Chapala workshop introduces vets to QuickSpay method
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 12:58
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
A select group of veterinarians from Chapala and Guadalajara honed their skills in performing fast, safe sterilization surgery on domestic pets during a three-day training workshop conducted November 9 through 11 at Chapala’s DIF Family Development center.
Mature dancers show how its done
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- Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 11:21
- Written by GR Staff
Elders decked out in full-skirted adelita outfits drew warm applause as they danced along Avenida Madero in Chapala’s traditional Revolution Day parade, a colorful spectacle that ran for more than two hours.
Chapala police department changes course
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 12:19
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Operations at the Chapala police department are on a new course under acting Commander Ramon del Arco and his boss, Mayor Joaquin Huerta.
Mezcala gears up for a bicentennial celebration
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:38
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
On November 25, 1816, a ragtag band of Indian rebels surrendered Mezcala Island to General Jose de la Cruz, commander of Royalist troops assigned to hold the Lake Chapala region. The truce closed a remarkable though obscure chapter in the story of the country’s independence movement.
Chapala revives Sunday morning exercise route
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:54
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Chapala’s Municipal Sports Council (Comude) is promoting healthy recreational activity for local families with the reactivation of the Sunday morning Via RecreActiva program.
More Bird Festival demonstrations this weekend
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:28
- Written by GR Staff
On hand for the opening of the Festival de las Aves, prominent lakeside birders John and Rosemary Keeling (center) joined event organizers Alejandro Juarez and Julieta Reinaldi to show off paper placements given out as souvenirs to encourage conservation of winged species like the roseate spoonbill, northern shoveler, white pelican and long-billed dowitcher.
Red Cross rolls out new wheels
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:52
- Written by GR Staff
Chapala Red Cross staff gathered at the local clinic on Monday to unveil the latest addition to its emergency fleet.
Work crew moves into auditorium to begin upgrade
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:18
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
Workers this week began to remove seats, wall coverings and the stage floor at Ajijic’s auditorium, as the project to renovate some aspects of the town’s premier performance space finally got underway.
Zombies thrill onlookers & fill Red Cross coffers
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:47
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
At least 80 “Zombies” turned out on Ajijic’s plaza October 27 to help set a world record for the number of folks showing up in their grave finery to dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
In-flight magazine showcases Ajijic
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:17
- Written by Duncan Tucker
Flying with Aeromexico this month? Be sure to take a look at the November issue of its bilingual in-flight magazine Escala.
Gunmen fire on Jocotepec police
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:28
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Less than a month after taking over as chief of the Jocotepec police force, Armando Baena Pinzon survived a baptism of fire, coming out unscathed in a shoot-out with criminals late Saturday, October 27.
Child laborers bring photo show to Ajijic
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 11:01
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
The Collective for the Rights of Children (CODENI) will return to Ajijic Saturday, November 24, to open a photography exhibit, “Daily Images 2012,” in the second floor café at the Ajijic Cultural Center on the Ajijic plaza.
Smooth sailing under the sun
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:27
- Written by GR Staff
The sleek green vessel designed and built at the Universidad Tecnologica de la Zona Metropolitana beat a rival craft from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in both the speed and endurance tests comprising the fourth annual solar-powered boat race held on October 27 just off Lake Chapala’s shoreline.
Revolution holiday spread over two dates
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:59
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Festivities to commemorate the 1910 outbreak of La Revolucion Mexicana along Lake Chapala’s north shore will span November 19 and 20.
International waterski wizards delight crowds at Boca Laguna
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 12:18
- Written by Flip Nicholson
Although turnout was less than hoped for, spectators who made the trip to Lakeside’s Boca Laguna waterski club thoroughly enjoyed the five-day World Masters Championship last week.
Water chiefs scrap Chapala aqueduct plan
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- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 10:18
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Lakeside area activists cried victory over this week’s news that plans for building a parallel line of the Chapala-Guadalajara aqueduct have been scrapped by the Guadalajara metro area’s water authority (Siapa).
Chapala city hall finances in dire straits
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 11:27
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Revealing an accumulated public debt in excess of 120 million pesos, Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta has acknowledged that the municipality’s financial status is not a pretty picture.
Education is crime fighter, doctor says
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 12:37
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
A local pediatrician is stepping up her efforts to find sponsors so young people at Lakeside can continue their educations.
Chapala Red Cross worker flies to NY
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- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 11:19
- Written by GR Staff
Jessica Leticia Lopez of the Cruz Roja Chapala was deployed to aid the American Red Cross in New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Bird festival celebrates Lake Chapala wildlife
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- Published on Friday, 09 November 2012 12:31
- Written by Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Just as huge flocks of white pelicans are flying in from the north to touch down at their winter home, the Festival de las Aves del Lago de Chapala welcomes them with the third annual celebration of the region’s rich and diverse winged wild life.
Operation Smile changes lives
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- Published on Friday, 26 October 2012 12:58
- Written by Jeanne Chaussee
The bequest left to the Operation Smile Foundation of Mexico by Jack Hammet of Ajijic has altered the operation's way of collecting funds.
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