Parade
The smartly dressed kids from the Saul Rodiles Pina School were an integral part of the September 16 Independence Day parade in Ajijic.
Party
Buddies (L-R) Laurel Kelley, Millie Phinney and Mary Alice Sargent had a great time at the Independence Day party at the Lake Chapala Society.
Hector España of Manix Restaurant, who underwrote the Sept. 16 celebration at the Lake Chapala Society, serves up delicious Mexican fare.
Learn Bridge
Beginner Bridge lessons will be available at the Duplicate Bridge Center next to Mom’s Deli from October 6-27 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon for four weeks.
The cost is only 300 pesos and includes the “Introduction to Bridge” book written by Audrey Grant (value: 11.95 dollars). This is a great way to learn to play Bridge if you haven’t played before, or if you played many years ago and have forgotten a lot.
Please contact Lew Crippen if you want to reserve a seat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (376) 766-1119.
Caregiver support
The Caregiver Support group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. The group serves to help relieve some of the stress endemic to being a caregiver and provides ways of coping and finding time for the caregiver to care for himself or herself. Managing all the day to day chores and caring for a sick person leaves little time and energy to meet your own needs.
The next meeting will be on September 28, 10 a.m. and will be led by a professional counselor with extensive group experience. There is no fee. Contact Valerie Rhoda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 766-4522 for specific location details.
Animal Buddies
Dottie Matsumoto sends thanks to all the members, vendors and customers who flocked to the Animal Buddies Bazaar and More on September 17. The proceeds from the event support Animal Buddies’ spaying and neutering campaign.
Animal Day
The Humane Education Alliance (HEA) will sponsor the Lakeside celebration of World Animal Day on Sunday, October 2, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ajijic Cultural Center on the main plaza.
All animal lovers are encouraged to attend this free event. There will be food, face painting and lots to do and see, including fun activities for kids (puppet show, videos, meeting therapy dogs and such). There will also be programs for parents and educators to learn about HEA’s school curriculum that helps children become more compassionate and empathetic members of society (and, among other things reduces bullying in the schools).
Breast cancer
The Lake Chapala Breast Cancer Support Group meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a peer support group moderated by a clinical social worker who is a breast cancer survivor. For specific information as to the venue or anything else, contact Andy (née Ann D.) Houck at 766-3225.
Canadian Club
Reporter Editor and Co-Publisher Michael Forbes (left) and champion para-athlete Tito Bautista (seated) were speakers at the Canadian Club meeting on September 20. they were greeted by Canadian Club co-president Chisolm Lyons (right). Forbes and Bautista discussed the upcoming Pan American and Parapan American Games.
Canadian Thanksgiving
The Canadian Club of Lake Chapala invites everyone to come and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast on Monday, October 10 at La Nueva Posada in Ajijic. The menu is cream of tomato soup served with garlic croutons, croissant with sweet butter, traditional roast turkey with country sage stuffing and whole cranberry sauce, creamy mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, sweet potatoes served with roasted almond slivers, buttered English peas, maple flavored pumpkin pie served with fresh vanilla whipped cream and coffee.
Tickets are on sale now at La Nueva Posada for 255 pesos per person (includes tax and tip). Open seating and full table reserved seating are available. There will be a no-host bar. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
Mix and match
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Mix & Match Singles will cruise to Scorpion Island on the Batur cruise boat on Thursday, October 6.
The cruise leaves from the pier in front of La Palapa del Guayabo Restaurant at the east end of the Chapala malecon at 2 p.m. The two-and-a-half hour voyage will offer spectacular lake views, as well as the island visit.
The fee is 180 pesos per person and includes one complimentary drink and lots of music and dancing. All LCS members and non-members are invited. Show up at the pier at 1:45 p.m. Carpooling will be available at the sculpture at La Floresta at 1 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now at the LCS office and Diane Pearl’s.
