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Janus receives grant – The Nicholas H. Noyes Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc. has awarded a $5,000 grant to Janus Developmental Services, Inc. to assist with program support. The programs and services that Janus provides include Children’s Services, Community Employment, Work Experience, Doorways, and Capabilities Café. It also operates the Hamilton County Express public transportation system for Hamilton County.

Children great the horse as patrons load into the carriage (Photos by Robert Herrington)

Westfield in Lights

The annual program at the Westfield Farmers Market and surrounding areas included the city tree lighting, Santa House with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, live nativity scene, horse carriage rides, Girl Scout Gingerbread contest, carolers and local dancers, voting for best merchant lights, a live reindeer and a Winter Market on Nov. 30.

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The Westfield Christmas Tree is lit for the first time this season

DVD Review – Chris Lloyd reviews “The Bourne Legacy.”

The Bourne superspy franchise returns for a fourth outing, but the amnesiac hero played by Matt Damon is nowhere to be found. Instead, it’s about a new agent named Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner). Like Bourne, he was an elite member of a CIA assassin squad that the bureaucrats have now decided is too dangerous to exist. For the full review, visit ww.currentnightandday.com Holiday toy drive - Join Saxony and enjoy some of Indy’s most popular bands and support a worthy cause this holiday season at the Third Annual Holiday Toy Drive. The event features concerts hosted by Blonde Entertainment.

New, unwrapped toys and monetary donations for Alternatives, Inc., a shelter supporting victims of domestic violence in Central Indiana, will be collected at shows on Dec. 7, 14, 15, 21 and 22. For a complete list of concerts and locations, visit www.currentinwestfield.com

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Westfield Young Professionals – The city’s up-andcoming professionals are invited to join the Westfield Chamber of Commerce at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Poblanos, 17417 Carey Rd. The event is free and menu items and cash bar will be available. To reserve your spot, call 804-3030.

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Tailgating – Traveling to a bowl game? These contests give a college fan one more chance to socialize, and don the school colors. It’s also a great chance to bask in the sun if you’re going to a warm weather bowl and may even be a chance for a family mini vacation. Joe Drozda provides a few tips for college fans and offers a recipe for a snack mix to enjoy while traveling. For the full column and recipe, visit www.currentnightandday.com

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Westfield Toastmasters earn awards

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com Two Westfield Toastmasters recently earned advancements within Toastmasters International. Terry Giovanoni has completed his Competent Leader Award and Mark Fornefeld earned his Advanced Communicator Bronze Award.

The Competent Leader award requires the completion of the Competent Leadership Manual, which is a practical guide to becoming a better leader, and includes the completion of 10 projects. Giovanoni was eager to challenge himself by participating in as many activities as offered by Toastmasters, including competing in the Club Humorist Speech Contest in which he won first place. He then had the opportunity to represent Westfield Toastmasters at the Area 84 Contest where he won second place.

The Advanced Communicator Bronze award includes the achieved Competent Communicator Award as well as completing two Advanced Communicator manuals on the Communication Track of Toastmasters International’s Recognition Program.

Since joining Toastmasters, both men have held different positions within the club. Giovanoni was vice president of public relations and secretary and Fornefeld served as sergeant of arms and treasurer.

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Westfield Toastmasters President Charles Nzeyimana (right) presents Terry Giovanoni with his Competent Leader Award. (Photo provided by Nancy Vesely)

nication and leadership. Members of Westfield Toastmasters club choose their own goals and work at their own pace as they advance in the program. The club offers a hands-on, supportive workshop environment and meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Westfield Public Works Building, 2728 E. 171st St., Westfield.

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holiday season ends and Baumann and the parks department expect a good turnout.

“Last year there were about 30 addresses posted,” Baumann said.

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’Tis the season to be jolly, and there may be no better way to be jolly than to take a festive journey with the family around Westfield for a unique Holiday Light Tour. Many will appreciate the artsy décor that fellow Westfield citizens garnish their homes and businesses with.

How do you know which houses have lights and decorations, you ask?

Simply visit the Westfield Holiday Light Tour at www.westfield.in.gov.

The Web site includes a map with One of the homes included on the Holiday Light Tour is the very festive and animated 14809 Victory Ct. (Photo submitted) Christmas light icons where one on the site where citizens who wish to add their may click and an address of a home or business addresses to a list of other festive homes can with holiday lights or decorations will pop up. go. There they can fill out their name (which The site is user-friendly, and can be used with smartphones and tablets, as well, just in case the does not appear on the site), address and comfamily is searching for Christmas-y homes while ments about their décor. Once submitted, the user will receive an email of confirmation from they’re on the go.

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“Essentially, the Westfield Holiday Light There also is an address on the site for the Tour is an online, self-populated map where “city tree” which is sponsored by the Downtown any home or business owner from Westfield can Westfield Association and stands proudly by upload their address,” said Stephanie Baumann, Westfield City Hall.

Westfield Parks and Recreation administrative If you want to upload your address or view assistant. “There is no judging or competition, other uploaded addresses, go to Westfield Holiall types of lights and decorations are accepted.” day Light Tour at www.westfield.in.gov/eGov/ This is the second year for the tour, and alapps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=3131. though only a handful of addresses have been submitted so far, there still is time until the

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WHS to offer manufacturing/logistics curriculum in 2013

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“We’re encouraged by the eagerness among educators to embrace Hire Technology,” said Westfield High School students will get a head Conexus Vice-President of Workstart on manufacturing and logistics force and Education Claudia Cumcareers when the district begins offermings. “Of course, it’s matched by ing the “Hire Technology” program enthusiasm from employers – it was developed by Conexus Indiana and their need for a stronger pipeline of Ivy Tech in the 2013 school year. highly-skilled employees that led to Hire Technology is a two-year the creation of this groundbreakelective program designed to educate ing program, with support from Ivy students specifically on high-tech Tech and our other partners.” careers in the manufacturing and loPutman Cummings said the statewide gistics industries, which employ one growth and support for Hire Techof every four Hoosiers. Conexus, the state’s manufacturing and logistics initiative, nology shows the commitment of private industry to engage with educators to address Indiana’s developed Hire Technology in partnership with workforce challenges.

