DeSantis awards posthumous Governor's Medal of Freedom to Bob Graham, four others

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, August 20, 2025

  Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to five Floridians on Aug. 20, including Miami Lakes’ Bob Graham. Daniel Robert “Bob” Graham, a Democrat, was a member of the town’s...
The 8th Annual B-Fore-Pink Breast Cancer Golf Tournament is accepting registrations for players and sponsors in the charity game scheduled for Oct. 4 at Shula’s Golf Club.The event benefits The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative, a Miami Lakes organization that provides education, prevention strategies, treatments and screenings for at-risk women.Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in the United States, after skin cancer,...
Charlie DeLucca, a well-known booster of golf in South Florida who promoted access to the game for kids of all backgrounds and abilities, died Sept. 9.Charles Anthony DeLucca II was 78, and lived most of his life in Miami Lakes.DeLucca’s son, Charlie DeLucca III, said his father had been battling heart disease.He was the first golf pro at Miami Lakes Country Club, now known as Shula’s Golf Club.More than 50 years ago, DeLucca started the...

How to contact your elected officials

Government Friday, September 20, 2019

U.S. CongressSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.7400 SW 87th Ave., Suite 270, Miami, Fla. 33166305-596-4224, Twitter: @SenRubioPressOffice hours in Miami: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.At Miami Lakes town hall until Dec. 18, every third Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.415 Clematis St., Suite 201, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33401561-514-0189, Twitter: @SenRickScottRep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.8669 NW 36th St., Suite 100,...

Town classes offered in September

Business Friday, September 20, 2019

YouthArchery Juniors ($) Ages: 11-17, Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., MLOPBallet 1 Ages: 5-7, Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., MCCCBallet 2 Ages: 7-9, Mondays 5:30-6:30 p.m., MCCCBallet 3 Ages: 9-11, Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., MCCCBallet 4 Ages: 11-16, Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., MCCCCode Explorers ($) Juniors Ages: 7-9, Mondays, 6 -7:30 p.m., MLYCCode Explorers ($) AdvanceAges: 10-14, Tuesdays, 6 -7:30 p.m., MLYCPiano ($) Ages: 7-12, Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30...
A fourth grade student at Bob Graham Education Center put aside his hopes for gifts on his 10th birthday and instead, asked his friends to donate supplies for victims of Hurricane Dorian. Robert Mathieu celebrated his birthday Sept. 14. He’s shown in the photo above surrounded by donations on stage at the school that is at 15901 NW 79th Ave. in Miami Lakes.Robert doesn’t have ties to the Bahamas, but his parents taught him that service and...
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