Miami Laker 2016 May 20

A LookInside:

n JetStream Federal CreditUnion officially opens newRoyal Oaks branch...................3

n News and Notes of interestfrom the Town of Miami Lakes.See pages................................6 & 7

n Main Street Players presentUNBROKEN spoken wordpoetry event on May 20-21...9

n Cars for a Cure event raises$10,000+ for Sylvester CancerCenter.....................................10

n South Florida YouthSymphony schedules exception-al concert on May 22..............11

n Hialeah Miami LakesTV/Video students produce 30-second anti-bullying video......17

n Three Pace High Schoolsenior student athletes sign let-ters of intent.........................22

n Community Calendar, 13,School, sports and church news,16-24, Classified ads.........24-27

Vol. 42 No 10 305-817-4078 MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA MAY 20, 2016

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Pace baseball teamadvances to state semi-finals..............(See Page 19)

BGEC’S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT stdents include (front, from Left): Madison Creevay, NicoleGonzalez-Berroa, Sabrina Jorge, Emily Fernandez, Alyah Alpizar, Edelso Riveron, BrandonSanchez, Gabriella Garrastacho, Joana Santana, Julianna Grullon, Daniela Alvarez-Quintero, andIsabella Fernandez; (back from left): Javier Pedraza-Mena, Noah Medina, Louis Perez, BrianGonzalez, Nicolas Ditas, Adrian Ruano, Alexander Torres, Christopher Shoukry, and Erich Valerdi.

By The Miami Laker staffBob Graham Education

Center’s Civic EngagementAcademy eighth grade studentsplaced third at the We the PeopleNational Invitational inWashington D.C. hosted by theCenter of Civic Education onApril 29 through May 3. Underthe direction of JackelineHernandez and John Brady, thisyear’s team broke new groundmarking the first time a Floridateam advanced to the final round.

“We are truly honored to beamong the other top three schoolswhich are such formidable con-tenders like Virginia, whichplaced first, and Indiana whichplaced second. The fact that wefought our way up to the finalround against seasoned teamsshows the caliber of our CEA stu-dents. It's a testament to our dili-

gence, hard work, and dedica-tion,” said Hernandez.

“Thank you to our teachers,parents, administrators, sponsorCeasar Mestre, and the local legalcommunity who have all support-ed us immensely this year andmade it possible for us to repre-sent our beautiful town of MiamiLakes,” said Hernandez.

The students from the CivicEngagement Academy left anunforgettable mark as they pre-pare to graduate and enter highschool.

“Our graduates will leave BobGraham Education Center withunforgettable memories, an under-standing of our country’s rich his-tory, and a passion for the office ofthe citizen,” school officials said.“They have truly perfected thelegacy.”

BGEC places third in National ‘We The People’

STUDENTS from the NSI Academy at Goleman Senior High School visited the FBI Miami FieldOffice for a field trip and met with Special Agent in Charge, George Piro (far right).

Barbara Goleman’s Law Enforcementand Intelligence Magnet visits the FBI

By R.A. RomeroThe Miami Laker staffBarbara Goleman Senior High

School ushered in a one-of-a-kindprogram at the start of the 2015-2016 school year, the NationalSecurity Intelligence Magnet, alsoreferred to as The Law Enforce-ment and Intelligence Studies

Magnet.The program, which was

designed by the Goleman adminis-tration in conjunction withAcademy leader and FBI agent,Peter Falcon and former FBIagent, Nelson Barbosa. It is theonly school-based program cur-rently affiliated with the Florida

Bureau of Investigation, MiamiDivision, in Miami-Dade County.

As part of the curriculum,Falcon and Barbosa coordinatedfield trips to the new offices of theFBI Miami Division in Miramar.Students of the program were splitinto three groups and each group

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A look at the economic futureof the Town of Miami Lakes

By David L. SnellingThe Miami Laker staffFor Miami Lakes, 2016 will be

remembered as a busy and chal-lenging year for the small townwith two elections, possible citycharter changes, crafting out alaborious budget and fighting themayor’s lawsuit to reimburse hisattorneys who successfullydefended him during his federalbribery trial.

One of Mayor Michael Pizzi’slawsuits has been dragging on fora year, straining the town’s spend-ing plan and could put the town’seconomic future in peril if thecourt decides Miami Lakes mustpay $2.5 million in legal costsfrom his 2014 public corruptiontrial.

The mayor’s lawsuits haveepitomized the frustration of tax-payers and council members, whoreluctantly agreed to settle hisreinstatement litigation for about$460,000 to eschew additionallegal costs.

But they refuse to pay hislawyers nearly $3 million for hisaction that led to his arrest and

indictment on bribery and kick-back charges which include histime as Medley’s town attorney.

“This is a tough pill to swallowbut I have to put my emotionsaside if the attorneys tell you thisis the right thing to do,” saidCouncil member and mayoral can-didate Ceasar Mestre when law-makers agreed to settle for the$460,000 during a special meetingin December.

Councilmember Nelson Rodri-guez, who’s up for reelection inNovember, echoed similar senti-ments.

“I am reluctant to vote for it,”he said “But my decision is strict-ly a cost-saving measure.”

Pizzi contended his lawsuitsweren’t against the town but toforce the issue that Miami Lakesseeks the money from its insur-ance carrier. His attorneys origi-nally asked for $750,000 for hisreinstatement case but settled forthe $460,000.

“It’s time to stop the bleedingand do the best we can to moveforward,” he said during the special

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TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES Police Commander George Perez receives a Certificate of Appreciationfor his guest speaking appearance at the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s April luncheonmeeting. Pictred (from left) Town Manager Alex Rey, Graham Companies Customer and CorporateRelations manager Andrea Rechichi, Councilmember Ceasar Mestre, Perez, Chamber presidentMagaly Rubio, Chamber director Elsa Reuz, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Batallion Commander AbelFernandez, and Chamber director Suzy Kanner.

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A look at the economic future of Town of Miami Lakesmeeting.

Miami Lakes is incurring addi-tional attorney fees’ in its own liti-gation against its insurance carrier,which refused to reimburse the$460,000 to the town and coverthe expenses for Pizzi’s criminaltrial.

Esther Colon, a Town Councilcandidate, told council membersduring a meeting in April that shediscovered, through a publicrecords request, Miami Lakes hasso far spent about $2 million inattorneys’ fees for fighting themayor’s reinstatement and crimi-nal lawsuits and the insurance car-rier litigation.

In the latest round of their legalfight against Pizzi and his lawyers,council members this monthapproved Town Attorney RaulGastesi’s request for an additional$100,000 in court costs to preparefor the mayor’s deposition despitean offer for an abatement by the

mayor’s lead attorney, Ed Shohat. At the May 3 regular meeting,

Shohat verbally agreed to 3-6month abatement while the townresumes its legal fight against theinsurance company, but Gastesiand lawmakers wanted the accordin writing before deciding not tospend the $100,000 for the upcom-ing deposition.

“We will give you what youneed as long as you document youare pressing the insurance compa-ny,” Shohat said.

Shohat said the mayor’s legalteam has been accused of piling upthe legal costs for Miami Lakes.

“Don’t blame this on themayor’s legal team, the $100,000is money you don’t need tospend,” he said.

Nevertheless, Gastesi askedlawmakers for the money until theabatement, which he said was pre-viously rejected by Pizzi’s legalteam on several occasions, is inwriting and signed by all parties

involved in the litigation.“I questioned the timing of the

abatement when they knew I wasgoing to ask the council for themoney for the mayor’s deposi-tion,” Gastesi said. “Unless we canget an abatement, we must defendourselves.”

The mayor’s pending lawsuitand Miami Lakes’ expenses tofight the litigation and the insur-ance carrier come at a time whenthe town is preparing for budgetseason for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Last year, Miami Lakes had toscale back on some services aftersetting aside the $460,000 forPizzi’s reinstatement lawsuit,which prevented the town fromadding two police officers, lacked$20,000 to underwrite the senioradult classes and expenses to oper-ate a full-fledged dog park, TownManager Alex Rey said last year.

Miami Lakes also lacked fund-ing for the Par 3 golf course, whichwas donated by The Graham

Companies to convert to a passivepark, couldn’t increase the budgetsfor the town’s committees, and nomoney was budgeted for thisyear’s Black Olive Tree Removalprogram.

“We couldn’t find the moneythis year,” Rey said. “But the treetrimming program is at the samelevel for next year and the treeplanting is at a reduced level.”

Police services are the town’sbiggest expenditure capped at $7.2million but the amount is expectedto increase due to pay hikes and anincrease in law enforcement com-pensation and pension benefits.

Public safety has been a top pri-ority for residents, adding morepolice officers on the streets tokeep the crime rate at low.

The town is also seeking fund-ing to control the excessive flood-ing following torrential down-pours on commercial and residen-tial properties after FloridaGovernor Rick Scott vetoed

$400,000 for Miami Lakes’ WestLakes Drainage Improvements project.

Pizzi’s corruption trial and histwo lawsuits against the town mayhave led to several critical pro-posed town charter changes madeby the Miami Lakes CharterRevision Commission to shake upthe government and change thecourse of November’s municipalelection.

