In September, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), from Evanston, Illinois, announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring.To be considered for a Merit...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering free field trips for residents 55 years and above. The next field trip is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1, to the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens.Fairchild is one of the premier conservation and education-based gardens in the world, and is dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants with one of the world’s greatest living collections of palms and...

Brent and Raquel Emundson announced the arrival of Jordan Riley Emundson at 3:30 a.m. on Monday, September 5. He weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches long. The parents and their first son, Gavin, are Miami Lakes residents as are the paternal grandparents, Arnold and Nell Emundson. The maternal grandparents are Maria and German Garcia.

Amelia Earhart, located at 401 East 65 Street in Hialeah, is hosting the Guajiro Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival will be held in the Bill Graham Barn Village and free parking is available by the East 7 Avenue entrance. The event will feature free pony rides and free Cuban coffee, barn tours, music, games, live performances, raffles, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks and educational...

The Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman to renew and extend the services of the Inspector General for an additional three years, and also endorse November 17 as National Parental Involvement Day.“The Miami-Dade County Inspector General’s Office has provided knowledgeable, experienced and independent investigatory and audit services to Miami-Dade County Public...