Articles 2017

A Positive Parade By Rico Wallace   On a sunny day, going home, Sammy stopped by the church. Fortunately the Padre was there, holding his beads, praying. “Padre, I want to give you this donation; I experienced a miracle,” he said. “Bless you my son,” the Padre said. ”Was it a vision?” “My car broke […]

LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com   June 2017   MUSIC—POWER—JEALOUSY Lakeside Little Theatre, in affiliation with London’s National Theatre, presents a Live HD screening of  Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer. The show runs  June 10 and 11. The story: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives determined to make a splash. Awestruck

Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com     The H.O.W. AC. (Health Outreach for Women,) said good-bye to one of its founding members, Sylvia Flores.  Having ridden with the Maternal Health Mobile Unit visiting women in rural areas since H.O.W’s inception, Sylvia will return to her own CEDEJO clinic and pursue

Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Mexico’s “Cactus Curtain” – Jose Luis Cuevas – (1934 – )   “One way of seeing beneath the surface is to create a hole, a window into what is below.”  —Andy Goldsworthy Jose Luis Cuevas creates just such an opening in Mexican society. He reveals a dark underworld inhabited

Another Victim Of Socialism! By Charles Temple   My spouse and I once owned a small ranch not too far from Austin, Texas, and lived there over twenty years. Life was good out in the country, and we prospered. But ever since we retired, sold the place, and moved to Mexico, I have suffered from

Butterflies En Mexico Gala   On April 22nd supporters of Butterflies in Mexico gathered at the home of Leslie Martin for cocktails, horsd’oeuvres and the world premier of a fantastic puppet show “EHÉCATL”performed by Art Xik Xik and the Teatro Coyolilzel. This was the world premier of an original puppet theatre production directed by Abril

Ramblings From The Ranch By Herb White   Many are familiar with lyrics from the Cheers theme song “sometime you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came”. It’s just natural (I almost said human nature) to wish to be among those that know and care about us. But,

This Quantum Life By Bert Slocombe   My mind did an exuberant flip this past Easter season when I read in one of my scientific journals that the craziness of quantum physics might explain some of biology’s fundamental processes. As a self-taught scientific buff and with a life-long belief system embedded in the teachings of

False Equivalency VS. Integrity By Fred Mittag   A columnist for El Ojo del Lago wrote in the May issue that “People, liberal and conservative alike, do not like having to think about arguments with which they disagree. That’s why people seek out news outlets that reflect their own biases. If you only hear opinions

Medical Emergencies In Mexico By Mikel Miller   There are many positive perspectives about emergency care at Lake Chapala, which has better medical care than remote parts of Mexico and is only 30 minutes away from first-class hospitals in Guadalajara. Getting treatment within the “golden hour” as doctors call it, increases odds of survival. Sometimes,