On May 17, through a mail-inballot election, registered voterswere asked to bring back a run-offelection if any candidate canmuster at least 51 percent of thevotes, and strip the mayor of hispower to pick the town managerand the town attorney and give theresponsibility to the entire TownCouncil with public input.

If residents approve the run-offelection, it would take effect inNovember’s municipal election inwhich 13 candidates are runningfor mayor and three council seatsthat are up for grabs.

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Economic DevelopmentCommittee hosts SmallBusiness Workshop on May 25

Miami Lakes EconomicDevelopment Committee and theCareer Source of South Floridaare hosting a workshop on smallbusiness development for businessowners at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday,May 25, at Miami Lakes TownHall, 6601 Main Street.

Janice Aquino, business servic-es supervisor for Career SourceSouth Florida, will be on hand todiscuss how business owners can

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JetStream Federal Credit Union holdsgrand opening of Royal Oaks branch

JetStream Federal Credit Unionofficers, joined by Miami Lakeselected officials and members ofthe town’s Economic Develop-ment Committee, officially cele-brated the grand opening of itsnew Miami Lakes branch on May4 in the Royal Oaks ShoppingPlaza.

JetStream Federal’s chairmanBolivar Perez and CEO JeanneKucey cut the ribbon along withMayor Michael Pizzi, Vice MayorTim Daubert, and Councilmem-

bers Ceasar Mestre and NelsonHernandez.

Daisy Castellanos representingMiami-Dade County Commissio-ner Esteban Bovo Jr. presented thecredit union with a special procla-mation.

The new branch was designedto have a retail look and feel witha highly branded member-friendlyenvironment.

JetStream, which recently relo-cated its corporate headquarters toMiami Lakes Business Park West

at 7900 Oak Lane, is a full-servicefinancial cooperative with $182million in assets, serving over20,000 members.

The 68-year-old credit unionhas 7 branches located in Miami,Miami Lakes, Doral, Hialeah, andSan Juan, Puerto Rico. The creditunion has been a member of theTown’s business community since1995 and employs over 70 inMiami Lakes.

OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING of JetStream Federal Credit Union’s new Miami Lakes branchincluded (from left) Marketing and Communications vice president Mara Falero, CouncilmemberNelson Hernandez, Vice Mayor Tim Daubert, The Graham Companies’ Stu and Carol Wyllie,JetStream chairman Bolivar Perez and CEO Jeanne Kucey, Councilmember Ceasar Mestre, andEconomic Development Committee member Michael Huffaker.

Goleman students visit with the FBIvisited the field office within thelast school year to meet with anumber of officials, includingGeorge Piro, Special Agent inCharge, known for his work asteam leader and lead interrogatorof the Saddam Hussein Interro-gation Team.

“I wanted to provide exposure,”said Falcon. “We took them andseveral field agents talked to thestudents about different disciplineslike the white collar crime unit,foreign counter intelligence unitand counter terrorism unit.”

The students attended lectureswith varied discussions such as anactive shooter scenario. They werealso given the opportunity forlengthy Q and A sessions withofficials including Piro, and thestudents did not disappoint withthe quality of questions posited,including pointed concerns overcyber safety, the security of thenew building and the emotionaltoll endured with this line of work.

Piro was visibly impressed withthe students and congratulatedthem for their work in the programnoting that he expects to see manyof them return for careers in theFBI following college degrees.

A tour was conducted of specif-ic areas of the building and stu-dents were able to wander throughthe detention center where book-

ing, processing and interrogationstake place before inmates aretransferred to federal detentioncenters.

Goleman principal JoaquinHernandez also attended the fieldtrips and looked on with pride asstudents asked questions andimmersed themselves in the possi-bility of pursuing career opportu-

nities in law enforcement.Falcon, who teaches in the

magnet program by day and worksin the Miami Field Office in theevening, has a long history of bothprofessions but this is the first timehe has able to meld them together.

“I wish I had something likethis back in high school, so for methis is personal,” said Falcon.

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Building moratorium proposal fails on narrow voteBy David L. SnellingThe Miami Laker staffFacing a possible lawsuit from

a prominent residential develop-ment company seeking to build465 homes Miami Lakes alreadyapproved last year, Town councilmembers rejected a proposal tostudy the pros and cons of placinga moratorium on future buildingprojects.

Mayor Michael Pizzi’s pro-posed legislation would haveinstructed town staff to conduct astudy to determine if a 6 to 9month abeyance on building proj-ects throughout the town is feasi-ble until the town can fix the cur-rent traffic gridlock.

The mayor’s proposal narrowlyfailed with CouncilmembersCeasar Mestre and Manny Cid vot-ing for the study at no cost to thetown.

Vice Mayor Tim Daubert andCouncilmembers Nelson Rodri-guez, Tony Lama and FrankMingo cast the dissenting votes.

Before the May 3 regular TownCouncil meeting, Lennar Homes

Corporation, which is building thehomes on the town’s west side onproperty the building giantacquired from the Dunn family for$75 million, threatened legalaction if the town proceeds withthe moratorium.

Lennar Homes and The GrahamCompanies own the largest unde-veloped land tracts in MiamiLakes.

“We believe that even delayingthis particular project would beextremely unwise,” said Lennar’sattorney Juan Mayol. “Under thecircumstances surrounding theapproval of the project, any effortby the town to apply a buildingmoratorium to the DunnwoodyLake site would not only be highlyunfair and inequitable, but itwould be prohibited by Floridalaw.”

Mayol said it’s unfair for MiamiLakes to place a moratorium onbuilding projects after the townbenefited from the terms and con-ditions of the N.W. 87th Avenuedevelopment agreement, includingthe developer donating $300,000

for education, dedicating therights-of-way for the roadway thatwas opened up three years ago,and traffic improvements to MiamiLakes Drive.

The town paid for the trafficupgrade and Lennar Homes reim-bursed the town with a $1.8 mil-lion check which was part of thedevelopment agreement.

“Lennar has justifiably reliedon the provisions of the develop-ment agreement and the existingentitlements to acquire the proper-ty and to commence its develop-ment,” Mayol said. “In addition,Florida law prohibits local govern-ments from applying new laws orordinances adopted after the effec-tive date of a development agree-ment to prevent the developmentof the property subject to theagreement.”

Pizzi said while Miami Lakes isworking with the county andFDOT to resolve the long-runningtraffic congestion, the Town canstudy the effects of a moratoriumwithout encroaching on develop-ers’ rights to build on their ownproperties.

“My point is when it comestime to address traffic conditions,we must do what’s best in the pub-lic’s interest,” he said.

Fearing a moratorium couldusher in a wave of lawsuits fromother landowners, council mem-bers narrowly defeated Pizzi’s pro-posal, especially since he nevergave a definitive response onwhether Lennar Homes and TheGraham Companies would beexempt from his legislation.

Mingo questioned the timing ofa moratorium and said the

abeyance for future building proj-ects could spur another layer oflawsuits to add to the town’s litiga-tion against Pizzi, who is seeking$2.5 million in attorney fees fromhis criminal trial.

“Why do we need to do thisstudy other than it’s campaigntime,” said Mingo, referring to themayor and several council mem-bers who are up for reelection inNovember. “This will bring anoth-er lawsuit from the Grahams andLennar Homes and they will win.”

Albeit he supported the study,Cid, who is also running formayor, said a moratorium won’tsolve the traffic plight since theproblem is spread throughoutMiami-Dade County.

“This will not help relieve traf-fic in Miami Lakes,” he said.

In other town news:• Council members gave their

initial approval for an ordinance toamend the budget for 2015-2016for an increase in revenues andrelated expenses from theDunnwoody Lakes and Downtowndevelopment projects, makingfinal adjustments to the carry for-ward fund balances based on thefiscal year for 2014-2015 auditedfinancial statements, fund theSpecial Election Mail-in Ballot,recognize the grant to fund thesenior class program and reviseselect line items within departmen-tal budgets that have no impact onthe bottom line budget.

The proposed budget amend-ment will increase the town’s fis-cal year 2015-2016 budget from$29,799,989 to $37,614,076,which represents an increase of$7.8 million.

• Lawmakers gave their initialapproval for an ordinance toapprove transmittal to appropriatereview agencies, to amend theComprehensive Plan to incorpo-rate the results of the town’s recenttransportation planning efforts.

The proposed ordinance would

amend the Transportation Elementand the Capital ImprovementsElement of the ComprehensivePlan to incorporate into the town’sComprehensive Master Plan withthe results of the extensive trans-portation planning efforts by thetown in the last few years.

The plan includes improvingtransit and pedestrian mobility,improve distribution of traffic,improve east and west connectionand provide mobility alternativesfor intra-town trips.

• Lawmakers approved a reso-lution to adopt CouncilmemberTony Lama’s proposal to acceler-ate efforts to resolve the trafficgridlock by requesting that Miami-Dade Metropolitan PlanningOrganization expedite funding forwork on the Gratigny and N.W. 67Avenue.

• Lawmakers approvedCouncilmember Nelson Rodri-guez’s proposal for the town’scommittees to support R.A.M.P. ItUp, a town-wide initiative to helpsenior citizens in case of an emer-gency.

