Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force is inviting residents to enjoy the last Movies at the Park of the season scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 22, at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Title of the last movie for the season will be available on the Town’s website, www.miamiakes-fl.gov.Don’t forget to bring blankets and lawn chairs for a family-friendly evening of movie watching under the stars. Admission is free. Pizza and...

Mater Lakes boys’ varsity soccer team fell to LaSalle, 2-0, in the regional semifinals ending the Bears’ season who finished 12-2-2 including going undefeated in district play.LaSalle avenged its district championship loss to Mater Lakes which trailed 2-0 with eight minutes left in the game and rallied to send the game into overtime which the Bears won in penalty kicks.The soccer team was ecstatic with the achievement they made as a team...

With less than a week until first pitch, the Florida International University baseball duo of junior Austin Shenton and sophomore Logan Allen were named to the Conference USA Preseason team, the league office announced last week.Shenton, a Bellingham, Washington native, slashed his way to a .344 average with 11 doubles, 9 home runs and 29 RBIs in 2018 for the Panthers. The third baseman was named second All-Conference last season before...

Miami Dade College is now offering a program for veterans.The college has initiated the Veterans Upward Bound program, a no-cost initiative for veterans who are seeking to engage in post-secondary education.Through the program eligible veterans can obtain a basic skills assessment, preparation for standardized post-secondary tests, assistance with GI benefits and forms, and linkage to various support groups and services around the...

January 28 marked the 100th day of school at Our Lady of the Lakes! Dianna Acosta’s and Lisa Navarro’s Pre-K 3 classes had a very special morning snack that tied in with the theme. The children used 10 different snack items to classify and add to a hundred. They counted by ones, tens and even by fives. At the end of the activity, they were able to see what a hundred pieces of their favorite snacks look like. It was a lot of fun and very...