Score for Jackson
The Score Sports Bar will host a fundraiser for Ajijic jeweler Daniel Jackson Garcia and his 17-year-old nephew on Thursday, March 1, 3-7 p.m., to raise funds to offset medical and equipment expenses incurred during a recent devastating gas explosion.
Jackson hopes to be back at work next month, but his nephew is undergoing painful skin grafts.
The fundraiser is organized by Jackson’s friends and will include a 50/50 draw, raffle and silent auction. Prizes include free accommodation at an Ajijic B&B, golf lessons and a host of other goods, including photographs by Ajijic photographers Xill Fessenden and Rebecca Ford.
The Score will offer pizza by the slice, along with several drink specials. A donation box will be out for contributions. The Score is located on the lake side of the Carretera, adjacent to Strom White Movers and across the road from Robert’s Restaurant.
Orquesta Tipica
The two youngest members of the 40-piece Orquesta Tipica de Chapala did themselves proud performing with the older members of the orchestra for the Fiesta Latina on February 4,
in support of the LCS Education Program.
Seminar
Fred Harland will chair the next LCS seminar on Tuesday, February 21, noon, in the Lake Chapala Society Sala. It will feature (via TED Internet podcast) technologist and hacker Joshua Klein speaking on “The Intelligence of Crows.” Klein, who is fascinated by crows, envisions a new symbiotic relationship between these intelligent birds and human beings, turning a longstanding rivalry between man and crow into something that profits both species. The seminar is open to all LCS members.
Mexico lecture
“Modern Mexico: So Much More than We Think” is a free 90-minute PowerPoint lecture by Dr. Richard Rhoda that is scheduled Tuesday, February 21, 2 p.m. in the LCS Sala.
This is a repeat of Rhoda’s December 15 presentation. It will cover a range of topics such as drug wars, climate change, volcanoes, immigration, biodiversity, health issues, political trends, ethnic groups and monopolies. Contact Rhoda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 766-4522.
Souper spuds
Rotary Club of Ajijic will throw a Souper Spuds Saturday party on February 25, noon to 3 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society. Tickets are 150 pesos and will get you a choice from a selection of delicious soups, together with a baked potato and an empanada prepared by the Viva Mexico restaurant in San Juan Cosala. There will be a topping bar for the potatoes and a bake sale will feature a wide variety of delicious homemade treats for the sweet-toothed.
Take the opportunity to sit, eat and visit with friends while enjoying live music and the pleasant gardens of the Lake Chapala Society.
Tickets are on sale at Diane Pearl’s Collections, Viva Mexico Restaurant and Mel’s Diner at Plaza Montana. Proceeds will help fund many of Rotary’s community projects such as Love in Action, Hope House, the Typhus Community Center and academic scholarships for needy children in the Lakeside area.
Hooray for Hollywood
Programa Pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago will host “Hollywood on the Lake” – a glamour-filled dinner-dance – on Thursday, March 15 at Hotel Real de Chapala. Show up dressed as your favorite Hollywood star, director, cinematographer or extra – just be there. You’ll get to walk the red carpet with Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable and who knows who else.
Tickets cost 450 pesos per person and will be on sale at the LCS Tickets, Etc. booth from February 20 to March 13 (Monday through Friday) from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each table seats 10 people, but you can be seated with your smaller group at an “open” table, as well.
Those who want the royal “rat pack” treatment can reserve a table for ten for 7,500 pesos. You’ll get free Siete Leguas Tequila, three bottles of Reserva wine, your photo taken with Marilyn or Gable, chocolates, coffee and liqueurs and other premium items. Tickets are available only in advance.
Sterilization
The next big pet sterilization program is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 2, 3 and 4. It will be held at Casa Epical on the town plaza of Santa Cruz, about four kilometers east of Chapala. Veterinarians from Mexico City will be operating with the assistance of students from Guadalajara and local volunteers. The operations are free so that needy families who can’t afford to have their pets sterilized will be able to do so. Sterilization is the kindest way to assure that fewer puppies and kittens need to be given away or just dumped.
Those who would like to volunteer to help with this project, whether it’s in the operating room, or to transport sleepy animals back home, to donate items that the clinic will need or money for the veterinarians’ plane flights, contact Lucille Van Straaten at (376) 765-7681.
Bazaar
Lakeside Presbyterian Church is still requesting donations for their upcoming Bazaar on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3. Donations can be dropped off at the church any time it is open or from 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday until February 22. Those who need pick-up should call Betty Prentki at 766-4292. The church is located on the mountain side of the Carretera just west of S&S Auto.
Bus trips
The next Cruz Roja bus trips to Guadalajara will be on Tuesday, March 8 to Galerias Mall, where you can visit many upmarket stores and restaurants, as well as nearby Sam’s Club, Walmart, Costco and Mega. The bus leaves at 9 a.m. and returns from Costco at 3:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, March 20, the bus heads for the plush Andares Mall, leaving Ajijic at 9:30 a.m. and returning at 3:30 p.m.
All of the trips leave from the sculpture at the entrance of La Floresta. The cost is 200 pesos per person. Sign up at the Cruz Roja table at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Speak Spanish
The Lake Chapala Society has announced the start of its next term of Spanish-language classes. They begin on Monday, March 5 and will continue for seven weeks. Because of the Easter holidays, the classes will take eight calendar weeks and end on April 2.
The classes will be held at the Wilkes Center. Registration is currently underway at the LCS office on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday through Friday during the week of February 27 on the “blue umbrella” patio on the LCS campus.
The Lake Chapala Society is located at Calle 16 de Septiembre 16-A in Ajijic. The telephone number is 766-1140.
Class schedules, LCS membership, tuition for the seven-week term, policies and materials needed and additional information can be found on the LCS website at www.lakechapalasociety.org.
Presbyterians
Pastor Ross Arnold’s sermon for February 19 will be “Real People: The Complaints of Habakkuk,” from Habakkuk 1:1-21. Worship begins at 10 a.m. The Ladies’ Luncheon is set for Wednesday, February 22, 1 p.m. at Los Telares. Bible study on the book of Acts continues Friday, February 24 at 10 a.m.
The church is located on the mountain side of the Carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
In the Gospel reading for February 19, “the Transfiguration of Jesus,” Jesus’ disciples are given a glimpse of the future that changes the significance of how they handle the ‘right now.” The sermon with the bewildering title “Living in the Future Present,” sums up this confusing state of affairs. All are welcome at the 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. service and at the in-between coffee hours at 10 a.m.
The season of Lent begins on Wednesday, February 22. It will be observed at St. Andrew’s with the Ash Wednesday liturgy at 10 a.m. that includes music, Holy Communion and the imposition of Ashes. There will be a sermon entitled “The Mathematics of Lent.”
Plan to be at St. Andrew’s on Shrove Tuesday (February 21) for a pancake and sausage feast beginning with a social hour at 4 p.m. and supper at 5 p.m. Call the church office at 765-3924 to reserve your space (50 pesos). The church is located at San Lucas 19 in Riberas del Pilar.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will observe the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, the Feast of the Transfiguration, on February 19 with a celebration of Holy Eucharist, Rite II at 10 a.m. in the ground floor area of Manix Restaurant. The sermon topic will be “They Were Terrified,” based on Mark 9:2-9.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. Sunday, February 19, Marion Blackmer will speak on the insidiousness and stereotyping of “Foreign Policy,” offering experiences from her own life. She’ll also cite observations of various historians and scholars. There will be a coffee hour social following the service. 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..