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Sweet Sounds of Home
BURLESON, TX — Odds are, Cisco and Heather Roberts would have met somewhere down the road had they not met and married when they were very young. Theirs is a partnership inspired by purpose and, as evidenced by the commercial bus in their driveway and the trailer sporting a bold logo and the name “Heather Roberts Band,” theirs is clearly
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When Clowns Show Up
BURLESON, TX — When Sprinkles the clown arrives, there is no missing him. The joy emanating from him quickly fills his surroundings and captures the attention of everyone in sight. People of all ages are captivated by his playful antics, which is exactly why Mattie Foster invited him and his fellow
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Changing Lives
BURLESON, TX — Terra Peters joined Girl Scouts of the USA in 1984, shortly after she entered the first grade at Nola Dunn Elementary School. “I was painfully shy,” she said. “I didn’t make friends easily and was uncomfortable around others. Girl Scouting changed my life. It taught me to
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The Pet Rescuer
BURLESON, TX — Melissa Stiles-Longoria loves dogs, and has for as long as she can remember. “My mom says when I was around 2, I grabbed a dog who wandered up while we were attending a company picnic and wouldn’t let it go,” Melissa said. By the age of 8, she had made her first rescue.
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Above All Else, a Fiddler
BURLESON, TX – Give Chad Jones a fiddle these days and with a partner and the opportunity to perform, the heart-melting sound of twin fiddles will quickly explain his passion. He began taking guitar lessons in June 2009, the summer after sixth grade, and by the following June, he had signed up
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The Gentle Life
BURLESON, TX — Davis Reiling and his folks, Ron and Denise, moved to Burleson shortly after Denise received a breast cancer diagnosis. They decided to give up the city and fancy Dallas job to live somewhere peaceful and do something they love: raise alpacas. Since 2003, Davis has gone to Holy Cross
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Seeds of Promise
BURLESON, TX — It began like a normal Friday for Becky DeShazo. She had driven her one-hour commute to Crowley and was well into her day as an agriculture science teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor. “I was in my floral design class,” she smiled. “Students were tearing down a
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The Bird Man of Burleson
BURLESON, TX — When he was a student at Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, Terry Ford enjoyed the times he spent in woodshop. After retiring from 31 years as an educator, he has reconnected with those high school memories, merged them with his lifelong love for birds and discovered a remarkable
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A Circle of Friends
BURLESON, TX — It was a wintery day in 2008 when Mary Slaney and Peggy Harkins invited eight women to join them for lunch. The date was February 14, Valentine’s Day, and everyone arrived at Peggy’s home eager to sample her chicken enchilada soup and share the dishes they brought. “After lunch,
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A Great Adventure
BURLESON, TX — As Richard Crummel embarks on his 40th year in education, Burleson Independent School District’s (BISD) superintendent of schools wears the dual hats of realist and adventurer, and balances them both with a black belt in taekwondo. “When they line us up and do personality profiles
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