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Trombonist with a Future
BURLESON, TX – Brandon stepped off the football field as a freshman in high school. Exhausted and sweating from almost eight minutes of a half-time performance, he turned, faced the field, and realized everything he’d done that entire month suddenly made sense. At that moment he knew he wanted to play trombone for the rest of his life. Those
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Hidden University
BURLESON, TX – Jessica Walls always wanted to teach. As a child, she pretended to be a teacher, but wasn’t sure she could do it. “I was one of those nerds who got overly excited about shopping for school supplies when school was about to start,” she said. “I loved that part more than buying
Peaceful Strides
BURLESON, TX — Jessica Prickett began her running career in middle school. “I was not a great runner at the time,” she said. “No one knew about me, but I kind of liked running.” She stuck with it, and by her freshman year she was coming into her own, running on the varsity team half of
Life’s Little Lessons
BURLESON, TX — Practicing patience, trust, faith and confidence is an everyday challenge for us all. Students at Wings of Hope, an equine therapy center on the southern edge of Burleson, learn the same lessons in character — among others — by working with horses five times their size. This
Hope on a Harley
BURLESON, TX — Tattoos are something many children see from the witness stand while giving testimony in a courtroom. As they look at the Harley Davidson motorcycle-riding men and women in leather vests, they aren’t fearful or intimidated. In fact, what they feel is quite the opposite — comfort,
A Positive Force
BURLESON, TX — When they say it takes a village to rear a child, Burleson’s Sergeant First Class Gregory Peavy does not take it lightly. As an instructor of North Crowley High School’s Junior ROTC program, he considers it part of his job description to be a significant part of his students’
Seeing Double
BURLESON, TX — Veterans’ Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. It is a day set aside by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 to honor armed service veterans. Cameron and Camden Lewis, 13-year-old twins, have long known the significance of this
Rugged Heritage
BURLESON, TX – The tales of the Old West often paint a picture of tough, gunslinging, grizzly cowboys, rugged outlaws and Texas Rangers all galloping across the rough terrain in pursuit of justice or revenge. Some have scruples, while others take the law into their own hands determined to get
Love in a Box
BURLESON, TX — Sara Pryor did not wait to get drafted into the Support Our Soldiers project. She joined willingly. She realized the lifestyle enjoyed by most Americans has much to do with people overseas fighting for freedom. Acknowledging that military men and women are in need of encouragement,
Preserving Heritage
BURLESON, TX — A dedicated volunteer and longtime Burleson dating back to the early days of American Indians, resident, 86-year-old Mary Norris, is often the the visitor’s center, supported by the Burleson Heritage familiar face patrons see when they enter the Burleson Foundation, has preserved