The hula
Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Chapala will hold a Hawaiian Luau on Saturday, August 25 at American Legion Post 7, Morelos 114 in Chapala. The cocktail hour is from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., at which time the Fetia I Te Po Tahitian dance group from Guadalajara, led by Gabriela Alejandro Gorziez Guerrero and musical director Edgar Ramirez Ruiz, will perform. Hal Kaluhiokalani Matthews will play his ukulele and sing, joined by Louie Pavao and Marilyn Moss at 5 p.m. as dinner is served. Donna Bento will give a dance performance accompanied by Kahale Camara on guitar after dinner.
The luau, featuring a whole roasted pig with side dishes and homemade mango ice cream will be catered by Manix Restaurant. Tickets are 300 pesos per person and are on sale now at the Lake Chapala Society (Cruz Roja table) and American Legion Post 7.
Survival
The next meeting of the Survivors’ Club will be held Tuesday, August 14, 6 p.m. at La Nueva Posada. The meeting is open to all women who consider themselves survivors…whether you have illness, marriage, divorce, kids, bankruptcy, homelessness, work or just life in general. The idea is to gather for a good time and let the bad times be past. Just show up.
Help feed the animals
Anita Strehlo of Anita’s Animals left her stall at the Wednesday tianguis last week after having taken in 17 puppies and four kittens. Nine of the puppies were too young for adoption and are now all under foster care. Fortunately, five puppies that were old enough were adopted at the market and the others went home with Anita. The surplus of dogs and cats never seems to end.
The monthly community pet food drive will be held Thursday, August 16, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Animal Shelter Pet Food store in Riberas del Pilar. The event occurs through the cooperation of Geoffrey Kaye of the Animal Shelter and representatives of Animal Buddies who will be there to help you. Your purchase will help the Animal Shelter cats, Anita’s Animals or your choice of animal rescue group.
If you can’t make it to the food drive on Thursday, you can purchase dog or cat food any time at the Animal Shelter and designate it for your choice of animal rescue group. The Shelter will hold your donation purchase for pick up (after you’ve informed your choice of animal rescue group about the purchase).
And don’t forget about all the baby animals being born right now…donations of kitten or puppy food will be greatly appreciated. Big trip
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) is sponsoring a bus trip to McAllen, Texas, leaving Ajijic on Thursday, September 20 at 6 a.m. arriving in McAllen on Thursday night and leaving McAllen at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning, arriving Sunday night (September 23) in Ajijic. It involves a three-night stay at the Ramada Inn where there are microwaves, fridges and Internet service in each room, along with free breakfasts. The price is 5000 pesos per person for double occupancy and 1000 pesos more for single occupancy. A deposit of 1000 pesos is required at the time of reservation and the total must be paid by September 6. Sign up at LCS, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. You must have a valid passport and current immigration documents. For more information contact June Cooper at 766-4939.
Closer trip
LCS has arranged a bus trip to Tonala and Tlaquepaque for Wednesday, September 5. The bus leaves from the sculpture at La Floresta at 9:30 a.m. (sharp) and returns from Tlaquepaque at 4 p.m. The price is 200 pesos. Sign up at the LCS table on the LCS campus Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Shrimp
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary 7 in Chapala is throwing a Jimmy Buffet Parrothead Shrimp Boil on Saturday, August 18, with cocktails at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. The menu includes shrimp, corn on the cob, garlic toast, coleslaw and dessert. The fun includes a trivia contest, prizes, raffles and, of course, the music of Jimmy Buffet. The price is 170 pesos. Tickets are on sale now at American Legion Post 7, Morelos 114 in Chapala.
Fundraiser
The Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 7 has deemed their Wings and Things and Just Desserts set for August 27 at Post 7 as a fundraiser for Legion manager Victoria Schmidt. Schmidt must have surgery and needs it done right away. Her insurance requires that the operation be paid for ‘up front.’ She doesn’t have the substantial amount of ‘up front’ money required, so the Auxiliary will donate the monies from the event to Schmidt. When the insurance reimburses Schmidt, she will donate all the funds back to the Auxiliary Poppy Fund that helps cover medical and rehabilitation expenses for local area veterans and their families. Tickets for the event cost 100 pesos and are on sale now at American Legion Post 7, Morelos 114 in Chapala.
Labor Day
United States Labor Day will be celebrated at the American Legion Post 7 with a special picnic that will include Yvonne and Stan with karaoke on September 3. Tickets are 120 pesos.
Tea Party
The Lakeside USA Tea Party will meet Tuesday, August 14 at the Sunrise Café in Riberas del Pilar. The featured speaker will be local Tea Party member Laraine Callom reporting on a Conservative Leadership Conference she attended in July. For more information contact Karen Cage at 766-5047.
Go, Navy!
The next meeting of the Navy League Lake Chapala Council will be on Saturday, August 18 at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic. The luncheon meeting will begin at 1 p.m., with administrative remarks before lunch and a program of interest after the meal.
The speaker will be Mike Headley. Headley is a military history bug whose presentation will be “The White Mouse.” He will discuss the life and achievements of one of WWII’s greatest female spies. The woman, whose name will be revealed at the meeting, was decorated with 11 medals by four countries and lived until just a few months short of her 100th birthday.
Headley was born in Alabama in 1944. His work experience as electrical engineer took him all over the United States and into Saudi Arabia. He and his wife, Kay, retired to Lakeside from Colorado Springs in 2011. He volunteers with Have Hammers…Will Travel and the La Ola Children’s Shelter in Jocotepec.
To become a Navy League member you do not need prior military service! The only requirement is a desire to support the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine). The League is open to all, regardless of nationality.
Those planning to attend the August 18 meeting should call Jim Sullivan at 766-1316 or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost on Sunday August 12, 10 a.m. in the ground floor space at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic, with the Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The sermon topic for Father Danny Borkowski is “Whoever Believes Has Eternal Life,” based on John 6: 35, 41-51.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Santa Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. Sunday, August 12, the talk will be “Lost in Cyberspace” and will be given by Joan Jaquish. It will focus on current research on the evolving relationships between individuals, society and technology. Everyone is welcome. A coffee hour get together will follow. Tel. 766-1119 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
St. Andrew’s Anglican
If someone told you that you faith was sheer imagination, you might be insulted; but the fact is, without imagination, faith is impossible—or, at least that’s the case being made by Father Winston Welty at this week’s sermon, labeled “Surprised by the Sacrament.” Worship service at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is 10 a.m. Sunday mornings. A time of fellowship, welcome and refreshment always follows the service. St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, just a block south of the carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Presbyterians
With the abundance of life that God has created, why has God specifically called human life sacred? “Life is Sacred” is the topic of Pastor Ross Arnold’s message at Lakeside Presbyterian Church this Sunday, August 12. Worship begins 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.