Howard Schnellenberger, the famed college football and NFL coach who lived in Miami Lakes for 30 years, died in Boca Raton on March 27. He was 87. Schnellenberger was the star inductee for the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame class of 2020; the June 2020 ceremony was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Schnellenberger was head coach at the University of Miami from 1979 through 1983 and led the team to the first of its five...

Cousins Anthony Perez, 10, at left, and Jayden Valdes, 12, at right, show off their catch of a Butterfly Peacock Bass at Lake Adele in Miami Lakes on Feb. 28. The boys were “in awe” of what they pulled up from the water, according to Anthony’s father, Manny Perez, who provided the photo. This bass likes to eat other fish and is native to Brazil, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation...

What Is Passover? The eight-day festival
of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan, or March 27 - April 4, 2021. Passover (known in Hebrew as Pesach, or to pass over) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven and high- lighted by the Seder meals which include four cups of wine, eating matzo...

Officer Juan Rodriguez, 58, is the community service officer for the Miami-Dade Police Department’s district in the Town of Miami Lakes. In 2016, he was named Municipal Police Officer of the Year during the 41st Annual Citizens Crime Watch of Miami-Dade award ceremony. Rodriguez lives in Hialeah with his wife Danay Rodriguez, 53. They have three children: David A. Rodriguez, 35; Juan F. Rodriguez, 29 and Victoria Rodriguez,...

Spring break is March 29th – April 2nd for Miami-Dade County schools, and the YMCA is offering activities for children that week at Miami Lakes Royal Oaks Park. Activities will include arts and crafts, group games and more for children who are in kindergarten through fifth grades. Campers should bring lunch, a snack and a bottle of water, as well as a change of clothes. They should wear sneakers. Hours are 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.,...