Car Show! at Chaffey College

The 2nd Annual Chaffey College Car Show




On an overcast Sunday afternoon, 77 hardy exhibitors braved the wind and threat of rain to show their cars.

Despite the threat of rain, the friendly crowd milled about the parking lot snapping pictures,buying raffle tickets and gnoshing on hamburgers and hot dogs grilled up Club advisor Sherm Taylor, faculty and staff volunteers Jim Osborne, Ann Perez, Nancy Pyle and Susan Steward

In all, $1800 was raised through exhibit fees, food and drink sales and the raffle, all of which will go toward scholarships for Chaffey students.

Each car had a unique history. Hidden under the hood of this classic l953 Ford was a tribute to Scott Carter's mother Sandy. Sandy had passed away recently but Carter found a photo of her taken in l953 when she was 12 years old.














John Lopez' 1955 two door Bel Aire, pictured on this years' show flier, had been in his family since l970. It was always the old reliable heap that started up whenever anyone in the family needed emergency transportation. Twice, Lopez tried to give it away, but "It just kept coming back..." Now, it is a restored classic, destined to stay in the family forever.

It was a family affair all day, including the Chaffey College family. Theatre faculty Christa Havenhill brought her l957 Buick to the show to help in the fundraiser. "It's such a chick car!"

Larry Peterson found this l957 Ford in a barn with just 52,000 original miles on it."It did NOT look like this when I found it!" he said of the beautiful restoration.
















Gary Castillo found his classic car rotting away in someone's back yard. He turned the l956 De Soto into a "theme" car with gaming motifs both inside and out.






Speaking of themes,the car that won "Best Paint" had a ghostly theme with white clouds, skulls and a snarling character painted under the hood. Although the humor was broad, the paint job was elegant against the skyblue of the Chevrolet.



















In all, 24 trophies and 12 special awards were handed out. The "Best of Show" was a bright red l954 Corvette owned by Pam and Paul Powell.

Seeking Awareness for Student Health Services

It was a hot, sunny Tuesday on the Chaffey Quad. "Hey, did you finish your lab?"

It was Gaby from Espanol, but I answered, "No, I'm headed for the Quad to cover Student Health Services..."

"Oh, they're great! I got antibiotics from them and you can get blood tests too. They're really nice."

It seems everyone has a positive word about SHS. The Chaffey Breeze annually writes at least one story about Student Health Services, a dry recitation of the services and low cost and the promise of confidentiality. But I think our stories lack the human touch. So I headed to the Quad to investigate. It happened to be "Cold and Flu Awareness Day."

Not much was going on, just the usual cheerful social shenanigans.

But at a table near the cafeteria, large groups of students crowded around a table, while nearby Phoenix University drew only one or no students at all.




It was the Student Health Services table and it seemed to be drawing a large number of inquiries.


The table was covered with fliers and pamphlets about fighting colds and flu, H1N1, literature, referrals and free items. I approached Tanya Wall , asking if they were seeing an abnormally large number of cold and flu cases. She chuckled and said, ""No, 'Cold and Flu Awareness' is just a topic of discussion to get students to the table to talk about what's really on their minds."
And what would that be? "All kinds of things, psycho-social issues." The purpose of the day was to let them know what's offered at Student Health Services.



According to Director Kay Peek, the Student Health Services treats some 40 to 60 people each week. And Peek adds that 90% of them are uninsured or under-insured. As long as you are a registered student, you can get treatment for short term ills and counseling in a secure and confidential environment. If they can't treat you, SHS will refer students to free or low cost services nearby.

So on that cheerful afternoon,RN Jacqueline Bowman and MA Lashara Blaylock handed out fliers, tampons, hand sanitizer, bookmarks and condoms along with advice and an invitation to Student Health Services.

There will be 5 more "Awareness Days" on the Quad: April 7, 13,10,21 and 27, all scheduled from 11am to 1pm.

Go check them out.