Are you looking for something to keep your pre-teens occupied during spring break? Start signing up for the BRiCk's Spring Fun Camp on Feb. 1. The camp is March 11-15, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. The weekly cost is $115 for individuals who are BRiCk members or $130 for nonmembers. Daily rates are available. Campers will participate in group games, arts and crafts, swimming, rock climbing, team building events and much more. This camp is for students from 6-12 years old. Call 817-426-9104 for details.

The Burleson Senior Activity Center is hosting a dance on Friday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Admission is $5. The dance is geared for seniors who are 50 years of age and older and who enjoy country music and dancing! The Taste of Country Band will be performing. The center, located at 216 S.W. Johnson Ave., hosts a monthly dance for seniors. For more information call 817-295-6611.

Did Santa bring new electronics for Christmas? Do you need to recycle the old ones? The City's Environmental Services division has an Electronic Recycling page on the City website that includes a link to computer equipment manufacturers and a link to the companies' websites for instructions on how to recycle computer equipment. There is also a link to lists of electronic recyclers who can assist you with all other electronic equipment. Locally, the Goodwill store on Hwy. 174 in Burleson will accept all electronics, including computers, monitors, accessories, video games, TVs, and radios. Best Buy on the I-35W service road also accepts most consumer electronics but you may be charged a recycling fee for TVs and computers. If you don't want your old TV you can put it at the curb for trash collection.

Watch out for your neighbors and customers by making sure that your irrigation systems are turned off when the temperatures dip below freezing. Irrigation systems are required to have rain and freeze sensors in compliance with state design and installation regulations. Any commercial or industrial irrigation system installed on or after June 1, 2007, must be equipped with rain and freeze sensing devices. Any commercial or industrial irrigation system installed before June 1, 2007, must be retrofitted with similar rain and freeze sensors. Any residential irrigation system installed on or after Sept.1, 2007, is required to have rain and freeze sensors. Check your system out to make sure you are in compliance!

Burleson firefighters are offering a free basic CPR class to the public on Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-noon, at Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd. You must be at least 15 years old to participate. This class will not certify participants in CPR. The course walks an attendee through very basic and easy hands on CPR, basic first aid, and instruction on an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). The Jan. 26 class is open to the first 30 people who sign up. Call Fire Station #1 at 817-426-9176, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. This is the second free CPR class that the fire department has offered to the public.

Did spending time with your family over the holidays make you want to learn more about your ancestry? The Burleson Public Library can help you through the free Ancestry Library Edition, the largest online family history resource available. All you need is a Burleson Public Library card (free to those  who live in Burleson or who own property in Burleson). Ancestry Library Edition has access to documents that record the lineage of people from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and more. Ancestry Library Edition's passenger list collection includes information about the arrival of more than 100 million passengers at more than 100 American ports. There are census records; birth/marriage/death records; United States military records dating back to the 1600s; immigration, emigration, passport and naturalization records; and court, land and probate records. Ancestry Library Edition also includes biographies and histories, photographs and maps, postcards, charts, message boards, and more. 

Trash and curbside recycling will be collected on Monday, Jan. 21, but City facilities will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Hidden Creek Golf Course will be open, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., but the Burleson Recreation Center (the BRiCk), library, animal shelter, and Senior Activity Center will be closed. The Burleson City Council meeting scheduled for Jan. 21 has been moved to Tuesday, Jan. 22. The work session is at 6 p.m. and the general meeting is at 7 p.m. at city hall. Read More