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Best Burger List

A Burger Lovers Guide to the Best Hamburger Joints in Tomball

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14257 FM 2920, Suite 210 (832) 698-4201 Since 1975, Ron’s Hamburgers have been prepared daily from fresh superior quality beef. Fries are cut daily from fresh potatoes and fried high quality vegetables oil (No Trans Fat, No Cholesterol). Ron’s offer a wide range burgers, along with their 22625 Hwy 249of Ste 830 (832) 953-2522 famous chili and otherWhen sandwiches.

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TM Happenings Come on down to the historic Tomball Depot for a free family-friendly affair. We have free games & activities starting at 6:00 pm, and the hit Disney movie Moana playing at dusk (around 8:00 pm). Grab your picnic baskets, lawn chairs and come join us for some entertainment.

201 Elm Street – Tomball

May 19 – Heritage Festival

Enjoy a fun-filled day of educational, family friendly activities in one of Harris County’s most beautiful parks! Visit recreated confederate and union camps to learn about Civil War era lifestyles. Also take guided tours to discover the history of the recently discovered Spring Creek Park Cemetery.

Activities: Cemetery Tours, Battle Re-enactments, Cultural Demonstrations, Craft & Entertainment, Food Trucks, Archaeology Digs and Storytelling.

10:00 am – 3:00 pm Spring Creek Park 15012 Brown Road – Tomball

May 19 - Honky Tonk Chili Challenge

A full day of award-winning chili and old-style honky tonk country music from when country was country! The CASI sanctioned chili cook-off will present dozens of cook teams from across southeast Texas. Food, vendors and a kids zone, too. Free admission and parking. It’s all at Tomball’s historic downtown Depot, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm 201 S. Elm Tomball

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May 12 – Moana Movie

May 19 - 2nd Annual Beyond the Pints Craft Beer & Music Festival

Sample more than 30 local and national craft breweries. Listen to live music, eat from local food trucks and vendors. Family friendly with Kids zone, retail vendors and entertainment for all.

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June 9 - The Lego Niniago Movie

Come on down to the historic Tomball Depot for a free family-friendly affair. Free games and activities starting at 6pm and the the hit movie The Lego Ninjago playing at dusk (around 8pm). We’re excited to announce that Icon Martial Arts Academy will be out to show the kiddos some Tae Kwon Do, as well. Grab your picnic baskets, lawn chairs and come join us for some entertainment.

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Tomball Book Tournament Winners of the first Tomball Book Tournament held on March 20th at Northpointe Intermediate. Below are the Elementary winners from the March 22nd competition at Willow Creek Elementary.

A total of eight teams from the Junior High level entered the competition. Teams had to read a list of books, then at the competition, they were asked a variety of questions pertaining to those books. Students needed to successfully name the author and title of the book.

A total of eleven teams from the Elementary level entered the competition. Teams had to read a list of books, then at the competition, they were asked a variety of questions pertaining to those books. Students needed to successfully name the author and title of the book.

FIRST PLACE Creekside Park Junior High Alan San Miguel, Savannah Anderson, Kylie Thomas and Matthew Gallagher

SECOND PLACE Willow Wood Junior High Jocelyn Auxier, Sydney Bussell, Kailey McHenry, Kaylee Caudle, Elizabeth Moore and Kate Carter

THIRD PLACE Oakcrest Intermediate Emma Simmons, Lindsey Abellera, Isabel Daum, Katelin Denning and Brayden Altman

FIRST PLACE Canyon Pointe Elementary Natalie Elliott, Tarun Rajendran, Parker Abellera, Preston Moody, Julie Silva and Aiden Ramirez

SECOND PLACE Creekside Forest Elementary Ethan Zerangue, Ceylin Kustu, Will Wade, John Magee, Ashleigh Gramss, Evan Andersen and Satori Naquin

THIRD PLACE Timber Creek Elementary Charles Hadzic, Emma Poli, Emmaline Conner, Josue Morales, Katelyn Jordan and Brooke Nguyen

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6 Easy Hacks for

A Fun Summer

As we head into the heat of summer, let's look at some easy home hacks that will make life more fun!