Town resident Abel Fernandez,the Miami-Dade fire chief ofBattalion 14 at Miami Lakes Westfire station, created the program,which stands for “rescue-allergies,medications and past medical his-tory.

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News and Notes from the Town of Miami Lakes

MIAMI LAKES FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS – Barbara Goleman’s YeseniaMontenotte (center, above, pictured with principal Joaquin Hernandez), and Mater LakesAcademy’s Elizabeth Ruiz (center, below), received their grants from The Graham Companiespresident Stu Wyllie, and were congratulated by members of the Education Advisory Board andelected officials including Mayor Michael Pizzi, Vice Mayor Tim Daubert, and CouncilmembersFrank Mingo, Ceasar Mestre, Tony Lama, Manny Cid and Nelson Rodriguez.

Town announces winners ofFuture Leaders Scholarships

Miami Lakes EducationAdvisory Board (EAB) and TheGraham Companies announcedthe two winners of the MiamiLakes Future Leaders Scholar-ships at the May 3 Town Councilmeeting.

The two recipients are bothMiami Lakes residents andreceived a $1,000 Miami LakesFuture Leaders Scholarship pre-sented by corporate sponsor TheGraham Companies.

Elizabeth Ruiz, a graduatingsenior from Mater Lakes Acad-emy, will attend Florida AtlanticUniversity.

Yesenia Montenotte, a graduat-ing senior from Barbara GolemanSenior High, will attend FloridaInternational University.

The EAB was charged with thedifficult task of selecting two win-ners from the many deserving andoutstanding students who applied.

Members of the EAB were alsorecognized at the Council meeting

for their dedication to the Town’sstudents, serving as the liaisonbetween the Town, the residents,and local schools.

Those recognized includedClaudia Luces, Star Rodriguez,Marilyn Ruano, Janet Marti,Jacqueline Vaquer, Paula Hagen,and school principals CarlosSalcedo, Joaquin Hernandez, EricAcosta, Lourdes Diaz, YeceniaMartinez-Lopez and Dr. ManuelSanchez III.

“The Education AdvisoryBoard actively engages with ourlocal schools as well as the TownCouncil to ensure Miami Lakesstudents have the absolute besteducational programs and aca-demic activities available tothem,” said Councilmember Cea-sar Mestre. “We are indeedblessed to have such a top-qualityteam that continues to provideinsight on how to best serve thechildren of our community.”

Miami Lakes receives eighth‘Playful City’ recognition fromKaBOOM Playful City USA

Miami Lakes has once againbeen recognized as a Playful CityUSA community for the 8th yearin a row. Playful City communi-ties are acknowledged for makinga commitment to play and physi-cal activity by developing uniquelocal action plans to increase thequantity and quality of play intheir community.

Sponsored by the HumanaFoundation, Playful City USA is anational program from KaBOOM!that celebrates and promotes localpolicies that increase play oppor-tunities for children.

“Receiving another PlayfulCity USA designation is a greathonor for our Council, staff and

residents,” said Mayor MichaelPizzi. “Miami Lakes has madeeven greater strides to improve thequality of services for our town’schildren. This past year, weopened our state-of-the-art YouthCenter, established a YouthCouncil, and have continued toexpand our family-friendly pro-grams that educate youth, and pro-vided them with a lot of fun.”

For more information on thetown’s variety of programs for allages and skill levels, visitwww.miamilakes-fl.gov/recpro-grams, or contact Leisure ServicesManager Katya Lysak [email protected].

The Miami Lakes ElderlyAffairs Committee is offering freemonthly field trips for seniors toattend Miami Marlins games thisyear.

Transportation is provided toand from Town Hall, 6100 MainStreet. Space is limited andrequired reservations will openone week prior to each game andremain open until all seats arefilled.

To reserve seating, contactClarisell De Cardenas at [email protected], or 305-364-6100. Participants are

reminded that they need to haveidentification confirming their agefor the Thursday reduced pricesenior admission to each game.

The field trip scheduleincludes:

• Thursday, June 2 – Marlinsvs. Pirates, 7:10 p.m.

• Thursday, June 23 – Marlinsvs. Cubs, 7:10 p.m.

• Thursday, July 28 – Marlinsvs. Cardinals, 7:10 p.m.

• Thursday, August 25 –Marlins vs. Royals, 7:10 p.m.

• Thursday, September 22 –Marlins vs. Braves, 7:10 p.m.

Lots of Marlins baseball ontap for Miami Lakes seniorsduring summer field trips


News and Notes from the Town of Miami Lakes

Veterans Committee MeetingThursday, May 19, 6:00 PMMiami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Neighborhood Improvement Committee MeetingThursday, May 19, 7:00 PMMiami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Public Safety Committee MeetingTuesday, May 24, 6:30 PMMiami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Youth Activities Task Force MeetingWednesday, June 1, 7:00 PMMiami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Cultural Affairs Committee MeetingThursday, June 2, 7:00 PMMiami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.

Town Council Regular MeetingTuesday, June 7, 6:30 PMMiami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.

In accordance with the provisions of F. S. Section 286.0105, should any person seek to appealany decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at these meetings, suchperson will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; which recordincludes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing specialaccommodation to participate in the proceedings should call Town Hall at (305) 364-6100, nolater than (2) days prior to the proceeding for assistance.

Please be advised that two or more Councilmembers may be in attendance at the aboveevents/meetings.

This Notice dated May 13, 2016at Miami Lakes, Fl.Gina Inguanzo, Town Clerk

TOWN OF MIAMI LAKESNOTICE IS HEREWITH GIVEN that meetings of the Town Council of the Town of Miami Lakes, Florida, and its committees, have been scheduled for the following dates, times and locations:

Town honors members of first Youth Center Council

MEMBERS of the Town’s first Miami Lakes Youth Center Council were recognized during the May3 Town Council meeting.

Members of the first everMiami Lakes Youth CenterCouncil were honored by theTown during the May 3 regularCouncil meeting. The YouthCouncil is charged with theresponsibility of “governing” theMiami Lakes Youth Center, alsoknown as “The Spot.”

The Youth Council provides itsmembers with opportunities toassume leadership roles, whilebuilding valuable skills that willcarry into adulthood. The Councilmeets regularly to discuss theoverall progress of the YouthCenter, and to discuss ideas forfuture programming and commu-nity service events.

The Youth Council is com-posed of five middle school stu-dents and eight high school repre-sentatives.

The middle school members

include: Savannah Hernandez,Max Concepcion, Ariana Rejas,Mia Concepcion, and KaterinaSliwinski, all students at MiamiLakes K-8 Center.

The high school representativesinclude: Ryan Campos and DavidTurino from Barbara GolemanSenior High; Vanessa andGabriela Perez-Robles fromMonsignor Edward Pace HighSchool; Gabriella and DaniellaBrunetti from Mater Lakes VirtualAcademy; Lauren Paulet fromSchool for Advanced Studies; andMichael Rodriguez fromChristopher Columbus HighSchool.

For more information on theYouth Center or Youth Council,visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/thespot, or contact JeremyBajdaun at 305-819-7768.

Town launches ‘Keep it Clean,Keep it Green’ anti-litter plan

As part of the “I Heart MiamiLakes: Take Pride in YourCommunity” campaign, theTown’s Neighborhood Improve-ment Committee (NIC) haslaunched an anti-litter initiative.

The new anti-litter signs havebeen placed on various trash cansin the Town’s parks to encourageresidents to “Keep it Clean, Keepit Green.”

The campaign was proposed byCouncilmember Tony Lama whosaid, “I’d like to thank the NIC fortaking on this initiative. The ‘IHeart Miami Lakes’ campaignaims to motivate residents to helpin the effort to keep Miami Lakesgrowing beautifully.

“To be successful, it willrequire each and every one of us totake responsibility and do the ‘lit-tle things’ that will make a differ-ence in our Town today and for thefuture,” he added.

The NIC is encouraging neigh-bors, local officials, service clubs,businesses and religious organiza-tions to play a role in fosteringstrong civic pride. Simple taskslike sweeping sidewalks, pickingup trash and encouraging others tokeep their neighborhood andhomes clean and in good repairwill all make a difference.

For more information on howto get involved, visit www.miami-lakes-fl.gov/iheartml.

ANTI-LITTER MESSAGES have been posted on various trashcontainers throughout Miami Lakes parks as part of the “Keep itClean, Keep it Green” campaign.


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The Rise in Independent LaborSome experts call it the flex

economy, but it is also known asthe gig, online, or on-demandeconomy, with some even refer-ring to it as the Uberization ofwork. Whatever name you pre-fer, this trend represents a sig-nificant shift in the labor mar-ket, as more workers take oncontract and freelance work,rather than traditional employeepositions.

Some of this shift is fueled bythe app-based technology thatpowers companies like Uber andAirbnb. But even traditionalcompanies are using more con-tract workers as they seek tosave direct labor costs and focusmore on their core competen-cies.

What do today’s workers haveto say about it? A survey con-ducted by Express EmploymentProfessionals shows the conceptis gaining a lot of interest:

• 40 percent said they want tobe an independent contractor,but don’t know where to start.

• 16 percent are currently tak-ing steps to become an inde-pendent contractor.

