The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
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.
Members of Weight Watchers tallied up their weight loss from September 2 through October 20 as part of their annual “Lose for Good” campaign.
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.
Representatives from ReHealth Regenerative Therapies will be on hand for the pancake breakfast at the Lake Chapala Society on Saturday, November 10, beginning at 9 a.m.
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.
“Most folks have the idea that their regidores (municipal councilors) don’t do much of anything except attend bimonthly council sessions and show up to collect their pay,“ says Ajijic alderman Carlos Soto Perez.
The bequest left to the Operation Smile Foundation of Mexico by Jack Hammet of Ajijic has altered the operation's way of collecting funds.
Small solar-powered boats will take to the waters of Lake Chapala on Saturday, October 27, in the lead up to Jalisco’s Global Green Forum 2012.