Expat Living

Chapala marked the commemoration of the Dia de la Marina (Navy Day) with a traditional ceremony held early Monday, June 1 at the waterfront Malecon. Local Luis Jorge Ochoa presided at the event, accompanied by Mayor Joaquin Huerta and Bernardo Gutierrez Navarro, head of the Jalisco headquarters for the Federal Ministry of Communications and Transport.

Ajijic’s waterfront Malecon will be the setting for the second annual Festival del Papalote (Kite Fest) from Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31.  Activities get under way on Friday from 1 p.m., with troubadour Moises set to perform at 3 p.m. and free workshops in kite-making paper folding, and other handicrafts, starting 4 p.m.

Jocotepec First Lady Lillian Olmedo Navarro offers a congratulatory embrace to the mother of the first infant delivered at Jocotepec’s brand new Regional Community Hospital. The healthy baby girl came into the world at 7:30 a.m. on May 19, weighing 3.1 kilos. She is the second child born to the Inclan Rivas family. Doctors reported that mother and child were in perfect health.

Nine bilingual area residents have finished a four-month course to prepare them to work in the new Lakeside Health Care Assistant program.  

Members of lakeside’s two American Legion posts are dividing responsibilities and facilities as they prepare to host next week’s three-day 2015 Department of Mexico Convention. 

With the 2015 hurricane season officially kicking in as of May 15 and weathermen forecasting major thunderstorms to hit all over Mexico this weekend, it’s time to get serious about preparing for eventualities during this year’s rainy season.