• 14 percent said the independ-ent contractor lifestyle doesn’tappeal to them.

• 13 percent don’t want to leavethe stability of a full-time job.

• 9 percent are currently work-ing as an independent contractor.

The Implications for EmployersToday’s businesses can expect that

this trend will continue to grow. Infact, a Delotte survey found that 42percent of executives expect toincrease the use of contingent work-ers in the next three to five years.

What will tomorrow’s businesseslook like? Some experts point to

tech giant Apple as a striking exam-ple of what is possible. Apple actual-ly employs fewer than 10 percent ofthe million-plus workers who makeand sell its products, according to aNew York Times article.

However experts warn that thisscale may not be feasible in allindustries. In particular, companiesmust make sure they can keep con-tract or freelance workers up tospeed on the compliance and train-ing that are integral for the business.

As far as age, early reports showedMillennials are most likely toembrace the contractor workstyle,because they value jobs that workaround their lifestyle, rather thanvice versa. However, an Inc. articlerevealed that Baby Boomers are alsocutting the cord from traditionalemployment. In fact. research hasfound that about 18 percent of gig onon-demand workers are 55 or older.

A Win-Win ScenarioContract workers have been a solid

resource for many companies sincethe 1970s. This work opportunityalso offers the flexibility many oftoday’s workers require. It is a win-ning solution for Millennials whowant to spend more time with theirchildren, for anyone caring for eld-erly family members or for thoseenjoying semi-retirement by work-ing on an as needed basis.

As the labor market continues toshift in response to this new trend,employers and emplyees will needto decide how they’ll respond. Forsome employers, moving to a work-force made up of more contract andindependent workers will be theanswer. Workers will need to consid-er all their options, weigh the bene-fits of working in the gig-economyagainst the drawbacks and decide ifpursuing independent work is theanswer for their situation.

Miami Lakes looks to develop154 Street/I-75 overpass as apublic use Mobility Corridor

The Town of Miami Lakes isseeking to develop an unusedoverpass (bridge) into the innova-tive Miami Lakes Bridge Park andMobility Corridor, which has beenin the works for years.

The overpass was built in 1986to provide east/west connectivityover I-75. However, for nearlythree decades, the overpass locat-ed on N.W. 154 Street from N.W.89 Avenue extending over I-75 hasremained unused.

The Town’s idea is to improvethe space by converting the aban-doned overpass into a ground-breaking park, revolutionizing theuse of gathering space in Miami.The park will include bike lanes,walking paths and greenery.

Miami Lakes was inspired by theHigh Line, a public park built on ahistoric freight rail line elevatedabove the streets on Manhattan’sWest Side, and a similar park inParis.

The availability of parks is animportant quality-of-life factor.According to town officials andresidents, the idea would make theNorthwest Miami-Dade area bet-ter so that people could conveneand connect at an innovative pub-lic green gathering space withrecreational trails, landscape, andpicnic areas to enhance socialengagement, community develop-ment, and recreational opportuni-ties.

The Graham Companies celebratesnumerous Inn Key award candidates

GREATER MIAMI AND BEACHES HOTEL ASSOCIATION celebrated the 22nd annual Inn KeyAward Luncheon. The Graham Companies’ hospitality team boasted outstanding employee nomi-nations. The company congratulates all the staff, especially Miguel Lobato who won “ValetEmployee of the Year.” Pictured (front row, from left) Andrea Graham Rechichi, Miguel Lobato,Karina Rucinque, Ana Rodriguez, Annette Prior-Perez, Monika Fuentes, Aisle Pastora, JacquelynCruz, Adriana Torres, Johana Santana, Dinorah Villadoniga, Monica Canaves, and AndreaFernandez; (top row, from left) Ibelis Paez, Jerry Rodriguez, David Enriquez, Patrice Laroche,Jovan La Touche, Reginaldo Costa, Yohanes Saenz, Erika Gomez, Ramon Gonzalez, Fran Marte,Darren Lee, David Healy, Bruce Lawrence, Joane Joseph, William Higgs, Ellen Selmer andAnthony Mainella.

Local residents and their furryfriends are welcome to the lastCanine Cocktails gathering untilnext season. The event takes placeon Thursday, May 19, from 6 to 8p.m. at Hotel Indigo, 7601 MiamiLakes Drive.

Guests will gather to sayfarewell while sipping on cock-tails and munching on appetizersas the event raises money andawareness for Miami Dade

Animal Services. Those partici-pating can purchase organic dogtreats from the Doggie Bag Cafeand potentially adopt an animallooking for a forever home, pro-vided by the Miami-Dade AnimalServices department.

For more information contactChris Conte at 305-556-0100. Aportion of all proceeds will bedonated to Miami-Dade AnimalServices.

Last Canine Cocktail Hourfor the season set for May 19

‘The Spot’ YouthCenter hosts manyevents for teens

School may be out but the funcontinues this summer as MiamiLakes offers various activities forteens at “The Spot” Youth Centerlocated at Miami Lakes EastPark, 6075 Miami Lakes DriveEast.

For a complete list of dates andevents, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/thespot or contact JeremyBejdaun at [email protected].


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Main Street Players presentUNBROKEN spoken wordpoetry event on May 20-21

In association with ConundrumStages, Inc., The Main StreetPlayers will present UNBROKEN,two evenings of spoken wordpoetry and performance by“Chaos Theory” at the Main StreetPlayhouse on Friday and Saturday,May 20-21.

Conundrum Stages will presentthe prominent poetic ensemble inan exciting stand-alone showcaseof material that the group hascomposed since its inception in2008. “Chaos Theory” is com-prised of three of South Florida’smost dynamic spoken word artistsincluding Reagan Mendoza, FlowDiva and Mori Taiye. They have

performed at the Broward Center,at Art Basel and have been nomi-nated for a 2016 Florida Enter-tainment Legend Award. Individ-ually and collectively, they per-form nationally, from universitystages to packed poetry clubs.

The poets each come from dif-ferent ethnic, socioeconomic, edu-cational and cultural backgroundsand have found a way to use all oftheir life experiences to create abrand of poetry that is honest,bold, vibrant and soulful. Bothshows start at 8 p.m. Tickets canbe purchased on line for $10 atwww.conundrumstages.net or atthe door for $15.

WORD ARTISTS Regan Mendoza, Flow Diva and Mori Taiyewill appear at the Main Street Playhouse on May 20,21.

Optimist Club awards Roland GomezScholarship to Alyssa Rodriguez

By David L. SnellingThe Miami Laker staffAlyssa Rodriguez achieved

success in the classroom, on thesoftball field and basketball courtin high school and at the MiamiLakes Optimist Club.

Now, the Doral Academy stu-dent is ready to take her talents toWebber International University inBabson Park, Florida.

As the female winner of theRoland Gomez ScholarshipAward, Optimist Club presidentJim Hamilton presentedRodriguez a check for college-related expenses last week at hissports shop on Main Street.

Rodriguez, who recorded a 3.9GPA and plans to study sportsbusiness and management, saidshe’s excited about attending col-lege and will play softball for theWarriors.

“I like the campus and thecoach was really nice and seems toknow what he’s doing,” Rodriguezsaid. “And the school offers me alot more than other colleges.”

Rodriguez’s Doral Academyteam won the district champi-onship this past season before los-ing in the regional semifinals.

She has been playing softballsince she was a little girl and start-ed playing at the Optimist Club.

Rodriguez said her bother andfather are huge softball fans andfrequently watch her play in highschool and the Optimist Club.

One of Rodriguez’s favoritemoments came during a softballgame when she played for Mater

Academy against Pace at MiamiLakes Optimist Park.

She said more than 200 peoplewere there to witness the gamebetween two intense rivals.

“The 200 people made thegame more intense,” she said. “Itfelt awesome because we won, itwould’ve felt bad had we lost.”

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Cars for a Cure event raises $10K+ for Sylvester Center

ROBERTO ALONSO’S FAMILY with a portrait of the late MiamiLakes Vice Mayor and one of his vintage cars at the Cars for aCure event on Main Street.

By David L. SnellingThe Miami Laker staffThe second annual Miami

Lakes Cars for a Cure was a suc-cess, as the classic car show raisedmore than $10,000 for cancerresearch for the University ofMiami Sylvester Cancer Center.

Roberto Alonso Jr. said morepeople attended the April 10 eventon Main Street in comparison tothe inaugural showcase in 2015.

The event also honored thememory of former Miami LakesVice Mayor Roberto Alonso, whohad an affinity for classic cars.

“This year was a much largercrowd with more food and every-one enjoyed the classic cars onMain Street,” Alonso Jr. said. “TheSylvester Cancer Center washappy about the turnout, it was anice family event.”

He said the event kept alive hisdad’s spirit even quipping hisfather kept the weather “perfect”for the event.

“We had some bad weatherbefore the event and everyone wasconcerned,” he said “I looked upand my dad was around becausethe weather was perfect. My dadused his name for important caus-es.”

He said his wife is a cancer sur-vivor and thanked the SylvesterCancer Center for treating her.

This year’s event saw morefood vendors including Sports

Grill and Geradino’s to serve upsome of the great dishes for partic-ipants admiring the classic vehi-cles and a raffle.

