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Forecast says . . . Boo Bash is a go Oct. 31 in Old Town!
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Old Town Burleson will be taken over by cute babies dressed up as cuddly critters, action heroes, swashbucklers, Disney characters, and definitely a few Minions and Star Wars characters on Saturday, Oct. 31, for the City's annual Boo Bash.
It's two hours of free trick or treating sponsored by the City of Burleson's parks and recreation department and the community. The fun is 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Ellison Street, between Main Street (Babe's/Fresco's corner) and Johnson Avenue.
Ch ildren, birth to 12 years old, will arrive in their favorite Halloween costumes - trick-or-treat bags in hand - for the ultimate in trick or treating. Local businesses, churches, and civic groups set up booths and decorate their vehicles for trunk-or-treat fun. Children will enjoy free candy, games, bounce houses, a pumpkin patch full of free pumpkins to decorate, and a costume parade. For more information, call 817-426-9112. Read More
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Ellison closes, 2 p.m.-9 p.m., for Boo Bash on Oct. 31
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Ellison Street will be closed to traffic between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, for the Burleson Old Town Boo Bash. The Boo Bash event is 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
The Ellison Street closure is from Main Street to Johnson Avenue, and at all cross streets in that four block area. The first row of parking in the City parking lot at the corner of Warren and Renfro streets will be reserved for those vehicles displaying handicapped stickers or license plates.
The Boo Bash vendor booths will separate the east and west bound lines of families who are trick or treating. The vendors will be set up in the middle of Ellison Street, then barricades will be placed to help separate those who are in the trick or treat lines from those who are walking around the event.
People walking east will enter at the Bransom/Ellison intersection and people walking west will enter at the Wilson/Ellison intersection (Burleson City Hall is between Warren and Wilson streets). Organizers have moved certain attractions to help keep the lines flowing better. With barricades in place, participants will have to enter at one of the entrances instead of cutting in to the middle of the line.
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Military veterans, share your stories with us
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Our military veterans have stories that they may have never told about their service to this country. Now they can, through three veteran programs coordinated by the Burleson Public Library. You can honor a military veteran through Operation Remember, Bricks for Veterans, and the Burleson Veterans History Project.
Operation Remember archives the personal histories (pictures and biographies) of Burleson's military veterans. Bricks for Veterans is a project started in 2007 at Veterans Memorial Plaza, 298 E. Renfro St. Veteran bricks are $15 each and include the veteran's name, branch of service, and any conflict(s) in which he or she may have been involved.
The Burleson Veterans History Project is linked to the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. Library staff provides veterans with field kits that give them an overview of the process. The kit also includes a registration form and a copy of the questions that will be asked during the interview. Library staff then schedules the veteran's interview with the Burleson Heritage Foundation, which was instrumental in kicking off the history project in 2003. Read More
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Check state and county websites for Nov. 3 election information
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If you are looking for information about the Nov. 3, 2015, Constitutional Amendment Election, please go to the Texas Secretary of State website page. You can get all of your questions about the election answered there. The Nov. 3 election is not a City election, so we do not have information on our City of Burleson website. If you live in Johnson County, go to the Johnson County election page for your polling locations for the Nov. 3 Constitutional Amendment Election. If you live in Tarrant County, go to the Tarrant County election page for your early voting and Election Day polling locations.
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Donate food/hygiene products and library fines are forgiven
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The Food for Fines program ends Nov. 6! Burleson Public Library patrons who owe library fines can get as much as $30 forgiven between now and Nov. 6 via the library's Food for Fines program. Instead of digging into their pockets to pay the fines, patrons can search their pantry for food or buy some extra hygiene products, then drop those donations off at the library. The library will donate the Food for Fines program items to Harvest House.
Patrons are asked to bring new, unopened personal hygiene products and nonperishable food items to the library to receive credit of $1 per item and $2 per high need item. A maximum of $30 can be waived. High need items, as designated by Harvest House, are packages of toilet paper, toothpaste and toothbrushes, bar soap, shampoo and conditioner, razors, feminine hygiene products, deodorant, and laundry soap. Read More
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Police & firefighters face off on gridiron to help families in need
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The public safety rivalry continues, but it's all for a good cause - helping families in need at Christmas. Burleson police officers and firefighters will face off on the gridiron on Saturday, Dec. 12, for the 14th annual Heart for the Kids benefit game. Kickoff for the flag football game is 1 p.m. at the BISD Stadium on Elk Drive. The only admission for the game is one unwrapped toy for a child.
This is the 14th year that the Burleson Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #4025 and Burleson Police Officers Association have hosted the event. The Heart for the Kids' toys/gifts wish list includes bicycles, scooters and toys for children of all ages - newborn to 17 - as well as wallets, purses and jewelry for older teens. Diapers for the babies are also welcome. Read More
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Register with your provider before you have to report an outage
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Did you know you can register with Oncor's text Oncor outage reporting tool before a power outage occurs? Text "REG" to 66267 to register your phone number to be able to notify Oncor of your outage and receive updates about restoration. You will need to have your ESI ID (on your electric bill) handy when completing registration. Once you are registered, all you have to do is text OUT to 66267 to report an outage. If you prefer to call it in, call 1-888-313-4747. To view a map of the Oncor service area and the reported outages, go to the Oncor Storm Center.
