Local children will be feted over the next two weeks at a series of the special events tied into the April 30 national celebration of El Día del Niño.

The adventurous life of  former U.S. Marine Frank Sloan Graves (“Gravy”), a longtime Lakeside resident who died January 1, aged 79, was celebrated at a commemoration held January 7, at the Jardin Restaurant on the Ajijic plaza.

The next Medieval Festival will take place February 18 and 19 at the Rancho Casa Club Casa Blanca in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos.

With completion of the construction of El Zapotillo dam projected for December of this year, the Guadalajara Metro Area (AMG) will be able to depend upon a vast infrastructure network to satisfy its growing water supply needs.