General News

Members of Axixic Masonic Lodge’s Bike Safety Team were greeted by a hoard of El Chante youngsters on Saturday, June 24. Each year local masons visit three or four lakeside villages to repair kids’ bikes and to mark each with reflective tape on the front and rear forks.

The delights of a typical village fair spiced up with some show biz glitz will entice a throng of folks to a special celebration taking place Wednesday, May 28 from 6 p.m.  at the Ajijic plaza.

After just six weeks on the job as the chief officer of the Lake Chapala area division of Jalisco’s Secretaría de Movilidad (SeMov), Pedro García Aguilar is making good on his promise to reach out to the expatriate community.

The members of a recently formed and loosely organized group of area residents involved in a variety of business activities will hold their monthly meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31 at Laurie’s Market Café in Ajijic. This meeting will focus on helping members create and use a Facebook business page. Those attending should bring their laptop computers.

Cruz Roja Chapala has announced the appointment of Carlos Eduardo Reyes Mayet as interim director of the medical area.

The Lake Chapala Chapter of Democrats Abroad Mexico will begin a voter registration and voter assistance campaign next week.

The renovation of a small plaza set in the median strip that separates the waterfront Malecón from the San Francisco Church has added a stunning bright spot in the heart of downtown Chapala.

Gilberto Abrego Barragán, 26, and Luis Daniel Romero Ríos, 21, are behind bars facing charges of armed robbery and intentional homicide after confessing to their involvement in a violent home invasion that led to the death of elderly Chapala resident Raymond Margolis.