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...
Miami Lakes Congregational Church will host its 11th annual Pilgrim Village worship service on Sunday, November 24.The 10:30 a.m. worship service is conducted in the style of the Pilgrims. The entire service is a re-enactment of one of the Pilgrim's worship services from 1676. The women sit on the left, the men on the right. Participants proceed into the sanctuary led by the drummer boy. Many congregants will be dressed as Pilgrims or Native...
A Hispanic Heritage event and kickoff to the UMater campaign took place during after-school hours on October 24 in the parking lot of Mater Gardens Academy. Mater Gardens Academy usually commemorates Hispanic Heritage month with a day-time festival, however, some teachers requested that the event be held after school hours and using it to promote the UMater campaign.The UMater campaign is an annual fundraiser for scholarships, and...

Christian Andrew awarded Boston University degree

Community Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Boston University awarded academic degrees to 1,613 students in September.Among the graduates was Christen Andrew of Miami Lakes who received a Doctor of Physical Therapy in Physical Therapy.

Echoes of the Heart: Be thankful, it's good for you

Religious By Dr. Jeffrey Frantz Wednesday, November 13, 2013

(Contact Dr. Frantz on the web at www.mlcchurch.com.)Be thankful! It's good for you. In this season of thanksgiving, there's good news for people who have a grateful spirit: It's good for you and it makes you a happier person. If we reflect on this, we might think it would be other things – like fear, for example, out of a deep respect for the Almighty; or obedience, out of a sense of duty and a willingness to do the right thing. Or,...
  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s boys basketball program hosted its first Catholic Middle School Boys Basketball Tournament the weekend of October 25 and 26 on campus. The tournament started Friday evening with the first round of games that would determine the standings for an elimination tournament that took place on Saturday.  The middle school teams taking part in this year’s event were St. Rose of Lima,...
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