Carl Miller, who has ties to Miami Lakes, graduated from last month from the U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School.Miller, 32, enlisted in that branch of the military in 2010 and on Nov. 13 this year, was commissioned as an ensign.Miller fulfilled a 13-week course at Newport, R.I. that includes fitness drills, training in firefighting, damage contol, seamanship and small arms.Miller is one of 1,600 ensigns the Navy graduates and commissions...

Call it pandemic fashion, the colorful face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus. Whether masks have mottoes from the Girl Scouts or drawings of their yummy cookies or photos of legendary markswoman Annie Oakley, they help keep us safe. What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com. Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

If you’ve ever wondered how much taxes are collected and how that money is put to use, the Town of Miami Lakes has launched Transparent Miami Lakes, a website that lists all sorts of financial documents. Visitors to the site will find lots of data to pour through, including the town’s budgets for revenues and expenses. You can even look through the municipality’s checkbook, and see how much a vendor has been paid over time. The site...

History     Miami Lakes Golf Course Village is a townhome and villas community of 144 residences in the center of town, east of the Palmetto Expressway.      Built in 1969 by what is now called The Graham Companies, it is south of Miami Lakes Drive and the Cypress Village Shopping Center.     The community is bordered by Big Cypress Drive, Twin Sabal Drive and Miami Lakeway South.Amenities    Some of the homes abut the Executive Par 3 course...

And best wishes for all good things in 2021!       During this holiday season, we are grateful for all of the readers, companies, schools and town staff who have shared photographs and news during a time when social distancing can hamper reporting.     And we greatly appreciate that our advertisers -- both longtime and new -- have decided that the pages of The Miami Laker is where they present their businesses to our community.      Despite...