Perfect Kitchen Orange Spray

Save up all the old orange peels and place then in a mason jar. Pour in enough vinegar to cover the peelings well and tightly screw on the lid.

Let sit for two weeks.

Strain out all the liquid and toss rinds away. Mix two parts of water to one part of your orange vinegar and place in a spray bottle and use as a kitchen cleaner. Because of the citrus, it has antibacterial qualities and smells heavenly.

Microwave Steamed Corn

Don't have a grill or want to boil a huge pot of water for some great summer fresh corn on the cob? You microwave is just what you need to make the corn butter ready. Microwave your corn with the husks on. The husks trap the heat and steam the corn.

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minutes – then shuck with a kitchen towel. The corn silks remove easily – just add butter and enjoy.

Tin Foil Banana Protector

You buy firm yellow banana's one day and over night they begin to show brown dots and mushy spots. Wrap the stems of the bananas in aluminum foil to help them last up to five days longer.

Fresh out of tin foil?

Plastic wrap is a totally viable alternative.

Terracotta Pot S'mores

Love S'mores but don't love having to build a big fire to make them? Well you don't have to – with three simple items you can have S'mores table top any time. Here is all you need: 1. Terracotta Flower Pot 2. Dollar Store Decorative Stones 3. Can of Sterno Fill your terracotta pot with decorative rocks. Dig out a space for the Sterno can so that it sits level with the rocks and the rim of the pot. Make sure that the can is level, To advertise, call 832-349-1427 or email: info@tomballmemoriallife.com

and that it is securely situated.

Set your terra cotta pot where you’ll be using it, so that you don’t have to move it around once it heats up. (Terracotta can get really hot!) Open the lid of the Sterno can, use your lighter to light the gel, and get roasting! When you’re done, simply extinguish the flame, and let it sit for an hour or so to cool down before handling (or use protective gloves if you need to move it immediately.)

Backyard Wasp Trap

Nothing worst than wasp and yellow jackets ruining a fun day in the backyard.

Luckily there is a quick fix wasp trap to keep them away for good.

Take a 2 litter plastic soda bottle and cut off the top 1/3 of the bottle.

Next place about ¼ cup of honey into the bottom

part of the bottle. Place the top of the bottle into the bottom of the bottle, neck first. Wasp will fly in to reach the honey but will get stuck and be unable to get out.

Curing Sunburn with Milk

One remedy for sunburn is right in your kitchen, MILK! Pull out a bowl and add equal parts of milk, water and ice cubes. Use a dishtowel to soak into the mixture and lightly press onto the affected burned area for about 3-5 minutes. Repeat this procedure till you feel some relief. Apart from the medicinal benefits, the fats and protein in the milk have some great anti-inflammatory advantages. If you develop swelling, ice cubes will diminish it to a great extent. h

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Tomball Memorial’s Best Burger List

A Burger Lovers Guide to the Best Hamburger Joints in Tomball

When you have a hankering for a big juicy burger, one with all the fixin’s plus melted cheese, then you need to know where to head to satisfy your hunger. There’s not just one place around with great burgers so we have given you several burger places to pick from to satisfy your craving.

Ron’s Hamburgers and Chili

14257 FM 2920, Suite 210 (832) 698-4201 Since 1975, Ron’s Hamburgers have been prepared daily from fresh superior quality beef. Fries are cut daily from fresh potatoes and fried high quality vegetables oil (No Trans Fat, No Cholesterol). Ron’s offer a wide range of burgers, along with their famous chili and other sandwiches. The most popular burger is Ron’s Special, a 1/3-pounder loaded up with ham, bacon, fried onions and more. Ron’s Hamburgers and Chili offers a casual, seat-yourself cafe atmosphere and real draft root beer (no alcoholic beverages) which makes this a great lunch or dinner spot for people on the go!

The Burger Barn

16949 N Eldridge Pkwy (832) 698-1916 The Burger Barn’s commitment to it’s patron is simple – more food, more, taste, more service and always fresh.

The Burger Barn prides itself on serving authentic burgers, wings and more with an always “fresh experience.” All of the salsas and dressings are made in-house with the freshest ingredients. They use 100%, NEVER frozen, ground chuck to prepare our daily hand-formed burgers and strive to use the freshest ingredients to prepare our other menu items on a daily basis.