Alonso thanked the event’ssponsors The Graham Companies,Dolphins Cycling Challenge, theNational Honor Society and theXerox Corporation.

He also thanked Bob GrahamEducation Center’s Junior Societyfor its fundraising efforts and theHialeah Miami Lakes High Schoolband, who played at the event.

Alonso said all the volunteers,his sister and his mom helpedmake the event what it is today.

“Without all the volunteers, theshow wouldn’t be the success itis,” he said.

Alonso said he is already look-ing forward to next year’s Cars fora Cure event with bigger results.

“Next year a more community-based event creating awarenessand bringing in more folks to helpraise money and awareness for animportant cause,” he said. “It’sreal nice to continue to get morepeople involved with partnershipsand fundraising where all of theproceeds go to the SylvesterCancer Center.”

Girl Scout Silver Award teamproject benefits Fair Haven

Kaitlyn Ruano and RebeccaSegura of Miami Lakes Girl ScoutTroop 302 completed their GirlScout Silver Award on April 30.

The girls chose to focus theirproject on senior citizens residingat the Fair Haven Nursing Homein Miami Springs. The projectconsisted of preparing 100“Welcome Boxes” which includedhand-made non-slip socks, handlotion and a bilingual activitybook.

Along with the welcome boxes,they also put together a game boxwith activities for the seniors to

work on in the future. A box ofover 350 handmade birthday cardswas also included.

Ruano and Segura coordinatedwith the Bob Graham EducationCenter Spanish Honor Society toassist with the donations of manyof the items.

The project culminated onApril 30 with a “Fair at FairHaven Day.” The girls, along withtheir fellow troop members, host-ed the event which was attendedby over 40 senior citizens. Theevent included crafts, games,bingo, prizes and snacks.

KAITLYN RUANO and REBECCA SEGURA


Summer is nearly here andMiami Lakes announced it willoffer two camps in partnershipwith PEAR and the YMCA inaddition to a two-day SAFEEFlight Activity.

The summer camps will runMonday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6p.m., for children between theages of 5 and 15. Both organiza-tions also offer after school carefrom 2 to 6 p.m. during the schoolyear with transportation available.

Summer camp with PEAR willtake place at the new Youth Centerat Miami Lakes East Park, 6075Miami Lakes Drive East. Forinformation and registration, visit

www.pearprograms.com or [email protected].

YMCA summer camp will beheld at Roberto Alonso Commun-ity Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.For more information and registra-tion, call 305-357-4000.

Miami Lakes will also offer aninsight into the world of aviationthrough Operation SAFEE FlightAcademy during its summer campprogram. The two-day academywill be offered to campers whoparticipate in either of the town’ssummer camps.

On June 28, campers will get achance to hear from aviation pro-fessionals including air traffic con-

trollers, pilots, certified flightinstructors, avionics techs, and air-craft mechanics on career opportu-nities in the aviation field, and willalso get a chance to try out a flightsimulator.

Town offers two summer camps

South Florida Youth Symphony concert set May 22Three young concerto winners,

one student composer and analumni composer – presenting twoworld premiere pieces – will be thefeatured performers during a spe-cial South Florida Youth Sym-phony (SFYS) concert at 4 p.m. onMay 22 at the Lehman Theatre inBuilding 5000, Miami DadeCollege North Campus, 11380N.W. 27 Avenue. Admission is $10.

“This is really a remarkableevent and promises to be an excep-tional day of music,” said MarjorieHahn, the SFYS musical and exec-utive director. “The fact that theseyoungsters – and the majority ofour students – come from lowincome neighborhoods, and schooldistricts have all but eliminatedinstrumental music programs,shows the dedication of these tal-ented musicians. Many are on

scholarship with our programs andare using borrowed instruments.Yet, their love of music prevails.”

At the May 22 concert, GraceBush (18), and her brotherBenjamin (13), from a family of10 children in West Park, Florida,both won spots on the concertoconcert. Grace Bush will performthe Flute Andante by Mozart, andBenjamin Bush will perform thefirst movement of the Elgar CelloConcerto.

Liam Idrovo (16) of Hialeahwill perform the 1st movement ofthe Mozart Piano Concerto no. 21,while South Dade’s YosvaniRodriguez (15) has composed hisown music and will premiere andconduct part of his StringSerenade.

In a special highlight, a formerSFYS teacher, Nicholas Repetto,

who left SouthFlorida to beginhis compositioncareer in Cali-fornia, has writ-ten two compo-sitions for theSFYS ensem-bles which willhave world pre-mieres during theconcert.

Now in her 45th year as a SFYSconductor and teacher in theorganization founded by her step-father, Maestro Carmen Nappo,Hahn has overseen tremendousexpansion of the symphony.

Under her guidance, the group,which boasts one of the finestmusical faculties in Miami-Dadeand Broward counties, has grownto three orchestra programs with

four levels of string training class-es, preparatory classes, keyboardclasses, a myriad of small per-forming ensembles, and a 19-yearlegacy of summer music camps for

young musicians ages 4-21.For more information on the

May 22 concert, visit www.sfys.net, or call 305-238-2729.

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Town of Miami LakesVeterans Committee May 19 6:00 pm M.L. Govt. CenterNeighborhood Improvement Committee

May 19 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. CenterPublic Safety Committee May 24 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. CenterYouth Activities T. F. June 1 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. CenterCultural Affairs Com. June 2 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. CenterTown Council Meeting June 7 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. Center

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Homeowners OrganizationsSerenity Point May 18 7:00 pm MCCCRoyal Oaks May 18 7:30 pm MCCCGramercy Park May 19 7:30 pm MCCCRegatta Pointe May 19 7:00 pm MCCCAnchorage May 19 7:00 pm MCCCLake Elizabeth May 23 7:00 pm MCCCLake Martha May 24 6:30 pm MCCCLoch Lomond West May 24 7:30 pm MCCCVilla Vizcaya May 25 7:30 pm MCCCLake Sandra May 26 7:30 pm MCCCFountain Park May 30 7:30 pm MCCC

Miami Lakes Clubs, Professional & Volunteer GroupsM.L. Garden Club May 23 7:00 pm MCCCM.L. Bridge Club Mondays 11:30 am MCCCMLCA Bridge Thursdays 11:00 am MCCCM.L. Quilting Club Tuesdays 11:15 am MCCCM.L. Kiwanis 2nd/4th Thurs. 6:30 pm Pampered ChefM.L. Toastmasters 1st/3rd Tues.7:00 pm ML Educational CenterM.L. Lions Club 1st/3rd Tues. 7:00 pm Denny’s Hialeah

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The Town of Miami Lakes, homeowners associations, professional andvolunteer groups have scheduled meetings and classes during May andearly June:

Miami Lakes Elderly AffairsCommittee is hosting a HawaiianLuau Senior Social from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, atRoberto Alonso CommunityCenter, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.

The event will feature music,

dancing, prizes and a Hawaiian-themed luncheon.

No reservations are needed butto reserve transportation, call 305-364-6100 or email Clarisell DeCardenas at [email protected] before May 31.

Town hosts Hawaiian LuauSenior Social on Sat. June 4

School Board Chair Perla Hantmanmarks National Bike to School Day

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR PerlaTabares Hantman and Superintendent of Schools AlbertoCarvalho take part in the National Bike to School Day at CountryClub Middle School.

On Tuesday May 3, Miami-Dade School Board Chair PerlaTabares Hantman, and Super-intendent of Schools AlbertoCarvalho, community leaders,teachers and students at CountryClub Middle School celebratedNational Bike to School Day.

The event encourages all stu-dents to bicycle to school safely.

The first-ever National Bike toSchool Day took place in 2012, incoordination with the League ofAmerican Bicyclists’ NationalBike Month.

Almost 1,000 local events in49 states and the District ofColumbia joined together toencourage children to safely bicy-cle or walk to school.

The events builds on the popu-larity of Walk to School Day,which is celebrated across thecountry each October but manycommunities and schools havebeen holding spring walk andbicycle to school events for years.

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Barbara Goleman badmintonteam ends successful season

Barbara Goleman’s badmintonteam celebrated an amazing sea-son after competing in, and for thefirst time in school history, teamplacing in the Youth FairTournament on March 11 at SouthMiami Sr. High. In girls singles,Patricia Miranda finished in firstplace for Miami-Dade County andin girls doubles, Sydney Cote andAlyssa Moore finished in second.

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For the GMAC finals for allMiami-Dade County on April 13,the team celebrated a first placewin for girls singles with Miranda,second place for girls doubleswith Cote and Moore and fifthplace for mixed doubles withHenriquez and Brok.

Additionally, Miranda madethe All-Dade first team and will berecognized at The Miami Herald,Miami-Dade Athletic Awards cer-emony on May 26 at JungleIsland.

“This is quite an accomplish-ment for Goleman and theBadminton team,” said coachDebbie Perez. “As their coach, ithas been my pleasure to mentoreach and every one of them and Iam extremely proud of my playersand how hard they played.Through their hard work, practiceand dedication, they came out aswinners. To the graduating sen-iors, I say you will be missed andfor the rest of the team, I look for-ward to next season with enthusi-asm.”