Ivy Tech Community Colleges and others in “The majority of the U.S. manufacturing response to employers eager for the next generaworkforce now has a college degree or industrytion of skilled workers. approved certificate, but the educational attainThe program uses a mix of traditional classes, ment of Hoosiers has fallen behind the curve,” online lessons and hands-on projects to introshe said. “Industry has invested in Hire Technolduce young people to manufacturing and logisogy because they understand the stakes – jumptics while allowing them to earn college credits

start our future workforce now, or continue to struggle to find applicants with the technical and computer skills, teamwork and critical thinking abilities to succeed in the workplace.”

Students who complete the two-year curriculum will be able to earn up to 15 college credits (through an Ivy Tech dual-credit program) and five national certificates (such as those awarded by the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council and by the industry-recognized APICS organization).

“We’re very pleased that our students will have the opportunity to participate in this exciting new program,” said Matt Putman, WHS engineering and technology education teacher who will oversee implementation of the program.

“Employers and colleges alike are demanding more and more of our students. As educators, we have to seek out initiatives like Hire Technology to help them get the industry-specific skills they need to make the transition to higher education and compete in tomorrow’s job market.”

For more information, visit www.ConexusIndiana.com.

Haunted Trails raised $8,000 – Haunted Trails is a popular Hamilton County Parks & Recreation event that is both frightfully fun and rewarding.

The department recently announced that funds raised from ticket sales to the event totaled nearly $8,000. A variety of community organizations, groups and agencies that helped in staging the event shared in the total amount raised. Those groups included Westfield High School Leo Club, Kiwanis Club of Carmel Clay, CERT, Delta Theta Tau, WHS Key Club, Amanda Strong Food For the Needy, Carmel High School AVID, Abate of Hamilton County – Region 11, WHS Thespians, and Overboard Portuguese Waterdog Club. Groups or organizations interested in partnering with the parks department in 2013 to help scare up some funds or earn facility privileges should call 770-4400 for details.

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Church continues Henryville missionary work during holidays

By Mary Rose Kulczak news@currentinwestfield.com This holiday season, one local church is embracing a mission to help neighbors in need by providing aid to those who are recovering from the devastating tornado that struck southern Indiana earlier this year.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Westfield has partnered with March to Recovery to help the residents of Henryville in their efforts to rebuild their lives and homes in the aftermath of the storm that caused so much destruction.

The church has worked throughout the year to bring much needed aid and relief to the community, and the church’s leader Rev. Tim Krupski said the mission was continuing into the Christmas season.

“In July, we went with a group of 22 people for four days,” Krupski said. “We worked on property clean up, sawing up downed trees and helping to restock the relief supply warehouse.”

In October, Lord of Life followed up with a second visit to Henryville, organizing the relief supply warehouse where food, water, school supplies, and furniture had been gathered from the Kentuckiana region.

“Many of the items were destined for families who had been in long term displacement since back in March when the tornado happened,” Krupski said. “While there, we were connected to several lead congregations who are working directly with these displaced families so that we might come around them through our fundraising.”

The church conducted a 10-week effort to increase their giving by 10 percent this fall. The surplus amount totaled $1,400. That amount, along with additional donations collected during the holiday season, will be given directly to a family in Henryville whose life was turned upside down by the storm.

“We will be working to supply furniture and other items to outfit a replacement mobile home, which has been acquired for the family,”

Lord of Life Lutheran Church Pastor Tim Krupski organizes the relief supply warehouse during the church’s mission trip to Henryville in October. (Photos provided by Mary Kulczak)

Krupski said. “We also hope to rally around this family in the coming months and year to fill any unmet needs.”

Krupski said that the congregation was fully behind this mission and looked forward to lending their support in the months to come.

“God has richly blessed us as a congregation and has moved our congregational members to generously give, even in the midst of these economic times,” he said. “We felt that a way to honor God with these first fruits of what he has given us was to use these offerings beyond ourselves and our congregational needs and wants, and rather to give to others who have lost so much this year in the storms of southern Indiana.”

Members of the Westfield/Noblesville community who would like to contribute to the relief efforts may do so by sending contributions to: S. Indiana Relief Fund, c/o Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 4282 E. 191st St., Westfield, IN 46062. Donation checks may be made to Lord of Life Lutheran so that they can be processed and forwarded. Every dollar donated will be directed and given to families in need in the southern Indiana communities hit the hardest by the tornado.

New officers sworn in – The Westfield Police Department welcomed two new officers on Nov. 29. Officer Chad Tribbett, right, just graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and Officer Matt Scheller, left, started the academy in early December. (Photo provided by the Westfield Police Dept.) www.currentinwestfield.com

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Forty-three years after leaving the Vietnam War, Hugh Catron fulfills his goal of returning a family Bible

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com The 155th Assault Helicopter Co. called Camp Coryell in Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam was home from 1965 to 1970. In the early morning hours of Jan. 30, 1968, an intensive attack on Ban Me Thuot and the adjacent airfield began. At that time, both flares and gunships were ordered airborne in support of various check points and outposts under attack.

