When a flight attendant on Flight #1514 from Washington, D.C. to Chicago went on the P.A. and asked, “Are there any medical personnel on board?”  It was not a well-seasoned doctor in his late 50’s that got up. Instead, Nicole Rosello, 17, rushed out of her seat to help. Rosello, a senior in the Health Academy at Miami Lakes Educational Center, is a Certified Nursing Assistant and a Student Practical Nurse. She...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church Women’s Club will present its traditional Book Review, Luncheon and Chinese Auction at Don Shula’s Hotel on Main Street at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. The book that will be reviewed is “The Right Word at the Right Time” by Marlo Thomas. The Book Review speaker will be Audrey Saunders, a Miamian well known for her humor and detailed presentations. For more information, call...

  Local business owner of Lumina Massage, Michelle Orchid Rodriguez, is continuing her community involvement in hosting events aimed to inform the public on healthy living. Rodriguez will be giving a lecture for Mother’s Day titled Prenatal Massage 101 on May 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Nutrition S’Mart. 16250 N.W. 57 Avenue. In the lecture Rodriguez will discuss the differences between regular and prenatal massages. The event is free...

  God of Carnage, written by Yasmina Reza and directed by Main Street Players Artistic Director, Robert Coppel, proves that carnage does not solely refer to physical brutality and weaponry. Words are just as mighty.  When two couples, Alan and Annette Raleigh and Veronica and Michael Novak, meet to discuss the tussle between their sons Benjamin Raleigh and Henry Novak in the schoolyard, the result is nothing short of verbal...

  In honor of May as Mental Health Month, the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce will host Dr. Susana Blanco, a licensed psychologist, as the guest speaker for the organization’s monthly membership luncheon on May 13 at Don Shula’s Hotel. Blanco’s presentation is titled “Being Youth Best Self, In Business and In Life.” Blanco earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University...