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Mexican moms honored with traditional festivities

As Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world on Sunday, May 10, festivities in the Lake Chapala area will crank up in the wee hours when many beloved madres will be roused from their slumber with lively musical serenades.

As day breaks, sky rockets will blast off at local cemeteries, calling folks to services held in remembrance of mothers who have passed on to greener fields. Many will bring floral tributes to place at the graves of departed matriarchs.

Charro party

Ajijic’s Asociación de Charros gets a jump on the holiday with a wild country-style family fiesta on Saturday, May 9, from 4:30 p.m., at the bullring on Calle Revolución. 


Candidate forum revamped

The political forum for Chapala mayoral candidates planned by the lakeside branch of the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 12 to mesh with a similar encounter organized by local media outlets. The event will be held at the Robert Kleffel auditorium on the campus of the Instituto Tecnologico Superior (ITS), starting at 11 a.m.

Ajijic volunteers paint highway crosswalks

A recent Facebook posting on pedestrian safety shared by Ajijic native Denis Arrabi quickly snowballed into a citizen initiative to repaint several of the town’s most perilous highway crosswalks. Over the past week volunteer crews have spread out to touch up the yellow and white roadway markings, with added artistic touches, at the street intersections with Revolucion, Colon and Alvaro Obregon. 

Candidates & architects fence sit on Lake City mega real estate project

Asked for their views on the controversial Lake City megaproject, Chapala’s leading mayoral candidates are sitting on the fence, being cautious not to take a firm posture until they can take a look at the fully finished plan to weigh in on all the pros and cons. None, however, has expressed outright rejection of the proposal.