Sunrise Windows, which is backed by The Riverside Company, has acquired Louisville, Kentucky-based Paragon Windows & Doors, a maker of residential repair and replacement doors and windows. No financial terms were disclosed.

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The Riverside Company opened the door for more growth at its Sunrise Windows (Sunrise) platform by adding Paragon Windows & Doors (Paragon).

Paragon primarily manufactures residential repair and replacement doors and windows. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Paragon mainly sells through dealers. Sunrise Windows manufactures premium energy-efficient repair and replacement windows and doors and distributes them through specialty dealers.

Paragon has an excellent reputation for its compelling door offerings, said Riverside Managing Partner Suzy Kriscunas. With its outstanding domestic production, it can meet customer demand quickly and effectively at a very competitive price point.

Riverside is excited about the new window product lines Paragon brings in addition to the doors.

Paragons composite window and the vinyl window that they just developed both slot into Sunrise Windows product offerings nicely, said Riverside Partner Tim Gosline. This deepens the product line and enables Sunrise to provide the ideal window for just about any customer.

The injection of new product lines should boost sales opportunities across the platform. Paragon adds new customers, and provides ample opportunity for cross-selling, particularly to customers previously limited to either window or door offerings from each respective company.

Working with Kriscunas and Gosline on the deal were Partner Anne Hayes, Principal Steve Burns, Associate John Ribble, Operating Partner Tom Anderson, Operating Executive, Finance Allison Zabransky and Operating Executive Hayden Cotterill.

About The Riverside CompanyThe Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in growing businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 480 transactions. The firms international portfolio includes more than 80 companies.

Sunrise Windows, which is backed by The Riverside Company, has acquired Louisville, Kentucky-based Paragon Windows & Doors, a maker of residential repair and replacement doors and windows. No financial terms were disclosed.

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Workers polish the open bar top area in front of the new Gaslight Social pub and restaurant on Wednesday, Aug. 2, in the Old Yellowstone District in downtown Casper. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)

After months of preparation and construction, a new bar and restaurant is moving closer to its debut.

The new Gaslight Social space was filled with energy on Wednesday morning as construction crews put on finishing touches and electricians crawled and walked along freezer and kitchen areas built into the vast 1920s-era building. A newly-minted serving and kitchen staff numbering about 45 sat at the new bar as co-owner Matt Galloway ran down a list of orientation items.

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The latest opening target of Aug. 4 has been pushed out 7-10 more days due to some last minute kitchen issues, according to Galloway. When it does open, the vision of Matt, his brother Mark, and partners Pete Maxwell and Richie Bratton will be open for all to see. In the meantime, hes trying his best to keep it under wraps as best as possible.

What future patrons will see after opening day is three distinct areas of an 11,000 square foot space. A quiet lounge area, a pub area, and towards the back and flanked by huge vintage warehouse is a gaming area. an added bonus is about 6,000 square feet of patio and lawn area outside of a garage door on the west side.

The earlier Roaring 20s concept evolved into The Gaslight Social over time after one of the partners noticed real gas lamps during a visit to Nashville. Those style of lamps will be incorporated into the new space. As for social, Galloway wants to convey that his bar and restaurant isnt just a bar and restaurant. Social really defines us, said Galloway.

The establishment on the corner of 314 W. Midwest Ave. is one of a number of big and smaller downtown projects rushing to open before the Eclipse Festival later this month.

Service crews go through orientation at the new Gaslight Social on Wednesday, Aug. 2, in downtown Casper. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)

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This northern suburb has long lured diners to its popular 3-mile-long Restaurant Row along Milwaukee Avenue. But despite its gastronomic prominence, the village of Wheeling has no real downtown, even though it was founded in 1894.

That is about to change.

After years of planning and overcoming obstacles, the construction of a downtown is finally underway in the village 30 miles northwest of Chicago.

What does a new downtown cost? The tab here is $110 million.

A town center will rise on a 16.2-acre vacant site created by the demolition of the bankrupt Wickes Furniture property on Dundee Road at Northgate Parkway. The site is surounded by existing structures that set the stage for a downtown area, such as the village hall, police and fire stations, park district recreational building, aquatic center, ball fields, a lake and a commuter rail station on Metra's North Central Service line.