At 2 a.m., 10 minutes after the initial attack, the 155th went into full “red” alert, and at 2:50 a.m. approximately 20 rounds of hostile mortar fire fell on the city airfield complex. Small arms fire was encountered throughout the night.

One of the 300 soldiers fighting the North Vietnamese Army’s force of 10,000 was Noblesville resident Hugh Thomas Catron.

“I was 20 years old when this all was happening,” he said. “I was a young man back then.”

After four days of solid fighting, 24 soldiers volunteered to secure the local missionary compound “at great personal risk.” Catron said the missionaries, which included lead pastor Ed Thompson and his wife, Ruth, would visit the camp for supplies on Wednesdays and provide chapel service on Sundays.

“Ed and I would sit and argue about the

Bible. He was very dedicated,” Catron said, recalling a particular disagreement between the figurative and literal parting of the Red Sea. “If I didn’t volunteer I knew they’d say, ‘Where’s Hugh?’ ” Unknown at the time, the NVA overran the missionary compound – killing six and capturing two, of which one survived as the Vietnam forces retreated.

“We were expecting the worse. We were expecting to receive a confrontation. All there was were dead bodies. It was pretty shocking ... and death was commonplace,” Catron said. “I can’t believe anyone would kill an unarmed missionary. These people had no way of defending themselves. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.”

Ed and Ruth Thompson were among the murdered Christians. Catron said the Thompsons died holding each other. When the bodies were pried apart, Catron said the couple’s Bible was between them, which he removed.

“I was chewed out by a sergeant. I told him, ‘I hardly think this is a souvenir,’ ” he said. “My intention in 1968 was to get the Bible to the family, but I didn’t know where they were from.”

Catron put the book in his jungle fatigues pants pocket and stored it inside a foot locker at base camp. After being discharged from the Army in June 1969, Catron lived in Westfield and Indianapolis before Noblesville.

“The Bible was always there with me,” he

Meet Hugh Thomas Catron ◆ Age: 65

◆ Birthplace: Beech Grove, Ind. ◆ Residence: Noblesville

◆ Education: 1966 graduate of Westfield High School ◆ Hobbies: All original 1963 split window Corvette, stock market (watching net worth go up and down every day) ◆ Career: Army (1966-69) and merchant marine (1973-current) ◆ Reason for joining Army: Instead of being drafted and placed in infantry, Catron wanted to choose what job he did in the military.

It also provided him skilled training. ◆ Interesting fact: Went to summer school (speech class) with David Letterman in Broad Ripple.

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said, adding that he kept the Bible safe inside a zip lock bag to help keep moisture out.

A couple of times each month, Catron would spend time looking and holding the bloodstained Bible.

“It’s something you look at; like going through an old high school (yearbook),” he said.

“I knew what the contents were – blood and all.”

Over time, Catron said he discarded his photos and other memories from Vietnam and came close to getting rid of the Bible.

“When I was spring cleaning I said, ‘Do I really need to hold onto it?’ ” he said. “I thought about putting it in the Dumpster, but it’s too valuable. It finally found its right home. That’s why I kept it all these years. I knew what I had.”

On July 7, 2011, Catron went onto his computer and searched Google at 3 a.m. He came across the Christian & Missionary Alliance Web site and left a comment informing the organization of his “temporary” possession.

“It was more on a whim,” said Catron. “I held onto it for 43 years. I wanted to get it into the right hands but didn’t know what the right hands were. I got a call back that morning.”

Catron then mailed the 1809 copyrighted Bible to the alliance, which placed it in an acidfree archival envelope where it will be preserved in the alliance archives.

“It took 43 years but I accomplished it,” he said. “Now I’m a celebrity in Colorado Springs (home of the alliance). Jen Rohde, the alliance’s archival director, told me there are more requests to see this Bible than the alliance

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founder’s Bible.”

“We wept when we read it (the email),” said Peter Burgo, managing editor of Alliance Life, the magazine of the Christian & Missionary Alliance.

The email surprised everyone, especially the couple’s children.

“God must have a wonderful plan for all of you, and you must be very special to him to have been entrusted to keep this Bible safe for my family,” Judith Thompson Button, the oldest daughter of the Thompsons, wrote to Catron. “I don’t think that we would been appreciative of the significance of this Bible at the time my parents were killed because we were so angry and hurt. We knew that God was in charge but at the time we also knew that the center of our world had been ripped away from us.

“I have been weeping with joy ever since I heard that you had saved the Bible and that it will be kept safe for generations to come. It is the only thing that survived the attack, but the most precious thing of all,” she continued.

The Thompson children all visited Vietnam and their parents’ grave site in December 2009.

“Since 1968, the church has grown from 60,000 to more than 1 million. We also learned that half of all the tribal peoples are now Christians,” said David Thompson, the oldest son of the Thompsons.

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Pay dirt or dirt pay?

It is our position that there is a disparity in the salary of the governor of the state of Indiana and Presidents of state run universities that deserves to be examined. As governor of the state of Indiana, Mitch Daniels earned a salary of $95,000 a year. His new role as president of Purdue University is expected to garner a salary of at least five times as much as he was paid to run the 15th most populous state out of 50 in the United States of America.

Yet, it’s not a job in public servancy or academics that garners the top pay spot for the state of Indiana. Hoosiers love their basketball, and they are willing to pay for it as Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean garners the top spot as the highest paid public employee of the state with a salary and fringe benefits package totaling $2.3 million.

While state government and state universities have very different revenue streams on which to base their budgets, the question becomes who is paid too little, who is paid too much, and are the salaries appropriate for the level of responsibility?

