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Obituaries – March 5, 2016

Obituaries – March 5, 2016

Gary Keeler

Riberas resident Gary Keeler died at home on Sunday, February 28.&nbs...;

Mexican Lifestyles

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Important Public Announcement!

Many area expats are still unaware that there is prank-filled holiday observance...

Arts & Entertainment

‘Chente’ to hang up his sombrero

-1 DAYS AGO

Famed Guadalajara-born ranchero singer Vicente Fernandez is set to give the final performance of his career at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on April 16, an event that will probably be telecast live in a downtown Guadalajara plaza. 

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US stars feted at Guadalajara movie carnival

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US stars feted at Guadalajara movie carnival

U.S. actors Danny Glover and Maya Rudolph heaped praise on Mexican director/actor Diego Luna at the Guadalajara International Film Festival this week.

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Democrats Abroad (lakeside) sponsors movie series

17 MINS AGO

The Lake Chapala chapter of Democrats Abroad is sponsoring movies each Sunday, 1:30 p.m. at Cinemas del Lago in Plaza Bugambilias to help support their local voter registration program.

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Ribera Arts Review - March 12, 2016

23 MINS AGO
Ribera Arts Review - March 12, 2016

Russian music concert

The principal flautist in the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Belarus-born Antonio Dubatovka, returns to Ajijic Saturday, March 12, to join well known pianist Timothy Welch in a performance of Russian music for flute and piano.

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Ribera Arts Review - March 5, 2016

7 DAYS AGO
Ribera Arts Review - March 5, 2016

Northern Lights

Last chance to enjoy fantastic musicians at the Northern Lights Festival de Febrero at the Broken Hearts and Madmen featuring the Gyphon Trio with vocalist Patricia O’Callaghan. The concert is Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorio de la Ribera. Tickets are available at t...

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Ribera Arts Review - February 20, 2016

20 DAYS AGO
Ribera Arts Review - February 20, 2016

Tax receipts

Música Para Crecer A.C. is now in a position to arrange tax receipts for donations in U.S. dollars.

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At the Movies – Dirty Grandpa

7 DAYS AGO

Straight-laced lawyer Jason goes on a road trip to Daytona Beach with his horndog grandfather Dick, who was recently widowed and is eager to party hard on spring break now that he’s a single man. Along the way, Dick prods Jason to let loose and have fun, and tries to convince him that he shoul...

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At the Movies – The Finest Hours

7 DAYS AGO

The remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the Coast Guard. On February 952, a massive nor’easter struck New England, pummeling towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path, including the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil t...

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Columns

A visit to Oconahua’s huge Palace of Ocomo: Sabius excursionists explore Jalisco’s ‘most rewarding highway’ –

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A visit to Oconahua’s huge Palace of Ocomo: Sabius excursionists explore Jalisco’s ‘most rewarding highway’ –

Sabius is an organization founded by students of the Tec de Monterrey university for the purpose of helping senior citizens share their knowledge and experience with the younger generation. Along with courses in auto mechanics, cooking and English conversation, Sabius recently added hikes and excurs...

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British zoo, Emirates foundation & Michoacan University unite to bring extinct fish back to Jalisco

7 DAYS AGO
British zoo, Emirates foundation & Michoacan University unite to bring extinct fish back to Jalisco

I recently camped at Balneario el Rincón, a waterpark near Teuchitlán, with several friends who are into birdwatching. One of them approached me, while I was setting up my tent, with a large printed announcement. 

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Strange work for parents, children: Growing up in ‘60s where firearms were a part of Mexican rural apparel

32 MINS AGO

When Lena Curiel’s kidnapped young mother, Chela, was found, it was said she refused to come home.  Several members of the extended Curiel family, plus three armed family friends, were sent to bring the stolen young mother home. They were led by the family doctor and a bruja. (In the 1960...

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Ten-year-old precocious girl faces evil as her ‘unknown’ mother is a victim of hard-to-understand hate

7 DAYS AGO

Last week’s column here snagged some readers’ curiosity.  Campesino vocabulary –1950s, ‘60s – changed a lot, courtesy of U.S. war vets.  They migrated to Mexico, bringing a fresh Spanish vocabulary to rural Mexico.  Example: Lysander Kemp’s essay re...

