Jess Jones (left), manager of The Graham Companies pecan operation in Calhoun County, Georgia, receives the 2017 Georgia Pecan Growers Association Grower of the Year Award from association representative Mark Hawke.

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during April: For Children and Families:Talking is Teaching, Read, Sing for Toddlers – Stories, songs and activities for toddlers and their caregivers. Best for ages 18 months to 3 years old. Scheduled at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, April 20 and 27.Library Lego Club – Join for monthly Lego builds at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22.Movies and...

Miami Lakes resident Christian Cayon was named to the Dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2016 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits. Cayon is the son of Carlos and Giuliana Cayon and attended Barbara Goleman High School. He is majoring in global...

The annual Great Strides Miami Lakes Walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, at Graham Park at the corner of Bull Run Road and Miami Lakeway North.The event is an initiative of the Mike Quesada family of Miami Lakes whose son, Danny, has diagnosed over 15 years ago with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system. The disease causes abnormally thick mucus which...

JetStream Federal Credit Union participated in the recent annual Job Shadow Day with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.Job Shadowing is a nationwide effort where students spend one school day exploring careers by shadowing business professionals.Students from Barbara Goleman High School’s Academy of Finance went to JetStream’s headquarters in Miami Lakes and were first given an introduction about credit unions and how they...