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Kenneth Lambides wears a green hard hat, safety goggles and a yellow hazard vest as he grasps the stained-glass image of the early Christian martyr Saint Alban.

Perched on outdoor scaffolding high up the north side of the Washington National Cathedral, Lambides has crisscrossed the window with tape, so it wont come apart, and removed the hardened putty holding it in place.

When he gets the window free, it looks dingy with wear. But when he turns it toward the sun, light floods through the grime. The youthful saint, pictured before his beheading, has an orange halo. He holds a translucent green frond, and his robe is trimmed in purple and gold.

But the Saint Alban panel, and the other segments of the cathedrals two towering Te Deum windows, had been in place for 82 years. They leak. Theyre dirty with the smoke of decades of burning candles. And they are in need of repairs.

This month, the cathedral embarked on a delicate, nine-month project to remove and restore the famous windows, which installed when Herbert Hoover was president are among the oldest in the edifice.

Experts are taking advantage of the extensive scaffolding already in place for ongoing repairs of damage from the 2011 earthquake to do the window work.

Lambides and a team from Femenella & Associates, of Branchburg, N.J., are removing the north set of windows at the D.C. landmark. A team from Goldkuhle Studios, in Hanover County, Va., removed the south set of windows Oct. 14 and 15.

The windows, which are 65 feet tall and were installed in 1932, depict kaleidoscopic scenes mostly from the Bible and Christian tradition Saint Alban is shown in another panel about to be beheaded by a swordsman.

There are apostles, prophets and more martyrs. The stoning of Saint Stephen is shown, and Saint Polycarp is being burned at the stake. The Magna Carta is depicted. So are Christopher Columbus, a radio microphone and an airplane, among other historically important images, according to the cathedral.

There are hundreds of figures, said Andrew Goldkuhle, who heads Goldkuhle Studios.

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WASHINGTON Kenneth Lambides wears a green hard hat, safety goggles and a yellow hazard vest as he grasps the stained glass image of the early Christian martyr Saint Alban.

Perched on outdoor scaffolding high up the north side of the Washington National Cathedral, Lambides has crisscrossed the window with tape, so it won't come apart, and removed the hardened putty holding it in place.

When he gets the window free, it looks dingy with wear. But when he turns it toward the sun, light floods through the grime. The youthful saint, pictured before his beheading, has an orange halo. He holds a translucent green frond, and his robe is trimmed in purple and gold.

But the Saint Alban panel, and the other segments of the cathedral's two towering "Te Deum" windows, had been in place for 82 years. They leak. They're dirty with the smoke of decades of burning candles. And they are in need of repairs.

This month, the cathedral embarked on a delicate, nine-month project to remove and restore the famous windows, which installed when Herbert Hoover was president are among the oldest in the edifice.

Experts are taking advantage of the extensive scaffolding already in place for ongoing 2011 earthquake repairs to do the window work.

Lambides and a team from Femenella & Associates, of Branchburg, New Jersey, are removing the north set of windows at the Washington landmark. A team from Goldkuhle Studios, of Hanover, Virginia, removed the south set of windows Oct. 14 and 15.

The windows, which are 65 feet tall and were installed in 1932, depict kaleidoscopic scenes mostly from the Bible and Christian tradition Saint Alban is shown in another panel about to be beheaded by a swordsman.

There are apostles, prophets and more martyrs. Saint Stephen is shown being stoned to death, and Saint Polycarp is being burned at the stake. The Magna Carta is depicted. So are Christopher Columbus, a radio microphone and an airplane, among other historically important images, according to the cathedral.