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Marking 35 years of Mac viruses

-1 DAYS AGO

The Jardin of San Miguel was recently the scene of an amicable conversation I had with a Mac user who insisted there was no such thing as a Mac virus.  I am a Mac user too, and perhaps I have a little better memory on this subject.  As promised, here is a much abbreviated chronology.

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ISP, CFE reliability improves in Mexico – Can it get much better?

7 DAYS AGO

In a recent conversation a friend of mine used the expression “two nines” in referring to the fact his most recent round of golf had been played on a nine-hole golf course and he had done two nines to complete his eighteen-hole round.  “Two nines” is also an expression f...

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The never-ending wall

7 DAYS AGO

“The wall just got 10 feet higher.”

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US election: Should expats consider voting from a Mexican perspective?

27 DAYS AGO

There wasn’t a band playing “The World Turned Upside Down” (Yorktown 1781) but such musical accompaniment wouldn’t have seemed out of place Tuesday night as the outcomes of the New Hampshire Democratic and Republican primaries became clear.  

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Important Public Announcement!

2 MONTHS AGO

Many area expats are still unaware that there is prank-filled holiday observance between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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Mexico’s Christmas gift to the world

2 MONTHS AGO
Mexico’s Christmas gift to the world

When the Spanish arrived in the Western Hemisphere, they recorded that the Aztecs viewed all flowers as gifts of the gods. The ancients in this area cultivated the red star-shaped cuetlaxóchitl (flower with leather petals) as an offering to their supreme diety – the god of the sun &ndas...;

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A Midwesterner Moves to Mexico - Blue Rimmed Glasses

-1 DAYS AGO

So maybe those glasses at Pier One aren’t overpriced after all. 

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A Midwesterner Moves to Mexico - Little Groceries

7 DAYS AGO

There’s a time and a place for Costco. And sometimes a trip to Superama is a good place to walk the aisles – particularly if you’re looking for yellow cheese. But given the choice, I pick one of my little neighborhood groceries every time.

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Expat Living

City-based Democrats head to Ajijic to vote in primary

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City-based Democrats head to Ajijic to vote in primary

Sporting “I voted today” buttons, 16 Guadalajara-based Americans relax and order lunch after traveling by bus to Ajijic to join about 300 other expats voting in person in the Democrats Abroad primary March 7.

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Partners of the Americas to hold international convention in Guadalajara

-1 DAYS AGO

Partners of the Americas, a non-profit organization that seeks to connect people and organizations across borders to serve and to change lives through lasting partnerships, will host its 2016 International Partnership Convention at Guadalajara’s Hotel Presidente Intercontinental from October 2...

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City Living - March 5, 2016

7 DAYS AGO

Award for Book Fair president 

In the presence of U.S. Consul General Tayna Anderson, the Instituto Cultural Mexico Norteamericano (ICMN) presented their Educational and culture Merit Medal to  Raul Padilla, the long-serving president of Guadalajara’s International Book Fair and Int...

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City Living - February 27, 2016

14 DAYS AGO

St. Pat’s Day at American Society

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St. Pats Day: Eating out at lakeside on March 17

-1 DAYS AGO

Manix: homemade corned beef and cabbage, three-course dinner served all day, starting noon. Music by Ricardo, 7-9 p.m. 220 pesos. Ocampo 57, Ajijic, 766-0061.

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Joyous festival of Purim celebrated

-1 DAYS AGO

Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

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Laguna Chapalac - March 12, 2016

-1 DAYS AGO
Laguna Chapalac - March 12, 2016

Women’s Week continues

As part of the celebration of International Women’s Week, six awards will be presented to distinguished Lakeside women, Friday, March 11, 4:30 p.m. at the Central Cultural Antigua Presidencia in Chapala. The categories are Medical/Health Care, Education, Arts and ...

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Laguna Chapalac - March 5, 2016

7 DAYS AGO
Laguna Chapalac - March 5, 2016

CASA

The Culinary Arts Society of Ajijic (CASA) Award Banquet and 30th Anniversary bash held March 1 at Roberto’s Restaurant was a hit. (L-R) CASA President Monica Molloy and Lorraine Keefer presented Rick Feldmann, the top winner of the 2015 Bing Award (three first places in a calendar yea...

