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DAR boosts lakeside education

Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Lake Chapala Chapter attended the graduation ceremony at the Chapala Technology Institute on Wednesday, February 26 to congratulate Juan Pablo Chavez, who received a degree in Industrial Engineering specializing in Automated Manufacturing.  The chapter had paid for the tuition of Chavez. He is the second student supported by the chapter to graduate from the Institute.

Mardi Gras fever mounts

Chapala’s Carnival parade starts at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Lakeside’s feverish Carnaval festivities are building up through this weekend to the Fat Tuesday finale on March 4.

Ajijic Cultural Center revamps top deck

Roberto Burnett, representing generous donors who equipped the CCA computer room, got a grateful embrace from Efren Gonzalez at the February 11 grand opening celebration.

The Centro Cultural de Ajijic (CCA) has taken a huge forward step with a major redesign of installations and activities on the facility’s top floor.

Celebration of life for Nina Discombe and Edward Kular

Edward John Kular and Nina Discombe

A celebration of life for Nina Discombe and Edward John Kular will be held on Monday, February 24, beginning with coffee served at 10 a.m. in the Oasis Cloud Café and followed by a community healing/guided meditation from 10:30-10:45 a.m. in the garden.

Carnaval cavorting commences

Carnaval festivities in Chapala and Ajijic are marked by endless days and nights of carousing that involve music, dancing, colorful parades and throngs of masked revelers.

Traditional no-holds-barred Carnaval celebrations in the Chapala area will be underway as of this weekend, running in full-tilt party mode to peak on March 4, coinciding with Mardi Gras blowouts elsewhere around the globe.