Melanie McKee (left), owner of Swanky’s Salon, officially transferred ownership to Candace Maes on March 15, 2022. | COURTESY PHOTO
MEEKER I After 35 years as a cosmetologist, Swanky’s Salon owner Melanie McKee is passing the scissors — so to speak — to Candace Maes. The transfer of ownership was official on March 15, 2022.
McKee owned Swanky’s for 25 years. “I opened it by myself, rented a little house, then moved into the Carsten’s place on Main before it burned. After Sue Duke left we moved into the ‘new’ space.”
McKee has taken time off in the last year for medical reasons, and said she’s enjoying getting back to doing art and spending extra time with her husband, Lyle.
It will be six years on April 1 since that move to 685 Main St., and about the same time since Candace Maes started working with McKee and Brenda Stewart.
Maes came to Meeker in 2016 with her husband. “We followed my husband’s family from Byers [Colorado],” she said. She’s been a licensed cosmetologist since 2013. “I got my license while I was still in high school. I’ve always wanted to own my own salon.”
Maes is changing the name of the salon to Rozzi’s, in honor of her nine-month-old daughter Rozlynn. McKee will keep the Swanky’s business name for her own future endeavors.
Business hours at Rozzi’s will continue to be Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and there’s a new number to call for an appointment: 720-226-8874.
By NIKI TURNER – editor@editorht1885.com
