Chapala Transito Commandant Hector Magaña warns lakeside motorists to avoid hiring third parties to handle their business at his office and to think twice before trying to pass off copies of their driver permits when dealing with officers who stop them for traffic violations.

Several thousand motorcycle enthusiasts will roll into Chapala next weekend for the two-day, six-year anniversary celebration organized by the local Motoclub Hermanos del Lago.

Careful belt-tightening and a couple of hefty donations are helping Cruz Roja Chapala stay on an even keel as it recovers from many years of operating in dire financial straits.

Mobile speeds cameras are to be installed on the Chapala-Guadalajara highway near the Ixtlahuacan turnoff from this Friday, Jalisco Transportation Secreatary (SVT) Operations Director Felipe Prado Trejo announced this week.

Acknowledging widespread concern about the criminal violence that has plagued Chapala and the rest of the nation, new Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta Barrios said restoring tranquility in the community will be his top priority.

Chapala Mayor-elect Joaquin Huerta and other newly elected municipal officers will take the oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony to be held Sunday, September 30, 6 p.m. at the Auditorio de la Ribera in La Floresta.