Cutting hair at 84, Sylvania barber has no plans to retire

There’s nothing tentative about Larry Watkins’ movement or speech.

His voice doesn’t sound 84 years old. He replies quickly to questions and moves with practiced efficiency around the dated but clean linoleum tile floor of Dale’s Barber Shop, located in a nondescript alleyway near the intersection of Monroe Street and Main Street in Sylvania.

A customer, Jakob Brand, came in and announced his sister was getting married Saturday and he wasn’t sure what kind of haircut he wanted…

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