To keep the Halloween scares relegated to the haunted houses and away from injury, follow these helpful tips on safety, courtesy of The Miami Laker.Spooky and Safe Streets: According to www.safekids.org, “On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year.” To ensure safety on or near roads, trick-or-treaters should be: Seen, Aware, Free of anything...

Halloween is just around the corner and only 11 days remain for residents and visitors to enjoy the Miami Lakes United Methodist Church’s 20th Annual Pumpkin Patch at 14800 N.W. 67 Avenue on the corner of Miami Lakes Drive and Ludlum Road. The patch is open daily until October 31, with free admission on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and $3 admission for adults after 4 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Children 12 and...

Kiwanis International and UNICEF joined forces on a five year project to raise $110 million dollars to eliminate maternal and neo-natal tetanus in third world countries. This project was appropriately named the ELIMINATE project and for just a $1.80 a child or mother is vaccinated against tetanus. To date over $100 million has been raised towards meeting the goal. This being accomplished through the efforts of Kiwanis clubs worldwide and...

Nikki Sheaks has been selected to represent Miami Lakes at the nationally televised Miss Florida USA/Miss Florida Teen USA 2018 pageant. This is the inaugural year for the new state directors, the Chrisley Family, to direct the Sunshine State’s oldest and most celebrated Beauty Competition to qualify two young ladies to advance to either Miss Teen USA or Miss USA and ultimately Miss Universe. The dates of the nationally televised...

Barbara Goleman High School is bringing the 22nd and 23rd century to Miami Lakes in 2018-2019, when the school ushers in a new Mega Magnet program, which is aimed at enhancing the quality of education for students in an effort to help them stay consistent with the national standards of learning.Unlike a traditional Magnet program, the Mega Magnet program teaches more than a set of skills, as students have a new way of looking at the work in a...