A throng of Ajijic youngsters and their parents patiently lined up for a long wait at the foot of the Ajijic plaza bandstand last Sunday as a village couple and a band of helpers doled out close to 400 packets of free school supplies. 

In a bombshell announcement coming at the tail end of the academic year, administrators of the lakeside’s Roosevelt School informed staff, students and parents that the institution was shutting the doors, ceasing operations for the 2013-2014 term.

A Mexican Garden Party in support of the Niños de Chapala y Ajijic (NCA) scholarship program will be held Friday, August 2, from 2 to 5 p.m., hosted by NCA President Sharon Ford and fund-raising chairman Dave Paterson. 

Libby Townsend will hold the second annual Tarahumara Rain Dance at her Ajijic (Seis Esquinas) home on Sunday, July 28 to raise funds for the Tarahumara (Raramiri), who live in the Copper Canyon in northern Mexico.

Ajijic town administrator Hector España will host a barbeque dinner and dance party at the village plaza on Saturday, August 10, 5 to 9 p.m., to build up a kitty to fund various improvement projects.

The Lakeside Canadian Club and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 1, Lake Chapala welcomed compatriots to their hugely successful parties this week.