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Veteran’s Day to be observed in Vallarta park

4 MONTHS AGO
Veteran’s Day to be observed in Vallarta park

The Navy League of Vallarta and American Legion Post 14 invite all American, Canadian and Mexican citizens to pay tribute to all those who  served in their country’s armed forces.

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PV writer’s conference stressing publishing

1 YEAR AGO

As aspiring writers well know, authoring a book is one thing, getting it published is another.

An opportunity to bridge that gap will be offered at the Puerto Vallarta International Writers Conference at Bibioteca Los Mangos March 6-8. Evelyn Bryne of White Bird Publications will be attending to gi...

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North Banderas Beat – March 12, 2016

40 MINS AGO
North Banderas Beat – March 12, 2016

Chacala Festival

Chacala is a relaxing fishing village situated in the heart of the Riviera Nayarit, about 25 miles north of Bucerias/northshore.  Each March, the Puerto de Chacala Music and Art Festival brings together musicians and other artists for a three-day, three-night celebration, comp...

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North Banderas Beat – February 27, 2016

14 DAYS AGO
North Banderas Beat – February 27, 2016

Got talent?

Here’s the chance you’ve been waiting for to show off your hidden talents, beyond singing along with the karaoke machine in your favorite vacation hangout.

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La Manzanilla Memo – March 5, 2016

7 DAYS AGO
La Manzanilla Memo – March 5, 2016

Night Under the Stars 

La Catalina Foundation’s 12th annual fundraiser was once again an enjoyable success.  The entertainment committee outdid themselves this year with song and dance.  The town square was filled with supporters who were treated to not only to performances of ...

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La Manzanilla Memo - February 20, 2016

20 DAYS AGO
La Manzanilla Memo - February 20, 2016

What is mariachi?

If you were to ask that question to persons in the United States or Canada, more than half would  answer thus: “A group of men in tight black outfits playing ‘La Cucaracha’ on their guitars and trumpets.”  

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Barra de Navidad & Melaque Journal – March 12, 2016

37 MINS AGO
Barra de Navidad & Melaque Journal – March  12, 2016

For Bibliophiles

When Leone Ewoldt built her house in Villa Obregon in 2006, she had a room made for a book exchange because of her love of reading and sharing books with others. Having sold everything, including hundreds of books when she left Seattle, her new little room soon filled up and the bo...

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Barra de Navidad & Melaque Journal – February 27, 2016

14 DAYS AGO
Barra de Navidad & Melaque Journal – February  27, 2016

The Only Tours 

Ray Calhoun discovered the Costa Alegre in the late 1980s. His seasonal work at a British Columbia marina allowed him time to head south in winter. 

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Puerto Vallarta Bulletin – March 5, 2016

7 DAYS AGO
Puerto Vallarta Bulletin – March 5, 2016

Rubber Ducky

It is all about fun, food and friendship at the 7th Annual Duckaton Fundraiser for SETAC (Solidaridad Ed Thomas A.C.) You’ll enjoy live entertainment, food, open bar, and great prizes all for a good cause.

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Puerto Vallarta Bulletin - February 20, 2016

20 DAYS AGO
Puerto Vallarta Bulletin - February 20, 2016

The Pots are Simmering

The 4th Annual American Legion Charity Chili Cook-Off will fire up on Saturday, February 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. at El Rio BBQ Bar and Grill on the Cuale River in Colonia Paso Ancho.

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Mexican Lifestyles

#FreeGadgetSlaves

-1 DAYS AGO
#FreeGadgetSlaves

The other day, still in an early morning daze, I dashed out of the house to do a few errands. As soon as I got to my first destination I realized I had left my cell phone behind, recharging on the bedside table. 

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Mexican sayings: homegrown philosophy is colorful linguistic challenge

7 DAYS AGO

Dime como hablas y te dire quien eres (Tell me how you talk and I’ll tell you who you are) is a popular Mexican dicho (saying) that aptly underlies, from a proverbial viewpoint, the difference in the use of language between Mexicans and foreigners.

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A winning day out: Swimming to a hidden beach

8 MONTHS AGO
A winning day out: Swimming to a hidden beach

It’s a glorious feeling as you swim into the beautiful secluded beach of the Marieta Islands (Islas Marietas). As you pass under a rocky arch in the island there is a moment when the tide turns in your favor and washes you gently towards the sandy shoreline. It is as if the island has deemed y...

