Consulate visit

Due to Independence Day activities, the regular visit of U.S. Consulate employees to serve the needs of U.S. citizens from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at American Legion Post Seven in Chapala and their arrival approximately at noon at the Lake Chapala Society has been delayed until Wednesday, July 16.

LCS & Mountain Race

Ajijic’s annual international Chupinaya footrace (a half marathon) leaves from the town plaza and continues through the mountains above the village on Sunday, July 20.

Lakeside Progressives

The next meeting of the Lakeside Progressives will be on Tuesday, July 8, 4 p.m. in the Peacock Garden Restaurant in Ajijic.

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

A special event is planned Saturday, June 14, noon to 4 p.m. at Laurie’s Market Café in Ajijic.

A party designed to buy school supplies and educational materials for the students of an indigenous school in the Copper Canyon begins at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 22 at La Bodega restaurant in Ajijic at 16 de Septiembre 124.

Bling June Mixer

Bling, the organization of international Lakesiders involved in local businesses, is meeting for a Saturday, June 28, noon to 3 p.m. mixer at Laurie’s Café at Carretera 24 in Ajijic.

Three Big Events

The Belmont Stakes race is the star of the Saturday, June 7, 3 p.m. event at the American Legion Post 7 at Calle Morelos 114 in Chapala.

My mother always said, “If you are going to do something, do it up right.”

It’s that waiting time of year again. While we once waited for Christmas, for birthdays, for the end of school, or even for the beginning of a new term of school, these days lakesiders are waiting, scanning the sky for rain clouds, and desperately begging for a cool breeze.