Country Bumpkin’s

18929 Telge Rd (281) 290-6512

Open Wednesday through the weekend, this little cafe holds a load of flavorful burgers and fries. When you eat here, it’s like eating at your grandma’s house. Fresh hand made burgers grilled to perfection and all the fixin’s you could ever put on one burger. For a special treat try the brisket burger on their special toasted buns with crispy fried onion rings to top it off.

They only have seating for about a dozen so make sure you have the time to wait for a table if you find the place full.

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Joy Love Burgers

22625 Hwy 249 Ste. 830 (832) 953-2522 When you have fresh made hamburger buns to hold your meat, cheese and toppings, then you know you are in burger heaven. From fresh lean ground grilled meat, to daily made buns, Joy Love Burgers is definitely something to crow about.

For an added treat, try their chili cheese fries or their outrageous steak fries grilled with Philly cheese steak, onions, lettuce and jalapeno. Try their Chef’s Special Joy Love Burger which is almost two meals in one – a huge Angus beef patty with grilled chicken tenders topped with mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles, avocado and grilled onions.

Frey’s Backyard Cafe

14441 FM 2920 Rd. (281) 255-8282 For a good old home-made burger it’s hard to beat Frey’s.

Every burger is 1/3 pound of fresh ground chuck loaded with an array of great toppings. For a real treat, try their special Tex-Mex burger – grilled hamburger patty on Texas Toast, smothered in queso, topped with pico de gallo & avocado. All Frey’s burgers are served with fries and you can choose from a Old Fashioned Burger, Jo’s Cheddar Burger, Jalapeño Burger w/Bacon, Bud’s Bleu Cheese Burger, Mushroom Swiss Burger or Turkey Burger.

CC’s Cafe

1231 Alma Street 281-357-8025 What this small cafe lacks in atmosphere, it totally makes up in some of the best food in Tomball and that includes their hamburgers. Nestled in a small corner of a strip center behind HEB, near the corner of Hwy 2920 and Main, CC’s is a family “mom and pop” style restaurant where everything is made from scratch. Here you will find their special “Sour Dough” bun, loaded with a large grilled patty and topped with all the fixins’. All patties are 1/3 pound from locally sourced beef.

From a plain old fashion hamburger to special burgers, like Hickory, Mushroom Swiss, and California Cheese Melt, any burger you choose will never disappoint. Don’t forget to add a side order of their homemade onion rings and a tall ice tea to complete your meal.

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Crafting New Beginnings Laura LoGiudice

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Then The Craft Team is who you are looking for – a team that is designed to enrich your experience and exceed your selling goals As the team lead, Lori Craft oversees all transactions and all three agents manage both listings and buyers. In a unique team concept, all agents work together on transations to ensure that clients receive the very best care and attention whether they are buying or selling. Team members hold advanced credentials in brokerage, buyer’s agency, negotiation, and residential listing. You are in good hands with the Craft Team!

The Craft Team offers free staging and advice on needed or unnecessary property changes. Affiliated with NextHome Realty Center gives them access to a myriad of technological advances in marketing that will enable them to reach the maximum number of buyers through mobile applications, individual property and real estate websites, and professional photography.

Finally, this is not your average pyramid team with one agent listing and the others working only with buyers. All team members work together to ensure a successful and smooth transaction.

They understand that you may need something at an off-hour, that if not answered, will leave you losing sleep. They will never leave you hanging without answers. The Craft Team knows that what differentiates them from the rest is their level of service and the results attained because of it. They look forward to crafting your new beginning! h

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Self-Driving Cars: On Your Road TODAY

Google, Tesla, Lyft, Uber, and even Apple (yes, the infamous iPhone company) all have their feet in the door of self-driving vehicle technology. While we all look forward to the day of the Jetsons – with a futuristic world of flying cars – and with self-driving vehicles already on the roads of 21 states in the United States of A merica alone, we’re forced to consider serious matters as the future of transportation now begins to stare us in the headlights.

Can anyone just get in the car – child, adult, anyone in between – and just go? Does everyone need one of these cars for them to work correctly, and if so, how is everyone going to afford one? And most importantly, in the case of a serious car accident with one of these vehicles, who is responsible to take care of you and your loved ones?

