Athletic field rehabilitation work has started at Royal Oaks Park on all four fields. This involves heavy grounds maintenance work inclusive of deep tine aeration, core aeration (minimum two directions per field) as well as harvesting all field cores for sprigging to encourage proper growth in the turf. Following the application of sprigs, the fields will be rolled to level out the playing surfaces. During this period, fields will be...

  Boys and girls, ages 6 to 18 years old, are invited to attend the 2014 Junior Golf Camp at Shula’s Golf Club during four week-long sessions in July and August. Session 2 will be held July 7 to 11; Session 3 is scheduled August 4 to 8; and Session 4 will be held August 11 to 15. Each session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids will learn the basics of the game including concentration on full-swing, putting, chipping, and...

  Following graduation, new Monsignor Edward Pace High School alumni Brittani Garcia and Christy Piña, a Miami Lakes resident, could have relaxed and enjoyed being done with high school. Instead, they joined Pace theology teacher and Campus Minister Andres Novela on a 12-day mission to Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti. The mission, which took place from June 18 through June 29, was done through Amor en Acción, the...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center's Language Arts teacher Virnalis Arvelo celebrated the FCAT Writing scores from successful students in her classroom with a lunch at Shula’s Steak 2 on Main Street. The students pictured (from left) include Arturo Sanchez, Michael Abreu, Rebecca Lopes, Natalie Mendez, Krysten Sliwinski, Natalia Flores, Sophia Betancourt, Arvelo, Sabrina Rubinstein, Jade Noa, Ivan Demendoza, Arturo Goenaga, and Jonathan...

  Palm Springs United Methodist Church, 5700 W. 12 Avenue in Hialeah, is hosting a Back-to-School Health and Wellness event. Free immunizations for children entering Kindergarten through 7th grade which are required for school entry will be available. The event is scheduled for Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church's Fellowship Hall. The first 50 children in attendance will receive free back packs fueled with school...