Efrén González and his wife Reyna Galindo were delighted to act as hosts and guides to Gloria Pennington, a distinguished patron and ambassador of the arts from Austin, Texas, who recently paid her first visit to Ajijic.    

Ajijic adminstrator Max Macias has announced through Facebook that the town’s annual celebration in honor of patron saint San Andrés Apostol will be happening on the usual dates of November 22 through 30, following certain health safety precautions and other modifications.

Chapala area residents are rooting for Mariana Macias, the 25-year-old beauty pageant queen from San Antonio Tlayacapan, who has arrived in Phuket, Thailand, to compete as Mexico’s candidate for the title Miss Grand International 2021.

A local fisherman drowned in Lake Chapala Sunday, November 14, after the small vessel he and two companions were using capsized while they were rowing back to shore in the vicinity of Riberas del Pilar.

Chapala traffic police and personnel from a private company were dispatched last weekend to repair defective stop lights at various intersections that are prone to traffic congestion.

Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre scooted off to Mexico City Wednesday, November 10, to join more than 350 mayors from across the nation who are clamoring for the Chamber of Deputies to cut them a bigger piece of pie in the 2022 federal budget.