Miami Lakes Congregational Church, 6701 Miami Lakeway South, presents a Community Health Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 17. The fair will feature screenings for glucose, cholesterol, cardio, dental, chiropractic, and vision. Additionally, health information and demos will be shown on nutrition, fire safety, diabetes, exercise, mammograms and hospice care. Free chair massages will be available and kids will have snacks...

  Pilar and Guido Inguanzo, residents of Miami Lakes, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a mass at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church officiated by the Reverend Rolando Medina who renewed the couple’s wedding vows. Afterwards, a celebratory brunch was held at Italy Today on Main Street. The couple was joined by family and friends, including their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The couple...

  The Moover bus service offered to Miami Lakes residents will be traveling on a new route based on feedback given to the town’s Transportation Department. Beginning October 5, the new route will provide a twice daily connection to Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School, both before school entry and during dismissal time. The extension to HML will provide approximately 400 students that live in Miami Lakes the opportunity to take...

  Carlos Cahiz of OFE Orchid Supplies in Kendall will give a presentation on the what, why and how of orchid cultivation in South Florida at the monthly meeting of the Miami Lakes Garden Club at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 28, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The presentation will explain the use of different types of orchid fertilizers, what do the numbers mean, and what to look for in an orchid fertilizer....

  Miami Lakes’ new dog park needs a name and the town is sponsoring a contest for residents to choose one for the off-leash dog recreation area, which is scheduled to open in 2016. The dog park will be located at 14048 Palmetto Frontage Road (N.W. 77 Court). The Miami Lakes Town Council approved the recreation area concept plan in 2013. For the contest, entries can be e-mailed to Jackie Calzadilla at calzadillaj@miamilakes-fl.gov...