Hoover grad’s classic gets Car of the...

Hoover grad’s classic

gets Car of the Year

The Road’ers Car Club presented the Car of the Year award to Chris

Christensen of Castaic, a 1960 graduate of Hoover High School.

Judging took place during the club’s Jan. 17 Cruise In at Bob’s Big

Boy in Glendale.

Christensen built the 1934 Ford two-door sedan from the tires up

with help from his wife, Melinda. They started the project on their

wedding anniversary, March 25, and it only took them six months and

three weeks to complete, which could be a record, Chris said.

Chris rebuilt its 2001 Chevy ZZ4 engine, and the body and fenders

are remanufactured in fiberglass from molds made of the original

parts of a 1934 Ford sedan. He updated it with a 700 R General Motors

overdrive transmission, air conditioning and power windows. It’s

painted Pittsburgh Paint and Glass Candy Tangerine, a special color

Melinda saw on a vehicle at another car show.

The couple is having fun showing it off at car shows throughout

Southern California. The next project the couple plans to tackle is

building a 1937 Ford coupe for Melinda.

Sharing the car-building hobby with one’s wife makes the

experience even more enjoyable, Chris said.

“My background was racing and my son races. It’s pretty nice when

you have that support,” he said.

All trophy winners from each month last year, a total of 96, were

eligible for the award, said Rick Fox, Road’ers president.

Christensen received Best of Show for November.

The next Road’ers car show is the Valentine Cruise In from 5 to 8

p.m. Feb. 21 at Bob’s Big Boy, 1407 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale.

Burbank on Parade

needs volunteers

Organizers of Burbank On Parade have announced the 23rd annual

parade will be at 11 a.m. April 24 along Olive Avenue from Keystone

to Lomita streets.

The theme is “Let Us Entertain You.”

Volunteers are needed to help. For information, call Parade

Chairwoman Joanne Miller at 846-8910.

Sweet Adelines deliver

Singing Valentines

Quartets of women representing the Verdugo Hills Chapter of Sweet

Adelines International will again be delivering surprise Singing

Valentines to husbands, wives, sweethearts, teachers, bosses and

special friends.

Taking the singing telegram one step further, these quartets

present their recipients with songs sung in four-part harmony,

photographs and cards as tokens of remembrance. Fees range from $15

to $35. Funds raised go to competition fees, cost of sheet music,

seminars and workshops for barbershop-style singing and educational

seminars for high school students to learn four-part harmony singing.

For reservations, call (626) 797-1732. Singing Valentines will be

delivered Feb. 13 and 14. Deadline to order is Feb. 7.

La Providencia Guild has informational meeting

La Providencia Guild of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles had an

informational gathering for eight prospective members at the home of

Tish Sellers. Membership Chairwoman Sharon Ranshaw introduced the

guests, who gave a brief history of their lives. She read the names

of three nonmembers who could not attend.

She emphasized that all activities and volunteer responsibilities

benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. The prospective members were

encouraged to attend the hospital tour, which is open to all new and

current guild members on March 6. They learned from Chairwoman Judy

Pierce and member Sandi Call about the Thrift Shop on Magnolia, which

is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

President Irene Terusa talked about the fundraising projects for

Childrens Hospital including the successful fall fashion show and the

upcoming “Il Carnevale” on May 21. She also shared the rewards of

being a member of La Providencia Guild and helping the little ones.

Ranshaw told the guests that a tea was being planned and if they

join the guild they would be introduced at the annual meeting on

March 13 at The Castaway.

Volunteers needed at Descanso Gardens

Weekday morning opportunities are open for volunteers to work with

special-needs students in a garden setting at Descanso Garden’s

Harvest Garden. Volunteers work from 9 to 11:30 a.m. with physically

challenged and developmentally delayed students who plant and

maintain flower and vegetable gardens.

The Harvest Garden, a horticultural therapy program, serves

special-needs students from throughout the Los Angeles and Pasadena

areas. Volunteers work with trained staff members. For information,

call 949-7978.

Compiled by Joyce Rudolph