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Foto: Comunicación Social de Chapala.

Redacción.- Luego de que se volcara la embarcación en la que viajaba acompañado de otras dos personas, el cuerpo de Moisés «N» fue encontrado sin vida, en el interior del lago por elementos de Bomberos y Protección Civil de Chapala.

El incidente habría ocurrido la noche del 14 de noviembre cuando Bomberos y Protección Civil recibieron el reporte que se hacía referencia a una canoa perdida con tres personas a bordo, y cuya embarcación se volcó cuando regresaban a la orilla.

Comunicación Social informó que el cuerpo fue localizado a las 13:45 de este 15 de noviembre, a 10 metros de donde se encontraba la embarcación hundida en la que viajaba.

Efrén González before the lighting of the Wall of the Dead. Photo: Sofía Medeles. 

Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- Painter Efrén González announced her would create a second Wall of he Dead just  before he lit the candles of the 1,600 skulls that make up his current installation on one of the walls of the Marcos Castellanos school.  

The «new wall of the dead» will be located in La Ladrillera, near his home, to the west of Ajijic, Efrén informed the hundreds of attendees who came to view the lighting of the candles at the November 2nd event, along with other presentations. 

Efrén explained that he was given the authorization to make a similar, but smaller wall on the outskirts of Ajijic  made up of  800 clay skulls. 

«I will turn first to my neighbors, because they are the ones who deserve the space first, then all the people of Ajijic, or who have had something to do with Ajijic,» said Efrén at the event, explaining how he will dedicate the skulls.

He concluded by stating that he will not charge for putting the names of those who want to be on the new wall, however, it is very difficult for him to do so, so he asked them to be generous  in supporting the project.

Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan.

Delegación San Juan Cosalá.  

Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec, Jal.).- Por el momento no habrá elecciones populares para designar a los delegados, porque persisten ataques políticos en contra de la actual gestión «y de gente que solo quiere desestabilizar y hacer destrozos”, indicó José Miguel Gómez López, presidente municipal de Jocotepec.

La resolución del edil ha ocasionado descontento entre la población, pues continuará casi la misma planilla de delegados en esta administración (2021-2024). Así lo manifestaron los ciudadanos en un sondeo realizado por Semanario Laguna a residentes de San Juan Cosalá que reprobaron la gestión del actual delegado, Carlos Vázquez.

“Estoy en desacuerdo, nada debe ser impuesto. El pueblo los tiene que elegir, él no debe de estar ya otra vez (refiriéndose al delegado Carlos Vázquez)”, aseguró un residente y agregó que no puede describirse su gestión como “nula”, porque sí ha participado, pero que definitivamente ha sido una participación mediocre.

Los entrevistados por Laguna, en su mayoría dieron una calificación de tres a la gestión del delegado de San Juan Cosalá; además, señalaron que muy pocas veces mostró interés en las problemáticas que aquejaron a la comunidad.  

 Al respecto, una persona recordó la problemática con la basura y la respuesta que recibieron por parte del delegado fue: “pues tu deberías de ir a quejarte allá, ve a decirles, a mí ni me hacen caso”, dijo la entrevistada.

Respecto a El Chante, las tensiones sobre la imposición del delegado también se han hecho notar. “Estamos enojados porque queremos una explicación de porque nos pusieron a ese delegado -Juan Antonio Flores García-, por qué nos dejan la oportunidad de elegirlo nosotros”, señalaron los habitantes de la comunidad. Esto después que el pasado delegado, Pablo Mendoza, renunciara tras las problemáticas que se suscitaron en El Chante con el fraccionamiento Lago Luna y del cual en todo el proceso hubo descontento por parte de los pobladores hacia el delegado.

Los delegados aprobados por el presidente municipal José Miguel Gómez, el Síndico Municipal, Carlos Zúñiga Chacón y los nueves regidores que conforman el cabildo para la administración 2021-2024 son: Carlos Vázquez Reyes, delegado de San Juan Cosalá; en Chantepec, Juan Antonio Flores García; Francisco Rosas Navarro en Zapotitán de Hidalgo; José Ramón Medina Zaragoza para San Pedro Tesistán; en San Cristóbal Zapotitán, Rosaura Villa Venegas; en Huejotitán, Rodolfo Barreras Vázquez; y en Potrerillos, Víctor González Sánchez.

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Redaction. – Personnel from the State Prosecutor’s Office executed arrest warrants against two individuals who were wanted for their probable participation in the crimes of domestic violence and criminal assault.

 One of the arrested is Ángel de Jesús «N», who had a warrant  pending against him was arrested in the streets of the Las Redes neighborhood of Chapala.

In another action, Mauricio «N» was arrested.  He had a valid process against him and was captured in the streets of the town of Atotonilquillo,in the  municipality of Chapala. 

Both detainees were handed over to the Control and Oral Trial Court of the Fifth Judicial District based in Chapala, to be prosecuted for the crimes of domestic violence and criminal assault.

