2011 – Page 3 – Manzanillo Sun

Hurricane JOVA Hits Colima and Jalisco

November 1, 2011November 6, 2017Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Jose Sandoval from the November 2011 Edition Images are take all around the state showing the effects of a Class 2 Hurricane. Imagine… it was supposed to be a Class 2. Also Manzanillo and Colima City got the edge, Places north are devastated as they got the full brunt of the storm. […]

Hurricanes

November 1, 2011November 6, 2017Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the November 2011 Edition Well, JOVA came to visit! Jova made landfall near Chamela in the state of Jalisco with maximum sustained winds of 160km/h (100mph), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Jova, classed as a category two storm, made landfall at 23:00 local time (11:00pm Tuesday 10/11). Chamela is […]

Vicente Guerrero

November 1, 2011November 6, 2017Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the November 2011 Edition (1782–1831) Vicente Guerrero is sometimes compared to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the USA. A former slave, he freed his country and then its slaves. Born in1782 in Ixtla, Mexico, he was of mixed white and Negro parentage (mulatto) with an Indian strain. His father, Juan […]

Fitness and Health

November 1, 2011February 18, 2021Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Karen Trom from the November 2011 Edition Change your CHOICES, Change your LIFE It’s Recess Time! School is back in session and it’s time for us to pretend we are kids again! Most people think they need to go to a gym or fitness club to work out when all we need to do […]

This ‘N’ That

November 1, 2011February 11, 2019Vivian Molick

By Vivian Molick from the November 2011 Edition Did you know that… Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them would burn their houses down – hence the expression “to get fired”. The term “the whole 9 yards” came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the South Pacific. […]

This ‘N That

October 1, 2011November 7, 2017Vivian Molick

By Vivian Molick from the October 2011 Edition No matter where you sleep, you swallow an average of 8 spiders a year The most common street name in the U.S. is Second St. The longest snake is the Royal Python which can grow to 35 feet. The longest word in the English language that has […]

Shrimp Ceviche

October 1, 2011November 8, 2017Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Manzanillo Sun Kitchen from the October 2011 Edition Recipe from The Shrimp Council This dish can be made with scallops instead of shrimp, or a combination of the two. Recipe yields 2 servings. The recipe is courtesy Sea Port Products Corporation. Ingredients 1 pound lightly cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp or a mixture of […]

Fish Life in Manzanillo

October 1, 2011November 8, 2017Terry Sovil

By Terry Sovil from the October 2011 Edition Giant Electric Ray The giant electric ray is common in the Gulf of California and southern Pacific Coast of Baja to Panama. Solitary, they either rest on the bottom or partially bury themselves in mixed sand and rubble in lagoons and bays. They forage at night and […]

Daylight Saving Time in Mexico

October 1, 2011November 8, 2017Manzanillo Sun Writer

By Freda Rumford from the October 2011 Edition In most of Mexico daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the first Sunday in April. On the last Sunday in October areas on daylight saving time fall back to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time. Central Standard Time (CST) becomes Central Daylight […]

A Salsa Serenade

October 1, 2011November 8, 2017Suzanne A. Marshall

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2011 Edition Over nine years ago back in Canada, sick of the traffic, city noises and growing population density, we decided to sell our downtown townhouse in the big city and find a quieter life in a small resort community within commutable distance to our work. We found […]

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