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).

A local pediatrician is stepping up her efforts to find sponsors so young people at Lakeside can continue their educations.

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.

Operations at the Chapala police department are on a new course under acting Commander Ramon del Arco and his boss, Mayor Joaquin Huerta.

Chapala’s Municipal Sports Council (Comude) is promoting healthy recreational activity for local families with the reactivation of the Sunday morning Via RecreActiva program.

Chapala Red Cross staff gathered at the local clinic on Monday to unveil the latest addition to its emergency fleet.