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What is Your Dream Smile?
For some, its the Hollywood-style perfection that graces the covers of magazines. For others, its a more natural smile that reflects confidence from
having whiter, brighter and straighter teeth. Whatever your interpretation of your dream smile is, Dr Weiser can help. An LVI trained preferred dentist
and a member of the Extreme Makeover: Extreme Team, Dr Weiser designs beautiful smiles every day!
Your cosmetic options include:
Customized porcelain veneers made by world famous lab technicians
Zoom in office teeth whitening
Invisalign, the clear braces
Safe removal of mercury fillings
Laser dentistry for optimizing gum health
Mark T. Weiser D.D.S.
805. 899. 3600 1511 State Street www. boutique- dental. com
Aesthetic & Family Dentistry
I find myself smiling
more than I ever have
and I am so grateful!
Thank you Dr. Weiser.
Cara
If looking for a good cosmetic
dentist in Santa Barbara
almost everyone I know says to
go to Dr Mark Weiser. I am so
grateful for what he has done for
me and his sta are like family.
The added comfort and care
provided are just a bonus!
Changing Lives....One Smile at a time
Sue Maloney
805.899.3600 1511 State Street www.santabarbaradds.com
What is Your Dream Smile?
For some, its the Hollywood-style perfection that graces the covers of magazines. For others, its a more natural smile that reflects confidence from
having whiter, brighter and straighter teeth. Whatever your interpretation of your dream smile is, Dr Weiser can help. An LVI trained preferred dentist
and a member of the Extreme Makeover: Extreme Team, Dr Weiser designs beautiful smiles every day!
Your cosmetic options include:
Customized porcelain veneers made by world famous lab technicians
Zoom in office teeth whitening
Invisalign, the clear braces
Safe removal of mercury fillings
Laser dentistry for optimizing gum health
Mark T. Weiser D.D.S.
805. 899. 3600 1511 State Street www. boutique- dental. com
Aesthetic & Family Dentistry
I find myself smiling
more than I ever have
and I am so grateful!
Thank you Dr. Weiser.
Cara
If looking for a good cosmetic
dentist in Santa Barbara
almost everyone I know says to
go to Dr Mark Weiser. I am so
grateful for what he has done for
me and his sta are like family.
The added comfort and care
provided are just a bonus!
Changing Lives....One Smile at a time
Sue Maloney
805.899.3600 1511 State Street www.santabarbaradds.com
Judge Judy Jolts Ronnie
Monte ito
Miscellany
by Richard Mineards
Richard covered the Royal Family for Britains Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York
to write for Rupert Murdochs newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York
magazines Intelligencer. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and
moved to Montecito four years ago.
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ts a safe bet that Judge Judy
Sheindlin wont be invited to
Montecito flm executive Ronnie
Mellens home for tea any time soon.
Ronnie, who runs the 29-year-old
company, Santa Barbara Location
Services, and her husband, Chase,
a former program executive with
ABC-TV, were front and center on
Americas biggest syndicated court
show, Judge Judy, in front of 10 million
viewers earlier this month as plaintiffs
in a case alleging fraud over a Chinese-
deco rug supposedly manufactured
by famed weaver Walter Nichols in
Tientsin in the 1920s and 30s that they
bought from a Los Angeles carpet
dealer.
We were assured it was a Nichols
rug, but experts we spoke to after the
purchase said it clearly wasnt, so we
went to court to get our money back,
explains Ronnie. I told my husband
not to buy it. It was clearly a piece of
*%#&!
The producers of the show called
us a lot after we decided to file suit
and said we were in a no-lose situa-
tion.
I had never seen the show, but
eventually we were persuaded have
the matter decided in the TV court-
room.
The 16-year-old show, which is
taped at the Sunset Bronson Studios
where I used to toil as a com-
mentator on the KTLA-TV morning
news has been nominated 13 times
for Daytime Emmy Awards and pro-
pelled Sheindlin, a former New York
family court judge, to a hefty $45 mil-
lion a year annual salary, making the
outspoken jurist one of the best paid
celebrities in the U.S.
The segment we were on was actu-
ally taped last summer, but it was
re-run the other day, and everybody
seems to have seen it, says Ronnie.
The rug cost seventy-five hundred
dollars and the producers said there
was no doubt wed get most of our
money back.
The seller even admitted it was
a fake in a pre-interview. But, for
whatever reason, Judge Judy threw
the case out. We were absolutely furi-
ous and I wouldnt advise anybody
to settle their cases in this manner. It
was pretty humiliating for both of us
being blasted on national television,
despite the fact we had brought a one
thousand dollars-a-day expert on to
the set to back our contention that the
rug was clearly a fake.
It is not normally our style to do
this sort of thing, but the producers
were very persuasive.
You could say we had the rug
pulled out right from under us!