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Banksters

Commentary by Terry Anker

A clever turn of the phrase holds great appeal. Since Og first managed to communicate with his fellow cave dwellers, twisting words to highlight an irony, incongruence or absurdity delivers both jocularity and resonance.

Today, whole cultures evolved to use language as an indicator of inclusion (or exclusion).

Perhaps it is a function of the over-abundance of media, but each cluster has taken to using its own contortion of the spoken word to establish its boundaries. Rap stars, perfectly able to speak in full and complete sentences, chose to perform songs comprised almost entirely of the jargon that belongs to a self-created audience. Government officials become wedded to the alphabet soup of acronyms and ubiquitous form-speak that at once obscures and obfuscates direct messages intended for the citizens they are pledged to serve.

But in a desire to be clever, pithy or simply to come up with an expression that can be trademarked and printed on T-shirts for a fee (the word threepeat comes to mind), those of

us who communicate for a living may have done a disservice to our profession. Do we confuse when we simply intend to entertain?

During the most recent national financial crisis, some adroit wordsmith coined the term “banksters” to illustrate the gangster-like thievery that was witnessed in some moneyed banking circles. But given that everyone from reining professional athletes to the latest train-wreck starlet has some variation of “GANGSTER” tattooed for the world to see, does bankster carry a negative or positive connotation? One can imagine the thirtysomething hotshot as he helicopters from his ultra-swank digs in SoHo to the colossal (if rented) weekend house on Long Island who is fully embracing the bankster lifestyle. Is theft and abject immorality intended to be cool, but we’re not sufficiently in the club to get it?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmel.com.

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As we watch the ongoing Washington negotiations regarding the omnipresent “Fiscal Cliff,” we have to say how impressed we are at how quickly the Republican Party has begun the process of caving on the issue of raising taxes (or closing loopholes; same thing. Both result in more money being sent to Washington, which promptly would be wasted.). We predicted the party would cave, but we actually thought it would put up a fight and then cave, which is its history. We’ve oftentimes written about our frustrations with the national Republican Party, with its never-ending tendency to run from a fight. We believe that if the GOP gives in on the issue of raising taxes in any way, the party simply needs to shut down. We certainly don’t need two liberal parties. The party needs to stand firm against any increase in taxes. So, off the fiscal cliff we go. Republicans then need to talk to the American people directly, not through the filter of the mainstream American media, and explain the party’s position (It’s the spending!) And because President Barack Obama is addicted to the idea of raising taxes, it is he who will be guilty of forcing all of us to pay more in taxes starting next month.

••• We respect and admire billionaire investor Warren Buffett. However, we can’t help but find him hypocritical when he urges tax increases for the rich. Those rates were no problem for him as he built his fortune and, now that he’s worth north of $40 billion, he thinks now’s the time to raise these rates. What about all the future Buffetts out there eagerly building their names and fortunes? Also, Warren, how is sending more money to Washington a smart move? If the government were a business, he wouldn’t invest in it, and if he did “management” wouldn’t last long.

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Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In Mississippi if one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month.

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VIEWS Humor December: Panic, plague and party pandemonium Commentary by Danielle Wilson Ah, December. I have hit the panic button on shopping; our kids have begun their second round of winter colds, stomach bugs, and dry skin rashes; and family gatherings have increased in both frequency and chaos level. How I love the holiday season! No kidding, I really do enjoy the crazy.

The race to find the perfect gift, while strategically avoiding traffic congestion and financial ruin, is what I live for. After all, I’m able to employ my significant cyber skills, people-whispering talents, and penny-pinching nature to their maximum capacities, all in the name of Santa Claus.

Essentially, December’s a green light for shopping, and because I’m not spending the money on myself, the experience is practically guilt-free. And when the stress of it all becomes too overwhelming, I have egg nog and Pickleknuckle (our elf-onthe-shelf) to talk me off the ledge. Deck the halls with booze and fantasy creatures!

Granted, December does have the uncanny ability to transform our house into an infirmary.

But alongside the thermometers, discarded Kleenex, and empty bottles of ginger ale, Children’s Motrin and Jergen’s bottles, there are twinkle lights and garland and multi-colored breakable glass bulbs. At least when I’m cleaning up my daughter’s projectiles from the sink (which is “much closer than the toilet, Mom. You should be thankful I made it that far!�) I can breathe in that pine-fresh scent from the

evergreen sprig I shoved into a lamp base and garner sympathy from the plastic angel hovering above me. Silent night, indeed.

Most importantly, December affords me the opportunity to appreciate just how far our six-pack has come over the years. I have four siblings, Doo has five. Between our families, there are 26 grandkids, most of whom are 6 and younger. You don’t have to be a math geek to understand that get-togethers are sheer bedlam. But now that our children are older, Doo and I can sit back and mock those with little ones, occasionally pitching in to change a diaper or wipe a face, but only if the spirit so moves us. We actually get to eat a full meal at one sitting while the food is still hot and engage in adult conversation about the awesome-ness of the “Twilight� saga without worrying about bedtimes and bottles and booboos. Let’s face it, holidays are a schlep with infants and toddlers, but they are truly fun with big kids.

God rest ye merry parents!

So bring it on, December. I welcome your inclement weather, sherry-infused fruit cake, and incessant junk emails from retailers. And despite your propensity for inducing panic, plague, and party pandemonium, you are by far the most wonderful time of the year. Peace out.

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I grew up and became my mother Commentary by Mike Redmond Had you driven past my house one recent Friday, you would have seen a workman on the roof stringing Christmas lights. For reasons of safety and schedule, I decided to let someone else do the job this year.

