The mission of Zonta International and its local chapter in Miami Lakes is to advance the status of women and girls, support female education and fight human trafficking. In May, members of The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes donated clothing and gift cards to the State Attorney’s Closet, which supplies victims of sexual or human trafficking with items they may need. The project is by Katherine Fernandez Rundle, state attorney for the...

Meet Casper! He is a 9-year-old “Chug,” a mix of the Chihuahua and Pug breeds. He lives in the Anchorage development with Jair Nuño and Tania Nuño and their children Oscar, 5 and Thais, 3. The Nuño family adopted Casper as a puppy from a breeder. He was recently diagnosed with diabetes and “tolerates his insulin injections well,” Jair Nuño said. “He loves to walk around the neighborhood,” Nuño...

Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral 16601 NW 77th Court, Miami Lakes Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Saturday Vespers: 6 p.m. The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal 15650 Miami Lakeway North, Miami Lakes 305-558-3961 Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m. Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 8201 NW 186 St.,...

When Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid presented the key to the town to the Bodin family, he noted how rarely that happens. “You have to be special people and be exceptional human beings,” Cid said in Town Hall on May 11th, which he proclaimed “Bodin Family Day.” The accolade was tinged with wistfulness though, as Stuart Bodin, 60, is leaving as pastor of Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, after leading the...

Grace Lee Oei, 92, a long-time town resident who co-founded Montessori Children’s House of Miami Lakes, died in her sleep on May 24. In March she had moved to a senior residential facility in Weston. Born in Philadelphia, Oei graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in Economics and married William Oei. The couple lived in Indonesia, Thailand and The Netherlands during his business career before they returned to the...