The Judge Judy show tapes three
days a week twice a month, with 650
claims adjudicated each season, with
no-nonsense Sheindlin, 69, flying out
in her private jet from New York.
Her contract was recently renewed
through 2015.
Ronnie will not be tuning in, I confi-
dently predict.
Its like Nero watching the
Christians being fed to the lions! she
huffed...
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
The ink is barely dry on the divorce
papers, but apparently Santa Barbara
songstress Katy Perrys parents want
to set their daughter up with NFL
hunk Tim Tebow following her split
from British comedian Russell Brand.
Ministers Keith and Mary Hudson
Perrys deeply religious parents
are said to be fans of the Denver
Broncos star because of his strong
Christian faith.
According to OK! magazine, they
want to set up a meeting between their
27-year-old daughter and Tebow, 24,
at their church in Huntington Beach.
Judge Judy Sheindlin did not see eye to eye with
Montecito film executive Ronnie Mellen on her
televised court show
19 26 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 7
Katy has mentioned on more than
one occasion how much she likes
Tim, says one source. Katys mom
firmly believes the best cure for heart-
ache is to quickly fall in love again... In
her mind, Tebow is the perfect guy for
her daughter. Hes handsome, charm-
ing, intelligent, and, above all, a good
Christian.
The Hudsons are now reportedly
trying to arrange for Katy, a former
Dos Pueblos High School student, to
perform at their church around the
same time they book Tebow to speak
from the pulpit.
It was only the other day the
Hudsons spoke to a packed congrega-
tion in Ohio apparently implying
Katys divorce was a gift from God to
help them fill churches , prompting
a harsh rebuke from Katy on Twitter
that no one speaks for her but herself.
In the meantime, the world famous
warbler has been spending some time
back in our Eden by Beach as my
photograph shows, while Brand, 36,
has moved out of their $6.5 million
Hollywood Hills manse into a $1.6
million bachelor pad a tiaras toss or
two away.
Watch this space...
Too Many Fish in the Sea
Santa Barbara Maritime Museums
first speed dating event, Love Under
the Sea, was so over subscribed by
females that more than 30 amorous
Amazons had to be turned away.
We wanted it to be balanced,
with forty men and forty women,
explained the museums operating
manager, Maureen Foley. Hopefully,
the ladies can make it to the next
event, if they havent got hitched
beforehand.
The party was organized by the har-
bor-side institutions curator, Emily
Falke, who arranged three other
similar events when she was at the
Museum of Art in Bakersfield, which
ended with three weddings in three
years.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Guilty As Charged
C
aught! Guilty as charged! I
confess to being the owner of
one of two rogue cars caught
taking up two parking spaces, and
busted by an anonymous parking
sleuth photographer (Little Space
Hogs, Letters to the Editor MJ # 18/2).
My car is the one pictured parked in
the lot behind 1187 Coast Village Road.
I can empathize with the frustration
vented in the anonymous letter to
the editor in last weeks Journal. In
fact, I suspect that just about every
licensed driver has had the frustrating
experience of searching a crowded
parking lot for an open space, only to
fnd some auto bully taking up two
spaces.
In this case, however, a picture sim-
ply is not worth a thousand words, and
Id like to clarify: my office has been in
the 1187 building for the past 35 years
or so. If my math is correct, this trans-
lates to roughly 8,400 trips into the lot
and parking my car. In all that time,
I can honestly say that I have never
seen two cars parked in the space in
question.
The reason is simple; in spite of
the painted white line present in the
anonymous shutterbugs picture, the
two spaces presumably being hoarded
by me are each only 6 ft 4 inches wide.
This is because of planting areas that
dont really serve any good purpose
but take up room that could otherwise
accommodate two cars. This is in con-
trast to just under 9 feet wide parking
spaces provided for all the other desig-
nated parking places in the lot. Simply
stated, there is not enough room to
park two cars in this particular space,
and still have enough room to enter
and exit ones car at least not very
easily. If the anonymous writer doubts
this, I would suggest she measure the
width of her car. The line should never
have been painted since it is not large
enough to accommodate two cars.
Often when I pull into the lot, there
is another car parked in the same man-
ner that mine was parked. This is
because everyone who frequents 1187
knows that while this space looks like
two spaces, it is only wide enough to
accommodate one car. So rather than
squeezing into a 6 foot space, others
as did I on my day of reckoning just
park somewhere around the middle of
the spot. And since I often drive my
gas guzzling SUV to work (and park
in this spot when available) it hardly
seems plausible that my motive in
parking in this manner (which I would
never do in a normal space) might be
due to an attitude of entitlement for
trying to save the planet. And I doubt
that anyone else who parks there does
so because they feel entitled, because
they are discourteous, or because they
are degenerates, as your contributor
suggested.
