The Guadalajara Reporter
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Under the title Manos para cuidar el Lago (Hands to care for the Lake), a loose-knit group of local activists is putting out the call for volunteers to conduct a massive one-day clean-up of Lake Chapala’s shoreline, slated for Saturday, June 1, from 9 to 11 a.m.
The Jalisco Attorney General’s office (FGE) has revealed that two former policemen are among the six suspects put behind bars as prime suspects in a series of high profile crimes of violence committed earlier this year in the lakeside area.
Lakeside area environmental activists and organic food proponents will be joining the worldwide March on Monsanto campaign slated for Saturday, May 25.
A rally scheduled for 10 a.m. at the outdoor amphitheater on Ajijic’s Malecon will focus on critical global issues related to the production, availability and safety of food.
“Water is a symbol of life. The water in this fountain represents the lives of four beloved women.” With these simple words, Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta led the May 10 dedication of the towering cantera stone fountain installed at the east end of Ajijic’s waterfront park.
Marble plaques embedded around the foot of the fountain bear the names Julia Ramos, Zara Alexeyewa, Neill James and Juanita Reed engraved in gold letters.
“Today we want to express gratitude for their contributions to our community, and take this opportunity to salute all mothers, present and absent,” Huerta remarked during the ceremony held on Mexico’s Dia de las Madres.
An all-breed dog show will be staged at Tobolandia from Thursday, May 23 to Sunday, May 26, beginning at 10 a.m.
It is sponsored by Federacion Canofilio Mexicana (the equivalent of the American Kennel Club in the United States or the Canadian Kennel Club in Canada). Should be spectacular for dog lovers. The show managers do not charge for entry to the event.
To learn more about Federacion Canofilio Mexicana, visit www.fcm.mx.
Chapala resident Edgar Alonso Hernandez Rojas, 22, died in the early hours of Sunday, May 12, from injuries sustained when he accidentally tumbled headfirst from the second-story balcony of a popular downtown Chapala watering hole.
Operators of downtown Chapala’s parking meter system announced that inspectors are being equipped to issue bar-coded receipts permitting the payment of fines at all branches of the Oxxo convenience store chain as of Friday, May 17.
The Ajijic branch of Mexico’s postal service, Correos de Mexico, was relocated to a new address at Carretera Oriente 29 as of May 6.
Feeling the heat of public outrage, executives of Comers – the private company running downtown Chapala’s paid parking system – have agreed to negotiate with city hall officials and civic representatives to sort out conflicts over penalties, exemptions, operating hours and other issues.