But had you driven past my house the day after, you would have seen me up there re-doing the job. So much for safety and schedule.

I blame my mother. Or, actually, her entire family. I was engaged in a practice I call “McKenzie-ing” the job – that is, allowing someone else to do it and then going back and doing it over again to get it right. Even if nothing much is wrong with it.

Now, please understand, I am not proud of this. In going all McKenzie on the job, I violated a very solemn promise I made to myself almost daily during kidhood: I am not going to be like my mother when I grow up.

My brother and sisters made the same promise. Not one of us could run a vacuum cleaner to her satisfaction. Neither could we dust, do dishes, wash windows or take out trash to her specifications. I never weeded a row in the garden that did not cause my mother to throw her hands up into the air, exclaim that I hadn’t paid attention AGAIN, take over the chore and launch into her speech about doing things right with its legendary opening line, “I have TOLD

you and TOLD you…”

The gist of the speech was this: There are three ways to do things: The wrong way; the right way (also wrong); and the McKenzie way, which is to say perfectly, a quality unattainable for non-McKenzies and other mere mortals, such as me and a good many of my cousins.

According to the legend, to be a McKenzie of mom’s generation was to be a model child, well-behaved, a tireless worker and supremely talented at whatever endeavor you chose. To be a McKenzie of my generation was to be a disappointment to your grandparents.

But as I’ve gotten older, I have found that I McKenzify things without even thinking. I’ve been known to remake a bed three times to get the corners just right. I once rebuilt four garden boxes at 5 a.m. because I’d awakened from a dream in which six of my uncles came by the house and pointed out the flaws.

And that, my friends, is why I was out on the roof re-stringing the Christmas lights. I’m listening to my McKenzie side. Maybe I should just listen to my Redmond side. That’s the one that tells me and tells me that they sure look pretty.

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Recipe for disaster Commentary by Dick Wolfsie The only thing I hate more than shopping is cooking, but I needed to do something to get me in the holiday spirit. Why not prepare a meal for my family? I have never been much of a chef. I don’t have the patience to put in a dash of this and a pinch of that. My wife knew this before we got married. Right after our first date she complained to a friend I had no dash at all. She did notice the pinch, however. Women are very sensitive.

In our kitchen, stacked up against the wall, we have about 50 cooking magazines with titles like Bon Appétit, Cooking Light, Cook’s Illustrated, Saveur, and Vegetarian Times. Most of these publications try to lure us in with words like “easy, quick, fast, simple, or no hassle.” I’ve never seen these words on the cover of Cosmo, but I have seen the word saucy.

Another way the editors entice us is with the name of the recipe. For example: chicken and artichokes. Two ingredients, right? How simple. I looked carefully at the ingredients. The dish should have been named “chicken with artichokes and thyme and vinegar and mustard seed and garlic, and black pepper and cilantro and cumin, and chili pepper and olive oil, and a sliver of orange rind and several spices no one has ever heard of.”

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yes, I did count) about 14 ingredients. There’s also a great deal of coating, covering, shredding, simmering, combining, peeling and pulverizing.

One recipe required a mortar and pestle. This was a prescription for failure.

I was tempted by one recipe called Cinco de Mayo. I didn’t read everything that was in it, but anything that has five times the normal amount of mayonnaise has to be pretty tasty.

There was also one called Beer Raised Beef. I’ve never had a problem with the grain fed or grass fed variety, but this did seem like a way better idea than marinating the meat after you buy it.

I’m sad to report that I misread it. It was actually beer braised beef. Apparently, I need more recipes containing carrots.

I decided all this prep was way too much trouble, but I had promised to make dinner that evening. When my wife called later that day, I told her what I was planning for our meal. “Oh my goodness,” she said, “are you really serving that complicated chicken dish with all those herbs and spices?”

“Yes, that’s what we’re having.” I said proudly.

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Mo’s restaurant opening Friday in Clay Terrace

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com In Indianapolis, many people find Mo’s is the place for steak. Now the steakhouse is providing Hamilton County a one-spot stop for good beef as it expands its Central Indiana footprint with a new second restaurant in Carmel’s Clay Terrace Mall. The restaurant will open Friday.

“We’re very, very excited,” owner Jeremiah Hamman said about Mo’s first non-metropolitan location. “The growth is exploding around us. It’s a best place to raise a family. We’re excited to be a part of the community.”

Several factors influenced Hamman’s decision to expand to Hamilton County, including the potential customer demographic, continued community growth in this area, a welcoming attitude and work from Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and the city, and Simon Properties’ assistance and commitment to providing a workable lease arrangement.

“The partnership with Simon Properties was big,” he said, adding the arrangement made the second location more attractive and feasible.

“Although Simon is the largest real estate company in the world, it’s clear to me that they are committed to helping local businesses succeed within their property environments.”

Hamman, president of Epic Hospitality Group, has been a managing partner with Mo’s since the restaurant joined the downtown Indianapolis dining scene. His passion for outstanding service, cuisine and wine pairing promises a

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menu that’s both traditional and diverse.

“It just; became me. It wasn’t a conscious decision it was what I became,” he said about becoming a restaurateur. “I love the fact I don’t sit in a cubicle and every day is different. The people I meet and the interaction is priceless.”

Since its doors opened downtown in 2003,

the upscale steakhouse has quickly risen to recognition as one of Indianapolis’ top fine dining establishments, earning an impeccable reputation and many accolades for its food and wine selection. The Clay Terrace location will feature the same great food, drinks, exceptional wine and hospitality that the Indianapolis location has become famous for among the city’s business professionals, fine dining community and celebrity crowd.

