Summer courses offered for kids on vacation
Under Mexico’s official school calendar, school kids will have about five weeks between July 15 and August 18 to enjoy a summer break from their studies. Working parents and busy grandparents can choose from a variety Lakeside area vacation time programs to keep youngsters busy and entertained during the lapse.
				
				
In response to two separate complaints of animal cruelty registered last week, Chapala’s ecology office took swift action to rescue three adult dogs and four newborn puppies found to be living in squalid conditions without adequate food or medical care.
Chapala’s municipal government is being shouldered with the responsibility of collecting a mountain of unpaid fines for parking violations in the downtown area pay-to-park zone.
Just two weeks into the rainy season, Lake Chapala has already gained substantial ground and continues rising at a steady rate.
One of the pair of heavy duty patrol trucks delivered to the Jocotepec police department in March is out of commission after colliding with a cow that crossed its path on the outskirts of town early Thursday, June 26.
Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta presided at a brief ceremony Wednesday, June 25 to distribute new uniforms to all 107 men and women who serve on the local police force.