Presently, crews are laying foundations for the town center. Here's what to expect at the opening, slated for late 2018: A five-story, 300-unit apartment building will wrap around a 25,000-square-foot plaza with a pool, putting green, bocce court, fire pit, barbecue grills and a gazebo. The courtyard will serve as a central gathering place for residents and the surrounding community.

Nearby, the center's 100,000-square-foot retail area will be anchored by a 10-screen CMX movie theater with reclining seats and dining and cocktail options. City Works Eatery and Pour House of the Chicago-based Bottleneck Management restaurant group will be across from the theater, and other restaurants and shops will be a short walk from the apartments.

The town center is expected to provide a considerable boost to Wheeling's population, which now stands at more than 38,000.

"The town center will revitalize the community and become a destination for the area," said Patrick Horcher, Wheeling village president. He said it is the most upscale development in town.

"It has been a long time in coming," he said, alluding to the project'sups and downs. "After the village bought the Wickes property in 2008, it was a challenge to find a developer to do the town center. The site stood vacant for a while and was costing the village in lost property tax revenue."

The long planning process required the village to reach agreements with many stakeholders in the complex public and private project. These included the U.S Postal Service, a fuel pipeline company, Metra, the Wheeling park district and an existing Burger King near the entrance to the town center that was concerned about access and signage, according to John Melaniphy III, Wheeling's director of economic development.

Once the project was designed, some residents were concerned about whether the space would attract enough tenants, both residential and commercial. But after the groundbreaking in late July, Horcher concluded: "We're now on target for the town center we wanted years ago."

"I can't wait for the opening. It will be a huge new focal point in the village," said Neal Katz, a 30-year resident of Wheeling. He believes that " People will be moving back."

"The town center will enhance property values and be a catalyst for future development," Melaniphy said. "It will change Wheeling's image, which has previously been known as blue collar because of our industry."

He suggested that the town center will benefit existing retail and restaurants rather than rankle them as a source of competition. "Because (the town center) is projected to be a regional attraction, it will draw out-of-town customers to the village's other retail and restaurants," he said.

Melaniphy estimated the town center could generate $1 million a year in sales tax revenue.

"The town center will keep more shopping dollars here and will add a more cosmopolitan character to the village," commented Neena Pottoore, executive director of the Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chamber of Commerce.

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A five-story, 300-unit apartment building will wrap around a 25,000-square-foot plaza with a pool, putting green, bocce court, fire pit, barbecue grills and a gazebo. This rendering depicts the courtyard pool.

A five-story, 300-unit apartment building will wrap around a 25,000-square-foot plaza with a pool, putting green, bocce court, fire pit, barbecue grills and a gazebo. This rendering depicts the courtyard pool. (The Lynmark Group)

That citylike feel is expected to woo renters Melaniphy said most of the apartments will be one- and two-bedrooms targeted at young professionals and empty nesters. Residents will have 500 parking spaces, while 800 slots will be dedicated to retail and dine-in movie theater consumers.

Along with shopping and cinema, a smattering of other entertainment options are in the works.

"The town center will host community events like fairs, festivals, art shows and farmer's markets," said Bradley Friedman, director of Midwest operations for the Lynmark Group of Suffern, N.Y., the project's developer.

New town centers are riding a national trend, according to Ed McMahon, an authority on sustainable development at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C.

"Downtowns are the heart and soul of any community, and the future belongs to town centers. New suburban town centers are replacing failed regional malls in many parts of the country," he said.

"Wheeling's new town center will create a new place for housing, shopping, playing, eating and hanging out. The demand today is for town centers that are gathering places that attract young people as well as retirees."

Real estate experts certainly see the appeal.

"We're finally going to get a downtown. It will definitely be a big plus," said Gary Aver, broker and owner of Re/Max United in Wheeling. "It will make house values more stable and could increase them in the long run."

According to Tracy Cross, president of Schaumburg real estate consulting and market research firm Tracy Cross & Associates, the town center "should do well despite its relatively small size compared to other town center projects, such as the Glen in Glenview." The 1,121-acre Glen, built on the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station, opened in 2003.

Cross said the Wheeling town center may create a real estate ripple effect if renters at the new apartment building later decide to buy a house in the suburb. He added that one impact of the town center could be to establish a premium in housing values.

Construction projects this large sometimes generate complaints from nearby residents. However, that is not a factor here because the town center is not in a residential neighborhood. It is bounded on the west by railroad tracks, on the east by village buildings, on the south by an 85-acre park and on the north by vacant land.

The town center was designed by the Chicago office of CallisonRTKL and will be built by William A. Randolph of Gurnee.

John Handley is a freelance writer.

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The inside of Jack Fry's restaurant. The restaurant is adding space for its servers, for a few more tables and bigger restrooms. (Courtesy: Jack Fry's)

One of Louisville's most revered restaurants is getting more space.

Jack Fry's, a 20-table upscale restaurant on Bardstown Road, soon will add four to six more tables, build bigger restrooms, expand storage and office space and add a server area.

In all, it will add about 1,300 square feet to the 3,300-square-foot restaurant. A building permit filed with Louisville Metro Government indicates an estimated construction cost of about $40,000.

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The renovations will happen in three phases, so as not to disrupt the daily operations of the restaurant. It will start with the addition of the server space, which will be on the front side of the building, the part facing Bardstown Road.

General manager Brad Jennings said contractors will enclose a "pie-shaped" space at the corner of the restaurant to give servers their own area. As it is now, they share space in the kitchen with the kitchen staff, making for a cramped back of the house.

The renovation also will include construction on the back end of the building, which faces an alley. With a small addition, the restaurant will add space for the restaurant office, more storage space and bigger restrooms.

Jennings said this has been a thought for a while because the single-person men's and women's restrooms were an obvious problem area in the small restaurant.

"Its an inconvenience for women to wait on a one-person restroom. And men," Jennings said. "It's something that's needed to be done. It seemed like the right time to undertake the projects."

After those two phases are finished, the third phase of the project will happen.

"Once thats complete, we will tear out the existing restrooms, and that will make space for a few extra tables," Jennings said.

He said the expansion could make room for four to six new tables. Jack Fry's is not always able to take all of the reservations it receives in a night, he said, so this should help relieve some of the pressure.

"This really should accommodate more people and let more people experience what we do here," he said. "That alone will allow us to accommodate parties of larger sizes."

The renovations hopefully will be done within a few months, wrapping up as soon as September, but possibly going into October. Jennings said it's hard to tell because construction just began.

But, Jennings said, the vibe of the restaurant will remain unchanged, with the same Jack Fry's ambiance to which customers have grown accustomed since its 1930s opening.

"With the exception of a couple walls and a few more tables, it's really not going to change that much," he said. "It will still feel very, very much like Jack Frys."

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It was the best birthday present she had ever received, Janice Coats said.

For Coats, who is newly 92 and uses a walker to get around, it was difficult to get up and down her front porch steps.

But now, thanks to some volunteers who started helping others like Coats in Little Rock and North Little Rock 30 years ago, her life is a little easier.

"I thank the Lord for it," she said of the plywood ramp she now has to help her leave her home for church and visits to the doctor.

In 1987, a group of mostly AT&T retirees started meeting nearly every Wednesday to build ramps for people who use walkers and wheelchairs. Three years later, the Americans with Disabilities Act passed, requiring most businesses to install ramps. But many people still didn't have access to their own front doors.

"You think about this: Someone who's [in a wheelchair], they put themselves at risk every time they attempt to leave," said David Shatley, the group's construction coordinator.

Not all families can afford to install a ramp, and members of the AT&T Pioneers saw that need as well as an opportunity to make use of their free time after retirement.

The group now consists of more than 30 volunteers and has built more than 1,250 ramps, at a rate of about 40 per year.

Demand is steady. At any given time, Shatley said, the group has two to six ramps on its to-do list.

The basic frame is standard and complies with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations, but each ramp is unique and specific to the person's home, he said.

"You tend to remember every one of them," Shatley said of the ramps and their grateful recipients.

The materials for each ramp cost from $350 to $1,000. Community development block grants in Little Rock and North Little Rock fund the projects.

