Gene Juarez gives makeover live on KISS 106.1's Jackie and Bender show

The Gene Juarez team is on KISS 106.1 with Jackie and Bender this morning giving a makeover to on-air personality Benjamin Schubert. Ben is receiving a haircut and beard trim from Amanda Forquer of the Bellevue Salon and Spa, a manicure from Cassandra Rice of the Redmond Salon and Spa, and a petite facial/wax from Skincare Educator Roberta 'Bobbie' Nolin.

Gene Juarez gave away an identity1 starter kit and a 5 hour 'Be Beautiful Package' that can be redeemed at any of the 10 Puget Sound locations to one lucky caller.

The before and after pictures of Ben can be found at KISS 106.1's site: http://www.kissfmseattle.com/pages/jackie_and_bender/jackie_and_bender.html

The makeover was broadcast live on KISS TV as well, and a screen shot can be seen below.

Overlake Hospital Medical Center hand surgeon gives young man and family hope

Daniel Coffey is a severely disabled quadriplegic who recently had a life changing surgery performed by Overlake Hospital Medical Center hand surgeon Dr. Thomas Trumble. Dan suffers from a condition that causes his hands to be tightly clenched at all times, making the skin on his thumb rub away, putting him at constant risk of infection. Several orthopedic surgeons near his home in North Idaho told him and his family that amputation of the thumb was the only solution. However, Overlakes Dr. Trumble, told Dan's father that he could improve his condition without ampuation. They had the surgery performed, and on June 16 the family was back in town to have the stitches removed and see the surgery results first hand.

The surgery lengthened the tendons in Dan's hand and depending on how his brain continues to recover he could potentially regain some movement in his hand. This is a testament to the strength of one young man and another example of the life changing work by the specialists at Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Check out KOMO News' coverage of the story.

Gene Juarez to appear on Evening Magazine

Today, Meeghan Black and the Evening Magazine crew took to the University Village Gene Juarez Salon and Spa to shoot Friday nights edition of the show. The show will feature interviews with different members of the Gene Juarez team, demonstrations of both shellac nail servicing and a thermal hair straightening, as well as a showcase of Gene Juarez's new product collection, Identity1.

Evening Magazine runs on weeknights at 7:00 p.m. on KING 5, with re-runs on both NWCN and KONG.

Gene Juarez Celebrates 40th Anniversary in Style

On Sunday, June 12 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Gene Juarez Salons & Spas celebrated bringing 40 wonderful years of beauty, fashion and trend to the Pacific Northwest. The celebration quickly turned into a party, with a company-wide toast, followed by a fashion show that showcased the past four decades of hair style and gave attendees a look into the future of fashion and beauty.

The founder, Gene Juarez himself, was on hand to take in the spectacle and reflect on how far his company has come since its founding in 1971. CEO Janet Denyer stole the show with an empowering speech about the bright future of the company and the vision of the new identity1 collection. It will be the first haircare and styling line that Gene Juarez has sold outside of its name and will eventually be available nationwide.

Q13 FOX was on hand to get some footage of the event which you can check out below!

Medic One Foundation Helps Fund Resuscitation Academy

Yesterday marked the beginning of the Resuscitation Academy at Harborview Medical Center, a two-day program funded in part by the Medic One Foundation that provides emergency medical service (EMS) professionals with the correct tools and knowledge in order to raise cardiac arrest survival rates across the country. EMS professionals traveled from far and wide to be at the conference with attendees traveling from 20 different states.

The event’s first day featured several dignified speakers including Dr. Michael Copass, Dr. Peter Kudenchuk and Dr. Tom Rea as well as a live, high performance CPR demonstration from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Academy continues today with additional seminars regarding proper and effective medical techniques that aim to help EMS professionals save lives around the country.

To learn more about the event head to www.resuscitationacademy.org and to learn more about the Medic One Foundation visit http://www.mediconefoundation.org.

DEA Take Back Day sucessfully collects hundreds of pounds in unused medicine

The Drug Enforcement Agency's National Drug Take Back Day went over very well in Western Washington. At several locations across the area many prescription drugs were collected, preventing potential environmental damage and making our medicine cabinets a little safer.

While the day was a great success, Take Back Your Meds is still working to get a permanent take-back program instated which will place the financial responsibility on pharmaceutical companies instead of tax payers.

Medic One paramedic students train in simulated high-risk situations

On Thursday, April 28 at the Everett fire training grounds Medic One students had the chance to train in high-risk situations. They trained using drills in which they practiced rescuing at high altitudes, as well as in confined underground spaces.

The training session, funded by the Medic One Foundation, integrated the rescue practices of fire-fighters that paramedics aren’t often trained in, giving them a special skill-set that most paramedics across the country do not have.

Check out this article about the training in the Everett Herald: