Trash bin placement raises a stink
The installation of a bright red trash bin at Chapala’s main intersection early last week caused a public uproar over its placement at the focal point for photographs of the downtown’s major landmarks.
The installation of a bright red trash bin at Chapala’s main intersection early last week caused a public uproar over its placement at the focal point for photographs of the downtown’s major landmarks.
Ixtlahaucán de los Membrillos Mayor Eduardo Cervantes Aguilar has slashed his salary by half to help feed impoverished senior citizens in the community.
The Tepehua Community Center is an oasis of hope located in the heart of one of Chapala’s most downtrodden barrios.
As thousands of vacationers swarmed the lakeshore area over the Easter holiday period, two fatalities were reported in separate incidents at local hotels.
The Passion Play in San Antonio Tlayacapan picks up on Good Friday, April 14, around noon, with the Calvary starting at the east end of town, Calle Ramon Corona at Arroyo Hondo.
The Lake Chapala Birders reports sightings of 151 species by 25 birders during three separate trips taken in March.
Six plus one equals the number of times the Escuela Preparatoria Regional de Chapala has run the Lakeside Math Olympics, a unique competition to challenge the area’s brightest young minds.
Chapala’s second annual Expo Ganadera livestock show kicks into action Friday, April 21 with a packed program of activities and entertainment spectacles set to run through Sunday, April 30 on the grounds of the J. González Gallo Lienzo Charro, located on Avenida Madero, opposite the Pemex service station.
Cruz Roja Chapala pulled in 62,330 pesos over the first three weeks of the annual Colecta Nacional fund-raising drive, with thanks to everyone who has dropped cash into the distinctive banks carried by staff and volunteers at highway intersections and commercial outlets around the community.