“There will be a few suburban twists – wine night, martini night, bar menu items,” said Hamman. “Things we don’t offer downtown to cater to the suburbs.”

Hamman whose group also owns Detour: An American Grille and Taste of Sensu in the Arts & Design District, prides Mo’s on its customized service and meticulous attention to detail.

The Carmel Mo’s will feature a comfortable ambiance with an incredible outdoor patio area perfect for evening cocktails and dining. The Clay Terrace location also has impressive facilities for banquets, meetings and private parties.

Hamman said total seating for the restaurant is more than 350.

He also said the “very diverse menu” will feature many of the same items as the downtown restaurant including USDA certified prime beef, from which Chef Thomas Melvin hand selects each cut.

“There are a lot of offers when it comes to appetizers,” he said. “We’re a steakhouse that caters to non-steak eaters.”

Mo’s A Place for Steaks Where: 14300 Clay Terrace Blvd., Suite 155 (adjacent to Dick’s Sporting Goods) Hours: The bar opens at 4:30 p.m. and the dining room begins seating at 5 p.m. The restaurant is open until 10 p.m. Sunday, 11 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday. • Head chef: Thomas Melvin • Seating: The main area seats 120; three private dining areas provide 24, 28 and 40 chairs; the bar has room for 60; and 80 people can occupy the outdoor patio.

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Carmel: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat • The Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre presents this classical Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice adaptation of the famous Biblical tale.

Opening on December 14th and including matinee shows on both Saturday and Sunday, this show makes for a great holiday event to see with friend and family. For tickets, show times and more, visit thecenterfortheperformingarts.org or call 843-3800.

Fishers: Open Mic Night hosted by Keith Bliss at Hearthstone Coffee House & Pub • Head to Hearthstone for open mic night on Dec. 13.

There’s no cover for the night, but remember, Hearthstone is family friendly, so behave with the microphone before, during and after your song.

Feel free to bring an instrument to plug into the PA. Drum kits are not permitted. The event is from 7 to 9 p.m. Hearthstone is located at 8235 E. 116th St. in Fishers. For more information, visit hearthstonecoffee.com Noblesville: Holiday Extravaganza Tea • Treat a loved one to a special event just in time for Christmas during the Holiday Extravaganza Tea noon Saturday at the R. L. Wilson House, 273 S. Eighth St. This five-course tea is sure to please everyone as will the holiday decorated environment and delicious food and desserts. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 770-9399 or visit www.rlsilsonhouse. net.

Westfield: Holly Jolly Jamboree • Come be merry with the Hamilton County Parks & Recreation as they welcome Mrs. Claus and the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Cool Creek Park. The Claus’s will be available for pictures throughout the program. Jingle John of Silly Safaris will be presenting his animals of the North Pole and crafts and cookies will also be available. For more information, call 774-2500 or visit www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/egov/apps/events/calendar. egov?view=detail&id=2371 Zionsville: • Friday take a break and enjoy free wine tasting and live music at new, local winery, Hopwood Cellars Winery (12 E. Cedar Street, downtown Zionsville). Enjoy live music by "Less is More" from 6-8pm and wine by the glass or bottle for purchase. For something unique and delicious, try their famous "Wine Shake".

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Indy lining up the ‘12 Chefs of Christmas’

By Mark Johnson • mark@youarecurrent.com On Saturday, Indianapolis will introduce what is certain to become a local holiday tradition. The inaugural 12 Chefs of Christmas will convene at the Indianapolis City Market from 7 to 10 p.m.

This fundraiser is presented by Brad Gates Catering & Events and Flat 12 Bierwerks, with proceeds benefiting the Indianapolis City Market Corporation. The corporation is a non-profit public marketplace group dedicated to promoting the culture of Central Indiana.

In addition to the holiday-themed creations of the chefs, beer, wine, and food will be provided by Natural Born Juicers, Amazing Snack Company, Taste of Philly Pretzels, as well as participating City Market vendors and merchants.

Live music will be provided by the Four Sexes.

General admission tickets can purchased in advance for $125 or $150 on the day of the event. VIP tickets are $150. VIP ticket-holders will be treated to a tour of the Catacombs and

Know more The 12 local chefs and their restaurants include: Regina Mehallick (R Bistro), Mark Cox and Josh Henson (Fermenti Artisan), Chris Eley (Goose the Market), Roger Hawkins (Circle City Soups), John and Abbi Adams (Bluebeard), Craig Baker (The Local), Cindy Hawkins (Circle City Sweets), Sam Brown (Second Helpings), Andrew Whitmoyer (U-Relish Farm), Nick Carter (Black Swan), Julie Bolejack (Chocolate for the Spirit), Tom Sadler (The Copper Still) and Brad Gates (Brad Gates Catering). drinks from VIP Bartenders from Bluebeard and Wilks & Wilson.

Tickets are available through Flat 12 Bierwerks, participating City Market merchants, and online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Swift returning to Indianapolis April 26 – Taylor Swift announced that she will launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her new album, RED. The tour will kick-off on March 13 in Omaha with Swift’s Indiana stop coming at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 26. Tickets will go on-sale at 10 a.m. Friday and are available at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. At Swift’s request, every show will include tickets priced at under $50.

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MCC Table Tennis Club • The weather’s turning cold and dreary; get your athletic activity in at Monon Community Center and Central Park. Every Tuesday and Saturday the MCC Table Tennis Club meets and plays on 12 professional tables. Those wishing to play are encouraged to bring their own racquets and balls.

