BLACK RIVER FALS, Wis. – Juanita Schmitz says the first thing she learned in beauty school 40 years ago was never talk politics or religion on the job. She took the advice a step further. On the front door of the salon she co-owns, Hair Four All Seasons, she posted a sign several years ago: “We prefer not to discuss politics.” It worked pretty well, she said. Then somebody stole the sign. She doesn’t know who did it, but she has a suspect. Her plan now, with politics heating up for November in Black River Falls, she plans to take out another half-sheet of white paper and write the message again – yes, bold in black – and tape it to the front door again.
Hold your tongue. Juanita Schmitz has been in cosmetology 40 years — first in LaCrosse, then Taylor and now Black River Falls The current shop: 5881 North State Highway 54 in Black River. Image: Steve Lunde