The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
After waiting on standby for the past several weeks, personnel at Cruz Roja Chapala finally picked up their rucksacks Tuesday, October 1 to head off to the state of Guerrero where they will to help out in communities that were badly battered by tropical storm Manuel.
The Chapala police department has put out a special alert to foreign residents, warning of a probable reemergence of the so-called “pepper spray” bandit who plagued expat neighborhoods last fall and winter.
A roustabout died by electrocution and a workmate suffered serious injury while they were helping set up a traveling circus on the western outskirts of Jocotepec.
Replenished by heavy rainfall, Lake Chapala has gained enough water in the last two weeks to supply the Guadalajara metropolitan area for almost a year and a half.
Cruz Roja Chapala celebrated completion of the overhaul of its Ajijic substation at a well-attended ceremony held Tuesday, September 22.
Readings of Spanish-language short stories revolving around themes of peace, justice and the horrors of violence will be presented at the lakeside edition of the third annual Encuentro de Escritores por Ciudad Juárez”, to be held at Chapala City Hall on Saturday, September 28, 5 p.m. Admission is open to the public free of charge.
The Colegio de Arquitectos del Estado de Jalisco, the state association of professional architects, has formed a new branch for associates doing business in the Lake Chapala area. The Delegacion Chapala board of directors sworn into office on Tuesday, September 10 includes (left to right) Miguel Nuñez Flores, secretary; Gustavo Rivera Mendoza, vocal; Monica Guadalupe Alfaro Reyes, chairman; Luz Maria Briseño Olmos, treasurer; and Ulises Orestes Ortiz Martinez, vocal.
As damage assessment continues in scores of communities ravaged by the double whammy effect of hurricane Ingrid and tropical storm Manuel, Mexican authorities are anticipating that relief efforts for flood victims will be extended for many weeks and months ahead.
While the formal report on his administration’s first year in office was rather skimpy on detail, Joaquin Huerta dispensed plenty of substantive information on a wide range of topics ranging from the inner workings of his government to personal reflections on sitting in the mayor’s chair during two subsequent close-up encounters with the local press.