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ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITYBOBCAT team participatedin the annual Mercedes BenzCorporate Run in which morethan 26,500 people hit thestreets near DowntownMiami. A portion of the pro-ceeds will benefit the UnitedWay. St. Thomas Universityalumnus Guadalupe Merlos(right) was the overallwomen’s run winner of theevent.

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Miami Lakes United SoccerClub’s Under 14 team winsPalm Beach Cup tournament

The Miami Lakes UnitedSoccer Club U14 team recentlywon the Palm Beach Cup, a youthsoccer tournament that featuredcompetition of 100 teams from theU.S. The tournament is open to allUSSF affiliated teams that haveproperly registered youth players

who competed in different agegroups from U8 to U18. TheMiami Lakes team played fivegames, including a single elimina-tion round and eventually won thechampionship. The team was pre-sented with a trophy and goldmedal for winning the tournament.

MIAMI LAKES UNITED SOCCER CLUB’S U14 team, wiinnerof the recent Palm Beach Cup.

Mater Academy’s softball teamwins Class 8A District title

MATER ACADEMY’S softball team won the 2016 Class 8ADistrict Championship last month, defeating Ronald W. ReaganHigh to win their second consecutive division title. The LadyLions lost to Hollywood’s McArthur, 13-3, in the Regional quar-terfinal match-up last week.


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Mater Academy’s JinahMickens-Malik wins 800-meter run in state tourney

MATER ACADEMY’S seventh-grade student Jinah Mickens-Malik won the state championship in the 800 meters last weekin Bradenton, Florida. Her feat is considered “amazing” bycoaches, teachers and her peers since she beat high-schoolstudents to give her school the state championship. “What anaccomplishment for a 7th grader to win this competition,” saidher teacher Ivette Raul Amador. “What an honor to be herteacher, she’s not only gifted on the track but also in the class-room.”

Hialeah Miami Lakes High studentsproduce 30-second anti-bullying video

Hialeah Miami Lakes SeniorHigh’s television production stu-dents were honored at a Miami-Dade County Public School Boardmeeting for producing an anti-bul-lying video. The students’ videowas selected over other schoolsduring the school board’s DigitalCitizenship Video Contest.

The participating schools wereasked to produce 30 second videos

promoting positive messages thatcorrelate to social media. Duringthe school board meeting,Superintendent Alberto Carvahloinvited four of the students to reada portion of the meeting from hisseat on the dais.

The students were awarded giftcards for their achievement andtheir video was published by theSchool Board’s Office of

Communications. Seniors Aspen Arias, Amalia

Castro, Javier Fernandez, JulioRoman, Maria Perez, AdrianRodriguez and sophomore DanielaCardoso worked on the video. Thetelevision production program atHML is part of the Digital MediaTechnology and Entrepreneurshipmagnet program.

HIALEAH MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL televisionproduction students are pictured with Superintendent AlbertoCarvalho after presenting their anti-bullying video at a Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ board meeting.


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BOB GRAHAM EDUCATION CENTER’S Robotics ClubRobocats finished in first place at the VEX IQ competition at theMiami-Dade County Youth Fair for the STEM portion of the com-petition last month. The Robocats are pictured with Miami-DadePublic Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

HML junior Marina Cepeda wins DECA VP spot

MARINA CEPEDA

By R.A. RomeroThe Miami Laker staffMarina Cepeda, Hialeah Miami

Lakes Senior High junior, wasselected as one of the four vicepresidents for the Florida DECAorganization for 2016-2017.

Before joining DECA, Cepedahad considered doing somethingSTEM related, but at the urging ofentrepreneurship teacher, TedDinicola, she joined the organiza-tion her freshman year and soonafter qualified for state competi-tions. She hasn’t stopped pushingforward ever since.

When the opportunity came torun for one of the Florida DECAvice president positions, Cepedajumped at the chance while hold-ing the role for vice president inher school chapter. Cepeda beatout seven other students for theposition, a feat for the underdogschool that is among one of thesmaller chapters in the district.

Cepeda is the second vice pres-ident in the organization’s historyto represent Miami-Dade Countyand the first from HML. She is

now one of the six faces that gracethe front page of the FloridaDECA website.

“A majority of the other stu-dents running came from Browardwhere the chapters are more estab-lished, have more members, andhave more money,” said Cepeda.“So I was an unfamiliar face andhad to really push my campaignforward to be noticed. I wanted torun for VP because I knew I couldmake DECA better and give backto a club that has given me so much.”

Cepeda began campaigningalongside two campaign man-agers, Emily Alayeto and VictoriaEstopinan. Cepeda summarizedher goals to improve DECA underher leadership for VP down to onesentence: “I want to increasemembership involvement.” Herplans to make this goal come tofruition include team trainingdrills and networking, such asDistrict-wide picnics and barbe-cues for members to connect withone another and enhance commu-nication across chapters, increas-ing study resources, a monthly

emailed newsletter and a DECAmember of the month.

Cepeda decided on soccer forher campaign theme to make thesegoals accessible to members. “I’vebeen on the soccer team sincesophomore year, I play defense,”said Cepeda. “I realized, actuallyon my way to practice, that socceris all about communication andmy main point in the campaignwas communication. I also wantedto make sure the theme was gen-uine and was not some facadeabout being a business profession-al. I wanted it to be honest and forpeople to know that DECA, likesoccer, is about teamwork. All theplayers in soccer have to worktogether and coordinate becauseyou can’t win a game by yourself.”

“I couldn’t have done this with-out Mr. Dinicola, Emily, andVictoria, they pushed me andmotivated me through the timeswe hit roadblocks with fundrais-ing,” said Cepeda. “There were alot of things to overcome but theyhelped me through it all.”

Since Cepeda was running froma Miami-Dade County school, sheand her campaign managers had toabide by a number of regulationsand strict policies for fundraisingthat the other candidates, who hailfrom Broward County, did not.

Estopinan handled finances andAlayeto designed graphics.Together under Cepeda’s leader-ship they planned, managed,financed and produced campaignstrategies and props such as but-tons, frisbees, banners and flyers,to hand out at the conference.

After campaigning ended, vot-ing delegates congregated in dif-

ferent rooms where Cepeda andthe other candidates rotated everyfive minutes to answer questions.At 6 p.m. the delegates cast theirvotes and the winners wereannounced the following morningat the closing ceremonies.

“When they announced myname as vice president I startedcrying,” said Cepeda. “I put somuch work into this and sacrificedso much. Since we are the under-dogs from a smaller chapter wefelt the pressure to over campaign.I was ecstatic when I saw Mr.Dinicola dancing and jumping upand down, and our chapter, about30 people taking up the first tworows, all stood up and startedchanting my name as I walked upthe stage. It was the best momentof my life.”

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PACE HIGH’S SPARTANS varsity baseball players celebratetheir 9-3 win over Pompano Beach High School in the Region 4-5A finals on May 10.

By Ashley ReySpecial to The Miami LakerPace High’s varsity baseball

team came alive during theRegion 4-5A Tournament, beatingPompano Beach High School 9-3in the finals on May 10.

The regional tournament start-ed off with an intense gameagainst Key West High School onApril 27. The Spartans threw theirace, senior Christopher Rodri-guez, who pitched the entire gameand threw 15 strikeouts. SeniorJonathan Ledesma hitting a single,followed by pinch runner NicolasSan Marty stealing second base,set up Jonathan Reyes Diaz andBryan Diaz to hit consecutivedoubles to win the game 2-1.

The Spartans faced GulliverPrep in the regional semifinals onMay 3 in what proved to be a closegame. Rodriguez put on anothergreat performance by allowingonly 2 runs. The Spartan offense

roared back late in the game for acome-from-behind 4-2 victory toadvance to the regional finals.

The regional championshipagainst Pompano Beach was per-haps the most exciting game of thetournament. Junior ManuelRodriguez closed for ChristopherRodriguez, who started his thirdstraight game and threw 12 strike-outs. A tricky steal of home plateby senior Jonathan Reyes Diazand home runs by juniors BryanDiaz and Anthony Sanabria leadthe Spartans to a 9-3 win and araucous celebration by theSpartans.

The Spartans will face BishopMoore High School in the statesemifinals on May 18 at JetBluePark in Fort Myers. A win therewill mean a trip to the state cham-pionships the following night.Pace is seeking its seventh statebaseball championship, the lastcame in 2006.


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CRISTINA PLA-GUZMAN, lead teacher of Monsignor EdwardPace High School’s Academy of Visual and Performing ArtsTheatre Program, and her International Thespian Honor Societystudents, pose for a photo with Miami Lakes councilmembersafter being recognized by the Town Council on May 3.

Pace High Drama closes out stellaryear of awards, sold out performances

By Rene D. BasultoSpecial to The Miami LakerPace High School’s Academy

of Visual & Performing ArtsTheatre Program and Drama Clubfinished out another excellentaward-winning year with itsspring musical production ofChicago on April 20 through 22.

In addition to their regularevening shows, Pace Drama stu-dents held special morning per-formances of Chicago on April 20and 21 for over 500 middle schoolstudents from Our Lady of theLakes Catholic School, St. Johnthe Apostle Catholic School, St.Bartholomew, St. Patrick, HolyCross, and St. Mary CathedralSchool.

