The mayor of Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, during the inspection of the rehabilitation of the Riberas del Pilar park entrance.
Editor.– The municipal government of Chapala is continuing with the rehabilitation of public spaces in the city and the municipality’s surrounding towns. According to the municipal president, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, one of the locations receiving attention is Riberas del Pilar Park. The park is one of the most emblematic places of Riberas, with the two stone pillars supporting the neighborhood name.
«The Recovery of Public Spaces program continues throughout the municipality. Soon the public will be able once more to enjoy the Riberas del Pilar Park,» City Hall announced on social media.
«The recovery of public spaces is being carried out with the objective that families will be able to enjoy public spaces worthy of our municipality and its people,» the director of Social Communication informed Seminario Laguna.
In addition to the iconic pillars, the sign for the park also received a freshening up.
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Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).– Despite some of the Jocotepec boardwalk merchants reporting low sales during the Holy Week and Easter holiday season compared to last year, Víctor Loza Ornelas, Director of Tourism and Artisan Promotion, confirmed that the holiday period brought approximately $1.8M (about US$90,000) to the local community, saying » it’s a very good number.»
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During the last rainy season, Lake Chapala reached 74% of its capacity; it is currently at 67%, informed the National Water Commission (CONAGUA).
Despite the decrease in the level, it is still up compared to April 2021, when it was at 51% of its capacity.
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Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).- This Sunday, May 8, the second Fishing Tournament will be held on the San Juan Cosalá boardwalk from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. It will be a free category and the first ten winners will be awarded cash prizes; first place with 1,500 pesos, second place with 1,000 pesos and third place with 700 pesos. The registration fee is 50 pesos per participant.
From left to right Filiberto Pérez Vega, Nadia Vega and José González Valenzuela. Photo: Sofía Medeles
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- Three Ajijic runners from the «Team Jou,» mountain runners shined in the competition «Ultra Cerro Rojo» in Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, which took place on April 30.
They are José «Jou» Valenzuela, Filiberto Pérez Vega and Nadia Vega, who ran in the free category, covering different distances: Jou competed in the 50 km race, reaching ninth place, Nadia in the 15 km race, achieving sixth place and Filiberto in the 30 km race, positioning himself in fifteenth place.
Both Filiberto and José said they were happy with the experience, even though they described it as a «hard» race. For Nadia, this competition is the second in which she has participated outside of Jalisco. She shared that she found it incredible to go out and see these places that she described as beautiful.
«Because of my injury, the race was a little difficult for me, but I finished it out of pride. On the route, organizers supported me and gave me a pill for the pain to keep me going. Although I did not reach the goal I had set for myself and felt frustrated, it motivates me to continue and to do better in the next races,» said Jou Valenzuela.
The three mountain marathoners agreed that they will continue running in races outside of their hometown, and that they feel very motivated – as well as grateful – for the support that the people of Ajijic have given them.
When asked about how runners are selected to represent «Team Jou» in this type of race, Valenzuela said that they are chosen for «the commitment» they put into their training.
He also invited anyone who wants to be part of his team to contact him through his Facebook page, «Jou Valenzuela» so that he can provide them with information about the group.
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La Cristina bridge still obstructed by large rocks. Photo: Sofía Medeles.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- The streams that until a few months ago were clogged are now in the process of being cleared, so they will be clean before the rainy season, said Maximiano Macías Arceo. the acting delegate of Ajijic.
He added that work is underway and advancing as fast as possible in the streams of the western zone of Ajijic. These are the most obstructed streams, due to the mudslides that occurred in October of last year.
«Our goal, and the order of president Alejandro Aguirre Curiel, is to finish the works before the rains arrive. Both Civil Protection and the municipal government agree that Ajijic is a priority, due to the condition of the streams. However, city personnel are also focused on streams throughout the municipality,» he said.
He commented that in the days that they have been cleaning the first stream in La Cristina, they aren’t dealing much with garbage, but rather with the debris from the mudslides that occurred in October, mainly large stones.
«We are close to finishing and cleaning up,» he added. These works are being carried out by hand because the heavy machinery that they use to clean the riverbeds and bridges cannot reach the clogged areas.
When the cleaning of the first bridge is finished, Macías Arceo shared that they will clean eight more riverbeds and their bridges, from east to west, during the next few weeks.
Macías Arceo added that he would take advantage of the suitable stones excavated during the cleanup to use them for the paving and patching works in the streets of Ajijic.
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In the center and with paper in hand, the municipal president of Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel; (left) secretary general of the SPTAC union, Juan Cuevas Gudiño, and municipal trustee Gamaliel de Jesús Soto Pérez. Photo: Jazmín Stengel.
The municipal president of Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, gave the go-ahead to seven of the ten requests made by the Plural Union of Workers of the Chapala City Hall (SPTAC), in favor of the rights of the union civil servants.
The remaining three requests will be submitted to the municipal council for approval, according to the secretary-general of the union, Juan Cuevas Gudiño.
The list of requests included the approval of medical services for the worker’s dependent parents, minor children and students with a valid school card.
In addition, there will be an extra doctor and medical supplies at the Municipal Clinic so union members do not have to seek private consultation due to lack of attention or supplies.
In addition to the medical health requests presented by SPTAC, there is also the payment of overdue medical bills in an expeditious manner with the prior approval of the director of the Municipal Clinic.
Another issue is the vacation bonus corresponding to five legal days of salary. In order to collect the arrears, a review of documents will be carried out, stated Cuevas Gudiño.
it was also requested that the workers’ vacations be respected since there have been cases in which the directors have not allowed workers to take an absence from work, and that these vacations be made up if they are not given correctly.