"The government can only do so many things, and we've got to depend on our people to contribute, to volunteer," Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola said at a ceremony honoring the group last week.

Not all of the volunteers are AT&T employees, Shatley said. Some retirees happen to pass by while the group is working and want to know if they could help, too.

"We'll take anybody that wants to come out and that wants to help," Shatley said. The group now includes retirees from CenterPoint Energy and the Little Rock School District.

Ramp construction can begin as early as 5:30 a.m., and when the volunteers finish a project about 9 a.m. or 10 a.m., they usually go to breakfast at Homer's Restaurant or another diner-style restaurant, former construction coordinator Gene Butler said.

Butler said he enjoyed working with the crew, even on projects that were sometimes "a comedy of errors," resulting in minor injuries to group members. The work was always rewarding, he said.

"It's just a really good group," he said. "Being retired is good, but it's nice to be able to contribute."

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Fliers believed to be sent on behalf of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were found this week in Gloversville, the third time this year that white supremacist activity has been reported in the area.

City residents on Monday and Tuesday found the fliers tossed on stoops, porches and in driveways. The fliers said in large letters save our nation! with an American flag design, and depicted what appeared to be an image of an open Bible and a headstone with a hypodermic needle next to it.

The anti-drug fliers had a phone number for the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations treatment referral service. The agency did not return an email and telephone request for comment.

Just say no to drugs ... Your family members, friends, and even your neighbors could be next, the fliers said. The fliers were contained in sandwich bags along with a small amount of cat litter, which was likely used to weigh the bags down so they could be tossed from a vehicle.

The flier also said, we care about you! and included an image of a burning cross.

The other phone number found on the flier belonged to the Loyal White Knights of the KKK. A reporter called the number but nobody answered. A recorded answering message included information on the groups [N-word] of the month award and ended with the signoff, white power.

Gloversville Mayor Dayton King said that while city leaders do not tolerate racism, it would be hard to charge the person or persons distributing the fliers with any crime as the speech contained within appears to be protected. Even under the citys anti-littering statute, other groups, such as Jehovahs Witnesses, regularly leave leaflets at peoples homes.

So where do you draw that line? King said.

He added that the Gloversville Police Department did investigate and interviewed a person of interest, but that person was not charged with any crime. King declined to say whether police believe the person to be responsible for distributing the fliers.

My fear is that theyre going to leave this on the wrong persons lawn or porch and theyre going to get beat up, King said. Not that I condone that either, but Im afraid thats what might happen.

King said its unclear if a serious racial element is operating in the area or if the fliers are the work of someone looking to provoke a response.

Its hard to say, its just crazy to me that people have the time to do this kind of stuff, King said. Im all for free speech/ ... I think its just really inappropriate and it certainly upsets people, and rightfully so. Unfortunately it could result in consequences worse than getting arrested.

He also questioned the tactic of tying drug dealing and use to race.

We arrest people of all races and economic status for selling and using drugs;weve arrested people who have tons of money and people who have no money, he said.

In June, similar fliers, complete with sandwich bags containing cat litter, were found in the Fulton County village of Northville. The fliers in that case were advertising a KKK rally. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said the cat litter is harmless and likely meant to make the bags easier to toss onto lawns. The sheriffs office advised people to simply throw the bags out.

Fliers from the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan urging people to join the organization were found in FortPlainin Montgomery Countyin February. An official with the Southern Poverty Law Center told The Daily Gazette in February that the organization saw an uptick in so-called lit dropsby white supremacist groups throughout 2016.

A man who lives on Yale Street in Gloversville, who declined to give his name, said he found one of the latest fliers in his driveway Monday. He said he remembers hearing about the fliers in Northville in June and was sad to see that they reached his city.

Its nuts they showed up here in Gloversville, he said.

Asked if he believes a white supremacist is working in the area or if the fliers can be chalked up to someone looking to get a rise out of people, he said:I think its a little bit of both. As far as Im concerned no normal person thinking would do that, but if hes part way into his stupidity he probably would.

Another Gloversville resident, Kelly Nellis, said shes heard about the fliers but has not seen them around her First Avenue home. She added that she is surprised that there is KKK literature being distributed locally.