For our residents who are United Cooperative Services customers, to report an outage, call your local office (Burleson, 817-447-9292) or use the "Report an Outage" form on the UCS website, which can be accessed via smart phone or tablet (eg. iPad). To expedite restoration efforts, have your account number handy.
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Command Sgt. Major Retired Bill May is Nov. 7 tribute speaker
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He served his country for 30 years, retiring as a command sergeant major in the United States Army in 2013. Today, he serves as a regional coordinator with the education and employment initiative (E2I), and helps recovering service members find employment.
His name is Command Sgt. Major Retired Bill May, and he is the guest speaker for the City of Burleson's annual Military Veteran Tribute. That tribute is slated for Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Plaza, 298 E. Renfro St. The event includes the posting of colors and a ceremonial wreath, a firing party, bagpipes, and patriotic music. To add a brick to honor your veteran, call the Burleson Public Library at 817-426-9212 or go to Operation Remember on the City website. Library staff will be at the Military Veteran Tribute on Nov. 7 to scan photos and accept biographies for Operation Remember. Read More
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Fall back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1
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Fall back! - - - The end of daylight saving time means it's time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. The clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. Changing the batteries while changing the time on your clocks serves as a great reminder. Smoke alarms should be tested once a month and if an alarm "chirps," warning the battery is low, replace the battery right away. For more information about smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, call 817-426-9176.
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We'll help you declutter at Household Hazardous Waste event
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Start cleaning out your garage, the shed, and under the kitchen sink. The City's Household Hazardous Waste event is Saturday, Nov. 7.
We're not just accepting household hazardous waste. We are also taking your old electronics and the paper you haven't shredded yet. The event is 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at the City's old service center, 133 N. Main St. This is only open to residents who live inside the Burleson city limits (proof of residency including a City water or solid waste bill is required).
City staff will load up your household hazardous waste items, on a first-come, first-served basis, in the City of Fort Worth's Crud Cruiser. Unicor is recycling your electronics, and Expanco will accept your paper for shredding. All electronics and appliances, including TVs, will be taken for free. There is no fee for paper shredding, but the volume is limited to three document-sized boxes per vehicle. Read More
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Microchip your pet before Halloween
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What are you going to do before Oct. 31? Microchip your pet. Every pet that comes through the Burleson Animal Shelter has a microchip before he/she leaves. Microchips and identification (collar, ID tag, rabies tag) are critical in finding your pet if it gets lost or taken over the Halloween weekend. The Burleson Animal Shelter offers microchips for $15, regardless of where you live. You must provide proof of rabies vaccination to get the microchip. The animal shelter hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays. It is located at 775 S.E. John Jones Dr. in Burleson! Read More
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Ani-Meals is great way to help the homebound and their pets
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If you want to make a difference in the life of an elderly or homebound resident and their pets, become a part of the Ani-Meals pet food program. Ani-Meals is a partnership between Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson and Ellis counties and area animal shelters that began in 2009. Ani-Meals was started because Meals-on-Wheels staff and volunteers found that the homebound elderly clients were sharing their own meals with their pets because they could not afford to buy pet food. The Burleson Animal Shelter helps coordinate the program and stores the donated pet food. On the first Saturday of each month, Meals-on-Wheels volunteers meet at the Burleson Animal Shelter on John Jones Drive to pick up and deliver the donated pet food to 10 to 20 Meals-on-Wheels recipients in Burleson. If you want to donate pet food, toys, or treats, call the animal shelter at 817-426-9283 for more information.
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Want to know what's being discussed?
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Are you looking for agendas for City meetings? You can still access them through the Public Notices page on the City of Burleson website, but now you can go straight to the agenda by using the Agendas & Minutes page. You can see current meeting agendas as well as past meeting agendas, minutes, and video (Burleson City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings are live streamed and archived). Minutes reflecting the outcome of agenda items are approved at the next regular meeting of the council, commission, boards and committees. If you don't want to wait until the next meeting to read the minutes, you can view the video of the meeting by going to the Streaming Video page on the City website.
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Do you know what's going on in your City? Choose the form of communication that best suits your style by going to the Engage with Burleson page on the City's new website. We have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, the City Focus monthly newsletter, this weekly E-Newsletter, streaming video of our public meetings, and a link to our City staff directory. If you want to keep up with the latest happenings, go to News Releases on the City website and, check out the Events calendar on the City Facebook. If you aren't signed up to receive the City's Everbridge emergency notifications (severe thunderstorm warning, tornado warning, mosquito spraying alert, etc.), you can do that now by going to the City of Burleson Alert System signup page. Thank you for being engaged with your City! Sincerely, Sally Ellertson City of Burleson
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