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Direct flights to Costa Rica in Sept.

9 MONTHS AGO

Discount airline Volaris will connect Guadalajara with San Jose, Costa Rica, with two direct weekly flights, beginning September 10. The flights will leave Guadalajara on Thursdays and Sundays at 7:20 a.m., returning the same days at 7:05 p.m.  Tickets are already on sale on the airline’s...

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Tio Domingo’s: phoenix of Ajijic eateries

31 MINS AGO

There’s a story about the restaurant Tio Domingo that goes something like this: Over ten years back, the patrons of the restaurant so loved the place that, when they heard owner Salvador could not afford to keep it open and arranged to close, they rallied together at one last Christmas Eve fie...

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Josy’s: Diner-like simplicity, good food, good value

7 DAYS AGO

If a Mexicana were to open a “diner” in Ajijic, Josy’s would be it. The building construct even has the shape of what we expats know as the classic compact diner, long and rectangular. (Note: Early 20th Century food-service trucks or wagons with “walk-up” windows took p...

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Popular Ajijic author pens new thriller

2 MONTHS AGO
Popular Ajijic author pens new thriller

Robert Bruce Drynan of Ajijic is the author of “Domain of the Scorpion” (2009), a thriller set in Colombia and Venezuela and Panama, that introduces several characters we meet again in his latest novel, “The Shadow of Nemesis,” set largely in Mexico. “Domain of the Scor...

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UK pavilion to be focus of FIL

3 MONTHS AGO
UK pavilion to be focus of FIL

The United Kingdom pavilion at the FIL is sure to be a hive of activity.  Here a just a few of the highlights. See fil.com.mx for a full schedule.

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Chikungunya virus spreading throughout Mexico

8 MONTHS AGO

The chikungunya virus has extended to ten Mexican states, and while only two cases have been reported in Jalisco, neighboring Colima has 34 confirmed cases.

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The dangers of expired meds

10 MONTHS AGO
The dangers of expired meds

Elias Iñiguez Mejia, the president of the Health Committee in the Jalisco Congress, is pushing for a statewide campaign to disseminate the risks posed by out-of-date medicines, as well as their correct disposal.

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News

Mayors sign women’s rights agreement

-1 DAYS AGO
Mayors sign women’s rights agreement

To mark International Women’s Day on Tuesday, the nine municipalities that comprise the Guadalajara metropolitan area signed an agreement aimed at guaranteeing that women have equal opportunities and are free to fully exercise their rights.

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Tapatios celebrate Oscar win but not for Mexican director

7 DAYS AGO
Tapatios celebrate Oscar win but not for Mexican  director

Hundreds of fans partied in various locations across Mexico in celebration of Leonardo DiCaprio’s long anticipated Oscar win, while snubbing Mexico’s Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu achievement of becoming the first director to collect consecutive Academy Awards since Joseph L. M...

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Take a rain check on 150-day report

-1 DAYS AGO
Take a rain check on 150-day report

At the end of last week the Chapala government’s press office sent out an agenda of activities scheduled for March 4 through 12, giving local media outlets a welcome heads-up to plan coverage on coming events.

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Mayor sends dissident vendors packing

14 MINS AGO
Mayor sends dissident vendors packing

Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado this week thumbed his nose at a group of local vendors who are calling for the ouster of Leticia Martinez Castro, head of the municipality’s Dirección de Mercados.

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Teenagers shunning condoms

-1 DAYS AGO

Only one in four sexually active teenagers in Jalisco always use a condom, according to the Jalisco youth survey.

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New map reveals Tequila’s hidden treasures

-1 DAYS AGO

National Geographic is promoting the town of Tequila with the launch of an interactive guide on its lauded Geotourism MapGuide platform. The project took eight months to develop and cost around US$120,000. Mexico’s tourism board, the Tequila Development Council and the Jose Cuervo Foundation c...

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Dissident teachers fired for boycotting evaluations bo

7 DAYS AGO

Mexico’s Education Secretary Aurelio Nuño has insisted that his decision to fire 3,360 teachers “is irrevocable.” The teachers were let go because they failed to attend mandatory evaluation tests, which were part of sweeping reforms introduced by President Enrique Peñ...

