The Valley Line

WOW! Was it hot enough for you this weekend? Wouldn’t you know with this record-breaking heat wave my air conditioner decided it was taking a vacation. On Sunday evening at 12:30 a.m. when I went to bed, my house was 92 degrees and when I woke up on Monday morning at 7 a.m. it was 85 degrees.

Goodness, gracious, I know it is only May but I was praying for an early June gloom.

Thank goodness, after calling about 10 air conditioning businesses, I finally found somebody who could come out to fix the shuddering hunk of machinery. I am now cooling down. Of course it is Murphy’s Law — according to the TV weather people, we might even slip into some onshore gloom soon.

The next thing I’ll be complaining about will be the gloomy weather.

The most successful ever LCF Tournament of Roses Assn. annual Bingo Barbecue (its 26th) drew some 140 floaters to the La Cañada Thursday Club for a delicious barbecue buffet and eight varieties of bingo.

The event was chaired by Sue Beatty and Claire Slaughter. It featured Bob Wallace as emcee, Gaylord Hammerwold as bingo controller, and bingo callers Tim Rahtz, Jim Geoghegan, Ross Newton, Bill Watts, Clyde Hemphill, Vince Feehan, Jerry Martin and Tom Slaughter.

Winners of the bingo prizes were Elton Clark, John Vanatta, Jim Neilson, Mary Achterman, Bev Wallace, Cindy Slaughter, Sharlyn French, Marge Riewe, Jerry Martin, Adene Sweet, Ross Newton, Dorothy DeRosa, Ginger Dennis and Jean Zink. Raffle winners were Dotty Greenawalt, Dorothy DeRosa, Edna Owens, Andy Spence, Bill Imbriale, Betty Hurn, Pat Anderson, Sharon Vinceri, Gary Stibal, Pat Anderson, Jean Martin, Steve Spence, Margaret Quinn and Merv Johnson. In addition, some 30 lucky winners came away with door prizes.

LCFTRA offers thanks to the generous support of the following local businesses and organizations who helped make the evening a great success: A Noise Within, Anthony Chiropractic, The Apple Cart, Aquarium of the Pacific, Beckham Grill, Bikram Yoga La Cañada, Bristol Farms, Bronson Photography, Damon’s Restaurant, Descanso Gardens Guild, Design Imports (Jane Bird), Dish Restaurant, Dragon Thrift Shop, Earth Oasis Computers (Tom Slaughter), El Cholo Pasadena (Keith Tobias), Expert Audit Services (Kay Payer), Green Street Restaurant, Honolulu Jewelry, La Cañada Books and Toys, LCF Chamber of Commerce, LCF Country Club, La Cañada Thursday Club, La Crescenta Nursery, LCFTRA Floatique, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Gringos Locos La Cañada, Love Your Watch, Magpie’s Grill, Merle Norman - Montrose, Nuccio’s Nursery, Oakmont Country Club, Pacific Asia Museum, Paco’s Barber Shop, Paper Rabbit, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Pops, Plans Made Perfect, Regal Entertainment Group–United Artists Theater, Schreiner’s Fine Sausages, See’s Candies and Vons.

Also much appreciated were individual donations from Pat Anderson, Sue Beatty, Sharon Boettcher, Vic Bovee, Marilyn Chapman, Ginger Dennis, Sharlyn French, Mary and Daryal Gant, Joy Gifford, Vera and Garth Gragg, Jan and Gordon Madsen, Peggy Hotaling, Chuck Hughes and family, Rose and Don Manning, Jim Misamore, Joey and Dave Mitchell, David Moffett, Marge and Tony Riewe, Frank Ruiz, Cindy Slaughter, Adene Sweet and Pam Wiedenbeck.

LCFTRA particularly thanks the many association members who planned and executed the event, from reservations through cleanup, and greatly contributed in making this a great party and fundraiser for our 2009 Rose Parade float.