Articles 2014

My Two Loves By Jim Rambo   My parents, Sam and Helen, were married at the ages of 18 and 17. They both embraced music, living and often singing, in harmony.  Mom sang a great version of Deep Purple and Dad, known as “rubber legs” for his jitterbug moves, loved music. When he returned from World […]

LAKESIDE LIVING   Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   April 2014   PAST EVENTS WRITERS AT WORK The tenth annual Lakeside Writers’ Conference, held on February 26-28, was a huge success. Over seventy people attended and heard writers’ words of wisdom from the following authors:   The panelists, left to right: John Scherber, Claudia

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