The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
“I’ve come aboard to stir up the waters,” declared Jose Ignacio Sanchez Bañuelos, the energetic idealist who has just taken the helm at the regional tourism office in Chapala.
While the official holiday calendar marks the third Monday of November as the date to commemorate the 1910 outbreak of La Revolución Mexicana, Chapala area activities tied to the occasion get under way this weekend, spreading out to next Friday.
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).
From modest beginnings, the Lakeside Assistance Group is now collaborating at full steam with Canada’s Firefighters Without Borders to ship second-hand equipment and supplies to fire departments and emergency medical facilities throughout Jalisco.
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.
Economically deprived students in the Lakeside area are fortunate to have access to a number of charities that operate financial aid programs, providing opportunities to pursue the education and training to which they should be entitled on the basis of their abilities and potential for success.
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.
Various emergency measures are being made in the Chapala municipality in preparation for Hurricane Patricia, which is expected to hit the coast of Jalisco Friday afternoon and the Guadaajalara metropolitan area Friday evening. While the hurricane is expected to weaken as it moves inland, it may still be a category 1-3 hurricane when it reaches the metro area, according to the National Weather Center. Be prepared for intense rains and winds.
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.
