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HELPING TORNADO VICTIMS: First graders from Miami Springs Elementary put on their "Wizard of Oz" production and donated all proceeds to the Oklahoma tornado victims.

Miami Springs Elementary turns "Wizard of Oz" production into fundraiser for Oklahoma tornado victims

- River Cities Gazette , Jun 16
River Cities Gazette

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.

Mother Nature helps out Miami Springs/Virginia Gardens Optimist Fishing Tournament

- River Cities Gazette , Jun 14
River Cities Gazette

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.

Search begins for new Miami Springs City Clerk

- River Cities Gazette , Jun 13
River Cities Gazette

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.

Miami Springs High School sports places 21st in county

- River Cities Gazette , Jun 11
River Cities Gazette

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.

New pool at Miami Springs golf course is the way to go

- River Cities Gazette , Jun 10
River Cities Gazette

The Miami Springs council is in a difficult position when it comes to building a new aquatic facility but when it goes up, putting it at a n... ew location, namely the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club, makes sense.

Miami Springs cops honored at annual awards banquet

- River Cities Gazette , Jun 8
River Cities Gazette

At the annual Respect for Law Dinner on Friday evening, May 31. Miami Springs Police honored its finest officers and top civilian employee f... rom the 2012 year in which Bob Evans took home the top prize of Officer of the Year.

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