October 2025

GD (Greg) Shaffer is a writer of poetry and short stories who, via Iowa and Colorado, now resides in Ajijic. From his childhood memories of growing up on a small farm in Iowa, to his diverse life experiences, to his fascination with life, death and the natural world, his poems and stories connect to the […]

NEW CLASSES AT LCS LCS Education and Culture Department In addition to our signature classes like Mexican Manners, Introduction to Spanish, and How to Get Your Driver’s License, The Lake Chapala Society is excited to offer new classes each month for the lakeside community, catering to a wide range of interests. These programs are designed

Temazcalera Miriam Margarita Gutiérrez Rodríguez Miriam grew up in Chapala enamored with the lake and the mountains, her love of nature seemingly innate. She followed her passion into a career in Urban Planning and the Environment, taking a job with the municipality of Chapala in environmental compliance in 2006. She loved her work and also

Weird Things They Do I just saw another scientific pet study, and they concluded that cats and dogs are different. Wow! I am sure they could have saved all that money on these studies if they had just asked any person who has/have had both a cat and a dog. These pet “parents” already came

My dad volunteered for an unusual mission when I was a teenager. He and his childhood friend, Chuck, belonged to a group of divers who retrieved bodies from boating accidents at Cedar Lake, Indiana. Chuck and my dad would share stories while I listened. Most of them were about someone falling out of a boat

The small café grew and grew Eleven years ago, I was walking around my then-new neighborhood in Riberas del Pilar, getting acquainted with the environment, when I happened upon an empty lot with a chain link fence, between San Juan and San Lucas streets on the Carretera. On the chain link fence hung a drawing

My goddaughter is going off to college next week. She’s attending a school that is an airplane ride away from her home, her parents, and all her friends. In a video call with her yesterday, she described her emotions as excited, anxious, and a little scared. She was smiling, which comforted me. She spent last

Oral Health Your mouth is just not a place where food is placed, it is the ‘gateway’ to your general health. Problems in the mouth can affect the rest of the body. Like other areas of the body, the mouth is full of germs. The mouth is the entry point to the digestive and respiratory

From the Lakeside Living: Please send information for local cultural, civic, community, or charitable events to victoriaAschmidt@gmail.com by the first day of the preceding month. For example, October 1 is the deadline for the November issue. Thank you. LAKESIDE LITTLE THEATRE Celebrating Our 61st Season Menopause: The Musical – October 3 – 12 This is

THE 29th OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON To our winners—heartiest congratulations, and to the other nominees, we send along our thanks and say to them:Wait’ll Next Year! HUMOR Tom Keane Neil McKinnon Larry Kolczak FICTION Mel Goldberg Linda Steele Mel Goldberg HISTORICAL Carolyn Kingston Herbert Piekow Dr. Lorin Swinehart FEATURE Rivka Stienkemp Carolyn Kingston Don Beaudreau BOOK