Current members, new members and non-member guests using guest passes at Shula’s Athletic Club, 15150 Bull Run Rd., are eligible to enter to win a customized paddle board made by Miami Lakes local, Athletic Club member, and professional paddle board creator, Christopher “Rubio” Gonzalez. Gonzalez is a surfer with a passion for art and design and started Rubio Surf Designs in 2010. The Shula’s Athletic Club...

  The Assessment Center at Miami Dade College’s (MDC) School of Justice will offer the Advanced Teen Safety Driving Program on Friday, July 31, at North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27 Avenue. The course, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., will give students the tools to handle the complex situations that driving in a crowded urban environment can present. Open to drivers 16-21 years old with at least six months of driving experience, will include...

  Miami Lakes will offer a free fishing clinic and contest in July at Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The clinic will provide attendees with tips on proper catch and release techniques while the contest provides a competitively fun way to spend a summer Saturday with the family and an opportunity to win prizes for the largest fish and the most fish. All lifejackets, fishing poles and bait will be provided free of...

  Starting Friday, June 26, the Town’s Friday Board Game nights will now run from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. every other Friday through the summer months at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. A few new games also being introduced include Jumbo Checkers and Tic Tac Toe boards, Jumbo Dominoes, and Jumbo Jenga! Barefoot Board Gaming, sponsored by the Youth Activities Task Force, offers a friendly environment that encourages...

Miami Lakes resident Brent Edmundson was promoted to Lieutenant in March by the City of Miami Fire Department, he graduated from Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High and attended Florida State University. He graduated from Miami Dade College Fire Academy before joining the Miami department. He lives with his wife Raquel and son Gavin in Miami Lakes and his parents, Arnold and Nell Edmundson, are longtime residents of the town.