Nothing ever happens unless somebody makes it happen, and with this brief article I wish to honor Rosemary and John Keeling, two very generous and hard-working people who have been instrumental in the success of the organization Viva la Música, which for many years brought excellent musical concerts to Ajijic and supported many young Mexican music students with scholarships to help in their education.

Barbara Clippinger thought she had drawn her final curtain two years ago after directing “Chicago” at Lakeside Little Theater (LLT) and announcing her retirement.

Lakeside resident Robert Sandels, who turns 86 this year, has racked up plenty of jobs in his lifetime. From restaurant worker to history professor to writer on Latin American issues, the one job that stands out as his all time favorite took place on a U.S. naval base in Key West, Florida.

For the past four winters, 67-year-old Jennifer Williams has been coming to Ajijic from Calgary. She’s one of a flock of Canadian “snowbirds” who’s landed each year at the same gated community in La Floresta that becomes their winter home.

Berenice Valdez, the coordinator of the Institute for Women in Migration (Imumi) in Mexico, recently claimed that her country is a “very hostile territory” for migrant women.

Greeting card sales are going well for artist Adriana Perez, especially now during lakeside’s “peak” season. Ajijic residents may recognize this attractive, energetic Mexican woman dressed in a colorful, flowing skirt, with cascading brown curls and a wide smile, toting a bag of greeting cards.