dog customers.
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For the Rev. Canon Cindy Evans Voorhees of St. James Episcopal Church in Newport Beach, the pandemic has been especially challenging in addressing escalating emotional turmoil experienced by parishioners.
Since the initial lockdown last spring, Voorhees along with the church Care Team began witnessing intense and unusual behavioral changes from normal stable people as the pandemic rocked their world.
“There was heightened anxiety with everybody,” said Voorhees. “Mothers going bonkers about taking on a new role of home- schooling children, divorce among elderly couples, unreasonable anger, people with cancer so scared of COVID they avoided surgery and the most vulnerable seniors feeling expendable.”
Boat sales in Orange County boom during pandemic
A large fridge helps sustain Richard Ingold’s 45-foot Alaskan Grand Banks during long cruises.
(Susan Hoffman)
Tired of hunkering down under the imposed pandemic safety restrictions, people are itching to get outdoors both on land and sea.
Similar to the surge in bicycle purchases, the boating industry has seen a spike in sales especially for first and second time buyers mainly in the 30- to 50-foot range.
Local independent yacht broker Bill Forsythe said the boat business is the best it’s been in years.
“Every day, not just weekends, there’s lots of people on the water, more than I’ve seen in years,” said Forsythe.