Ed. Note: To protect the privacy of those not yet convicted of a crime, only first names are disclosed, with “N” in place of the last name. 

Translated by: Kerry Watson

Motos aseguradas sobre una grúa. Foto: Fiscalía.

Redacción.- La falta de documentos o la placa de circulación fue el motivo del aseguramiento de  27 motocicletas, mediante el operativo para regularizar vehículos realizado en Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos por la Comisaría de la Policía Vial de la Secretaría de Seguridad del Estado, en coordinación con la Comisaría de la Policía municipal.

El dispositivo se realizó el 20 de octubre en Ixtlahuacán y la delegación de Atequiza, donde los oficiales de ambas corporaciones supervisaron a los conductores de vehículos y motocicletas, resultado en la detención de las 27 motos debido a que los conductores incurrieron en irregularidades, como la falta de documentos o la placa de circulación.

El operativo de regularización de vehículos tiene como objetivo concientizar a motociclistas y automovilistas sobre el cumplimiento de la ley, así como lograr un ordenamiento vial e inhibir acciones delictivas que pongan en riesgo el patrimonio y la seguridad de las y los jaliscienses.

Photo: Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office file.

Redaccion.- The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office carried out an operation to check rehabilitation centers in Chapala. They were looking to locate people reported as missing, or potentially using the centers to hide from the law..

The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office acted on information provided by the Jalisco Prosecutor, Gerardo Octavio Solis. Solis gave a virtual press conference during which he provided information about the operation; he didn’t have any data regarding how many people were located, or if irregularities were found.  

On August 18, four men who had been reported missing were found in the «Under the Tree Juvenil Casa H. Hood» center in Chapala. 

Translated by Amy Esperanto

Before, the mechanical games were just installed in 2018 and after, when the games were removed, in 2021.

Jazmín Stengel. – This week the Chapala boardwalk opened free of carnival rides.  At the start of the new administration of Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, the order was issued to regulate all  vendors  in public areas in the municipality of Chapala, including the rides.

Arturo Rivera Mexicano, in charge of the Markets Department, told Laguna unofficially that the regulation began last weekend in the parks and boardwalk of the municipal capital, which led to the removal of the mechanical games, ponies and other attractions that were located next to the skateboard park in front of the Chapala Lagoon.

The municipal authorities have said that they received this instruction directly from the new mayor, who cited poor sanitary and hygienic  and safety conditions . However, the merchants in the area disagreed, saying  the people in charge of the games -were clean people, as one person who sells ice cream in the area attested, while the waiters affirmed to have had more opportunity to sell because of the attraction of the games.

As of the closing of this edition, the Municipality of Chapala did not issue any information on the matter; however, information has been leaked about irregularities in permits issued at the last minute by the past administration.

Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan

Chapala City Hall building. Photo: Archive.

D. Arturo Ortega (Chapala, Jal).- Chapala’s 2021-2024 administration, headed by PAN member Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, has begun without appointment of directors and with little official information about who will lead more than 40 directorates, delegations and municipal agencies.

Only the appointment of the General Secretary was confirmed during the first town council session when the former PAN councilor of the outgoing administration, Lilia Alvarado Macías, was sworn in October 1.

President Aguirre revealed in an interview that Nicolás Padilla Ramos will be in charge of the Municipal Treasury. Padilla Ramos was Treasury head in the administrations of Arturo Gutiérrez Tejeda (2004 – 2006) and Joaquín Huerta Barrios (2013 – 2015). He was a councilman in the administration of Gerardo Degollado González (2007 – 2009).

Max Arceo is expected to lead the Ajijic delegation according to a personal Facebook post by the outgoing delegate, Juan Ramón Flores Rojas.

The names of other possible office managers have been revealed through unofficial comments, so their positions are not confirmed and there may be changes. 

The former director of the Ajijic Cultural Center, Alejandro Martinez, said that Hector Hinojosa would remain as ACC administrator. Martinez also said Timoteo Aldana would head the Municipal System of Potable Water and Sewage, SIMAPA, in Ajijic. Aldana served in that position from 2004 to 2006 and was director of the agency for the entire municipality from 2013 to 2015.

Alternate councilwoman Estefany Perez will be in charge of the Ajijic Civil Registry until her position is confirmed. Sergio Arturo Unzueta Flores has been mentioned as a possible Director of Culture, a position he held in the PRI administration of Gerardo Degollado Gonzalez (2007 – 2009). 

María Eugenia Real Serrano, current president of the Municipal Directive Committee of the National Action Party (PAN) and former councilwoman from 2013 to 2015, may be named director of DIF Chapala.

Other possibilities include Dr. Nono Sanchez to lead Municipal Medical Services; Emanuel Miranda to head the Cultural Center Antigua Presidency; Juan Julio Novoa in charge of Public Works; Antonio Mendoza in charge of the Civil Registry of Chapala; René Ochoa to lead the Legal Department; and José (Pepe) Barajas in charge of Cadastre.

