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	Crimes with a Cuba connection Burglars take goods for relatives in Cuba Blas Geraldo Acosta's desire to help others almost cost him his life, Hialeah police said Friday after Acosta became the latest victim of robbers who prey travelers to Cuba. 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. Summer semester: Sign kids up for Dade schools' classes, camps Summer semester is on launch pad Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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: JUMP TYPE Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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. Summer semester: Sign kids up now for classes, camps Sign kids up for classes, school camps Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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. Summer semester Sign your kids up now for Dade schools' classes, camps Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. Summer semester: Sign kids up for classes, camps Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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. Summer semester: Sign kids up for Dade schools' classes, camps Summer semester: Sign kids up for Dade schools' classes, camps Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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: Sign kids up for classes, school camps Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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. Pines get ax as Springs goes native Miami Springs, Tree-City USA for the second year running, is losing a two-mile stretch of Australian pines along the Miami Canal that has long buffered the quiet community from the surrounding bustle. Pines get ax as Springs goes native Miami Springs, Tree-City USA for the second year running, is losing a two-mile stretch of Australian pines along the Miami Canal that has long buffered the quiet community from the surrounding bustle. Officer saves his aim for taking photos When Hialeah police detective Livio ``Lee'' Suarez wants to shoot his subjects, he doesn't do it in uniform. Suarez -- named March officer of the month for unraveling a half-million-dollar embezzlement case -- doubles as a professional photographer in his spare time. His photos have appeared in a half-dozen sports magazines including Deportes, Sports Forum and College and Pro Football News Weekly. Firm has daughters take Mom to work Some mothers got an early, albeit unusual, Mother's Day gift last week: they tagged along with their daughters to work at a Miami Lakes company. The gift was compliments of Staff Builders Home Care, a home health agency. Eighteen mothers were able to see the ins and outs of their daughters' workplace Wednesday in the company's first ``Take Your Mom To Work Day.'' Man robbed of gifts for relatives in Cuba Blas Geraldo Acosta's desire to help others almost cost him his life, Hialeah police said Friday after Acosta became the latest victim of robbers who prey travelers to Cuba. Truck spotted when dog disappears Someone stole a dog a from a home in the 100 block of East 14th Street at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The owners saw a green truck leaving the area at around the same time the dog disappeared from its pen. Moms, kids exercise together at program The administrator of the City of Miami's Neighborhood Enhancement Team Service Center in Overtown is going to have to get physical with 15 moms. On Thursday, the City of Miami NET office hosted a kick-off for Mommy and Me, a fitness and nutrition program that will be open to 15 mothers in the Overtown area. Aerobics classes, which will be headed by Miami Heat dancer Nathalie Joyner, begin June 4. Penmanship pays off neatly for 7-year-old champion On a clean sheet of wide-ruled school paper, little Oscar Valdes painstakingly shapes his oval O's, linear F's and stout B's almost perfectly along the dotted line. ``Oscar is very orderly with his work, especially with his spelling quizzes on Fridays,'' said his teacher Ana Maria Alberto. JUMP TYPE Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. 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 DONNA E. NATALE-PLANAS / Herald Staff COVERUP Raul Hernandez, who works for Hialeah Parks and Recreation, smoothes out the baseball field at Hialeah Middle School, getting it ready for play. He uses a giant towel to help protect him from the sun and dust. 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 Summer semester: Sign kids up for Dade classes, camps Summer semester: Sign kids up for classes, camps Parents will learn this month if their children will be required to attend summer school, a new mandate to stiffen academic standards in elementary and middle schools. But even kids who aren't failing will be affected by the requirement: The number of students ordered to attend will determine how many other seats are left for children who traditionally go to summer school to get ahead or have a place to stay while their parents work. RECREATION It's almost summer -- do you know where your kids' camp is? Looking for a sports-related summer camp for children in North Dade or Miami Beach? There are many sports-specific camps from which to choose: AQUATICS Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center. For members only. Offered at MAR-JCC, 18900 NE 25th Ave. Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17-Aug. 9. Students must be proficient swimmers. Diving, jet skiing, sailing and water basketball are among activities offered. Grades 2-7. Cost is $790 for four weeks, and $1,360 for eight weeks. A junior aquatics camp is also being offered for youngsters ages 4, 5 and 6 on the same dates for same prices. Call 932-4200 (ext. 147), weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. '90s gift ideas for a new breed of super moms Nowadays, mothers are anything but a standard group. There are mothers on the corporate track, mothers who are fitness gurus, mothers who wear tattoos, mothers who fight causes and mothers who choose to stay home and take care of the children. 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. Students, seniors get into the swing 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. Looking for a different gift this Mother's Day? Here are some ideas. Tattoos by Lou's in Miami Beach offers a Mother's Day discount, with an average of $10 off most tattoos and body piercing. Call 532-7300. Living Well Fitness Spa in Hialeah is offering $100 off their platinum, two-year membership. Call 556-5987. 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. 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. RECREATION It's almost summer -- do you know where your kids' camp is? Looking for a sports-related summer camp for children in North Dade or Miami Beach? There are many sports-specific camps from which to choose: AQUATICS Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center. For members only. Offered at MAR-JCC, 18900 NE 25th Ave. Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17-Aug. 9. Students must be proficient swimmers. Diving, jet skiing, sailing and water basketball are among activities offered. Grades 2-7. Cost is $790 for four weeks, and $1,360 for eight weeks. A junior aquatics camp is also being offered for youngsters ages 4, 5 and 6 on the same dates for same prices. Call 932-4200 (ext. 147), weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. '90s gift ideas for a new breed of super moms A massage -- or even a tattoo -- may be her speed Nowadays, mothers are anything but a standard group. There are mothers on the corporate track, mothers who are fitness gurus, mothers who wear tattoos, mothers who fight causes and mothers who choose to stay home and take care of the children. 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. COMPOSING: use box Springs museum captures Hialeah Lovers of old photographs and Hialeah history now have a place to go when they want to know what the city looked like in its infancy. The Miami Springs Historical Museum, at 45 Curtiss Parkway, on the second floor of John Stadnik's Rexall Pharmacy, is the place. 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.'' Tales from the kids are being published Palm Springs Elementary has a few published authors -- some 1,000 of them. Students are writing, rewriting, and illustrating their own stories. And with the touch of binding and laminating machines, the books are published by the school's Palm Lakes Publishing Co. It's almost summer -- do you know where your kids' camp is? Looking for a sports-related summer camp for children in North Dade or Miami Beach? There are many sports-specific camps from which to choose: AQUATICS Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center. For members only. Offered at MAR-JCC, 18900 NE 25th Ave. Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17-Aug. 9. Students must be proficient swimmers. Diving, jet skiing, sailing and water basketball are among activities offered. Grades 2-7. Cost is $790 for four weeks, and $1,360 for eight weeks. A junior aquatics camp is also being offered for youngsters ages 4, 5 and 6 on the same dates for same prices. Call 932-4200 (ext. 147), weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Police arrest 1, search for another in robbery-shooting of repairman The man who shot a repairman twice during a robbery earlier this year is now behind bars, say Metro-Dade police. Police arrested Amos Servants, 18, of 6091 NW 15th Ave., Tuesday, but they are still looking for a second man who took part in the robbery that left the victim seriously wounded. Police: No creature killed two ranch cows Don't chalk this one up to the chupacabra. That's what a Northwest Dade cattle rancher and rodeo host said after finding remains of two of his heifers piled in the entrance of his fenced-in ranch west of the Florida Turnpike last week. Parents wanted to start up area Optimist Club With just over month until summer, some Hialeah Gardens residents are making sure kids have something to do by starting a Hialeah Gardens Optimist Club. ``We have a park,'' said Lucy Valdez, a City Council member who takes her sons to the YMCA in neighboring Hialeah to play sports. ``Now we need some type of organized sports.'' 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. The Writer's Fair runs today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Palm Lakes Elementary, 7450 W. 16th Ave. There will be a special reception for parents from 5 to 7 p.m. today. IF YOU GO Looking for a different gift this Mother's Day? Here are some ideas. Tattoos by Lou's in Miami Beach offers a Mother's Day discount, with an average of $10 off most tattoos and body piercing. Call 532-7300. Living Well Fitness Spa in Hialeah is offering $100 off their platinum, two-year membership. Call 556-5987. 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.	PET RESCUE WEATHER FORECAST
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