Dean family takes over Hurricane Car Wash

Hannah Gross
NLJ Correspondent
 
Local businessman and entrepreneur Jason Dean recently added to his plate of trades when he bought Hurricane Car Wash from Sean Crabtree. His intent, he said, is to have a full-     time job that he could do with his family. He already has plans to improve the business. 
In the future, Dean hopes to install blow dryers to make the drying process more practical for his customers. Dean has also purchased the Dog Gone Salon and plans to add the pet wash to Hurricane, making the location more convenient for the community. Patrons can expect the prices of both the car wash and the pet wash to remain the same under the new ownership: $2 for the car wash and $8 for the pet wash. 
“We wanted to make it the best we could,” Dean said. 
Although a new business for him, Dean said he gained experience in and knowledge about car washes when he worked at one in Casper while in college. Since then, he’s tossed his hat into various lines of work and is still operating some of his other part-time businesses     . 
Though he sold his Newcastle Extinguisher business several years ago, Dean still provides his tree-cutting services and operates ASAP Towing and Roadside Assistance. He hasn’t been towing recently because his daughters have been home for the summer, but when they go back to school in the fall, Dean said, he plans to possibly resume towing services. 
His family is the primary reason Dean bought Hurricane Services because it was something he and his wife, Erin, with their four daughters – Natalie, Anna, Ella and Ada Mae – can do together. All the girls help wash cars, clean out the bathrooms, take care of the garbage and even do a little plumbing work. 
Dean said this is important to him because he wants to teach his daughters skills that will equip them later in life to optimize their success in whatever the future holds for them. 
“They’re learning and they like helping,” he said. 
So, if anyone needs to wash their car, stop by Hurricane Car Wash on South Seneca Avenue and say hello to the new owner.