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Sunday, May 12, 1996

THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bill Yule stars in the one-man show Schweitzer, the life story of the doctor who dedicated most of his life to healing the sick in his French Africa jungle clinic, at the New Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. The show is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $18-$20. For more information, call 443-5909.

CHUCK FADELY / Herald Staff
WATCHING OVER MEMORIES: The statue of a Great Dane overlooks the pet cemetery. put cut, pic here. A sampling of the hundreds of epitaphs in the shelter's pet cemetery, where dogs, cats and even a few people are at rest:

More public schools than ever are planning to open summer camps this year, costing $60 to $85 a week, to help parents whose children are not admitted to academic summer school. So far, 11 schools have committed to run camps. At least a dozen other elementary and middle schools are negotiating to open them.
These schools have firmed up plans to offer camps from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from June 17 to Aug. 16, for $85 a week: Calusa Elementary, 9580 W. Calusa Club Drive, 385-0589

THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bill Yule stars in the one-man show Schweitzer, the life story of the doctor who dedicated most of his life to healing the sick in his French Africa jungle clinic, at the New Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. The show is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $18-$20. For more information, call 443-5909.

THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bill Yule stars in the one-man show Schweitzer, the life story of the doctor who dedicated most of his life to healing the sick in his French Africa jungle clinic, at the New Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. The show is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $18-$20. For more information, call 443-5909.

Playground a mini-city of learning
DONNA E. NATALE-PLANAS / Herald Staff BURNING DESIRE: Phillip Thomas, 5, enjoys the role of fire chief at Trice Day Care Center's Kidstown. A day care center is turning everyday reality into unusual fun for some curious kids . . .

Nighttime car burglar takes clothes, CDs
A burglar stole $100 worth of clothes and several CDs valued at $30 from a 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix parked in a lot on the corner of Northwest 175th Street and 27th Avenue at 10 p.m. May 2.

Speak your mind with commissioner
Commissioner Betty Ferguson is hosting a Town Hall meeting Tuesday evening to address concerns of residents in District 1. Representatives from different county departments are scheduled to attend and answer questions.

More public schools than ever are planning to open summer camps this year, costing $60 to $85 a week, to help parents whose children are not admitted to academic summer school. So far, 11 schools have committed to run camps. At least a dozen other elementary and middle schools are negotiating to open them.
These schools have firmed up plans to offer camps from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from June 17 to Aug. 16, for $85 a week: Calusa Elementary, 9580 W. Calusa Club Drive, 385-0589

Where critters just want a home
Shelter cares for unwanted pets
for nw/nc CHUCK FADELY / Herald Staff CAN I COME HOME WITH YOU?: One of the kittens up for adoption at the Humane Society peers from the bars of his cage. The shelter charges $50 for sterilization, shots and an identifying tattoo, and it also collects the county's $24 dog license fee.

JUMP TYPE
It's getting close to 10 a.m. on a Saturday in May, and a boy named Robert Paul Diaz eagerly watches the clock in the lobby of the Humane Society of Greater Miami.

THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bill Yule stars in the one-man show Schweitzer, the life story of the doctor who dedicated most of his life to healing the sick in his French Africa jungle clinic, at the New Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. The show is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $18-$20. For more information, call 443-5909.

CHUCK FADELY / Herald Staff
WATCHING OVER MEMORIES: The statue of a Great Dane overlooks the pet cemetery. put cut, pic here. A sampling of the hundreds of epitaphs in the shelter's pet cemetery, where dogs, cats and even a few people are at rest:

Posters warn kids of drunk driving
Teen winners receive computers
The fingers pop open a can of beer. Bubbles spray out, each depicting scenes from a life: a curled-up, healthy baby; two kids at play; a teenage couple dressed for the prom sharing a rose; a high school diploma and a globe of the world topped with a graduation cap.

THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bill Yule stars in the one-man show Schweitzer, the life story of the doctor who dedicated most of his life to healing the sick in his French Africa jungle clinic, at the New Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. The show is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $18-$20. For more information, call 443-5909.

More public schools than ever are planning to open summer camps this year, costing $60 to $85 a week, to help parents whose children are not admitted to academic summer school. So far, 11 schools have committed to run camps. At least a dozen other elementary and middle schools are negotiating to open them.
These schools have firmed up plans to offer camps from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from June 17 to Aug. 16, for $85 a week: Calusa Elementary, 9580 W. Calusa Club Drive, 385-0589

THE GOOD DOCTOR
Bill Yule stars in the one-man show Schweitzer, the life story of the doctor who dedicated most of his life to healing the sick in his French Africa jungle clinic, at the New Theatre, 65 Almeria Ave. The show is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $18-$20. For more information, call 443-5909.

