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SUMMARY:SCULPTURE HONORING BELOVED STATION AGENT TO BE UNVEILED AT TOMBALL DEPOT
DESCRIPTION:SCULPTURE HONORING BELOVED STATION AGENT TO BE UNVEILED AT TOMBALL DEPOT\n\n \n\nA sculpture honoring Tomball Depot Station Agent Ken Walden will be unveiled in a short ceremony on Saturday\, August 22 at 11 a.m.\n\n \n\nWalden\, a longtime volunteer and face of the historic downtown depot\, passed away at his desk on May 3rd during the City's annual "Rails & Tails Mudbug Festival.  \n\n \n\nCreated by local artist Shirley Scarpetta\, the sculpture will depict the iconic image of Walden leaning on the "talking rail" along the south side of the depot as if looking over the future site of the Texas Heritage Railroading Museum set to open in the coming months.\n\n \n\nWalden was posthumously named "Volunteer of the Year" by the Texas Festivals & Events Association at its recent conference held in Houston.  The award\, accepted by his sister\, Karen Perkovich\, will be displayed inside the depot.\n\n \n\nFunding for the public art piece came from community donations and a grant from the local Hotel Occupancy Tax.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">SCULPTURE HONORING BELOVED STATION AGENT TO BE UNVEILED AT TOMBALL DEPOT</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">A sculpture honoring Tomball Depot Station Agent Ken Walden will be unveiled in a short ceremony on Saturday\, August 22 at 11 a.m.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Walden\, a longtime volunteer and face of the historic downtown depot\, passed away at his desk on May 3<sup><span style="font-size: small\;">rd</span></sup> during the City&rsquo\;s annual &ldquo\;Rails &amp\; Tails Mudbug Festival.&nbsp\; </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Created by local artist Shirley Scarpetta\, the sculpture will depict the iconic image of Walden leaning on the &ldquo\;talking rail&rdquo\; along the south side of the depot as if looking over the future site of the Texas Heritage Railroading Museum set to open in the coming months.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Walden was posthumously named &ldquo\;Volunteer of the Year&rdquo\; by the Texas Festivals &amp\; Events Association at its recent conference held in Houston.&nbsp\; The award\, accepted by his sister\, Karen Perkovich\, will be displayed inside the depot.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\;">Funding for the public art piece came from community donations and a grant from the local Hotel Occupancy Tax.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:The Depot - S. Elm/Market St.\, Tomball\, TX
UID:e.155.15637
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DTSTAMP:20260430T022109Z
URL:https://business.tomballchamber.org/events/details/sculpture-honoring-beloved-station-agent-to-be-unveiled-at-tomball-depot-08-22-2015-15637
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