Tuesday, September 1, was a red letter day for Chapala, marking the 50th anniversary of its official designation as a city.

The municipality of Chapala has seen a significant uptick in home burglary cases this summer, with six criminal complaints filed in June and 11 more reported in July, according to statistics for high-impact crimes registered by the National Public Security System (SESNSP).

The ChangeMakers Lake Chapala program aims to help girls to become successful in their chosen fields by assisting with education, information and personal support.

Following an August 18 meeting with Jalisco’s top security brass, Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya has announced that state traffic police are planning to re-instate random spot-checks practiced regularly in March and April 2019 along the Chapala-Jocotepec corridor to snare drunk drivers, errant motorcyclists and stolen or improperly documented vehicles.

The Ajijic branch of Correos de Mexico, the nation’s postal service, was eliminated early this month, with all of its post office boxes and services relocated to the main branch in Chapala on Calle Degollado, a few doors away from DIF headquarters.

Call Lois Cugini the poster girl for the proverb, “great things come in small packages.”