LCRA representatives present a $17,432 grant to the Brookesmith Volunteer Fire Department for improvements to an addition to the fire station. Pictured from left: Cooper Hogg, LCRA Regional Affairs representative; Robert Conner, VFD board member; Oretha Conner, VFD ladies auxiliary volunteer; Terry Conner, firefighter; Charlotte Conner, VFD ladies auxiliary volunteer; Gerald Conner, assistant fire chief and VFD board member; Michael L. “Mike” Allen and Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board members; Donald Krause, VFD board member; Willie Boenicke, fire chief; Pattie Boenicke and Laura Connaway, VFD ladies auxiliary volunteers; John Connaway, VFD IT and logistics; Billy Comeaux, VFD chaplain; and Lisa Rodgers, VFD ladies auxiliary volunteer.
Thanks to a $17,432 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the Brookesmith Volunteer Fire Department will add a generator and improve accessibility to an…