Monthly visits to the Lake Chapala area by staff of the U.S.  Consulate General will take place on the second Wednesday of the month until further notice.  The first 2014 date for the local consular outreach program is Wednesday January 8.

Recognizing that our marvelously benign year-round climate makes the Chapala area an ideal place to cultivate edible garden goodies, Ajijic resident John McWilliams came up with the idea of getting interested folks together to share ideas and experiences in cultivating home-grown vegetables.

The UVA  (University Vocational Assistance) family — scholarship students, sponsors and friends of the program  — recently gathered at the home of Sue Torres in Ajijic to celebrate the season and the efforts of this lakeside charity.

Want to generate some holiday cheer for impoverished kids? Chapala’s San Francisco parish curate Enrique Monteon Curiel and the church’s Salesian lay missioners welcome your generous contributions to the annual Jugueton toy collection marathon to be held this weekend at the central plaza.

On Friday, November 29, nine members of the Lake Chapala Kayaking Club set forth from the parking lot of La Tasca in Ajijic to paddle their way across the lake to San Luis Soyatlan.

Man’s best friend will have a chance to lap up a day of sporting fun on Sunday, December 1 at the Dog Agility Match to be hosted by the Free Spirit Playpark, Ramon Corona 166, San Antonio Tlayacapan.