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LAKESIDE LIVING   Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   September 2014     PAST EVENTS IT ISN’T TOO LATE FOR ROMANCE The Lakeside Little Theatre told us all about it in their first offering of the fall season, The Last Romance, directed by Ann Swiston.   Cast members from left: Peggy Lord Chilton, Ken […]

Teatro Galerías By Luciana Mendez   A modern blue and white façade catches the eye of the visitor, as she enters the theatre minutes before the show begins. She walks to a domed pavilion which is also the signature image of the theatre, along with hundreds of excited patrons of different ages, and backgrounds. Once

Timeball By R. M. Krakoff A Book Review by James Tipton ISBN 0-9765153-6-9 Author’s Blog: http://robertkrakoff.blogspot.mx/   I always look forward to reading a new R. M. Krakoff novel. Timeball, his latest, displays once again Krakoff’s wild imagination, his ability to craft a story that is both outrageous and believable, and filled with dark humor,

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen King moonie1935@yahoo.com   There have been many editorials regarding the “War against Women” raging around the world, an outcry for equality and liberation. There is also the surge of educating Third World women about self help. That does not get as much attention as the other does. Micro financing for women

Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen Juan Paul M.   Juan Paúl is 14 years old and lives in Ajijic with his parents and four siblings. Juan Paúl was born blind, but that didn’t deter either his family or him from learning to lead a “normal” life. In Guadalajara there is a special school for

What Price Forgiveness? By Marion Fischman (Based on a true story.)   She was lying on the sidewalk in the rear of the Hyatt Hotel in Guadalajara. Scenes like this were not uncommon but I never witnessed one before. For some inexplicable reason, I knew this was different. Then my sympathy turned to anger. This

When There Were Ghosts By Alberto Ríos     On the Mexico side in the 1950s and 60s, There were movie houses everywhere And for the longest time people could smoke As they pleased in the comfort of the theaters. The smoke rose and the movie told itself On the screen and in the air both, The

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   Pre-emptive bidding causes more than its fair share of bother. Used judiciously it can create difficulties for even the most experienced of players. Such was the case with this month’s deal but fortunately for North and South they had a seldom used gadget in their arsenal that

Those Damned Mosquitos! By Bruce Fraser   Leading up to Canada’s centennial in 1967, the federal and provincial governments made grants available to communities to construct commemorative public buildings, sports facilities and art works. Some of the larger cities built new concert halls and museums, some of the towns constructed new arenas, murals and statues

The Confederate Air Force Comes To Guadalajara By Michael Hogan   Soldiers line the tarmac. Automatic weapons with toy-like plastic stocks, but real bullets, are borne by boys with coal black eyes. They flirt with las muchachas. The girls are excited by the fiesta mood of the crowd, the boys’ eyes drawn to their short