ON THE TOWN:

Under a full harvest moon Saturday at the Oakmont Country Club, the Women’s Council of Verdugo Hills Hospital and Foundation had its annual fundraiser, the Main Event “Dreams of Fall.”

Out of more than 100 attendees, the Glendale contingent was small but mighty. They dined, danced, participated in the live auction and signed up at the overflowing silent auction tables, spread over three rooms. Leading the pack was board of directors chairman and News-Press columnist Carl Raggio and wife, Lynne Raggio, and board secretary Charles W. Mason and his wife, Women’s Council chair-elect Chris Mason. Liz Rusnak Arizmendi, with husband, Andrew Arizmendi, represented the Rusnak Auto Group, the Valet Parking Sponsor of the evening.

More Glendale residents included fundraising chairwoman Sue Wilder and husband, Steve Wilder, and Alison and Sam Wilewood.

The funds raised at the Main Event will be used primarily for a new digital mammography machine at Verdugo Hills Hospital. The Women’s Council’s cumulative contributions to the hospital are approaching $3 million.

The Glendale Police Department had its annual open house Saturday. Chief Randy Adams greeted visitors as tours of the facilities, canine unit and a stationary helicopter were offered. Free hot dogs and popcorn were gobbled up by hundreds of hungry guests.

On hand from Glendale were Glendale Community College English division chair Michael Ritterbrown and son Hart, 2 1/2 , who could have sat in the police helicopter most of the afternoon.

Commission on the Status of Women student ex-officio students Susie Keyvanian and Elaine Panlaqui also tried out the helicopter. They had just attended the Glendale YWCA’s “HER Conference” at Glendale Community College earlier in the morning.

More Glendale visitors included Glendale Unified School District Board of Education member Nayiri Nahabedian, Commission of the Status of Women vice-chair Paula Devine and husband, Art Devine, city administrative analyst Lana Haddad, Pam and Steve Ropfogel, and Aram Kazazian.

The busy Saturday also included two screenings of “Creature from the Black Lagoon” in 3-D at the Alex Theatre. Presented by the Alex Film Society, the 1954 horror film was a big hit with the pre-Halloween crowd looking for some chills.

Dressed for the occasion were Alex ushers, taking tickets and handing out 3-D glasses. Barbara Counsil played a skeleton, her husband, Richard Counsil, was Count Dracula, Phyllis Kofoed donned a fuzzy wig, and Peter Weber toted a toy machine gun. Jan Westman, dressed as himself, handed out 3-D glasses to patrons.

Also present to greet visitors were Alex Executive Director Barry McComb and former president of the Friends of the Alex Theatre Andrea Humberger with mother, Connie Humberger.

The Alex also played host on Friday night to Tango Intimo, featuring tango dancers Sandor and Parissa, Claudio Otero and Elizabeth Rocella and Damian Romera and Vanina Mendez.

Actress Lindsay Lohan was the star member of the audience. She was there “in support” of the dancers and to prepare for her upcoming film, “Dare to Love Me,” on the life of tango singer Carlos Gardel. Camera-shy Lohan insisted, “No pictures.”

Glendale residents set to enjoy their evening of tango were Seda Ghazari, Janet Baghramian, Nelly and Sam Khachatourian, Hasmik Sargsyan with daughter Lilit Abgaryan.

The performance of passionate tango that followed didn’t disappoint.

The Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America was all set to honor Sheriff Leroy “Lee” Baca with its “Good Scout Award,” but Mother Nature had other plans on Oct. 23. Called away to help Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on his tour of fire-ravaged areas, L.A. County’s sheriff was honored in absentia.

The more than 100 members and guests at the Recognition Dinner at Burbank’s Castaway restaurant included Glendale resident and top cop Chief Randy Adams, immediate past president of the Verdugo Council Robert Bunker, council Executive Director Jon Maeda and wife, Susan Maeda, and Glendale residents Joyce and Joe Ayvazi.

Baca commands the largest Sheriff’s Department in the United States.

He was re-elected in June 2006 for his third term in office.

Steve Hickner, a director of DreamWorks’ “Bee Movie,” lives right here in Glendale. Hickner and wife, Cynthia Hickner, treated their friends to the film’s “bee”-studded premiere Sunday at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood.

Audience members wore black and yellow. Bee “antennae” headbands were passed out to children and adults.

The “red” carpet was striped black and yellow.

Instead of limos, the stars alighted from black and yellow “bug” cars.

More Glendale residents included Marsha and Alan Green, and yours truly and Richard Sowby.

The verdict is in, “Bee Movie” is a hit!

 RUTH SOWBY may be reached at ruthsowby@msn.com.