If you want to learn more about local veterans in the weeks leading up to the sixth annual Military Veteran Tribute on Nov. 10, the Burleson Public Library is at your service. Approximately 100 interviews with local military veterans that have been compiled as part of the Burleson Veterans History Project/Operation Remember have been added to the library's DVD collection. DVDs may be checked out for one week at a time. If you have a library card, you may check out up to 10 DVDs at one time. The videos are currently viewable on the City website by clicking on the Speciality Tab. The memories of military veterans are preserved thanks to dedicated volunteers, the City's Operation Remember program, and the Library of Congress Veteran History Project. Read More 

Kids, put on your Halloween costume and bring your trick-or-treat bag to the City of Burleson's fifth annual Burleson Old Town Boo Bash on Saturday, Oct. 27. The fun, which includes free trick or treating for children from birth to 12 years old, takes place 6 p.m.-8 p.m., on Ellison Street, between Main Street and Johnson Avenue (124 W. Ellison St.). Children will enjoy free candy, games, bounce houses, a pumpkin patch full of free pumpkins to decorate, and a costume parade. The high school FFA will host a petting zoo. Read More

Burleson Police arrested a Waco man Oct. 11 for the aggravated robbery of the Burleson Dairy Queen in December 2011. In an unrelated case, Burleson Police arrested a Comanche man on Sept. 27 for the aggravated robbery of a Burleson 7-11 store on Aug. 30 of this year. Arrested for the 2011 aggravated robbery is Daniel James Rockstad, 24. Arrested for the 2012 aggravated robbery is Mark Dewayne Rangel, 48. Read More

More than a dozen families pitched their tents in the field behind the baseball diamonds at Chisenhall Fields Sports Complex Friday, Oct. 12, and enjoyed a campfire, hot dogs and marshmallows. It was the City's Parks and Recreation Department's Far Out Family Campout. The adventure started at 5 p.m. on Friday and wrapped up at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The first campout was in May, but severe weather cut it short. For more pictures from the Far Out Family Campout, go to the photo album on the City of Burleson, Texas Government Facebook page.

Registration is underway for the Burleson Athletics Winter Basketball League at the BRiCk. This is for adults, 17 and older. Divisions are Men's Competitive and 6 foot and under. The team fee is $375. League play begins Nov. 26. Registration is limited to the first nine teams per division. This is an eight-game league with a single elimination tournament for the top four teams in each division. All games are played on Monday nights. All teams will be registered with the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation to quality for a state tournament. Registration ends Nov. 16. The coaches meeting is Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. For more call the Athletic Office at the BRiCk at 817-426-9115.

Members of the Burleson Police Department's Citizens On Patrol earned their CPR and First Aid certification recently with the help of the Burleson Fire Department. Fire Lt. Casey Davis taught 10 new COPs members the basics of CPR and First Aid during the group's fourth and final week of training. COPs are trained to patrol neighborhoods, parks, and businesses; report suspicious people and vehicles; report traffic hazards; perform traffic control at special events such as the City's July 4th fireworks celebration; complete vacation checks and close patrols; co-host community events; host fund raising activities; educate the community about crime prevention; report City ordinance violations such as junk vehicles, curfew violations, and park violations; and patrol major retail parking lots during the holidays. COPs are also certified, via a four-hour class, for handicapped parking enforcement. COPs are trained to recognize violations and write citations to put on the windshields. Read More  

The City of Burleson is hosting the first of several town hall meetings, dubbed Connect With Council, with the first one slated for Saturday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. at the BRiCk. Council members will discuss any topic. Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter and Place 4 Councilmember Matt Aiken will field questions. The elected officials will talk about their top priorities and listen to the concerns of those in attendance. Light refreshments will be provided. The BRiCk is located at 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd.

The service and sacrifices of military veterans will be honored Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. when the City hosts the sixth annual Military Veteran Tribute at Veterans Memorial Park at Renfro Square. This year's event will be dedicated to warriors wounded in action and Purple Heart recipients. Mayor Ken Shetter is the emcee.The Burleson Police Department's Honor Guard will provide the firing party, followed by "Taps." The ceremony includes the posting of colors by the Burleson Fire Department Honor Guard, bagpipes, the national anthem, and a medley of songs. The Burleson ROTC will present the ceremonial wreath. Read More

If you come to honor a veteran at the dedication of the City's Military Veterans Grove at Centennial Park on Nov. 3, you may leave with a free tree seedling. The Texas Forest Service has donated 300 seedlings - bur oak, live oak and shumard oak - to be given out at the dedication. The ceremony is 9 a.m. on Nov. 3 at the park at 1100 Scarlet Sage Pkwy. The trees will honor the men and women who serve or who have served in the armed forces. Residents are asked to bring friends, neighbors and shovels to plant 100 native trees. The planting is designed to highlight a future time capsule. Read More

If you want to learn more about Chisholm Trail Parkway, stop by the Burleson Public Library at 248 S.W. Johnson Ave. and check out the display. The North Texas Tollway Authority and Granite Construction will also host a community meeting in Burleson on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the council chambers at city hall. The meeting is 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., with the presentation starting at 6 p.m. Burleson City Hall is located at 141 W. Renfro St. The library display includes a map of the route that starts at I-30 in Fort Worth and goes southwest to FM 1187 in southern Tarrant County and then south to U.S. 67 in Johnson County. Read More