Monsignor Pace High student Adam Ruiz and Florida Christian student Faith Vasquez were named the male and female winners of the 29th annual Miami Lakes Optimist Club-Roland Gomez Scholarship Award during a ceremony at Miami Lakes Middle School. Ruiz and Vasquez will each receive a $1,000 for college-related expenses. Ruiz, who has a 4.85 GPA, was the team captain for his volleyball team and he also played basketball at the Optimist...

  A client for Healing Waters Massage Therapy suffered from an almost 90 degree angled back and told owners, Marlene Menendez and Marisol Cribeiro, that her one wish was to be able to dance at her son’s wedding. After massage therapy sessions done before and following a major surgery, that wish came true.  “That was one of those moments that you see the work you’re doing come full circle,” said...

  Thank you so much for having the information about the Flag Retirement Ceremony in the February 6 issue. I took some flags over to Town Center and promised myself that I would attend the ceremony on February 28. I am a Girl Scout Outdoor Trainer and have done many flag retirements over a campfire at a training. I wondered how it could be done at 9 a.m. and it be as meaningful. I was very impressed; it was well planned out and...

 

Shula’s four-team Flag Football League competed against one another for the 2014-2015 season finale ending with the championship win by the Red Team including (from left) Joshua Kunkel, Joshua Rodriguez, coach Mark Rodriguez, Kaleb Rodriguez, Alec Gonzalez, Christopher Herrera, Anthony Cerda, Alec Ingersoll and coach Billy Ingersol.

  Albeit Barbara Goleman sophomore pitcher Natalie Costero has led her softball team to a 13-0 record, she would rather play second or third base. In 13 games this season, Costero pitched 11 complete games, including against her team’s toughest challengers including Miami Springs and Carol City. But she said her heart is still set on playing the bases. “Coach Barreda asked me to pitch since I pitched for my childhood travel...