The Rev. Gene Raymer and several members of The Little Chapel by the Lake traveled to the village of San Juan Tecomatlan on May 6 to distribute 20 life jackets to 17 fishermen and three fisherwomen. Missionary Dr. Daniel Boatright was the interpreter for the donation ceremony, which took place in the town plaza.

French food was the theme of the April meeting when the Culinary Arts Society (CASA) of Ajijic met at Min Wah Restaurant.

Amigas Jewels is a lakeside group with bi-monthly meetings to learn and share jewelry-making techniques.

For years area governments and local volunteer groups have spawned dozens of plans to force lakeside residents into conventional models of recycling where trash is separated into color-coded categories.

Savoring a rare occasion to unwind on the receiving end of a deluxe dining experience, a crowd of top notch chefs and restaurateurs from Guadalajara and lakeside converged at Chapala’s Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (CCGG) on Monday, April 28 for La Gran Noche del Chef.

Cinemas del Lago is launching a special screening calendar to support altruistic causes in the lakeside area.