North Banderas Beat - March 2, 2013
Fashion show
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority of Bucerias and La Cruz will host their 5th Annual Fashion Show on Wednesday, March 13, 2 p.m., at Karen’s Place Restaurant at the beach end of Benito Juarez.
Fashion show
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority of Bucerias and La Cruz will host their 5th Annual Fashion Show on Wednesday, March 13, 2 p.m., at Karen’s Place Restaurant at the beach end of Benito Juarez.
Going solar
Manos de Amor, the children’s shelter in Bucerias, is preparing to install solar panels on its rooftop. Representatives from eSun Energy (of Bahia de Banderas, Ajijic and Guadalajara) made an inspection of the location on Tuesday.
Fundraiser 1
About 50 people attended the successful Bingo and Schnitzel Fest, held at the home of Franz Painer and Joanne Walsh, to raise funds for Paraiso Felino, a no-kill cat shelter in San Juan de Abajo, located about 12 miles inland from the coast.
“Generous guests raised over 9,000 pesos,” said shelter owner Janina Erban, adding that the total represents a month’s worth of food for her 200 “residents.”
Casino Night
The Vallarta Yacht Club is sponsoring Casino Night, featuring popular casino games such as blackjack, roulette and Texas hold-em, on Wednesday, January 30, 6 p.m.
Immigration moves
A reminder to returning snowbirds is that the Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM) office has moved out of Bucerias and is now in Nuevo Vallarta.
Primary School
The La Cruz Chrsitmas Party for the Escuela Primaria takes place on Wednesday December 19, 6 p.m. at Sandzibar Restaurant at the Alamar Beach Club, Playa Manzanilla in La Cruz.
Tile wall
Visitors to the Manos de Amor orphanage in Bucerias cannot fail to miss the 68 hand-painted tiles covering a portion of one courtyard-area wall.