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Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt • Merchants in the arts district will decorate the houses which can be seen in each of their windows. Pick up a clue sheet at Tea Buds Brewing Co., 111 W. Main St., Carmel, and find the answers to each clue on the festive houses. When you are finished, you will be entered into a drawing for wonderful baskets filled with gingerbread treats. The Simply Sweet Shoppe will treat each child who participates with a goody bag.

• Each day through Dec. 22 • 30 N. Rangeline Rd., Carmel • 571-2787 • carmelartsanddesign.com/ FEATURES/holiday/ The 12 Homes of Christmas • Noblesville Preservation Alliance presents a fun and engaging holiday driving tour, showcasing the exterior of twelve homes, each from one of Noblesville’s historic neighborhoods. See these houses frosted in holiday lights, warming the heart of the city in the very best of holiday cheer • 6 to 9 p.m. daily. • Cost: Free, but online voting for best decoration is $1 and is a tax-deductible donation to NPA • 426-1672 • noblesvillepreservation.com

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Country Christmas • Take the family to Stonycreek Farm, grab some hot cider and hitch a free ride on a hayride to the Christmas tree field to pick out your favorite tree. Don’t forget the fresh wreaths and garland at the greenhouse, or browse through the gift shop to check out some custom made wreaths and other unique items • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. • 11366 Ind. 38 East, Noblesville • 773-3344 • stonycreekfarm.net Wine Wednesday • Looking for a little pick me up at the midweek point? Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub offers up Wine Wednesday. The venue that often hosts music and dishes out coffee and craft beer puts its House Red and House White wines on sale at $4 per glass. • Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub • 8235 E. 116th St., Fishers • 436-7049 Gingerbread Village • Oh, do you know the Gingerbread Man? Look for him while you stroll through this yummy gingerbread village created by both amateurs and professionals at Conner Prairie. Your whole family will be counting all the gumdrops, peppermints and colorful candies used to make these icing-covered masterpieces every Thursday throught Saturday • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • $6 • 776-6006 • www.connerprairie.org

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Carmel Repertory Theater presents “Scrooge: The Musical” • The stage musical created in 1992 closely follows the plot of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” in which the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Leslie Bricusse, who wrote the www.currentinwestfield.com

music and lyrics, was nominated for the Academy Award for the song score he wrote for the 1970 musical film “Scrooge;” many were carried over for the musical. • 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday • The Studio Theater, 355 City Center Dr., Carmel • $22-$25 • 843-3800 • thecenterfortheperformingarts.org Candy Cane Hunt • Before Santa descends into billions of chimneys this Christmas, he’s going to make a stop in Fishers to hide hundreds of candy canes. Join the Fishers Parks & Recreation department in their search; afterward, warm up with a cup of hot cocoa while completing a craft. • 4 and 5 p.m. • Billericay Park Building, 12690 Promise Rd., Fishers • Cost: $4 for residents, $6 for non-residents (this event is for children ages 6 to 10) • 595-3150 • fishers.in.us “A Christmas Carol” • Visit Beef & Boards for a musical adaptation of the Christmas classic. The cost of the ticket includes a lunch or dinner buffet. • 1 p.m. • Starting at $22, $3 discount for children ages 3 to 15 • 9301 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis • 872-9664

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“Mary Poppins” • The 1964 film starring Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews is about a magical nanny who arrives at the home of a family via an umbrella. As she challenges the stiff English upbringing their father provides she also teaches them the importance of imagination and cleanliness. • 7:30 p.m. • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • $7.50 • 843-3800 • thecenterfortheperformingarts.org

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Home for the Holidays • Vocalist Michael Deane, a senior at Indiana University’s School of Music, pairs with Indiana Wind Symphony to put you in the holiday mood with a range of delightful and stirring musical fare • 7:30 p.m. • $15-$35 • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • 843-3800 • thecenterfortheperformingarts.org

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Handel’s “Messiah” • Join the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphonic Choir as they present a breathtaking performance of Handel’s holiday masterpiece with the uplifting “Hallelujah” Chorus • 8 p.m. • Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis • Starts at $23 for the general public and $12 for students & children • ticketmaster.com A Brenda Lee Christmas • Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has been a US holiday standard for more than 50 years. She was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 • 3 p.m. • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • Starting at $18 • 843-3800 • thecenterfortheperformingarts.org

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Next, dissolve the coffee granules in boiling water. Now, beat the eggs and sugar until they blend in a large bowl. Next beat in the vanilla, almond extract, coffee mixture and chocolate until a fluffy consistency is achieved. Gradually add a combination of flour and salt to the chocolate mixture. Then stir in the walnuts. Take the prepared pan, and pour half the batter into it. Top that with a layer of peppermint patties, using pieces of the candies to fill in the gaps. Top

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• The current 10-percent rate for low-income taxpayers will expire and be replaced by a 15-percent rate.

• Even tax-rate relief afforded married taxpayers will expire.

• The current top marginal tax rate on capital gains and dividends of 15 percent is scheduled to expire. The tax rate on dividends could increase by as much as 286 percent, from 15 percent to more than 43 percent.

• Higher-income taxpayers also will be subject to limitations on itemized deductions and personal exemptions.

• Millions of middle-income taxpayers will be liable for the alternative minimum tax because of expiration of the “AMT Patch.”

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Having started two businesses, written a book and filmed a documentary, Sheryl Matthys is an entrepreneur at heart and understands those dreamers. Having recently moved from Manhattan, where she lived for 14 years, Matthys wanted to become a part of the women business community in Hamilton County. While she was finding her place here, her entrepreneurial spirit led her to form her second business, Successful Women Made Here.

