The only thing that depressed Glenda Lacy after she moved into her home on the upper Ajijic street of San Juan de las Colinas was the sight of acres of weeds choking the empty lots that studded her new neighborhood.

Summer rains have turned upper Ajijic’s Arroyo del Tepalo into a natural playground for local families.

Kids take special delight in splashing in the cool waters that are now streaming down the three waterfalls located along the popular hiking path. 

Photo by Dale Palfrey

Running teams representing Canada and the United States will arrive in Ajijic next week to vie for honors in the 2014 North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Championship.

Plenty of fun was had at the American Legion Post Seven July 4 party with music, dancing and raffles.

Lakeside’s Democrats Abroad  celebrated the 4th of July with a bash that featured apple pie and other typical picnic fare, Ed Tasca’s abbreviated reading of the Declaration of Independence and a 50/50 raffle called in the middle of a downpour by  event host Howard Feldstein.

The Lake Chapala Duplicate Bridge Club selected the University Vocational Assistance program (UVA) to be the beneficiary of 7,000 pesos the bridge players raised during their April “charity month.”