Jumble sale
Don’t miss the community jumble sale on Sunday, September 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of Flor Exotica at the intersection of the libramiento and the Carretera. Several community charities will be on hand with all sorts of great bargains and goodies. Those who have donations for the Tarahumara Project are welcome to drop them off at this point. Those who are interested in a vending spot at this popular event should contact Lori Geiger at 765-4916.
The British
The Lakeside British Society will meet Saturday, October 1, 1 p.m. at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic. There is no individual speaker this time, but those attending the event will be free to relate their personal experiences with medical care in Mexico, whether it be with private providers or IMSS. The goal of the meeting is to share good, bad and ugly personal experiences.
Please make reservations for this luncheon meeting with Alicia McNiff at 765-4786 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The menu is a choice of Veal Parmesan, veggies and twice baked potatoes or grilled fish Mediterranean style for 120 pesos (including tip). There is a salad and dessert deal for 80 pesos. Dessert is carrot cake.
Don’t forget that Manix has a parking lot next to the restaurant.
Family
The Genealogy Forum will meet Monday, September 26, 2 p.m. in the Sala of the Lake Chapala Society. The topic for this month’s meeting will be DNA, what it can do, what it can’t do, how it relates to genealogists and the difference between genetic and genealogy testing for health concerns. The speaker will be Marci Bowman. Everyone is welcome to attend. There are no dues. For more information contact Phyl Gaskell at 766-2722 or Fran Murphy at 766-0067.
The brain
Another thought-provoking series entitled “Origins of the Mind and Brain” is being offered by the Lake Chapala Society and led by Jim Spivey. Through selected video documentaries, the series recaps the evolutionary process, review aspects of the brain’s function and explores some possibilities for its use now and in the future.
The series meetings will be held on Mondays, October 3, 17 and 24, November 7, 14 and 21 and December 5, 12 and 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the LCS Sala. The series is open to the public at no cost.
Upscale
The charity shop Upscale Resale has instituted a new policy about consignments. Consigned objects will only be taken in on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations will be accepted at any time the shop is open (Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The shop continues to support two children’s homes: Hope House and La Ola (recently moved to larger quarters in Jocotepec).
The woodworking program at Hope House is now supplying Upscale Resale with small side tables with tile tops and study flower pot dollies. Kindle and wine bottle covers, pillows and greeting cards made by volunteers are also on sale there.
The shop is located in Riberas del Pilar near Clinica Maskaras.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday, 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. The service on September 25 will be dedicated to the well-known Unitarian, Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Fellowship will celebrate the talents of its members by featuring a variety of creative products and performances during the service. A luncheon get-together will follow. For more information please call 766-1119 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This is a welcoming congregation.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Are you a pleaser or a doer? A pleaser says anything to get the approval of others but actions don’t necessarily follow the words. A doer, on the other hand may not always say the right things but is usually on the spot when it comes to getting things done. The sermon on Sunday, September 25, by Father Winston Welty will be “The Yes and No Brothers.” It reflects on Jesus’ parable about those who say one thing but do another.
St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19 in Riberas del Pilar, just one block south of the Carretera. There is convenient parking in the church’s parking lot. A time of welcome, fellowship and refreshments follows the 10 a.m. service.
Christ Church Anglicans
Sunday, September 25, Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will meet as usual in the second floor meeting room at Manix Restaurant at 10 a.m. to celebrate the Holy Eucharist. Father Danny Borkowski’s sermon topic will be “Trick Questions” based on Matthew 21:23-32.
Presbyterians
Pastor Ross Arnold will preach on “Real People: The Wisdom of Solomon” from I Kings 3:4-28 on Sunday, September 25, 10 a.m. Bible Study continues in the Gospel of Luke on Friday, September 30, 10 a.m.
Lakeside Presbyterian Church is located on the mountain side of the Carrtera in Riberas del Pilar, just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant. Lakeside Presbyterian now has a new Facebook page. You can “like” them at www.facebook.com/pcchapala.