“I have started different businesses myself over the years, and often felt like I was going it alone. I wanted to provide the opportunity for support groups for other women entrepreneurs, so that we can share ideas and get to the goal line that much faster,” Matthys said.

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What happens on Fremont Street Commentary by Tracy Line

Long before Las Vegas was the Strip, before it became Sin City, before the infamous ad campaign about keeping secrets, Las Vegas was simply a place to eat, drink and gamble.

And in 1905 you did that at the corner of Fremont and Main.

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Bringing you a grammar lesson Grammar Guy Jordan Fischer Alright, readers, we’re going to a party today.

Since we’re in the Hoosier state, and everybody here has a family recipe for something delicious, the party is going to be a pitch-in. We’ll be taking my grandmother’s strawberry and rhubarb pie. Or will we be bringing it? Do you know?

The verbs “bring” and “take” are two sides of the same action – and which one you use depends on which side you are on. In the case above, since the pie will be traveling with us to the party, we would say we are taking it.

If I was already at the party, though, and for some reason forgot the pie at home (Side note: I never forget about pie.), I might call you and ask you to bring it with you. Did you catch the difference?

As with most verbs, the trick to determining whether to use “bring” or “take” lies in paying attention to the direction of the action. “Take” is used when an object is heading away from the speaker (i.e. “Take that cat away from me. I think I’m allergic to it.”). “Bring” is used when an object is heading toward the speaker (i.e.

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You can take away a bad driver’s license. You can take out food. You can take a get well card to a sick friend. On the flip side, when you get sick a friend could bring you soup. If you lock yourself out of your car, your wife could bring you the spare set of keys. And if you were hosting a party, you could invite guests to bring their friends – of course, then you would have to share the pie with more people.

Getting “bring” and “take” right can be simple, if you let it. If you find yourself confused about which to use, simply take a step back, look at where the speaker is (if it isn’t you) and figure out whether the object being described is moving toward or away from him/her. And remember: While you could take pie away from me, I’d much prefer you bring it toward me.

"The verbs 'bring' and 'take' are two sides of the same action - and which one you use depends upon which side you are on."

Jordan Fischer is a contributing columnist for Current Publishing.

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Genealogy and gifting

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Those who have a passion for the family tree often begin the year with the goal of completing some big family history project to give their kin at the holidays. Just as often, however, those projects are not quite as far along as the family historian would like, come December. No matter. Giving a gift of shared heritage doesn’t have to mean a large-scale endeavor is involved. Keep it simple and the offering will still be special.

A family photo calendar is an easy and inexpensive gift that has the bonus aspect of being a year-round reminder of what connects and grounds us in life. These can be done on the computer or at a local copy center with little fuss. Especially appreciated are those calendars that include all the significant days in the extended family – birthdays, anniversaries, and upcoming events such as graduations.

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There is nothing like the unexpected in interior decorating.

I love entering a room only to discover that a piece, previously sentenced to eternity in a landfill, has a new raison d’eter in an unexpected form.

I have a client, Becky Langan, who has exceeded all expectations in that arena. She innocently posted a photo of a wine tasting room that she had been working on since I first met her …. and then the comments began to flow.

The fruit of her labor is an intimate setting that boasts walls covered in wine labels that were carefully cut from boxes. This wooden mosaic is a textural backdrop that is one of those surprises that makes the room. Patience, lots of wine crates, and a willing woodworker were all that was required for this stunning final reveal.

Similar to the wooden wine label “wallpaper,” project, one of my favorite projects has been to take an old globe and spray paint it with colors from a current palette. This is a fabulous way to bring unexpected shape and color to a bookshelf or table. Liquitex has introduced a line of spray paints that feature the esoteric colors not found in typical spray paints. When clustered in complimentary or analogous colors, these orbs are a fascinating twist in the space.

I have been known to raid old jewelry boxes for inspiration. Consider clusters of long pearls strands and necklaces as tie backs. These formerly functional tiebacks become works of art against a beautiful silk panel and are truly unique to you!

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The first time I stepped out on the limb with decorating was years ago when I used a garden gate as a headboard for my four-year-old daughter’s twin bed. I was told by an extended family member that I needed to get a “real” headboard … a gate was not appropriate.

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Creating new cabinet space in kitchen remodel Commentary by Larry Greene ORIGINAL KITCHEN: This house was built in 2001 in the Highland Springs subdivision in Brownsburg and they are the original owners. This was one of the first homes built in this neighborhood.

WHY REMODEL: According to the owner, “We were never happy with the flow of the kitchen. The refrigerator was back in a corner and could only open half-way because it was a French door style. The peninsula tended to trap people in the narrow kitchen when we were entertaining. We needed new flooring, and since we wanted to make changes to the kitchen, we decided to do the whole project. It was time to upgrade.”

DESIGN PHASE: A half wall and column between the family room and kitchen was removed. “The narrowness of the kitchen was a great design challenge for us. It was very helpful to have a designer work with us to figure out how to open the flow. The final product ended up looking wider and having more space than we expected. We ended up with a design that tripled our cabinet space by using every nook and cranny available. The designers even put a

cabinet near the sliding-glass door for the dog stuff.”

CABINET DETAILS: The new cabinetry is maple stock cabinetry in off-white cashmere with a glazing highlight. The owner decided to add several roll out trays for easy access.

FAVORITE FEATURES: The owner commented, “The honed granite is my favorite part of the new kitchen. It does not show the crumbs, dust or streaks when the sun comes in. It is very family-friendly material. I also love our pantry door. The glass makes the hallway seem more open and less like just another closet. The size

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