Navy League
The next meeting of the Navy League Chapala Council will be on Saturday, June 16 at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic.
The luncheon meeting begins at 1 p.m. There will be administrative remarks of interest to the Navy League before the meal and a program of interest following lunch.
The speaker on June 16 will be Dr. Ian Fischman Zuckerman, who will talk about his new medical clinic in Ajijic named Medijic Clinic.
Fischman graduated from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in 2005 and did his internship at Hospital General de Zapopan. His primary role with the new clinic is a consulting one, helping the business and management development.
Unique to Medijic Clinic is the medical insurance that they will accept from both U.S. and Canadian companies. Of particular interest to military personnel is the fact that they take Tricare insurance, VA Foreign Medical Program and others.
Accompanying Dr. Fischman will be Dr. Dickson, M.D., the clinic’s medical director, who handles and coordinates patient care and consultation with specialists. Dickson is the primary care general practice physician.
To join the Navy League, one doesn’t need prior military service. The Council is open to all, regardless of nationality.
Please call Denny Strole at (376) 766-0485 before June 14 if you plan to attend the meeting.
Boat cruise
Tickets are now on sale for the Second Annual Boat Party on Lake Chapala to raise funds for the Love in Action Children’s Center. The party is set for Wednesday, July 4, with boarding at 5:30 p.m., departure at 6:30 p.m. and a return time of 9:30 p.m. The party will be held on the Chapala Batur boat tour vessel docked at the east end of the malecon in Chapala.
Tickets cost 250 pesos per person and include a free drink, dance music and fireworks. An additional beer is 15 pesos and margaritas and wine are 30 pesos per drink.
Tickets are available at Diane Pearl’s Colecciones, from Miguel Roman at (376) 765-6557, from Jon and Cheryl Seaborg at 765-3306 or from Weezie Burgess at 766-2830.
This is the first fundraiser of the year for Love in Action. Do take along some extra pesos to throw in the donations basket. The Children’s Center is getting only five dollars from each ticket sold.
Sale
The Tarahumara Project will hold a yard sale on Sunday, June 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ocampo 98 at Seis Esquinas in Ajijic. There’s lots of clothing, costume jewelry, books, DVDs and other neat stuff. Specially featured will be rare, large, clay pots embellished with rawhide, hand made by the Tarahumara. All funds raised will go to the Tarahumara Project, now in its sixth year of support of the free Tarahumara hospital and the indigenous people living on the northern rim of the Copper Canyon.
Donations? Call 766-1167 for pick-up.
School festival
The annual Terrafest, honoring both fathers and mothers, will be held on Friday, June 15, from 6:30 p.m. at the Instituto Terranova School (Rio Lerma 19, Rancho del Oro).
The theme of the festival is “The 80s” and everyone is encouraged to dress up in their best 1980s fashions. There will be dancing, plays, an art exhibition, food and much more. There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome.
Estate sale
A big estate sale to benefit the Cruz Roja Chapala and local Lakeside charities will be held on Saturday, June 16, beginning at 11 a.m. at Calle del Prado 208 in Upper La Floresta.
You’ll find paintings, dishes, furniture, a television set, a VCR/DVD player, a washer and more. Don’t miss it!
Tea Party
The next meeting of the Lakeside USA Tea Party will be held on Tuesday, June 12, 4 p.m. at Sunrise Café in Riberas del Pilar.
The topic this month will be “Liberal Bias in the Media,” presented by Karen Cage. Cage spent 30-plus years working in the news media and has a unique perspective on the topic.
Celebrate Canada
The Canadian Club of Lake Chapala will hold their annual Canada Day celebration on Friday, June 29 at La Nueva Posada in Ajijic. The date was chosen as all the licensed bars and restaurants in Mexico will be closed on June 30 and on Election Day, July 1.
A no-host reception and social hour will begin at 1 p.m., with the picnic BBQ served outside at 2 p.m. The fare will be “melt in your mouth” hamburgers on sesame seed buns with coleslaw and potato salad. The dessert will be a delicious Happy Birthday Canada cake. There will also be a great Canadian Trivia Quiz.
Until June 18, Canadian Club members will pay 110 pesos each for their tickets. June 19 and forward, tickets for members will be 140 pesos. Non-members will pay 140 pesos no matter when the tickets are purchased.
Tickets are on sale at Independencia 29, in Ajijic, from 10 a.m. to noon, or another time by appointment (766-0926). Tickets will be on sale after June 19 at Absolut Fenix Real Estate (near SuperLake market) from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
This is the last chance to use your 2011-2012 drink tickets. Everyone is welcome.
Survivors
The Survivors’ Anonymous Club (SAC) will meet Thursday, June 14, 6 p.m. at La Bodega Restaurant (Calle 16 de Septiembre 124) in Ajijic.
Women who have survived the varied slings and arrows of life are invited. Come prepared to converse, sing, laugh and have a great time in general.
Bruno’s
Vicki Sclisizzi, the operator of Bruno’s Restaurant in Ajijic, wants everyone to be aware of their summer schedule.
Bruno’s will open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays for lunch, 11 a.m to 3 p.m.. The grill will be open each of those days from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (except for Mondays and Tuesdays until July). Don’t miss having a meal at Bruno’s where you can count on the best. Regular dinner hours (11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.) will resume in July.
Hole-in-the-Wall
We told you we’d let you know. According to the sign on the door, the popular Hole-in-the-Wall restaurant in Seis Esquinas will open up after vacation in the evening of Saturday, June 9. Happy tamales!
Car wash
Girls from the Love in Action and La Ola children’s homes are washing cars in front of the Little Chapel by the Lake every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A few boys from the Iglesia del Espiritu Santo youth group are also joining in.
The kids are trying to raise 40,000 pesos so all of them can go to a summer camp in Leon, Guanajuato in August.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Second Sunday after Pentecost on June 10, 10 a.m. with Holy Eucharist Rite II in the ground floor area of Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic. The sermon topic by Father Danny Borkowski is “The Sin against the Holy Sprit,” based on Mark 3:20-35.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Santa Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. The title of the talk for June 10 will be “Henry David Thoreau and the Civil Disobedience,” with Sue Kelly giving the talk and Marguerite Ponder as the service leader. Thoreau, famous for his thoughts on nature, was also actively opposed to slavery and therefore, to the government that imposed it. He refused to pay taxes and went to jail for it. The talk will explore his opposition to the government of his time and the reasons he felt the way he did.
A coffee hour get together will follow 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..
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Since moving to Lakeside several years ago from Guadalajara, Lutheran Pastor Hal Brown and his wife Eddie have been valued members of St. Andrew’s Church. Living up to the honorific of “Pastor,” Hal and Eddie have exercised a particular ministry to sick and shut-in members of both the congregation and the community in general. This Sunday, Pastor Hal will observe the 50th anniversary of his ordination and will preach at the 10 a.m. service. The title of his sermon is “Where Everybody is Somebody and Jesus Christ is Lord.” The St. Andrew’s congregation is inviting the Browns’ many friends in the Lakeside community to join them in giving thanks for their outstanding ministry.
St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, just a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Presbyterians
June 10 is the second Sunday in June and that means that Lakeside Presbyterian Church is inviting you to a free – yes, free – lunch after the 10 a.m. service.
Pastor Ross Arnold will continue his series on “The Road to Christian Maturity” with the theme “Serving God.” The regular interactive Bible Study held every Friday at 10 a.m. is open to all.
The Church is located on the mountain side of the Carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant.