The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Memorial Service
A memorial service for the late David Netherton, the Chapala Garden Railway builder, will be held at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo museum (the old Chapala Railway Station) on Sunday, January 20 at 2 p.m.
Dogs in limbo
The article in last week’s Reporter about the man who committed suicide left the fate of his dogs in question.
Cookoff
The 13th Annual American Legion Auxiliary Unit 7 Chili Cookoff is set for Thursday, January 10. Cocktails begin at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. The menu will include chili, homemade corn bread, cole slaw and ice cream for dessert. Tickets are 80 pesos in advance. Those who participate in the contest pay only 40 pesos.
The plunge
The shivers and goose bumps will get started just after noon on Tuesday, January 1 at the Beer Garden Restaurant on the Chapala malecon.
Christmas dinner
The folks at Lakeside Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation will once again remember local firefighters by taking them a Christmas dinner at the station.
Postponed
The Tarahumara Fashion Show and Christmas Party slated for December 16 has been postponed until mid-January. Those who have already purchased tickets may contact Libby Townsend at 766-1167 for a refund or hang on to them as they will be honored at the January event.
Quizzes
Niños Incapacitados del Lago has made the Trivia Quiz event an annual tradition. This year, the date is Saturday, January 15 at the Salon Eucaliptos at Hotel Real de Chapala in La Floresta. The afternoon quiz will begin at 2 p.m. and the evening quiz at 6:30 p.m. No food will be provided, so bring your own munchies. A cash bar will open 30 minutes before each quiz session.