I guess everyone has the right to freedom of speech, as long as it doesnt infringe upon the rights of others, Nellis said. If theyre leaving it laying around like that, its kind of like littering littering litter.

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WAYNE, PA South Wayne will turn into a veritable music festival in September, as the first ever South Wayne PorchFest is set for Sept. 9.

"What is PorchFest," you may ask. PorchFest is a community music event where musicians perform on residential porches during the daylong event.

For the first time ever, 17 Wayne porches from St. Davids Road through Windemere Avenue will turn into stages from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.

Nealy 30 performers with a broad range of genres are on board for the festival so far. They include How To Trick A Bear, Death To Saul, Sunny Side Girls, Main Line Bluegrass Jam, local school bands, and much more.

Check out the full list of performers online here.

As the festival draws closer, organizers will release a map of participating porches and who is performing on those porches.

The festival is completely free and artists are performing free of charge.

Volunteers and more performers are sought by organizers. Anyone interested in helping out or performing during the festival should email Organizer@SouthWaynePorchFest.com.

PorchFest began in 2007 in Ithaca, New York and since then has spread across the country and Canada, organizers said.

Visit the South Wayne PorchFest website to learn more about the inaugural festival.

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The luster of the neon returned late last week to the Melba Theatre in downtown Houston as an extensive renovation of the 1938 icon continues.

The project began last fall and includes extensive construction and renovations at the Melba Theatre, closed since the early 1980s, and adjoining business properties. A lobby was expanded, a concession area included, new restrooms added and dressing rooms developed. An early 1900s cigar case from Blankenship Drug, one of the towns first businesses, is in place in the concession stand. Instead of displaying tobacco, it will pitch snacks. The first neon M that graced the front of the structure will sit lit in a corner along with two original chairs which promises to a popular spot for this generations selfies taken by phone. Eighty years earlier, it was an occasional black and white snapshot.

Downtown Houston Inc., the organization leading the project, said Monday occupancy of the building is expected this fall after several improvements are completed:

Sound and lighting installation required for productions, meetings and other events, which might at some point even include an occasion movie. That work may begin as early as this week.

Hanging of curtains around a new stage that is considerably bigger than the original one built by the original owner, Bessie Kelly. It is now 25 feet in depth and fills the width of the building. Curtain material to act as a sound barrier was installed earlier on walls.

Final finishes on the neon is required on the front exterior of the building and around a marquee, which also is being refurbished. Employees with Missouri Neon in Springfield worked four days last week.

Chairs will be ordered soon to allow for a fall opening. Tax-deductible donations can be mailed to Downtown Houston Inc., P.O. Box 170, Houston, Mo. 65483

Installation of seating on the just-painted original concrete floors. It is estimated 166 will be included. A campaign is under way to raise additional funding for seating. Many families, businesses and classes have joining together to adopt a seat or multiple ones, but additional help is needed. The cost is $250, and a name plate is added to the chair that recognizes the donor or honors someone. Chairs will be ordered soon to allow for a fall opening. Tax-deductible donations can be mailed to Downtown Houston Inc., P.O. Box 170, Houston, Mo. 65483 or dropped off with volunteers Vera Gladden, Becky Edison, Kathy Richardson or Brad Gentry.

Flooring that includes tile in the concession area and restrooms and carpet in the lobby and dressing rooms was finished Friday. Carpet work will return for the aisles after seats are installed.

Organizers met last Thursday to work on a rental agreement for the use of the Melba. A full day of usage will cost about $100.

Funding for the project comes from donations through the Missouri Neighborhood Assistance Program and private and corporate donations and grants.