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Cruz, Rubio blocking US envoy confirmation

14 DAYS AGO
Cruz, Rubio blocking US envoy confirmation

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says delays to the confirmation of Roberta Jacobson as the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico are an “insult” to this country. 

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Mazatlan: the music mecca of Mexico

2 MONTHS AGO
Mazatlan: the music mecca of Mexico

Mazatlan is the music mecca of Mexico, or at least that’s the word around town. You can see signs of it everywhere, from banda, Mexican ballads, mariachis, and the sweet sound of Jazz and blues, rock, folk, country and classical music.

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Explore Nayarit’s coast

3 MONTHS AGO
Explore Nayarit’s coast

Holiday events & gift ideas

The holidays are quickly approaching. To help make your holiday a little bit brighter – and shopping for friends, family and neighbors a little easier – our team has compiled a list of holiday events and creative gifts ideas that give back to the communit...

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IRS to investigate expats in Mexico

14 DAYS AGO

From March, Mexico plans to deliver data to the United States on all Americans with investments in Mexican banks of more than US$50,000.

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Life of British/Mexican artist heads to film

27 DAYS AGO

The BCC is to finance a biographical film about the late British artist Leonora Carrington, an iconic figure who lived a large part of her adult life in Mexico. 

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Financial Indicators as of Thursday, March 10, 2016

-1 DAYS AGO

Mexican Stock Market (BMV) opened at 44,492.50 a decrease of 123.25 points from Thursday, March 3, 2016.

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Liquor giant makes inroads in Jalisco

-1 DAYS AGO

The largest alcoholic beverage company in the world, Diageo, is making major moves in Mexico.

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Obituaries – March 5, 2016

7 DAYS AGO
Obituaries – March 5, 2016

Gary Keeler

Riberas resident Gary Keeler died at home on Sunday, February 28. 

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Obituaries – February 27, 2016

14 DAYS AGO
Obituaries – February 27, 2016

Jay Shuffle

Popular lakeside singer and harmonica player Jay Shuffle died peacefully in his sleep on Valentine’s Day morning, at the age of 66. 

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Fair winds blow for Copa Porsche contests on Lake Chapala

14 DAYS AGO
Fair winds blow for Copa Porsche contests on Lake Chapala

Leopoldo Seifert, Juan Varela and Yanic Gentry shared honors as co-winners of the first annual Copa Porsche sailing regatta held last weekend at Chapala’s Club de Yates. The three young Jalisco-born athletes racked up equal scores to tie for the championship title. 

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‘Canelo’ to take on British challenger

1 MONTHS AGO
‘Canelo’ to take on British challenger

Guadalajara boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will defend his WBC World Middleweight title against Great Britain’s Amir Khan on May 7 in Las Vegas. 

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Curse you Mark Zuckerberg!

Logging on to Facebook early this week, I was greeted with a personalized “Happy Friends Day” message, posted to mark the 12th birthday of the acknowledged leader in social media.

It came with a video clip flashing faces of my “friends” – including a couple of people I didn’t recognize – and heart-warming images reminding me of memorable moments captured over the years.  

Beyond the warm fuzzy feelings it inspired, the Friends Day post prompted reflection on how Facebook has impacted my way of life and become a necessary evil in my line of work.

OK, it’s a great channel for keeping in touch with distant relatives, pals from childhood and school years, and even neighbors with whom one rarely crosses paths. And I admit to occasionally indulging in watching those videos of cutesy animal and baby behaviors, flash mob musicians performing at shopping malls and public squares and other mood-lightening stuff.

But in order to get to postings that really appeal, you have to wade through unsolicited commercial garbage, tips on applying make-up and fake nails, generic advice on personal improvement and spiritual advancement, all the other electronic equivalent of junk mail and myriad other stuff you don’t care a hoot about. Items pile up so fast that it can take hours to scroll down to something of interest that you let slip by for later look.

Is it my imagination or has Facebook become the ultimate time bandit for a lot of users? On the infrequent occasions I actually add something new to my page, it’s kind of disturbing to see how quickly some people respond with “likes” and comments. Are they glued to the screen 24/7? Don’t they have anything better to do? 

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