General News

The final figures for the July through September operating period at Cruz Roja Chapala indicate a significant short fall of income versus expenses, according to Norm Pifer, president of the Cruz Roja Chapala Consejo (board of directors).

Rehabilitation of the San José chapel and the repair of other damage caused by a flash flood that struck Ajijic’s La Floresta subdivision on Thursday, September 17 are progressing steadily, Asociacón de Colonos President Fernando Plata Salaman told this newspaper.

More zombies than ever before have been working and rehearsing for weeks to be ready for the “Ajijic Thrill the World” presentation on the Ajijic plaza on Saturday, October 24, 5 p.m. Many of the zombies are being sponsored with donations going to boost the Cruz Roja Chapala coffers. 

A volunteer army of local merchants, school kids, average citizens and government workers marshaled by Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado entered battle last weekend to beat back the massive invasion of lirio acuatico (water hyacinths) that has taken siege of Lake Chapala’s shoreline.

To kick off a grand plan to transform Chapala into a prime tourist destination, the new municipal government is refurbishing the median strip in front of city hall to create a wider, pedestrian-friendly esplanade.

If there is one public issue Rafael Escamilla Ramos would call a personal passion, it’s social responsibility in caring for the environment. 

Due to my misinterpretation of available information, my wording in the third paragraph of “Health Van’s future in Doubt,” an article published in the October 10-16, 2015 issue of the Guadalajara Reporter, is incorrect.