New Businesses

Heading OM Yoga Studio     An Open House for West Peoria's new Heading OM Yoga Studio was held on Saturday, May 31.  This studio, operated by Lisa Zell and Tammy Mitchell, is located in the Woodridge Professional Building on Heading Avenue.   Heading OM offers a comforting and educational yoga practice environment for adults and children equipped with a variety of earth conscious and homemade yoga props and many other amenities.    For further information about this new business, see the ad or  visit the website at http://www.headingom.com/   Shelter Insurance  West Peorian Seth Rediger, the District Manager in the Peoria area for the Shelter Insurance Company, recently opened an office in the building on Rohmann Avenue next to Haddad's parking lot.   Founded in 1946, Shelter Insurance is an auto, home, and life insurance carrier that currently conducts business in fourteen states through the Midwest.  Shelter has more that 1,300 agents and over 1,400 employees.   Rediger is currently accepting applications for a sales representative.  Anyone interested in learning about a career with Shelter Insurance should contact Rediger (815) 878-3248.   Patient Paws   Patient Paws, located at 620 N. Sterling at the corner of Rohmann and Sterling, offers group dog training and puppy classes as well as private lessons. Patient Paws can even train your dog for you.  All training and behavior consultations are done by Ava Kamm M.S., a certified dog trainer and member of the International Association of Canine Professionals.  Ava, her husband Nate, and her dog Shadow live in Madison Manor and love being a part of the West Peoria community.  Please visit the website http://www.patientpawsllc.com/ or call (309) 673-0125 for further information.   Wash-O-Rama -- Self-Service Dog Wash   Wash-O-Rama carwash at Sterling and Farmington Road has added a Self-Service Dog Wash to its business.  This coin-operated service provides a stainless steel tub in which to place a leashed dog and heated or air-conditioned rooms (depending on the season).   The services available are a choice of shampoos (specifically designed for dogs) and conditioners, a flea and tick treatment, a fragrance, a rinse cycle, and even a blow dryer.  All appropriate tools for washing a dog are also provided.  Dog owners do need to bring their own towels.