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The Great Bend Tree Board recently added 10 trees to the Argonne Forest on the north edge of Veterans Memorial Park, with plans to plant more in the spring, according to Charles Waknitz, chairman of the organization. More than a year ago, the Tree Board announced plans to revitalize the area and share some of its history. Now, the Argonne project has become Phase One of a citywide accelerated tree planting program, said Lisa Whipple, Tree Board secretary. We are happy to reestablish and renovate the Argonne Forest, Whipple said.Its our hope to bring back some of the history the reason this was planted in the first place. Toward the end of World War I in 1918, many area residents who fought in the U.S. Army found themselves in the Argonne Forest of France. The legacy of their deeds lived on with the naming of the Great Bends American Legion Argonne Post 180, the Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Argonne Forest at Veterans Memorial Park. The Tree Board hopes to make it a true arboretum a sort of tree zoo where people can view trees of different species that are recommended for this area. Residents who are thinking about planting their own trees may want to stop by the Argonne Forest. In addition to planting more trees, the board plans to place signs that give the name of each species and information about how quickly the trees grow, their expected dimensions and lifespan. We have 28 of these signs already made, Whipple said. The Tree Board offers a rebate program, which pays for half the cost of a new tree, up to $75. Theres also a rebate available for tree removal. Whipple said she hopes the tree rebate will encourage residents to consider a greater variety of trees when choosing to plant. The rebate may also allow them to add trees that are more mature. Those cost more than seedlings, but often have a better chance of survival. Waknitz said fall is an excellent time to plant trees and this fall is especially good because weve had plenty of rain. Great Bend needs more trees, he added. Weve lost a lot of trees. A tree census taken in 2012 showed Great Bend had 42 percent fewer trees on city owned land and right of ways than it had 40 years earlier, Waknitz said. While adding trees to the Argonne Forest is Priority One, Waknitz said other park uses are being taken into consideration. Doug Burt, the city arborist, is a member of the board. Terry Hoff, director of the Great Bend Parks Department, said the Argonne Forest wont expand beyond its current boundaries or interfere with other uses on the north side of Vets Park, such as disc golf or Party in the Park. The city added hydrants to the area in the last year and is responsible for watering the trees, Hofff said. The other priority areas for more trees are city parks, cemetery areas, other city owned areas and so-called street trees along city right of ways. Im excited about it, Waknitz said. Its important that we get trees planted. Were interested in finding other areas where there could be additional trees, Hoff said. We have lost quite a few trees over time. We definitely need a program where we can address that. The Tree Board has been especially helpful.

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On the topic of these and other recent shootings, there are efforts being made locally to curbing such violence.

Showcasing after-school programs through a Saturday event called, Lights On After School, it sheds light on programs that impacts over 3,500 middle school students across the metro, everyday.

The goal was to highlight various after-school programs that encouraged students to stay active between the hours of three and six oclock on school days. Organizers say those are the hours that kids are most at risk in getting involved in criminal activity. "The hours between three and six are crucial for kids, so if they are not in after school programs, they would be going home to empty homes, not doing their homework, not having any social activities to do, and not having that caring adult around, Gwynette Williams, with Collective for Youth said.

Some of the activities Saturday, held at UNO Sapp Field House, included studying DNA, students were able to collect a sample from themselves and take it home. There are 24 after school programs located, within our area.

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Mike Mitchell, front, and Willie Terrazas, Jr., stood in the Leo's Mexican Restaurant at 1921 Zaragoza in October 2012, about six months after Mitchell bought it and another Leo's at 9420 Montana from a group of El Paso investors. Mitchell had a licensing agreement with Terrazas to operate the restaurants as Leo's. Mitchell closed the restaurants in June because they were losing money. Delicias del Mar, part of a Las Cruces-based chain, moved into the Zaragoza location. (El Paso Times File Photos)

El Paso's 68-year-old Leo's Mexican Restaurant chain, which only a year ago had six locations, is down to three after two affiliated restaurants closed during the summer.

The closings are among the many restaurants that fail each year in El Paso, and among thousands of restaurants that close each year across the country. But these are notable because of Leo's long run, and because they were owned and operated by long-time garment manufacturing executive Mike Mitchell.

He spent about eight years as president of Farah Inc., the iconic El Paso garment manufacturer and its successor company, Savane International. He worked almost 30 years in the garment manufacturing industry, most of those as a top executive, before jumping into the restaurant business by buying the two licensed Leo's locations in March 2012.

"It's very difficult to make money in the restaurant business. I was working seven days a week, and always there," Mitchell, 61, said in a recent interview. "I learned a lot about the restaurant business. I was never in business by myself" before the restaurant ventures.

"I am not sorry I picked the restaurant business. I am sorry I was not able to make it work, especially with Leo's name on it," Mitchell said.

Christin Fernandez, a spokeswoman for the National Restaurant Association in Washington, D.C., said in a typical year, about 50,000 restaurants will close nationwide, but at the same time, about 60,000 restaurants will open.

"These closings aren't all failures, as some are just the owners shutting one location down to open another," Fernandez said. "But it does illustrate the churn in the industry on a regular basis."

The company Mitchell formed to operate the restaurants filed for Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy at the end of July. Court documents show that Mitchell's two Leo's locations, 1921 Zaragoza and 9420 Montana, had annual sales of $1.36 million in 2013 and $1.24 million in 2012. But those sales were not enough to offset costs, Mitchell said.

Mitchell blamed the failure of the Leo's at Zaragoza and Joe Battle on the far East Side on the two-year construction of two overpasses near the restaurant, which, he said in a recent interview, made it difficult for customers to get there.

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