The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Wrestlers Great Eku and Egipcio Junior muscled in on Chapala First Lady Marisela Navarro to promote the lucha libre spectacle scheduled Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m., as a fund-raising event to support DIF social assistance programs for local families.
A crowd of nearly 100 north shore residents, most of foreign extraction, turned out at the Ajijic waterfront Saturday, May 24, to raise their voices in conjunction with the global grassroots campaign aimed at toppling biotech giant Monsanto.
The mountain range overlooking the most populated segment of Lake Chapala’s north shore has gained a hypothetical shield against human depredation under the “Cerro Viejo-Chupinaya-Los Sabinos” Natural Protected Area (ANP) decree formally enacted by the Jalisco government on May 18.
In a prelude to the 2013 rainy season, early storms have brought a tad of relief to a thirsty Lake Chapala, keeping its dwindling water line on an even keel throughout the past week.
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.
Ajijic town administrator Hector España keeps pulling new tricks out of his sleeve. Last week he and Chapala Sport Council chief Jesus Dario Hernandez buddied up to a lead family-oriented bicycle excursion around the village. The bi-monthly bike rides will be repeated June 7 and on alternately Fridays thereafter, wheeling out from the plaza at 7 p.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.
Ajijic town administrator Hector España has unveiled a plan to utilize the beach area just east of the local pier as a paid parking zone, taking effect as of Monday, June 3.
“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.
