The Boy Scouts of America South Florida Council recognized two Miami Lakes men in May for their leadership in scouting.      Sean Schwinghammer is scout master of Boy Scout Troop 566, sponsored by Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. He was named Scout Master of the Year.      Apolo Lagarde was named Skipper of the Year. He leads Sea Scout Ship 144, chartered to American Legion Post...

     Entrepreneur Gus Machado arrived in the United States from Cuba when he was 15, received his education in America and became a renowned auto dealer and philanthropist who donated to 47 health care and charity organizations during his lifetime.      Machado, of Miami, was 87 when he died on May 16.       His widow Lilliam Machado survives him. She was his partner in giving and they...

     More than 200 mourners gathered to celebrate the life of Gerardo Seferlis, who owned Gerardo’s Marketplace in Miami Lakes for 24 years.      Seferlis, 58, died May 19 after an 18-month battle with cancer.     The three-hour-long memorial service filled with laughter and tears was held at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.       It was also attended by his wife...

   The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering the following online and in person classes.  Space is limited; in some cases, you must register in advance for online events. Florida Licensing on Wheels  Fri., June 3 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. With the FLOW program you can renew a driver’s license, get a replacement license, change a name or address on it, get an ID card, renew a vehicle...

   This is Pearl, a 5-year-old Coton de Tulear.  She shares her Miami Lakes home with owner Jeri Macaluso and kitties Sadie and Girlfriend.      “She stole my heart from day one,” said Macaluso. Pearl arrived shortly after the death of Macaluso’s beloved Shih Tzu, Pepper.       “She loves her bones more than anything,” Macaluso...