A record 1,009 people came outto see the public evening perform-ances, including a sold-out crowd

of 450 on April 22 for the 12 PaceDrama seniors’ final night onstage.

During their final curtain call,Cristina Pla-Guzman, lead teacherfor the Theatre Program, presentedeach senior with a rose and high-lighted the universities they hadbeen accepted to and the over$100,000 in scholarships they hadreceived.

The seniors responded in kindfor their teacher, reminiscing ontheir years in the program andeven singing a song written abouther to the tune of “Without Love”from Hairspray, their 2015 springmusical.

Even after the final perform-ance, the accolades continued toroll in for the Drama program. Pla-Guzman and the InternationalThespian Honor Society students

were honored and recognized fortheir successes by the MiamiLakes Town Council at a May 3council meeting. The meeting wasa mini-Pace alumni reunion as Pla-Guzman, a Class of 2002 alumna,met with Miami LakesCouncilmembers Manny Cid(Class of 2002), Tony Lama (Classof 1996), and Nelson Rodriguez(Class of 1987).

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Mater Academy hosts first Academic Signing Day

MATER ACADEMY STUDENTS (from left) Rigel Prieto,Jennifer Blanco, Jesenia Aspuro and Derek Taylor.

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Special to The Miami LakerEvery February, senior athletes

get excited for one reason – theyare finally eligible to sign theirLetter of Intent to their desiredcollege or university.

An athletic signing celebratesall the hard work that the student-athlete has demonstrated through-out the years.

Likewise, Mater Academyhosted its very first AcademicSigning in school history on April19 to celebrate the accomplish-ments of the school’s top seniorscholars.

Among the accomplishments,students were receiving multiplescholarships, getting accepted intoIvy League schools and graduat-ing in the top ten percent of theirclass.

The event was hosted by theschool’s CAP advisor SilvinaMacho, who provided studentsand teachers with food, with thehelp of the cafeteria staff, and theopportunity to take a Polaroid pic-ture as they signed their Letter ofIntent.

A variety of students were cele-brated in the event, including oneof the most distinguishable schol-ars – Derek Taylor, the 2016 classValedictorian who is known by allof his classmates to have exceededbeyond the imaginable.

As a middle and high-schoolstudent, Taylor would sit inFlorida International Universityand Miami-Dade College coursesand absorb the knowledge withoutactually being enrolled in the col-lege classes.

His intellect and dedication tohis studies has been demonstratedwith all of his academic accom-plishments.

They included being MaterAcademy’s first student to attendHarvard, first to be a NationalMerit Finalist, third National APScholar and accepted into 16schools, including UPenn,Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell,MIT, Stanford and Vanderbilt.

Another student that stood outwas Rigel Prieto, who is planningto major in electric engineeringfollowing his high school gradua-tion.

In addition to his high schooldiploma, Prieto will graduate withhis Associate’s Degree fromMiami-Dade College.

He is recorded in the top tenpercent of his graduating class for2016, a Silver Knight nominee andan FIU Ambassador Scholarshiprecipient.

In addition, Jennifer Blanco isone of the school’s MDC gradu-ates who will go on to FIU tostudy marketing and advertising inthe fall and is a proud recipient ofthe Burger King Scholar Award.

Edward Lantz, MaterAcademy’s AP English Languageteacher, said he is proud to see thatall of his students’ hard work anddedication paid off as they wereaccepted into “such great” univer-sities.

Yesenia Aspuro was anotherstudent at the Signing Celebrationthat has excelled throughout heracademic career.

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Her studious habits haveallowed her to an AP Scholar andearn a fully paid college tuition atNova, where she will be living oncampus for free.

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BGEC’s Nicolle Alvarezwins first place in ChemicalSociety Poem competition

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Bob Graham Education Centereighth-grade student NicolleAlvarez won first place in thesixth to eighth grade category ofthe American Chemical SocietyPoem competition with the theme“Indoor Ecosystem.

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Three Pace High School seniorstudent athletes sign letters of intent

By Rene D. BasultoSpecial to The Miami LakerPace Senior High School cele-

brated the success of three studentathletes as wrestler AlexanderPerez signed a Letter of Intentwith Missouri Baptist Universitywhile basketball star DestinyWilson and tennis star JosvanyLesende signed Letters of Intentwith St. Thomas University at aceremony held on April 27.

The trio signed their scholar-ships for their respective universi-ties in front of their families, thePace student body, and Paceadministration.

Perez, who signed withMissouri Baptist University, wonthe 2016 1A 138lb StateWrestling Championship earlierthis year, pinning all of his oppo-nents at states in under two min-utes combined.

Wilson, who signed a basket-ball scholarship with St. ThomasUniversity, is a standout girls bas-ketball and flag football player,helping both of her teams reachregional competitions severaltimes during her years at Pace.

Lesende is one of Pace’s startennis players and was namedHonorable Mention in the 2015All-Dade tennis team.

PACE HIGH wrestler Alex Perez poses for a photo with his fam-ily, coaches, and Pace principal Ana Garcia (far left) after sign-ing a letter of intent to wrestle at Missouri Baptist University.

PACE HIGH basketball and flag football star Destiny Wilsonposes for a photo with her family, coaches, and Pace principalAna Garcia (far left) after signing a letter of intent to play basket-ball for St. Thomas University.

PACE HIGH tennis star Josvany Lesende poses for a photo withhis family, coaches, and Pace principal Ana Garcia (far left) aftersigning a letter of intent to play tennis for St. Thomas University.


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Pace senior Gabriela Gutierrez-Perezaccepted to three top music schools

By Rene D. BasultoSpecial to The Miami LakerPace High School senior

Gabriela Gutierrez Perez may bemost well-known among her peersfor playing the violin, as she has inseveral on-stage performances andOpen Mic Nights. However, it isher prowess with the harp that hasled to her being accepted to threeprestigious undergraduate insti-tutes –the Peabody Conservatoryof the Johns Hopkins University,the University of Miami, and theUniversity of Michigan. All insti-tutions have offered her scholar-ships with amounts of up to$40,000.00 per year.

Gutierrez Perez, who startedplaying the violin at age 6, took upthe harp at age 12 and also playsthe clarinet and piano. “I thought[the harp] was a cool instrumentand I already had a backgroundwith the violin,” said Gutierrez-

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South Florida Youth Orchestra forseven years and she composes herown music,” said Ross Goldman,lead teacher for Pace’s Academyof Visual & Performing ArtsMusic Program. Gutierrez Perezcredits Goldman and Pace forexposing her to more styles ofmusic, which diversified andstrengthened her background inclassical music. She also says thatGoldman helped her greatly withhow to market herself and pursue acareer in music.

She added that while she does-n’t see a lot of people playing theharp, it has given her more oppor-tunities for jobs and there is ahigher demand for harpists. “Theharp is not just a beautiful instru-ment, it’s actually a work of engi-neering,” she said. “I really hopeto give the harp a lot more use andI really want to bring it back.”

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Miami Lakes K-8 Centerstudents participate in MiamiDade’s Honors Music Festival

The Superintendent's HonorsOrchestra is a part of the Miami-Dade County Honors MusicFestival that students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools audi-tion to be a part of at either the ele-mentary or secondary level inorchestra, band, and choir.

Miami Lakes K-8 Center stu-dents Ariana Rejas and FrancisDalipe, both eighth graders, audi-tioned for the first time and wereselected to perform as part of anelite group of string players. Rejas

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MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER STUDENTS (from left) FrancisDalipe and Ariana Rejas were selected to participate in Miami-Dade Public School’s Honors Music Festival.

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Elevate Church6250 Miami Lakes Dr. EastTelephone: 305-823-3888

Sunday Worship.........9:30, 11 & 12:30Friday Youth Nights.....................7 PM

M.L. Congregational Church6701 Miami Lakeway South

Telephone: 305-822-4313Adult Sunday School...................9 AMChildren’s Sunday School.....10:30 AMWorship.................................10:30 AMSpecial Need Service...............4:00 PM

(Every fourth Sunday)

Sunrise Presbyterian Church18400 N.W. 68 Avenue

Telephone: 305-821-5841Worship.................................10:00 AM

(Children’s Church)Servicio en Espanol...............11:30 AM

The Church of the Epiphany15650 Miami Lakeway North

Telephone: 305-558-3961www.episcopalmiamilakes.com

Sunday Eucharist...................10:30 AMChildren’s Sunday School.....10:15 AMAdult Bible Study.......................11 AMMisa en Espanol......................9:00 AMEscuela Dominical................12:15 PM

The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints8201 N.W. 186 Street

Telephone: 305-829-0049Spanish service.............................9 AMEnglish service.......................12:30 PMTuesday (Spanish).........................7 PMWednesday (English)....................7 PM

Palm Vista Community ChurchMeeting at Miami Lakes Middle

6425 Miami Lakeway NorthTelephone: 305-822-6999

Worship Service.........................10 AM

Temple Tifereth Jacob5901 N.W. 151 Street

Telephone: 305-557-2651Call for Service Schedule

Iglesia Biblica CristianaEspañol Servicios

Telephone: 305-557-1959Sunday service........................4:00 PMWednesday Youth....................7:30 PM

