The Latino Center on Aging (LCA), in partnership with Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, will host an Alzheimer’s Conference in Spanish to educate and inform Spanish-speaking Miami Lakes residents of all the latest information on the disease. The conference will be held on Wednesday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Miami Lakes Optimist Clubhouse, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. LCA’s unique mission is to improve the...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during May: For Children and Families: STEM Saturdays – Experience a hands-on lesson where FIU undergraduate and medical students teach how a heart works by dissecting a real sheep heart. Scheduled at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. Science in the City – Enjoy hands-on lessons infused with experiments to spark interest in STEM. Each...

  The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members from Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol (FLWG) Group 7 participated in the South Florida Aviator Fly-In and Educational Exposition (SAFEE). The exposition is currently in its seventh consecutive year at the Signature Flight Support hanger in the Miami Opa Locka Executive Airport.  The first day of the event on Friday, April 20, billed as SAFEE K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics...

Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) shared autism awareness with the Bobcat family on Autism Awareness Day, April 2. The students wore light blue shirts and partnered with the Hope for Autism Team, making donations to University of Miami’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-CARD) of Miami Lakes, where many students within the town receive services free of charge. BGEC’S front office was beautifully decorated with...

  Students at Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) held their annual Battle of the Bands & DJs showcase on April 19. This event has been a Pace tradition for the past 18 years and is organized by the school’s Mission and Campus Ministry clubs. Performers had the opportunity to sign up and reveal their musical talents before an enthusiastic audience of classmates. The proceeds for the Battle of the Bands and DJs will go to...