The Guadalajara Reporter
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A handsome alabaster bas-relief sculpture depicting a Greco-Roman chariot is the second acquisition chosen to grace Ajijic’s International Garden, set at the far west end of the waterfront Malecon.
For the past 24 years, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Guadalajara Chapter has been providing uniforms, shoes and school supplies to needy children in Chapala.
Ajijic’s month of observances honoring the Virgen del Rosario come to a climax Thursday, October 31. A colorful procession departs from the back side of the San Andres parish around 4:30 p.m., as danzante troupes outfitted in exotic costumes, scenic floats, a drum and bugle corps and the inevitable blasts of sky rockets lead the entourage of pilgrims around town.
Chapala’s calendar of Day of the Dead activities are getting under way this week with exhibitions of more than 50 Catrina figures going up on display at three waterfront promenade locations.
Sandra “Sandy” Williams, 71, a long-time winter resident from Ontario, Canada, lost her 10-month battle with stage 3 lung cancer on March 17.
Lakeside Chamber of Commerce delegate Yoly Martinez hands over a 10,000-peso check to Cruz Roja Chapala board president Oscar España (left) and his VP Norm Pifer. The full amount of the donation came from a pledge made by the administrator of Chapala’s parking meter system at last month’s Mariachi Festival show in Ajijic. Martinez says that additional proceeds from the event will be delivered once the accounting procedures are finalized.
Representatives of all Lakeside-area charity organizations and non-profit groups are invited to attend a summit meeting to be held Wednesday, November 6, 1:30 p.m., at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) gazebo.