6250 Miami Lakes Drive East

Iglesia El Nuevo Comienzo6701 Miami Lakeway South

Services in SpanishSunday service.......................12:30 PMThursday service.....................8:00 PM

St. Andrews Lutheran Church575 W. 68 Street

Telephone: 305-821-3622Sunday service (English)........9:00 AMSunday service (Spanish).....10:30 AMBible School...............................11 AM

Iglesia CristianaReformada Vida Nueve5941 N.W. 176 St., Bldg. #5

Telephone: 305-244-9425www.icrvidanueve.com

Hialeah Church of ChristTelephone 305-558-1060

(Temporary meeting location)Shula’s Hotel (Davis Cup Room)6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes

Sunday Bible Study.................9:30 AMSunday Worship Service.......10:30 AMSunday Evening Service..........6:00 PMWednesday Bible Study...........7:30 PM

Fulfilled Life ChurchTelephone 786-378-2356

Country Club Middle School18305 N.W. 75 Place

Sunday Service (Eng.)..10:30 AM

Faith Is The Victory FellowshipTelephone: 954-435-1313

www.faithisthevictoryfellowship.comSunday Service.....................10:30 AM

(Cobb Theaters – 6711 Main Street)Theatre 17

Our Lady of the LakesCatholic Church

15801 N.W. 67 AvenueTelephone: 305-558-2202

Sunday services in English9:30, 11 AM and 5:30 PMSunday services in Spanish8 AM, 12:45 PM and 7 PM

Saturday services 8:30 AM, 5 PMDaily services 7 and 8:30 AM

Confessions: Saturdays 3:30 PM

Mother of Our RedeemerCatholic Church

8445 N.W. 186 StreetTelephone: 305-829-6141

Daily services (Spanish) 8:30 AMSaturday (English) 5:30 PMSaturdays (Spanish) 7 PM

Sundays (English) 8 & 10:30 AMSundays (Spanish)

9 AM, 12:30 PM, 7 PM

North Palm Baptist Church7801 N.W. 178 Street

Telephone: 305-558-2032www.NorthpalmBaptist.org

Sunday Bible Study.................9:15 AMSunday Worship....................10:30 AMWednesday Service..................7:00 PM

M.L. United Methodist Church14800 N.W. 67 Avenue

Telephone: 305-821-7274www.miamilakesumc.net

Traditional Worship Service.10:00 AMContemporary Service..........11:30 AM(Child care and children’s/youthSunday School during both services.)

New Testament Baptist ChurchThe Gathering Place

6601 N.W. 167 StreetTelephone: 305-558-4930

Sunday Service..........................11 AMBible Study ............................9:45 AMWednesday Bible Study...........7:00 PMWednesday Youth Group.........7:00 PM

Orthodox Cathedral ofChrist The Saviour16601 N.W. 77 Court

Telephone: 305-822-0437Home of The Orthodox Book Center

Sat. Vespers.................................6 PMSun. Matins............................8:40 AMSun. Liturgy...............................10 AM

Sunday School & Inquirer Classes

Palm Springs UnitedMethodist Church5700 W. 12 Avenue

Telephone: 305-821-3232Worship Service...................10:45 AM

The Redeemed ChristianChurch of God

Victory Parrish Worship Center16261 N.W. 57 Avenue

Telephone: 786-428-0078Sunday service....................10:00 AMTuesday & Thursday..............7:00 PMFriday service.......................11:00 PM

Voice for JesusCobb Miami Lakes Theatre #11

6711 Main Street305-818-0565

Sunday service......................10:00 AMYouth service.........................10:00 AMChildren services...................10:45 AM

(Nursery provided)

Miami Lakes AreaHouses of Worship

(Editor’s Note: All information provided by individual houses of worship.Confirm service times by telephone.

Sunrise Presbyterian Churchcelebrates 45th anniversarywith concert and worship

Sunrise Presbyterian Church,located at 18400 N.W. 68 Avenuein Country Club of Miami, willcelebrate its 45th anniversary onMay 28-29 with a special concertand worship service.

The concert at 7 p.m. onSaturday, May 28, features DoveAward-winning artist Brian Free

& Assurance. Tickets are availablefor $25 for adults and $10 for chil-dren by calling the church officeat305-821-5841.

The Celebration WorshipService is scheduled for 10 a.m.on Sunday, May 29, followed by aluncheon for attendees.

Mater Academy’sLauren Batistaaccepted to UM’sMedical School

Mater Academy junior LaurenBatista recently was accepted tothe University of Miami’s MillerSchool of Medicine summer pro-gram where she will be studyingmedical and science courses suchas anatomy, cellular molecularbiology, and anthropology.

Batista is the first MaterAcademy student to get acceptedinto the prestigious program,which is a seven week, summerenrichment program for highschool students who will be enter-ing the 12th grade, wishing topursue careers in the health andmedicine.

The program also includesinterrelated laboratory experi-ences, socio-cultural anthropolo-gy, computer informatics and lan-guage arts activities whichinclude exercises in problemsolving and comprehensive, essaywriting, reading, research meth-ods and decision making.

The Town of Miami Lakes’new teen Summer KickballProgram begins June 7 at MiamiLakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W.162 Street.

The program will run from 4 to5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thurs-days during June and July. It isfree and open to ages 12-16, andis intended to teach the rules ofthe game in a fun environmentwhile encouraging physical activ-ity and team spirit.

For online registration, visitwww.miamilakes-fl.gov/parkres.For more information, contactJeremy Bajdaun at [email protected], or 305-819-7768.

Teen Kickballprogram opens onTuesday, June 7

LAUREN BATISTA


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16720 N.W. 79 Place - Miami LakesThis custom built 4 bedroom, 3 bath home sits on an over-sized 9435 sq. ft. corner lot. Features large patio and pooldeck, salt water pool, CBS fence, wood kitchen cabinetswith granite counters, S/S appliances, tiled living areas,fireplace, circular driveway, large covered balcony withspiral stairs leading to the pool area. $580,000.

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8798 N.W. 141 Terrace - Avalon Estates -Miami Lakes - $379,500

3 bed/2 bath gem sits on private corner lot. Vaultedceilings, impact doors/windows, ceramic tile floors,renovated kitchen w/granite counter tops. 2-cargarage, marble driveway, Electric-controlled retract-able awnings in spacious pool area.

8618 N.W. 168 TerraceRoyal Oaks, Miami Lakes - $1,500,000

Extravagant 5 bed/5 bath home with recent bathroomrenovations, marble finishes from floor to ceiling,remodeled kitchen w/state-of-the-art finishes. Homecan be converted to original 6 bed size. Coveredpatio overlooking lake and pool area.

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Beautiful 5/4.5 home centrally located in Silvercrest gatedcommunity. Saturnia marble floors, Swarovski lighting, S/Sappliances, granite countertops, old Chicago brick,California closet. Top of the line tropical landscaping.Home can be converted to original 6 bed/5.5 bath size.

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15137 N.W. 87 Place - West Lake Gardens -Miami Lakes - $414,500

One of a kind 3 bed/2 bath 2-story home displays lovelycourtyard area with pool and gazebo. Sitting on a corner lotoffering privacy, 2-car garage, circular driveway. Beautifullush landscaping throughout.

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8327 Balgowan Road$329,000

Great opportunity to own the largest model inLake Sandra. 4/3 two-story townhousecurrently used as a 3/3 with an open den.Newer A/C, water heater and awning. One ofbest views of Lake Sandra. Huge masterbedroom suite upstairs with enormous walk-incloset and bathroom. Within walking distanceto 10-acre park. Gated tree lined community.

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14550 Glencairn Road$579,000

Turn key one-story property in sought after treelined community of Lake Elizabeth. Remodeledkitchen with thick granite and 42-inch cabinets.Cabana bath with travertine marble floors.Accordion shutters on the outside along withPlantation shutters on the inside. Roof only 5years old. 15KW gas automatic generator. Lots ofattic space, Vaulted ceilings, 6” crown molding &French doors just to name a few extras.

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8830 N.W. 191 Street$399,000

Builder’shome with a lot of extras. Oversized lotwith north/south exposure, back covered porch,light concrete on the second floor. Amazing viewo f t he l ake . P rope r t y has 15 SEER energyefficient A/C, approx. 6 years old. One bedroomused as laundry room, however water hookupavailable in garage. Gas stove, dryer and waterheater.

8342 Dundee Terrace$315,000

Great 2/2 plus loft townhouse unit in LakeSandra. Move in ready. Remodeled kitchen withgranite and high hats. 5-ton A/C unit. Tilethroughout downstairs. Loft has spiral staircaseand carpet. Wood beams and vaulted ceilings.Beautiful water view. Tiled and screened patio.Accordion shutters and tankless water heater.

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14524 N.W. 87 PlaceREDUCED $335,000

Great property in sought after Serenity Point inwest Miami Lakes. Originally a 4/2, currentlybeing used as a 3/2 with 2 master bedrooms andsitting area. Can easily be converted back to 4/2if needed. Property is in great shape. Coveredpatio, plenty of room for a pool. Storage shedand hurricane shutters.

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