Expat Living

Mary Ann Waite and Monica Malloy received the coveted Bing Awards during the annual Culinary Arts Society of Ajijic (CASA) annual Awards Banquet at El Jardin de Ninette Restaurant on February 23. The meeting honors all CASA members who have placed in any of the 2014 monthly competitions. 

Members of the Chapala chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) hosted the 39th Annual Mexico Conference at the Real de Chapala in Ajijic from Friday, February 20 to Tuesday, February 24. Lynn Young, the president-general of the National Society of the DAR, and more than 60 delegates and members from Mexico and the United States, attended the conference.

Felicidades to Georgie McCarty and Stan Standring, who are finalizing plans to tie the knot in May. Stan surprised his future bride by formally popping the question during the Valentine’s Karoake night gathering at Mama’s Bar held on Friday, February 13. After slipping a sparkly engagement ring on her finger and handing over a lovely floral bouquet, he led Georgie to the mike to join him in a heart-felt rendition of the classic romantic ballad “When I Fall in Love.”

The Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club is much more than simply a group of people getting together to play cards in the afternoon.

Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.  

The 37th Mexican National Chili Cookoff blasts off Friday, February 27 for a three-day run at the Tobolandia Water Park. This year sees a new layout for easier visitor access and an expanded entertainment program, along with the culinary contests, hourly raffles and giant shopper’s paradise that always draw throngs to lakeside’s largest and longest standing charity happening.