By Diana Stevens from the December 2009 Edition The best Christmas presents last all year and maybe longer. Mapy Seidel, the new President of M.E.S.E., knows the value and importance of keeping children off the streets and in school. In 1992 she and Sandra Martin del Campo, who has now retired to Guanajuato, founded M.E.S.E. […]
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By Jim Evans from the November 2009 Edition Last Sunday walking Olas Altas Beach in Manzanillo I noticed several surfers taking advantage of the summer waves that give our beach its name. The fact that surfers were in the water is not unusual, it happens most days now, but I was surprised that six of […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the November 2009 Edition This is a traditional chicken enchilada recipe but this recipe unlike many is not smothered in the familiar tomato based sauce like most enchilada recipes instead; it uses butter, broth, and sour cream to form the sauce for this dish. Ingredients 12 corn tortillas 3 cooked […]
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In this issue: Personality of the month Maby Seidel of Mese House – Diana Stewart Living Going South for Christmas – Freda Rumford First Christmas in Mexico – Terry Sovil Our twisted way of speaking – Tommy Clarkson Manzanillo Ansilo de los Ancianos in Manzanillo in dire straits – Glen Wilchek Recipe of the month […]
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By Freda Rumford from the December 2009 Edition WE CROSSED THE MEXICAN border at Nogales after a night in Tucson and the morning hunting down the Sanborn Insurance Agency who didn’t open until after 9. Having just bought an insurance policy for 6 months with cash and knowing that we needed more to pay for […]
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By Terry Sovil from the December 2009 Edition Too many questions, I always ask too many questions. Maybe it’s the analyst in me, too many years of systems design. Last Christmas was strange. The first time I was away from my family near the big holiday. Lunch was at the only place open in Benecia, […]
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By Howard Platt from the December 2009 Edition Birdwatchers will know that the rock pigeon, Columba livia, may have been the first animal domesticated by man, many thousands of years ago in the Middle East. Domestication, probably as a food source, was followed by breeding and the development of birds in many colours and fancy […]
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By Glen Wilchek from the December 2009 Edition Many of you have probably driven by the Asilo de los Ancianos (Old Folk’s Home) without even realising where it is. It was built in 1990 and is located near the auditorium in Valle de las Garzas. Basically, after you leave the Las Brisas cruzero and […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2009 Edition Though I have no Sancho Panza compadre faithfully galumphing by my side, today, with all the zeal, enthusiasm, focus and sense of Don Quixote, I strike out to fend English! Variations of “deconfliction” seem the buzz word de jour. For example, a lead sentence in a recent […]
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In this issue: The Art Scene Three for one: Art Invasion at the Beach – Mariana Llamas-Cendon Living Living with the Devil – Freda Rumford Manzanillo The Uniqueness that is Manzanillo – Terry Sovil Nature Ponytail Palm – Tommy Clarkson Personality of the Month Dr. Blanca Alvarez – Buylia – Manzanillo’s Music Scene – Darcy […]
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