Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during January:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “The Sword in the Stone,” and Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan.” Events made possible by the Town of...

Newly-elected officers of the Miami Lakes Bridge Club were sworn in on December 17 at the Mary Collins Community Center. Pictured (from left) director Jane Lopez, president Dave Oliver, past president John Williams, treasurer Diane Ricke, vice president Pat Blomberg and vice president Jean Weaver. Founding member Mary Barbieri started the club in the late 1970s. The club meets every Monday at 11:45 a.m. at the Mary Collins Center, 15151 N.W....

Jan Mannion, a longtime Miami Lakes resident, teacher and football coach at Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) passed away on December 18 following an illness. He was 74 years old. Mannion is survived by his wife Diane, son Christopher and grandson Troy.Mannion retired from Miami Dade County Public Schools after a 33-year teaching and coaching career. He began his teaching career at Central Senior High and transferred to HML the first year it opened...

Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force is inviting residents, families and friends to enjoy the animated hit “SmallFoot!” during the first of the Movies at the Park series for 2019 at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 11, sponsored by Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A yeti named Migo is convinced that a human known only as “SmallFoot” is real and must prove to his tribe that...

The Miami-Dade County School Board recently honored former Florida Senator Rene Garcia with a proclamation during its regular meeting for his leadership in sponsoring legislation to help improve public schools and students’ quality of education.Garcia was term-limited this year and he previously served as a state representative.During his time in Tallahassee, Garcia, a Republican, sponsored education bills including finding funding for...