Local people who enjoy stretching their legs with canine companions in tow may want to get in on the Canem Carrera Canina scheduled for Sunday, October 13 in Atequiza.

It was a bonus week for Chapala area school kids as the local government initiated the distribution of supplies to hundreds of local students.

The denizens of Chapala are taking a break from their normal routines to engage in religious and secular activities surrounding the annual Fiestas Patronales honoring Francisco de Asís (Saint Francis of Assisi), the town’s patron saint.

Former Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado has dropped the labor suit he lodged against the municipal government to collect unpaid wages and benefits accrued during his term as chief executive.

Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya is determined to fight tooth and nail to prevent the reactivation of the city’s parking meter system.

The Chapala government is tackling repairs of the community’s deteriorated thoroughfares on the basis of most critical need, with a one-block stretch of Avenida Madero qualifying as the latest target.