Tomball - Magnolia Edition | March 2023

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Tomball library welcomes genealogy collection

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BY ANNA LOTZ

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The Lone Star College-Tomball

Community Library has added thousands of books to its gene- alogical resources after the former Chaparral Genealog-

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On Feb. 25, Klein Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Services District No. 16 celebrated the reopening of Station No. 6.

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ical Society and Library donated its collection last year, Tomball library director Janna Hoglund said. An open house event March 7 showcased the Chaparral Collection alongside new equipment to digitize records, Hoglund said. “We’re always looking for opportunities to expand,” she said. The Chaparral Collection was previously housed in the Chaparral Genealogical Library in Magnolia o Friendship Drive, which closed, Hoglund said. According to library information, the col- lection includes more than 5,700 reference materials, including family histories, yearbooks, microlm and historical books. The collection is housed on the library’s second oor and is available for in-library use.

Klein Volunteer Fire Department reopens Station 6 o North Eldridge Parkway following $4M renovations

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email from KVFD Deputy Chief Stephen Kramer. Renovations totaled about $4 million for the station between construction, equipment and project management, according to KVFD. The station is located at 18822 N. Eldridge Parkway, Tomball. KVFD—run by ESD 16—provides re suppression, prevention and education ser- vices for approximately 175,000 residents across 58 square miles, including the southern portion of unincorporated Tomball.

On Feb. 25, the Klein Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Services District No. 16 celebrated the grand reopening of Station 6, which is also called Station 36. The station was reopened after renovations were completed. Construction on the station began in the summer of 2021. KVFD Station 6 houses a 2023 Pierce engine, a 2018 Pierce 100-foot tower ladder and a 2018 booster/grass re truck, according to a March 1

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