Lake Chapala area targeted for campaign against drunk drivers
The Lake Chapala area has been chosen as a new focal point for Jalisco’s permanent campaign to get drunk drivers off the road.
The Lake Chapala area has been chosen as a new focal point for Jalisco’s permanent campaign to get drunk drivers off the road.
Two men and 41 women have become certified nursing aides after finishing the second 12-month basic health care study program sponsored by the Chapala municipal government. Blanca Covarrubias (left) happily shakes hands with Dr. José de Jesús González, director of Chapala’s state-run Centro de Salud, after receiving her diploma and delivering a brief speech on behalf of her classmates at the July 29 graduation ceremony. Contact information for all program graduates is available at the City Hall Comusida office.
A surprise appointment announced by Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta has put enforcement of municipal regulations in the hands Carlos Rosales Pérez, one of the city government’s sternest critics.
After completing a four-week course in basic carpentry, 25 men and women from San Antonio Tlayacapan are now heading down a firm path towards economic self-sufficiency.
Two armed men made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after holding up the bank branch located inside Chapala’s Coppel department store on Wednesday, July 23.
Three experienced mountain runners from the lakeside area are getting ready to pack their bags and head off to Europe for major international competitions scheduled for next month.
The second annual Festival del Tequila is scheduled to run Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 3 at Chapala’s waterfront Malecon.
An elderly long-time expat resident suffered a harsh beating at the hands of an intruder who broke into his central Ajijic home in the early hours of Thursday, July 17.
Free parking in downtown Chapala was reinstated as of Wednesday, July 9 when officials from the city’s Regulations Office slapped closure seals on the 21 electronic meters installed on Avenida Madero, Paseo Ramón Corona and Avenida Hidalgo.