More public schools than ever are planning to open summer camps this year, costing $60 to $85 a week, to help parents whose children are not admitted to academic summer school. So far, 11 schools have committed to run camps. At least a dozen other elementary and middle schools are negotiating to open them.
These schools have firmed up plans to offer camps from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from June 17 to Aug. 16, for $85 a week: Calusa Elementary, 9580 W. Calusa Club Drive, 385-0589

A voice for all
Panel studying grant for immigrants aims to be inclusive
Next week, 17 community members will begin meeting with Metro-Dade County Manager Armando Vidal to decide how and where $3.5 million should be spent to help resettle Cuban and Haitian immigrants who came through the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
One simple request for a cookie brings heaps of trouble for one particular rodent in Serendipity Theatre Company's production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The children's play will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Redland Middle School Auditorium, 16001 SW 248th St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 248-7595.

Task force strives to be voice for all
Next week, 17 community members will begin meeting with Metro-Dade County Manager Armando Vidal to decide how and where $3.5 million should be spent to help resettle Cuban and Haitian immigrants who came through the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
One simple request for a cookie brings heaps of trouble for one particular rodent in Serendipity Theatre Company's production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The children's play will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Redland Middle School Auditorium, 16001 SW 248th St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 248-7595.

USE THIS TYPE!
MILTON E. THOMPSON PARK 16665 NW 177th Ave. You'll forget you're in Dade County as you set up camp in this secluded 618-acre spot on the edge of the Everglades. Launch your canoe in one of three freshwater lakes to catch bass and look for lolling gators. You can also fish and hike the canal that runs along Northwest 177th Avenue.

Panel on immigrant aid striving to be voice for all
Next week, 17 community members will begin meeting with Metro-Dade County Manager Armando Vidal to decide how and where $3.5 million should be spent to help resettle Cuban and Haitian immigrants who came through the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
One simple request for a cookie brings heaps of trouble for one particular rodent in Serendipity Theatre Company's production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The children's play will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Redland Middle School Auditorium, 16001 SW 248th St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 248-7595.

Dade students, seniors get into the swing
Joy is in the air as generations share
A knee operation left Elaine Howell unable to walk unaided. But that changed -- at least temporarily -- when the Nautilus Middle Jazz Band came to the Opa-locka Neighborhood Center.

Refugee Center more than refuge -- it's job source
The Haitian Refugee Center, long perceived as the haven where immigrants got free legal help, is now in the job-placement business. For the past four months, the center has quietly placed 20 Haitian immigrants in the work force, mainly in hotel-related jobs.

Concert jazzing up Lyric Theater's bid for a renaissance
Renovation of Overtown's historic Lyric Theater is far from complete, but it's attracting visitors anyway. The Black Archives and Research Foundation of South Florida will host the 1996 Jazz in the Afternoon series, its sixth musical event to promote the 83-year-old theater.

Task force striving to be voice for all
Panel studies grant to aid immigrants
Next week, 17 community members will begin meeting with Metro-Dade County Manager Armando Vidal to decide how and where $3.5 million should be spent to help resettle Cuban and Haitian immigrants who came through the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

Refugee Center more than refuge -- it's source of jobs
The Haitian Refugee Center, long perceived as the haven where immigrants got free legal help, is now in the job-placement business. For the past four months, the center has quietly placed 20 Haitian immigrants in the work force, mainly in hotel-related jobs.

Campgrounds offer range of outdoor fun
You don't have to travel far outside the urban reaches of South Florida to enjoy camping with your family. Stay put and experience a wide range of outdoor life.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
One simple request for a cookie brings heaps of trouble for one particular rodent in Serendipity Theatre Company's production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The children's play will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Redland Middle School Auditorium, 16001 SW 248th St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 248-7595.

Overtown to honor families
Parade planned for those who stayed together
The neighborhood of Overtown will salute 20 traditional families -- that's mom, dad and children -- with a parade. ``We have to salute families right now,'' said Miranda Albury, administrator of the Neighborhood Enhancement Team Service Center in Overtown. ``Because they are the ones in the trenches, providing stabilization for their children and we really appreciate their efforts.''

Restaurants not ready for Mother's Day
2 Miami Lakes restaurants delay openings
If you were planning on taking mom to El Novillo or Don Gambrino's in Miami Lakes for Mother's Day, you'll have to wait until next year. Neither restaurant will be open for a few months -- not in time for the busiest day of the year for restaurants.

Panel studying immigrant aid striving to be voice for all
Next week, 17 community members will begin meeting with Metro-Dade County Manager Armando Vidal to decide how and where $3.5 million should be spent to help resettle Cuban and Haitian immigrants who came through the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
One simple request for a cookie brings heaps of trouble for one particular rodent in Serendipity Theatre Company's production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The children's play will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Redland Middle School Auditorium, 16001 SW 248th St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 248-7595.

Task force picked to speak for all
Next week, 17 community members will begin meeting with Metro-Dade County Manager Armando Vidal to decide how and where $3.5 million should be spent to help resettle Cuban and Haitian immigrants who came through the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
One simple request for a cookie brings heaps of trouble for one particular rodent in Serendipity Theatre Company's production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. The children's play will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Redland Middle School Auditorium, 16001 SW 248th St. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 248-7595.

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