Eat out and win a stay at the beach
Lakeside restaurants have been hard hit over the last few months with fewer customers as expat residents headed north-of-the-border to visit family and escape the heat.
Lakeside restaurants have been hard hit over the last few months with fewer customers as expat residents headed north-of-the-border to visit family and escape the heat.
Filling in the gap left when the Animal Shelter closed its dog adoption center in June, volunteers from that facility have begun anew to provide a shelter for abandoned, lost and unwanted dogs to be cared for and placed for adoption.
Ajijic “hummingbird lady” Florence Merrifield will celebrate her 80th birthday on July 18.
Ajijic’s International Institute will open its doors to the public on Saturday, July 7, noon to 4 p.m., to introduce the community to the school’s unique education model and learning programs available to junior- and senior-high level students for the 2012-1213 academic term.
Manix Restaurant is throwing what is being billed as a “real” Fourth of July Celebration on July 4, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the malecon next to the Ajijic pier. The buffet with grilled chicken, BBQ pork ribs, potato salad, fresh green salad, baked beans, vegetable salad and fresh fruit salad will be topped off with home made ice cream. Frankie Dino will provide the entertainment and a cash bar will be open. Tickets are 180 pesos and are on sale now. The telephone number is 766-0061.
Kids at a local children’s home are taking part in a state-of-the-art aquaponics project that uses the same water in which fish are raised and harvested to irrigate organically grown vegetables.
The Storytellers will have a booth at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) CAN/AM festival on Monday, July 2 so that Lakeside authors can sell their books.