Resale shop
Bucerias Bilingual Community Center Director Denise Fiske-Chow wants to get the word out that the center has acquired a storefront at the Bucerias tianguis every Sunday.
“We are calling it our Tianguis Tienda,” Fiske-Chow says. She is asking for donations of clothes, kitchen items, large and small appliances, furniture, tools, linens and other items in good condition.
The hours of operation for the rest of the week will be established by the local volunteers who will be staffing the store.
Call the center at 329-298-3527 for more information. Arrangements can be made for pick up of donations.
Good dirt
Dana Doncaster, a partner of the Rancho El Limon, all-organic farm near Puerto Vallarta, has been making home deliveries to this area of the farm’s organic vegetables, salads, tropical fruit and herbs.
Now he has announced the addition of vegetation compost to his list of farm items available for purchase.
Doncaster says the compost is made up of natural materials, such as leaves, grasses and other “throw-away stuff” like fruit peelings and eggshells.
“Organic matter is mixed with soil or compost to give it all of the added nutrients and food that plants and flowers need to grow well,” he says.
Doncaster recommends that the compost be mixed with regular soil or dirt. It is suitable for just about everything, from lawns to roses and fruit trees, he says.
The price for a 25-kilogram bag is 90 pesos.
You can contact Doncaster at orgasmicorganic@gmail.com and at 322-109-3411 or 322-297-7857.
St. Patrick’s Day
The fifth annual Shamrock Bar and Lounge St. Patrick’s Day party in centro Bucerias will be on March 17. Some call it the biggest party of the year in the pueblito. There will be an Irish band flown in from the Emerald Isle, as well as entertainment, food and beverages available all day long.
Networking breakfast
The next monthly Network Breakfast organized by the U.S. Consular Agency in Vallarta will be held at the No Name Bar & Grill in Nuevo Vallarta on Friday, March 19, 9 am.
Open to English-speaking men and women, the aim of the meeting is to highlight community service projects in the area and promote networking between residents, frequent visitors, and local businesses. It also provides an opportunity to make new friends and meet people from different walks of life.
This month, those planning to attend are asked to bring an item for the PEACE charity organization in Punta Mita. Their needs include magazines, non-perishable food items, books in English and Spanish, art supplies, paint, scraps of fabric or meters of fabric (all colors and designs), discarded faux jewelry and block stamps.
The cost of 90 pesos includes a full breakfast and tip.
For more information, contact Kelly Trainor at consularagentpvr@prodigy.net.mx.
Boat show
This weekend is the big wrap-up to the month-long Nautical Extravaganza is the Latin America Boat Show, the largest of its kind in Latin America, hosted by Riviera Nayarit. The show, which is taking place for the second time in Mexico, ends on March 15.
Close to 200 boats are on display from the most prestigious international manufacturers.
Recreational vessels, luxury yachts, specially equipped and designed fishing boats, speedboats with outboard motors, the most popular inflatable boats and the largest display of accessories and consumables are on display by 14 different firms at the Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, about ten miles north of Puerto Vallarta.
The show is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The closing gala-dinner is scheduled at the Marina Riviera Nayarit at La Cruz on Sunday, March 14, and includes the Mexican Navy’s Symphonic Band and Choir, and a mariachi concert.
The closing ceremony is on Monday, March 15, 2 p.m.
Twinning
Apart from the presidential visit (see page one), Nayarit Governor Ney Gonzalez and Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez last weekend officially “twinned” the Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Banderas municipalities at a ceremony held in the new Teatro Vallarta in downtown Puerto Vallarta.
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