Felipe Ramírez is expected to be in charge at COMUSIDA. He was a councilman and director of the municipal clinic in PAN administrations. Rogelio Ochoa should be leading the Historical Archive. He was director of this agency from 2015 to 2018. 

Mario Gutiérrez Alfaro is expected to be in charge of Municipal Patrimony, and his son Francisco Gutiérrez at COMUDE; activist Aurora Michel should be taking over the Private Secretary; Arturo Rivera Mexicano, former director of Fire and Civil Protection, is expected to be in charge of Markets; and Alan López Castillo should be taking over Social Development. 

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Other leadership possibilities include: 

• Dr. Nono Sanchez, Municipal Medical Services.
• Emanuel Miranda, Cultural Center Antigua Presidency.
• Juan Julio Novoa, Public Works.
• Antonio Mendoza, Civil Registry of Chapala.
• René Ochoa, Legal Department.
• José (Pepe) Barajas, Cadastre.
• Felipe Ramírez, COMUSIDA.
• Rogelio Ochoa, Historical Archive.
• Mario Gutiérrez Alfaro, Municipal Patrimony.
• Francisco Gutiérrez at COMUDE. 
• Aurora Michel, Private Secretary.
• Arturo Rivera Mexicano, Markets. 
• Alan López Castillo, Social Development.

Translated by Mike Rogers

The image of St. Francis of Assisi went on its route accompanied by few parishioners, in addition to the guilds that stand guard for him every year.

Jazmín Stengel: Although the ecclesiastical authorities asked people  to watch  the  procession from their homes online, «on the very day» of the festivities, October 4, the people of Chapala opted to hire their own norteño band and celebrate their patron saint San Francisco de Asisi, as they do every yea in front of the parish church of Chapala, 

Due to the pandemic this year there was no party or children’s bouncy castle, but  that did not stop a group of young people to celebrate as usual, with a norteño  band they hired.  The band Loma Santa which usually accompanies the saint every year on his journey) left  after playing a couple of songs in front of the esplanade after mass.

The procession of the «mero día» was led by Danza San Francisco, followed by Danza San José, both from Chapala, and finally, Danza Quetzalli del Señor de la Salud from San Luis Soyatlan. The Mariachi Aguila, who for the seventh consecutive year accompanied the saint, could not miss the event either, as well as the marching band San Francisco de Asisi with a special guest, the Marching  Band of the Señor de la Misericordia de Ocotlán. 

This was how the guild of San Judas Tadeo closed the festivity o San Francisco de Asisi,  the patron saint of Chapala, t a muted celebration, but the date was not left unnoticed by the people of Chapala.  

Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan

The vaccination site was originally at the Community Hospital, but after the accreditation audit, the clinic had to be moved to the Marcos Castellanos auditorium in Jocotepec. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.

Héctor Ruiz Mejía. – They waited, but the vaccine never arrived. In Jocotepec, around 1,600 people between 18 and 29 years of age were left waiting for the vaccine against COVID-19, when rain and landslides delayed the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine being transported by National Guard troops to the Marcos Castellanos auditorium.  

The 7,800 vaccines that the National Guard was transporting to Jocotepec were stranded in Tuxcueca after severe flooding. The National Guard finally arrived on Tuesday at 2:00 in the afternoon.. After a wait of nearly five hours, the  nearly 1,600 people waiting to be vaccinated, received 500 tokens for postponed vacinations. 

 The 500 people  with token’s received vaccinations on Wednesdy.  Of those, 100 doses were Sinovac specifically for pregnant women, and another 165 doses were applied to those suffering from complications such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer.  Some vaccines were given to those who had missed their original groups -called laggards-  despite strict regulation of not permitting it.tThe clinic ended Wednesday at approximately 7:00 p.m.

By Thursday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m., around 1,400 doses had been applied. While there was no exact count of the number of laggards vaccinated, medical authorities confirmed that the majority of people vaccinated were young people between 18 and 29 years of age.

«There were no conflicts and despite the change of venue, there was a very good participation» said Dr. Miguel Ibarra, coordinator of the Health Center, who was in charge of this vaccination day. The clinic was originally scheduled to be held at the Jocotepec Community Hospital, but after accreditation audits of the facilities, it had to be moved to the Marcos Castellanos Auditorium.

He added that in contrast to past vaccination days, «people were very well prepared with their documentation.» According to Dr. Miguel Ibarra,, the documentation support module provided by the City Hall offered its services only the first day, since the young people had their paperwork in order and their documentation services were not required.

According to the Servidores de la Nación, the organization responsible for holding the vaccine clinics nationwide, the high attendance of the young people was important since «it is now the young people who are getting sick.» 

Translated by Kerry Watson.