While research and testing is ongoing, self-driving vehicles are on the road today, and you deserve the facts.

HOW DOES A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE WORK? The short answer to this question is that your car may contain most of the technology for these vehicles, what with sensors, cameras, and artificial intelligence already being used in many vehicles today. Many of these vehicles rely upon GPS maps to navigate, which means that these routing systems are constantly updated regarding road closures, construction zones, and incidents like accidents to remain accurate. They will require continual,

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accurate updates to drive themselves safely.

This does not completely negate all potential accidents. Factors like heavy rain, for example, can still interfere with vehicle sensors. Issues like these remain in the troubleshooting phase, so these vehicles still require a human counterpart to monitor the vehicle and take over in instances of malfunction.

WHO IS LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE THESE VEHICLES? Despite the presence of many of these vehicles on the road, the legislation allowing their private ownership and operation is actually very limite at this time. This is due to continued failed company test drives earlier last year—which means that human test operators had to take over to maintain safety measures.

At this point in time, the companies creating these vehicles are the only ones who seem to own them. continued

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Companies like Uber, Lyft, and ZipCar, in fact, have joined together to attempt to make policy that only companies can own these vehicles in urban areas in “fleets.”

It’s hard to see how anyone might own one personally anytime soon. That said, these companies are launching smaller vehicles – like your regular four door sedans – without a human counterpart, while big-rigs are presently required to have a human monitor and operator. This leads us to believe that when these vehicles are open to private ownership somewhere down the line, anyone who purchases these vehicle will need to have a basic knowledge of how to operate a car in at least a semi-automatic mode,so they can take the wheel in the event of any malfunctions on the vehicle’s part.

IF YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH ONE OF THESE CARS, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DAMAGES? With an estimated 81 percent of car crashes coming as a result of human error, the idea of self-driving vehicles and their computers lowering that percentage even a little does not seem like such a bad idea.

The reality of the situation, however, is that this technology is not yet advanced enough, nor yet widely available, to work at its full capacity. With these vehicles relying on GPS and communicating wirelessly with one another, they could potentially pose a worse danger so long as most people own human-driven vehicles.

SO, THEN, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE WHEN SELF-DRIVING CARS CRASH AND HURT SOMEONE? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Society of Automotive Engineers categorize six levels of driving automation, with zero constituting full human control and six an entirely autonomous vehicle. With so many failed tests and

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the need for human intervention in many of these vehicles, the national standard of automation is currently at a two – which then places the blame for any accidents on the human operator of any of these vehicles.

Manufacturers are actively weeding their way through loopholes to try to find out how they can be left out of the equation, wanting to be shielded from liability as much as possible. With a bill having just passed last September that exempts 100,000 self-driving cars from federal safety standards, anyone who is injured in an accident with one of these vehicles will need to enter a class action lawsuit or take an individual stand against the manufacturer. Legislators seem hesitant to stifle the progress of these vehicles with any level of regulation, but at what cost?

IN CONCLUSION Self-driving cars offer the potential to help those with disabilities, the elderly, or even individuals who want to take advantage of the extra time that not driving can afford them. Right now, however, there is simply not enough proof that they are safe to operate on their own. Despite that, self-driving vehicles are on the road NOW – and you need someone on your side when the unexpected future hits you, driver-less or not.

The attorneys of Stewart J. Guss, Attorney at Law are nationally recognized auto vehicle accident lawyers who have protected the rights of injured victims for more than 20 years. If you were injured in an auto vehicle accident, even one with a driverless car, call our office right now to schedule a free consultation! Because we take all of our personal injury cases on a contingent fee basis, you will not owe us a DIME unless we win your case.

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Maelia was born in Cuba and has lived in Spain, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas, California and Florida. Due to her extensive relocations for work, she knows what it takes to make relocating as easy and stress-free as possible.

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For those who are unaware, several of the Tomball Police officers work full time at our local schools as School Resource Officers. These wonderful officers keep our kids safe and lend an ear when needed.

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A Bushel and A Peck Best Places to Pick Your Own Produce If you have never gone out to a local farm and picked your own fruit or vegetables, then you need to add this to your bucket list.

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