April 2014

Hooray For Barbara Clippinger! By Tod Jonson   Having a “star-quality” is not new to Barbara Clippinger-Morison, creator of  LLT’s overwhelmingly popular and brilliantly executed musical, Hooray for Hollywood. In the show, those auditioning learn to sing, dance and sparkle, performing the wonderful music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and specifically the fabulous songs […]

Child Of The Month By Rich Petersen Gerardo M. E.   Please meet Gerardo, who lives in Chapala with his parents and a younger brother. Gerardo is 13 years old and a typically active teenager—who also happens to be an excellent student. About 10 years ago Gerardo developed what is called odontogenic myxoma of the

Jesus And The Jews By Shep Lenchek   Although I am not a Christian, I regard my fellow Jew, Jesus Christ, with respect and good will. It was his teachings that were responsible for the spread of the Jewish concept of one God, the code of the Ten Commandments and many other uniquely Jewish ideas

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   Duplicate bridge players know that garnering 60% of the available match points is usually a very good score and will often win.  65% –70% scores happen with much less frequency and almost guarantee a win.  Once in a blue moon a pair will attain slightly higher percentages

Front Row Center By Michael Warren Hooray for Hollywood!Written and Directed by Barbara ClippingerMusic Direction by Judy Hendrick, Choreography by Alexis Hoff   This is a fun entertainment, based around that there are so many well-known and wonderful songs that never won an Oscar; in fact they weren’t even nominated. Barbara Clippinger has woven a

Friendship By Kathy Koches   One of my favorite sayings is “A friend will come and bail you out of jail, but a good friend will be sitting there next to you saying “Damn, that was fun!”  Cicero says, “Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief” There are

The Cowboy Christmas Posada By Larry Kolczak   About every other week, there’s some kind of excitement around here.  Couple of months ago, it was the cowboy’s Christmas celebration. They do it in mid-January so as not to compete with the more conventional, religious Christmas activities. They and all their families get together along the

MIGUEL MORA—A Muralist for the Ages By Rob Mohr   In 2013, during a national event in Guanajuato, Miguel Mora was named one of the 10 top muralists in Mexico. Recently, Mora’s new Mural, commissioned by the Instituto Technilogico Superior Chapala, was dedicated, and honored by dignitaries from State and Local governments. Focused on the

LINDA BUCKTHORP—“A Woman of Valor”* By Elsa Wasserman   Today Linda lives in the “house of her dreams” overlooking Ajijic Village, her gardens (mostly desert plants to save water), Lake Chapala and the encircling Sierra Madre Mountains. She journeyed, however, over much difficult terrain to finally reach this place. Seeing Linda for the first time at

Time Is Like A River By An Anonymous Contributor   Time is like a river.You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave