General News

Access to Chapala’s central plaza was cordoned off with chicken wire covered in black plastic as work on a major renovation project got underway early Wednesday, December 12.  

Lakesiders looking for some extreme modes of entertainment will have two special events to choose from on Sunday, December 7.
Mud bogging mayhem

Bestselling Canadian author and personal finance expert Andrew Hallam has been passing the winter in the Lake Chapala area and will share his unique take on the financial services sector at two meetings at the Lake Chapala Society scheduled Sunday, December 7 and Monday, December 15, both starting at noon.

Luz de Malla is a local non-profit organization that creates and leads tours to raise funds to benefit the fishermen of Lake Chapala and help them fund educational projects that further their knowledge about the sustainable care of the lake.

Chefs at lakeside area restaurants may soon need to check out some cuisses de grenouille recipes.  With Lake Chapala’s waters offering slim pickings these days, a local fishermen’s cooperative is taking the plunge into frog farming as an alternative livelihood.

After more than 20 years as a pillar in the local assisted living facility industry, Casa Nostra Nursing Home is the first of the existing homes to move into brand new buildings designed specifically for the care of the aging.

Regalorama, the annual fundraising “mother of all bazaars” sponsored by St. Andrew’s Anglican Church will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 6 on the church grounds at Calle San Lucas 19 in Riberas del Pilar.

The fifth annual Festival de Aves del Lago de Chapala takes flight this weekend, putting a spotlight on Lake Chapala’s abundant winged wild life with educational, cultural and recreational activities scheduled to run through Sunday, November 30.