Faced with a difficult dilemma of what to do about their end-of-the-school year play dealing with a devastating tornado based on a Wizard of... Oz production after killer tornadoes ravaged Oklahoma, first-grade teacher Nilda Serrano and her students turned their production into a fundraiser for the victims.

Another successful Miami Springs/Virginia Gardens Optimist Dolphin Classic Fishing Tournament and Community Fish Fry, the 12th annual versio... n, went into the books last Saturday, June 8. And to say Mother Nature was looking down smiling on the event might be an understatement as an ominous forecast never materialized.

The Miami Springs council faced the reality at last Monday night’s regular meeting (June 10) that they had hoped to put off as long as ... possible. City Clerk Magali Valls, who has been at her post since 1994 and been in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) for close to the maximum of five years, notified the administration that her last day on the job would be July 5 before ultimately agreeing to stay on in a part-time capacity until a permanent replacement could be found.

When the Miami Herald released its 2012/13 All-Sports rankings last week, Miami Springs Senior High School was well down the list for the se... cond year in a row placing 21st out of 32 schools.

Miami Springs’ city clerk is officially stepping down but plans to stick around to help the office transition to the next iteration o... f staffing.