Articles 2013

TECUMSEH—Native American Hero/Defender of Canada By Dr. Lorin Swinehart       On the night of March 9, l768, a great meteor streaked across the skies of southern Ohio, heralding the birth of the great Shawnee leader Tecumseh on the banks of a spring near the village of Chalahgawth, not far from the Little Miami […]

Welcome to Mexico!By Victoria Schmidt House Calls   One of the great things I love about Mexico is that medical doctors make house calls. Oh, they all have their offices and appointments are the norm. But there are doctors in Mexico who understand the concept of simply being too sick to go to the doctor.

Remembering Robert Kleffel     Robert Kleffel, a beloved member of our community at Lakeside, passed away on April 4th at the age of 78. A native of Los Angeles California, Robert attended UCLA where he graduated with a degree in business. Until 1980 he lived in Santa Monica where he taught business courses at

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess Forget the Problem—Concentrate on the Solution!      In this part we will work on the solution for the first two problems we mentioned, running to the door and barking, and begging at the table, because the solutions are the same. I ascribe to the process of

Graffiti Busters Winning The Battle!      Have you noticed any graffiti in Ajijic or Chapala lately? The answer is probably, “No”. That would not have been the case a couple of years ago. Ajijic and Chapala were both saturated with the ‘Urban Art.’  In fact, it was hard to go a block or two in

CHILD            of the month Rich Petersen José Adrián Chavarría Reyes     This smiling face belongs to 9-year old José Adrián Chavarría Reyes. José Adrián lives in Ajijic with his parents and two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. Mom, Silva, is a housewife and Dad, Noé, is a carpenter. A year and

Hearts at Work A Column by James Tipton “Not so long ago….”     In one more year my dear old dad (James Robert Tipton) will be one-hundred years old! He was born in August of 1914, a month after World War I began. Wyatt Earp was still alive. I was born in January of

PROFILING TEPEHUA  By Moonyeen King Part Five   Tepehua Centro Comunitario, Chapala is trying to keep the privacy of cultures, religions, dignity of Indigenous peoples intact. We are not there to change beliefs or dictate—but to bring about change through education. Using world knowledge to blend and form a stronger middle class. All societies gain

SHAME By Neil McKinnon        The Olympic Games in London caused me to rethink my position on apologies. I now realize that alone they are meaningless. In order to be significant an apology must be accompanied by excruciating, overwhelming, gut-wrenching shame. This was brought home to me by the awe-inspiring contrition of Paula Findlay,

LAKESIDE LIVING Kay Davis376-765-3677 (cell: 331-171-1681) (or 765-3676 to leave messages) Email: kdavis987@gmail.com May 2013 PAST EVENTS   Sent to us by a concerned North Shore resident, this photo shows fires blazing on the south shore, driven by the wind. On the same day Chapala Civil Protection and Fire Department chief Arturo Rivera revealed that