The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes is nearing final days for kids to register to play T-ball, baseball, softball and flag football this fall.       Demand is high and Miami Lakes Optimist Club President Chris McCall is encouraging parents to enroll their children as soon as possible.      Opening night is Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. at Optimist Park, 6411 NW 162nd St. Baseball, Softball...

    If you haven’t had a chance to see a Roseate Spoonbill up close, two may be spotted around lakes at the Miami Lakes Golf Club.      Rob Waterfield is a part-time, first tee starter at the club and photographed this Roseate Spoonbill there in June with his Apple iPhone.      “It had just taken off and was flying in front of me,” Waterfield said. Conditions were right: It was...

      The Alonso family of Miami Lakes shared a photo taken on July 4th during their vacation.      “Summertime is family time for the Alonso family,” Roberto Alonso said. “We had a great time rafting down the Gauley River in West Virginia.”       Shown above, from left are Oliver, Robbie; Roberto, a member of the Miami-Dade County school board and Alexandra, owner of...

     If you have been to an event in the Town of Miami Lakes, you have likely seen William Perez.      Whether it’s giving an award to young students at local schools; joining with the Elderly Affairs Committee to honor a deserving resident; marching in the Veteran’s Day parade or commenting during council meetings, he’s engaged in the town he’s called home for a...

     World War II U.S. Navy veteran and retired civil servant Reese Walls Jenkins turned 97 on Aug. 12.      He and his wife Catherine “Rene” Jenkins, 92, live with their daughter Dawn Jenkins and her husband Daniel Fulghum in Miami Lakes.      Dawn Jenkins wanted to share the story of her father’s life with readers of The Miami Laker.      “He...