L isa Lesperance and her 92-year-old grandmother, Lorette Lesperance Spalding wore their fanciest hats to raise money for child abuse prevention education at the sixth annual Hats Off to Kids luncheon held recently at the Dadeland Marriott. The event was hosted by The Child Assault Prevention Project of South Florida (CAP).
Your editor: Donna Gehrke, dgehrke@MiamiHerald.com, 305-671-4343
PINECREST A thief smashed a window on a 2008 Chevrolet van at St. Louis Church, 7270 SW 120th St., making off with a wallet and clothes together valued at $100, along with $100 cash, between 8:30 a.m. June 15 and 11 a.m. June 20. Damage was estimated at $700.
Seven years ago, Eileen Alvo, the PE coach at Bet Breira Day School, started a jump rope program as part of the physical education program.
Palmetto Bay's summer camp program is in full swing with kids 6-13 able to register for the 2008 Softball Camp at Palmetto Bay Park that will be the weeks of July 14-18 and Aug. 11-15.
L isa Lesperance and her 92-year-old grandmother, Lorette Lesperance Spalding wore their fanciest hats to raise money for child abuse prevention education at the sixth annual Hats Off to Kids luncheon held recently at the Dadeland Marriott. The event was hosted by The Child Assault Prevention Project of South Florida (CAP).
It all started with a simple survey. Noticing that very few young people around him seemed to exhibit any interest in the upcoming elections, the Rev. John Campbell, pastor of Cutler Bay's Prodigal Son Ministry, hightailed to Southland Mall.
Keesha Dentino has dodged bullets, helped children in a war zone and escorted VIPS through dangerous areas. Not the typical 23-year-old's work routine, but Dentino is an Army sergeant who enlisted right after graduating from South Dade High. She then went to Iraq at age 19 and has just finished her second tour in the embattled country.
Commissioner Dennis C. Moss recently honored four young rescuers who averted tragedy at a birthday gathering off Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
With the Fourth of July upon us, many include fireworks, barbecues, pool parties and time at the beach as part of the celebrations.
MIAMI-DADE
Students from schools throughout Miami-Dade County were named the May winners of the Do The Right Thing Program (DTRT), sponsored by the Miami Police Department, British Airways, The Miami Herald and WTVJ-NBC 6.
PINECREST
Call Lucy Li the Renaissance girl of Palmetto Senior High School: She plays Tchaikovsky on the piano, paints murals, excels in multivariable calculus and chemistry and leads book discussions at a school literary society.
Fred Ambrose served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a private first class. He knows what it's like to be thousands of miles away from home.
CRIME BLOTTER
PINECREST A thief grabbed a cellphone valued at $340 from the donation box at an AT&T store, 8821 S. Dixie Hwy., at 10:30 a.m. June 12.
Feeling red-white-and-blue patriotic? Or just wanting to have a good time? You can experience both by going to several Fourth of July events in South Miami-Dade.
SOUTH MIAMI-DADE
Most people consider a church sacred -- but not thieves who recently carted off an air conditioning unit from St. John's Episcopal Church in Homestead.
Preston Woods, an 11-year-old Bicycle Motocross rider from Cutler Bay, was second at the world championships in China. ''It feels really good,'' said Preston, who will be a sixth-grader at Ammons Middle in the fall. ``I'm really proud of myself.''
SOAPBOX / LETTERS FROM READERS
It is with great sadness that I would like to comment about the death of Jim Shiver, president of the Cutler Ridge Civic Association. I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Shiver during my time with the association.
CRIME BLOTTER
PINECREST A thief stole several tools valued at $1,175 from an unlocked 1997 Mazda at Roasters N' Toasters Restaurant, 9465 S. Dixie Hwy., between 1:15 p.m. June 11 and 1:15 p.m. June 12.
PALMETTO BAY
When Chicago industrialist Charles Deering bought his 444-acre estate in 1913, he probably had no idea that almost a century later, people would flock to his winter home during the steamy Miami summer to listen to great music.
SOUTH MIAMI-DADE
To promote environmentally friendly buildings, the chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council's South Florida chapter made an unusual comparison: a box of animal crackers to a high rise.
The pews at Old Cutler Presbyterian Church were packed for the church's annual Vacation Bible School finale event -- and for a good cause.
