Florida International University’s Department of Occupational Therapy is partnering with Shula’s Athletic Club for a CarFit event on April 8 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Shula’s Athletic Club parking lot just south of Main Street in Miami Lakes. The event is free and open to the public of all ages but particularly for older drivers to improve the fit of their vehicle for safety and comfort. CarFit is a national program...

Dressed as The Cat in the Hat, the First Lady of Miami Lakes, Melissa Cid visited the students at Bob Graham Education Center on March 2 for Read Across America Day, a day that celebrates reading and the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The National Education Association put forth this initiative to encourage annual reading and awareness that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading. Cid visited selected classes to read Dr. Seuss...

Applications are now being accepted through April 15 for the U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program.The program is held in three sessions: June 5-10 for rising 9th graders; June 12-17 for rising 10th graders; and June 19-23 for rising 11th graders.The Summer STEM program is an overnight academic program that gives students an opportunity to experience real-life applications of math and...

The season of lent began on March 1 with Ash Wednesday. Sunrise Presbyterian Church, 18400 N.W. 68 Avenue, is continuing the season with a soup and bread meal at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall on March 15, 22, 29, and April 5. The Lenten Series is titled “Galilee to Jerusalem Journey of a Pilgrim” where the service will biblically trace the footsteps of Jesus. For more information on the following services and meetings,...

February was a “great month” for a group of students at Miami Lakes Middle School. The 98 students achieved their goal when they met the requirements for the “I-ROCK, I READY” incentive program, completing at least 250 minutes of instructional activities with an overall performance of 75 percent or above on a monthly basis. On March 3, the students were rewarded, during a ceremony, with a Certificate of Recognition,...