Getting the word out on health and wellness opportunities and programs available to children in the Miami Lakes community was the focus of the Fit Fair held on August 9 at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West. Many families came out on a beautiful sunny Saturday to take part in the free event. The Town of Miami Lakes and its Youth Activities Task Force along with Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. partnered with Troop 248 Girl...

  Talented young singers, musicians and bands will all take the stage for the 5th annual Miami Lakes Rocks! Music Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 20, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 164 Street. The popular event is sponsored by the town’s Youth Activities Task Force and was created to provide an avenue of artistic expression to the youth of the town, promoting culture and community spirit. Sponsorship...

Tommy Aponte, a Miami Lakes resident and Monsignor Edward Pace High School class of 2013 alumnus, recently spent 13 days from July 10 to July 21 on a medical mission trip to Ixtahuacan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Aponte has been majoring in nursing at the University of Florida and plans on becoming a nurse practitioner and eventually earning a doctorate with a specialization in either Pediatrics or Pediatric Oncology. “I’ve always...

  Francisco Garnica transformed from a lightning bolt to a patriot with his transition from assistant principal at Michael Krop Senior High School to American Senior High School. Garnica was born in an island in the Carribean, San Andres. He arrived to the states a day before his 20th birthday and began working toward a degree at Miami Dade College where he met his wife of 23 years, Maria Martinez. Together they decided to move to...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Domino Tournament on Friday, September 26, at Roberto Alonso Community Center in Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The Double-Nine Domino Tournament is sponsored by Leon Medical Centers. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and tournament play is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Special Events and Committee coordinator Clarisell De Cardenas at...