Expat Living Expat Living Lake Chapala Community News
Gilder graduates with honors
- Details
- Published on Friday, 12 April 2013 13:44
- Written by GR Staff
Sherman Wayne Smith, the first graduate of the Centro de Arte de Estofado, has completed his course in the art of gilding (applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces) and demonstrated his ability with the techniques. Here he stands near a small table that he created and decorated.
BUddha on block for Ajijic park
- Details
- Published on Friday, 05 April 2013 13:08
- Written by GR Staff
Barbara’s Bazaar proprietor Tom Thompson is seeking community support to install a statue of Buddah in the public park adjacent to Ajijic’s waterfront Malecon.
Power the Tower fiesta to fund police radio upgrade
- Details
- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 12:54
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
American Legion Posts 7 and 9 are joining forces to raise funds destined for a major upgrade of the Chapala police department’s radio communication equipment.
Lakeside School for Deaf changes name, moves in new direction
- Details
- Published on Friday, 29 March 2013 06:00
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
A plea for more volunteers to help with the iconic Lakeside School for the Deaf apparently reached the right people. Vice President Cece Girling, who was doing double duty and keeping the project going with a skeleton crew, was delighted with the results of the story. “We had an overflowing crowd of people at our Annual General Meeting on February 16,” she said. “More, I’m told, than we have had in many years.
Operation Feed looks to expand
- Details
- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 12:53
- Written by GR Staff
A feeding program, continuing its work for nearly 20 years without fanfare, Operation Feed has been dispensing food packages to the neediest residents of San Juan Cosala.
Benefit to raise funds for local deaf/mute child
- Details
- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 12:18
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
“Thank goodness that I was in the right place at the right time to learn about the existence of a doctor who can bring a whole new life to a child in San Juan Tecomatlan,” said Lakeside resident Sheila Paull.
Charros to rope in funds for Chapala fire department
- Details
- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 13:11
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Lakesiders will have a rare opportunity to catch an authentic Mexican-style rodeo contest featuring top-notch charro horseman, and lend support to local firefighters to boot.
Rotary sponsored women’s golf tourney is big hit
- Details
- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 12:00
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
The March 8 First Rotary International Women’s Golf Classic, co-chaired by Sandra Loridans and Rod Hensley at the Chapala Country Club, was an unmitigated success.
Train ride fund-raiser for Niños Incapcitados
- Details
- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 12:44
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Ride the “Orient-Express” for Niños Incapacitados on Thursday, March 14, at Hotel Real de Chapala in Ajijic. Departure time is 5:30 p.m.
Scholarship program to stage golf tournament ‘flash back’
- Details
- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 11:58
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
“The Return of the Amigo Cup” golf tourney, to benefit the Los Niños de Chapala y Ajijic scholarship fund as well as scholarship kids supported by the Chapala Country Club (CCC), is set for Thursday, April 11 at (CCC).
Benefit brunches planned for May massacre victims
- Details
- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 12:40
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
A buffet breakfast/brunch will be served every Wednesday in March at Salvador’s in Ajijic to benefit the families of the victims of the May 2012 massacre at Lakeside. Food will be served from 8 a.m. until noon and cost 100 pesos.
Fundraising begins
- Details
- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 10:58
- Written by GR Staff
Chapala Red Cross board chairman Oscar España (L) joins Mayor Joaquin Huerta and his wife Marisela Navarro for the official kick-off of the annual Cruz Roja Colecta fundraising drive.
Shriners getting ready for the ribs
- Details
- Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 13:13
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
The 7th Annual Lake Chapala Shrine Club Ribfest, held again at the beautiful Villa Encantada located on the curve heading into Chapala from Ajijic, is coming up on Wednesday, March 6, 2-6 p.m.
Firemen host Charro contest
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 12:18
- Written by GR Staff
The March 10 charreada benefit for the Chapala Fire Department roped in a large audience, including dozens of expats who enjoyed the rare opportunity to take in a full blown Mexican style rodeo contest on local turf.
Chili cooks fire up for weekend dust-up
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:40
- Written by GR Staff
Dust off your Stetson, polish those cowboy boots and get ready for a rootin’-tootin’ weekend of fun as the 35th Mexican National Chili Cookoff blasts off Friday, February 22 for a three-day run at the Tobolandia Water Park.
Red Cross collection gets underway
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 12:06
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Chapala firm Productos Sane (manufacturers of salsas picantes and sangrita) has kicked off the annual Cruz Roja (Red Cross) “collecta” (collection) with the donation of a much-needed new transformer.
Canadian Air Force Association completes successful tournament
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:36
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Members of the Canadian Air Force Association held their seventh annual golf tournament at the Chapala Golf and Country Club on February 7.
St. Andrew’s to share 140,000 pesos
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 12:03
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church will disperse funds mostly raised at last December’s annual Regalorama yard sale on Sunday, March 17, at about 12:30 p.m. in the church garden. The total is 140,000 pesos divided between nine local charities. They are: Centro Desarrollo Jocotepec, Love in Action Children’s Shelter, Cruz Roja Mexicana (Red Cross), Hogar de Annabel de Vallejo, Hope House, Los Niños de Chapala y Ajijic, Programa pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago, Tepehua Centro Comunitario and UVA Scholarship Fund (University & Vocational Assistance).
B&B owners working to help poor kids grow and prosper
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:33
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
The owners of an Ajijic bed and breakfast are spearheading a program to find sponsors to underwrite the education of children enrolled at a community center in an economically challenged Chapala neighborhood.
Rotary provides new student scholarship funds
- Details
- Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 13:03
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Marvin Harthcock, a student advocate and teacher in the Lakeside area for more than 15 years, has been honored by the Rotary Club of Ajijic with a special fund.
Carnaval capers come to a close
- Details
- Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:03
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Life along Chapala’s north shore has quieted down again following two straight weeks of boisterous carousing that marked Carnaval festivities in Chapala and Ajijic.
Proudly a member of Network of Websites - a monitored compilation of quality websites adhering to strict standards of integrity, security, modern technology, and benefits to the community.