The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
At long last, the Chapala government has dispatched workmen to move forward on the incomplete remodeling of the Ajijic plaza. The crew has been busy all week finishing the flooring inside and around the bandstand kiosk, slapping fresh paint on garden railings and refurbishing park benches dotting the square. Labors to wrap up the project will resume after the village quiets down from the San Andrés fiestas.
The plight of Patricia is a gut-wrenching tale in search of a happy ending. It’s a true-life story wrapped around episodes of heartless neglect, noble deeds, legal actions and survival against all odds.
From modest beginnings, the Lakeside Assistance Group is now collaborating at full steam with Canada’s Firefighters Without Borders to ship second-hand equipment and supplies to fire departments and emergency medical facilities throughout Jalisco.
Chapala’s new municipal administration is getting on track to implement animal protection regulations and encourage responsible pet ownership.
Economically deprived students in the Lakeside area are fortunate to have access to a number of charities that operate financial aid programs, providing opportunities to pursue the education and training to which they should be entitled on the basis of their abilities and potential for success.
“I’ve come aboard to stir up the waters,” declared Jose Ignacio Sanchez Bañuelos, the energetic idealist who has just taken the helm at the regional tourism office in Chapala.
Various emergency measures are being made in the Chapala municipality in preparation for Hurricane Patricia, which is expected to hit the coast of Jalisco Friday afternoon and the Guadaajalara metropolitan area Friday evening. While the hurricane is expected to weaken as it moves inland, it may still be a category 1-3 hurricane when it reaches the metro area, according to the National Weather Center. Be prepared for intense rains and winds.
While the official holiday calendar marks the third Monday of November as the date to commemorate the 1910 outbreak of La Revolución Mexicana, Chapala area activities tied to the occasion get under way this weekend, spreading out to next Friday.
The final figures for the July through September operating period at Cruz Roja Chapala indicate a significant short fall of income versus expenses, according to Norm Pifer, president of the Cruz Roja Chapala Consejo (board of directors).