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1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption Deborah Reynolds, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz deputy commander, gives remarks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new German Canteen at Sembach Kaserne, Aug. 1. The new canteen can serve 40-50 patrons at its location in Bldg. 90. (Photo Credit: Ms. Mary Ann Davis (IMCOM)) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption (Far Right) Installation Management Command-Europe Director Michael Formica and (Far Left) IMCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Ulysses Rayford hold the ribbon while (inside right) U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Keith Igyarto and (inside left) USAG RP Deputy to the Commander Deborah Reynolds and (middle) Merida Hicham, German canteen contract lease holder, cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the new canteen for business, Aug. 1. Hicham, who formerly worked at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks canteen, brings his expertise to serve the Sembach community. (Photo Credit: Ms. Mary Ann Davis (IMCOM)) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption Merida Hicham, contract lease holder and manager of the Sembach German Canteen prepares food at the restaurant grand opening, Aug. 1. Hicham's high standards were well known at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Canteen, and he now he brings expertise to Sembach. (Photo Credit: Ms. Mary Ann Davis (IMCOM)) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption Patrons finish their meals at the grand opening of the German canteen on Sembach Kaserne. The new canteen is located at Bldg. 90. Hours of operations are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. (Photo Credit: Ms. Mary Ann Davis (IMCOM)) VIEW ORIGINAL

SEMBACH KASERNE, Germany -- Employees here celebrated a welcomed addition to their installation food options with the grand opening of a new German canteen Aug. 1, enhancing the quality of life for those who live and work on the kaserne.

"This ceremony doesn't just represent years of planning and financial investment, it also highlights the ongoing transition in bringing much-needed installation and infrastructure support to a growing community of professionals that actually represent all of our military services at this unique headquarters complex," said U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Deputy to the Commander, Deborah Reynolds. "Until now, there has never been a canteen at Sembach, so this will be a very welcome addition."

About 1,500 personnel to include local national team members work on the installation, so food choices can be limited sometimes -- especially with lunch break time constraints.

So the garrison invested more than $1 million dollars to take care of people by refurbishing the building and purchasing new kitchen equipment. To that end, the Directorate of Public Works staff were instrumental throughout the process to ensure the building could open its doors for business.

The new canteen, formerly a thrift store, was transformed into an eatery over the past year and a half, said project manager Daniela Heath with the garrison's Directorate of Public Works.

"Many renovations took place to make the facility what it is today," she said. "Several items were renovated or replaced to bring it up to current standards to include some of the structure, roof and fire-protection systems."

Inside, the building was reborn with new paint, ceilings, flooring, modernized bathrooms and newly-installed, state-of-the-art kitchen appliances, Heath said.

Merida Hicham was awarded the lease contract for the canteen June 30 and is no stranger to restaurant work. His high standards were well known at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Canteen, and he now he brings his friendly personality and expertise to Sembach.

"I'm very excited to open the canteen here," the new manager said. "I received great training and managerial experience at ROB for two years. I'm happy to serve the customers at Sembach and hope they will come here and enjoy our food."

Brenda Reta, chief of the Military Personnel Division at Kleber Kaserne, was one of the patrons who received a complementary lunch after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

"The facility is beautiful. It's clean and has a nice atmosphere," she said. "I really enjoyed the food -- it was delicious and well prepared."

The canteen is located in Bldg. 90, across from the old commissary on Sembach. Hours of operations are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays and can be reserved for parties.

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Whether hanging off the side of a building or using a powerful chemical, professional window cleaners have a lot of safety concerns on the job.

And when things go wrong, they can go wrong dramatically. Earlier this year in Hawaii, for example, a newly minted window washer starting his first day on the job lost consciousness while hanging from the side of a skyscraper. His coworkers, attempting to keep the man up, were struggling with exhaustion themselves. To recover the men, firefighters had to break an eighth-story window.

With such incidents in mind, the International Window Cleaning Association has published a new online safety guide to explain the risks of professional window cleaning and provide guidance for staying safe on the job.

The guide details tactics cleaners can use to prevent falls, ensure the proper use of razor blades and chemicals, deal with emergency situations such as earthquakes and medical incidents, and keep building occupants and the public safe.

The purpose of this field guide is to provide you with a list of the major recognized safety hazards which may be encountered during professional window cleaning, the website states. This field guide also provides some of the key best practices to address these hazards and help you stay safe on the job.

The guide is a product of IWCAs long collaboration with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Before 1991, using rope descent equipment in window cleaning was technically illegal because it was not regulated. IWCA reached out to OSHA to make the case for regulating the equipment, and theyve worked together ever since.

In November, OSHA updated its Final Rule on Walking and Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems for General Industry. As much as possible, OSHA aligned fall protection requirements for general industry with those for construction, easing compliance for employers who perform both types of activities, OSHA said.

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