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I was about seven years old when I made my first trip to Mexico. It was a family trip to visit my grandparents in the little town of Montemorelos, Nuevo León, where they had settled after a couple of years living in Chapala. They left here because the altitude didn’t agree with grandad’s heart condition. 

I was quite stunned when some friends recently commented that local expats don’t rely on newspapers or Facebook to get information.

This week, hundreds of Canadian and U.S. citizens residing in the lakeside area are celebrating national holidays: Canada Day on July 1 and U.S. Independence Day on July 4. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a.k.a. NOAA, has declared the arrival of a Super El Niño season generated by a massive build-up of unusually warm water in the tropical Pacific.  The consequences of a Super Niño are far-reaching and highly unpredictable, NOAA experts say. 

Anybody else out there familiar with Sidney Raz? I’m a huge fan of this social media star, master of life hacks. It’s not just about the useful tips he shares with viewers. It’s his highly entertaining delivery style that adds to his experimentation on ways to handle day-to-day tasks and solve life’s little annoyances, like how to clean the microwave or unstick fingers fused with superglue. 

The Lake Chapala Society Board of Directors held its latest open meeting on Thursday, May 14. It was not business as usual. I say that with absolute certainty because I have attended monthly sessions consistently for just over two years.