One of the most relevant requests approved by Aguirre Curiel during the almost one hour meeting was the right to affiliate for the 120 workers who have been working for the City Hall for more than three and a half years. SPTAC currently has 276 members.
The facilities of the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia or the Coliseo Municipal Benito Juárez were made available for the union assembly from 2:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon, the last Saturday of each month.
The three requests that will be submitted to the Chapala City Council for approval are: the delivery of the extra bonus for the Public Servant’s Day, the 40 pesos biweekly transportation support, and reimbursement for upcoming surgeries so as not to affect the family income of the union members.
Finally, Juan Cuevas Gudiño openly thanked the municipal president for the recent approval of the five percent salary increase, as well as the increase in the savings fund from 65 to 100 pesos per unionized worker, the coverage of surgeries and operations for the workers, as well as equipment to provide the citizens with the services they require.
The municipal president congratulated the workers on their day and reminded them of their commitment to work for the municipality. «I did not expect it would take us so long to get started… However, we have managed to move forward and stabilize. I thank everyone for their patience and support. It is clear to me that the face of the Municipal Government is each and every one of you,» acknowledged Aguirre Curiel.
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The fundraising event was sold out, attracting both Mexicans and expats. Credit: Asociación Civil Pro México
Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).– At a sold-out event, more than 170 people enjoyed a historical talk, musical presentations, and grape harvests at Raquet Club in San Juan Cosalá. The April 29th event was a fundraiser for Asociación Civil Pro México, an association that strengthens educational processes for socially vulnerable people in Jalisco. The Coordinator of Community Development, María Blanco, was pleased with the turnout; people came from Chapala, Ajijic, El Chante, San Juan Cosalá, and Guadalajara. Both Mexicans and expats attended. «It was very crowded, all the tables were full. Many people who bought tickets, and could not attend, donated their tickets. This allowed others to attend in their place,» she said.
María Blanco also acknowledged the work of the entire Asociación Civil Pro México team, as well as the support of the various sponsors and collaborators. The organization’s mission is to continue carrying out projects for the empowerment of local women. «We had support from the entire Asociación Civil Pro México team, but there were also sponsorships that funded a local photographer, chairs, tables, refreshments, floral arrangements, sound system, and more,» she added.
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Community Hospital of Jocotepec where vaccinations are delivered.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).-Medical authorities at the Community Hospital of Jocotepec assured the community that expired vaccines against Covid-19 will not be administered. The recent Federal extension of expiration dates for some classes of Covid-19 vaccines. makes this possible.
It was reported in several media outlets that over 59 million doses of the AstraZeneca biologic had an expiration date of April 30th. The Ministry of Health of Jalisco (SSJ) said that the Federal Government granted an «extension of useful life» for these doses, so they will be applied between May 15th and May 30th, as stated in the COFEPRIS-CAS-DEAPE-5010-2022 official communication.
The Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) and the National Center for the Health of Children and Adolescents (CENSIA) stated these vaccines should not go to waste, so Jocotepec medical authorities will be able to use doses with the extended dates.
The authorities of the Jocotepec Community Hospital said that no expired vaccines will be administered, thanks to the extension of shelf life, and that so far this has not been a problem in the municipality.
The doctor said that only the necessary number of doses have been requested -about 1,500 doses for each vaccination day, in contrast to the 10,000 that were requested months ago. This will insure that no valid vaccine doses go to waste
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By Lety Trejo
Some members of my family were athletes at a very young age. In a rather poor and lower middle class environment, sports got the youth ahead and was considered a healthy activity. But when you don’t have a professional trainer or a trained nutritionist or even a notion of the proper preparation for an athlete, this activity can be dangerous.
Why do I say that? Because over the years I have realized that the vast majority of people who venture into the magical world of exercise have no idea how important proper hydration is. They always tell us «drink water» and we drink water: from a jug or from the plastic bottles sold by different brands. These waters do not hydrate, or at least not in the right way. According to the Nutritionist Marcela Torres, specialist in Functional Medicine and Epigenetics, there are two types of hydration: cellular and intracellular. When we drink water that goes through many treatment processes, the water loses its natural minerals, which allows it to go through the outside of the cells leaving the body very quickly. Instead, natural spring waters, or those that go through mineralization processes, reach the inside of the cells being absorbed and used by our entire body.
To say that we are 75% water is simplistic, reducing a much more important process to something almost irrelevant. In reality we are SUBSTRATES, liquids that go through chemical processes that only the organism knows how to produce, measure and combine. Blood, plasma, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid and others are this 75% that are mentioned so much. We depend on a precise and refined production and distribution of nutrients, minerals and proteins so when we are healthy, we are in harmony. In the famous book “La Enfermedad Como Camino” (Illness as a Path) by the Germans Thorwald Dethlefsen and Ruediger Dahlke describe the disease process as a lack of harmony, not only organic but also mental. I will add that our quality of substrates depends on the adequate consumption of nutritious food, water with all its properties, the type of thoughts we have, physical activity and proper rest. This makes us achieve balance to live in fullness.
Did you know that you can make your own moisturizing serum at home? The formula is very simple:
One liter of water
Lemons to taste
A pinch of Himalayan pink salt (or sea salt)
A pinch of baking soda
A moderate amount of agave syrup as a sweetener.
If the person is hypertensive, he/she should consult his/her doctor. Adequate hydration is the cornerstone of the organic balance of all beings on the planet. Do not do intense physical activity if you have not hydrated properly. Some of the symptoms of lack of hydration can be irritability, mental confusion, disorientation, headaches and insomnia. Consult the hydration quantity tables provided by Wikipedia taken from medical publications of important institutions. Health with water, dear reader.
Translated by Mary Woods
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