The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Spanish-speaking lakesiders who have talents for teaching swimming, dance or basic social skills, plus some free time on their hands and a yearning to lend a helping hand to disadvantaged youngsters fit the bill as new recruits for the Mariposa Project summer programs being lined up at Chapala’s Love in Action (LIA) Children’s Home.
A four-year-old boy born deaf and without ears has become one of the Shriners’ “miracle children,” and is now receiving top-quality care at a leading hospital in Montreal, Canada.
Lakeside Presbyterian Church last weekend distributed the proceeds from its Spring Bazaar held on March 1 and 2.
Masonic Lodge Axixic #31 is again backing community projects – this time helping Ajijic Town Administrator Hector España with his clean-up project involving children.
Each Saturday morning, España accompanies a large group of young people on a tour of the Ajijic Malecon, beach front, streets and other places in a bid to keep the town clean and litter free.
The Casi Nuevo store will manage an estate sale featuring the entire contents of the two-story house of Mary Alice Sargent, who has returned to the United States after 22 years at Lakeside.
The sale takes place at the store (the property with the red door located on the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar across from 7-11) on Saturday, May 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Las Alfareras from Tonala captured the 5,000-peso first place prize for a stunning performance at the Feria de Escaramuzas riding competition held on May 11 at the Ajijic charro arena.
The event was organized under the auspices of Chapala’s DIF family services agency as a benefit for the fledgling Pepe Martinez Equine Therapy Center. DIF is actively seeking sponsors to foot the bill for patients of limited means enrolled the therapeutic and rehabilitation program.
For details visit DIF headquarters at Degollado 351.
A legacy begun by pioneer expatriate Neill James in 1954 has been picked up, remodeled, streamlined, and adjusted to current needs through the years by several folks who have come after.
