Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...

We Get Letters: Campos family expresses appreciation

Community By Lissette Campos-Perez, Special to The Miami Laker Tuesday, December 1, 2015

  Last April, cancer robbed us of our dad, Sergio Campos. While the loss has been devastating to our family, the community support has brought healing to our broken hearts. Over the past few months, mom has received beautiful letters and emails from residents across Miami Lakes.  From staff at town hall to the cashiers at the nearby Publix, everyone has had touching things to say about “Papi.” The posthumous award of...
  Pace High School celebrated the newest chapter in its academic and athletic traditions as two Pace baseball seniors signed Letters of Intent for Stetson University and Jacksonville University on November 19. Shortstop Jorge Arenas signed with Stetson University and pitcher Chris Rodriguez signed with Jacksonville University in a ceremony in front of the student body inside the Pace Spartan Center. Donning the shirts and hats of their...
  First Baptist Academy dashed the hopes of Dade Christian’s football team of winning a state title, as the Crusaders fell to the Lions, 35-7, in the Region 2A Final last week.  The Crusaders’ defense allowed 206 rushing yards on 19 carries for two touchdowns. The Lions (10-1) held Dade Christian (9-1) scoreless until the fourth quarter, when quarterback Alec Carr connected with receiver Keith Terry for a 14-yard...
  Dave Wagner, organizer of a traveling golf group called the South Florida Swaggers, decided to bring his 16-year-old son, Eric, along with his group to play the Senator Course at Shula’s Golf Club.  Even though only 16, Eric, a member of the Golf team at Archbishop McCarthy High School, can play. In fact while playing with his dad, he used a 5-Hybrid on the 178 yard par 3 hole and made a hole-in-one. The proud father bought...
The St. Thomas University women’s soccer team received honors from the Sun Conference for the 2015 season during a recent banquet hosted by regular-season champion SCAD Savannah in Georgia. Bobcats’ senior defender Sarrah Granda was named to the First-Team All-Conference, while forward Sharon Tejeda was named to the Second-Team and midfielder Sarah Lyppert Thomsson received honorable mention. Bobcats players Claudia Avila,...
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