Barbara Lawlor, Nederland. Nederland businesses have learned that diversity of goods and services is necessary to be successful in this small, busy summer / quiet winter community. When John Tafoya decided to open a barber shop in Nederland, he knew he would hang onto his job in Boulder for a while and would need to have a partner who could work the Ned shop on his off days.

He found Windy Shorb, or Windy found him. Either way, the two of them now have a full service barber/hairdresser shop where the Sunnyside Barber Shop used to be. They plan to add spa features such as pedicures and reflexology to what they have to offer. Both Windy and John look forward to creating a clientele large enough to sustain them.

John has been in the hair business most of his life. He was born in Denver, attended Saint Cajetan's Cathedral and then graduated from West High School. When he was 16, he attended Marello's School of Beauty and then Barber School. He married and moved to Las Vegas, working in casinos on the Strip, including the Monte Carlo, working with well known beauticians.

He returned to Colorado when he lost his wife and was hired at the Northside Barber Shop on Arapahoe in Boulder, where he has worked for the past 10 years. During that time, he also became an evangelist, preaching with inmates at the Denver Jail, teaching classes against drugs.

As he cuts hair in the shop, he looks around at the colorful shop, fresh with new paint in Bronco colors. Bronco jerseys and pennants hang on the walls against the navy blue and orangish-red trim. He said his relatives offered to paint and they are Bronco fans and they made the decision.

"Being here is a blessing. When I told my boss I wanted to go to Nederland, he offered to buy half the shop. But not yet."

John has leased an apartment in Kathmandu Plaza and plans to have bible classes at the shop on Wednesday at which time his wife will offer homemade tamales.

"I want to minister the people here who are camping and get the churches to help out or find motels for them to stay in Boulder"

When John is in the shop he will take care of his mountain clients, including coloring hair, but never making it obvious. John will be available on Fridays and Saturdays from 2-7 p.m. and all day on Mondays.

Windy was born in New York but considers Boulder her home. Her first love is music. She began playing classical guitar when she was eight years old and began performing when she was 16. She says she was also interested in science and joined a rock club. At the end of each evening, she would play and sing as a wrap up, coming up with Joni Mitchell songs and classical guitar.

In the 80s, Windy attended Boulder Valley Voc Tech, learning how to cut hair. She was hired in a salon and has been working with hair ever since. She also taught guitar and had twin daughters who are grown now.

When John came into the shop where Windy worked, saying he needed someone to help him with a barber shop in Ned, Windy, who was already familiar with the Nederland area through her music, raised her hand. He cut her a key the next day and she jumped right in. The shop opened about a month ago.

Windy cuts hair for both women and men, but she doesn't do shaves. She says, "I will do any style, and will do coloring. We have a well-rounded offering of services."

Windy is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.