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The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReviewChamber Holds Successful Freedom FestivalBy Bryan Shupe, September 8, 2012Click here for full slideshow.Milford’s largest annual outdoor festival was held last weekend as the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford celebrated the 11th anniversary of September11 with the Riverwalk Freedom Festival from Thursday, September 6 to Saturday, September 8. What originally started out to be a one-day event has evolved into afun-filled, three-day event spanning the entire downtown Milford area from Walnut Street to BiCentennial Park.
The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReview The Year InReviewScotty Plans To Retire After 50 YearsBy Bryan Shupe, September 11, 2012John C. Scott, owner of Scotty’s Barber Shop onRehoboth Boulevard, is celebrating his 50th yearcutting hair in the Milford area. A Milford HighSchool graduate of 1962, Scotty began cutting hairthe September following his graduation. Now marriedto his wife Ginny of 46 years and a father to his3 sons, Wayne, Brian and Andy, Scotty is planningto retire at the end of this year.John Scott became interested in being a barber hissenior year in high school when a teacher of his, RussellO’Beir, asked him to attend barber school alongwith him in the summer of 1962. Thinking it wouldbe a great trade to get involved in as a part-time job,Scotty decided to attend school and found his firstjob as a barber working for Kinder and James, wherehe stayed for 5 years after replacing Jimmy James asa partner.“At the time of attending barber school I did notknow it would become a full time job,” commentedMr. Scott. “As time went by, I was good at barberingand barbering was good to me.”Leaving the business that Kinder and James hadbegun to start his own business, Mr. Scott openedScotty’s Barber Shop in the Milford Shopping Centerand moved the business to its current location30 years ago on Rehoboth Boulevard,where it remains today.He attributes his success over 5decades to self- motivation, hardwork and a commitment to alwaysbeing there for his customers.According to Scotty, duringthe first 30 years of his businesshe worked 12 hour days, 7 daysa week.“My motivation to succeed wasraising a family and putting threeboys through college,” commentedScotty. “It was the Americandream, to own a house and toown a successful business.”Scotty says that his customersover the years have become alarger extended family to him, sometimes learning asmuch about their lives as he did his own family. JimPyle, a customer of Scotty for 13 years, says that hestarted coming to Scotty when he visited Delawarefrom Pennsylvania because of work.“You don’t have to wait long and he does a greatjob,” commented Mr. Pyle.After he retires, Scotty looks to travel the UnitedStates and take cruises with his wife Ginny as muchas possible.“We want to travel across the United States andsee as much as we can,” commented Mr. Scott. “Thiscountry has a lot to offer.”
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