Without shame, but with a name,
Ed Wimberly
Montecito
(Editors note: Thank you very much for
coming forward, Mr. Wimberly. We sent
our team of journalists out to measure and
you are quite correct, the allocated 64
parking spaces really are just too tight for
two normal-sized vehicles. And, just for
being a stand-up guy, were offering you
a free -page ad in this paper at a time of
your choosing! J.B.)
Abysmally Ignorant
Ray Winns article, Nuclear
Coyotes (Rays Ramblings MJ #
17/51) was one of the most moving
articles on the terrible power of nuclear
weapons Ive ever read. Mr. Winn told
of having seen a horribly injured coy-
ote and her dead cub while he was an
Army officer on the Nevada nuclear
test range 60 years ago, and having
killed it to put it out of its misery. The
memory of the coyotes suffering, and
of his action to end it, has haunted him
ever since.
I was thus dumbfounded to read
Mrs. Carol M. Kommerstad-Reiches
lengthy letter condemning him for his
participation in nuclear testing, for
Americas use of the bomb against
Japan (President Trumans decision
that saved the lives of an estimated
two million American soldiers), and
you for publishing his article. Among
several outrageous, untrue (and action-
ably libelous) statements was her accu-
sation that Ray has been directly
responsible for suffering and death of
countless living creatures through his
participation in nuclear testing, and
in the nations abominable nuclear
testing program
I was a crewman on the command
ship USS Mt. McKinley in 1946 when
the Navy conducted two atomic weap-
ons tests at Bikini Lagoon on dozens
of obsolete World War II warships
anchored through the lagoon. The
principal purpose was to determine
the effect of atomic explosions on steel
ships, but hundreds of goats were teth-
ered on decks of some of the ships to
help medical science learn how near
living creatures could be to an atomic
explosion and still survive.
19 26 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 9 All of us have moments that test our courage; taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them Erma Bombeck
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In Mrs. Kommerstad-Reiches eyes,
then, my participation in the atomic
weapon tests at Bikini makes me at
least as bad as Mr. Winn even worse,
since the Bikini tests predated the
Nevada atomic tests.
But, Im proud of my Navy service,
including my time at Bikini, especially
if from Mrs. Kommerstad-Reiches
perspective it puts me in the same
company as Mr. Winn. Thats pretty
good company. Hes had a far more
notable career in the service of his coun-
try and mankind than most Americans.
Mrs. Kommerstad-Reiches problem
is that she shows an abysmal ignorance
of the history of the 20th century. She
should read The Second World War by
Gordon Corrigan, who served in the
British Army in that war.
Robert D. Funk
Montecito
Railroad Blues
Reader Jeremy Norris brought the
railroad ties to the attention of the
Montecito Journal, and in the most
recent issue discussing Train Track
Maintenance (Village Beat MJ
# 18/2) there appears to be some
question as to whether the lingering
piles of railroad ties contain creosote.
Neither Union Pacifics Director of
Corporate Relations, Aaron Hunt, nor
its Director of Public Affairs, Lupe
Valdez, seemed to be able to confirm
that these ties contain creosote.
Im sorry, folks, but the response
from these representatives of the rail-
road is either highly uninformed or
disingenuous. I offer this from the
Railroad Tie Association on creosote
and ties:
99.9% of all wood crossties pro-
duced in the U.S. and Canada are
treated with creosote or creosote
and oil blends. In addition to creo-
sote, Pentachlorophenol and Copper
Naphthenate are approved preserva-
tives for hardwood ties by the American
Wood Preservative Association
(AWPA). ACZA is now also approved
for Douglas fir ties only. CCA (copper
chrome arsenate) is not recommended
for hardwoods but may be sometimes
used for certain Southern Yellow Pine
timbers and ties.
As you can see, it is nearly 100%
certain that the ties in question contain
creosote (as if our own noses couldnt
confirm that). In addition, even if by
the slimmest chance they happened to
contain the other chemicals mentioned,
these would be a nasty contribution to
our groundwater, ocean, etc., too.
These ties do more than just offer
up an overwhelming, sickening smell
to the countless people who live near
or walk by the tracks on their way to
LETTERS Page 354
19 26 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 10 The Voice of the Village
seeks to ensure that new projects are
harmonious with the unique physical
characteristics and character of Montecito
When: 3 pm
Where: Country Engineering Building,
Planning Commission Hearing Room,
123 E. Anapamu
SAVE THE DATE
Friendship Centers 13th Annual
Festival of Hearts
Its Fiesta in February! Don your
Fiesta best and enjoy Heart-Art, wine,
luncheon, live and silent auctions and live
entertainment. All proceeds from the event
support Friendship Centers H.E.A.R.T.
(Help Elders At Risk Today) Program,
subsidizing the cost of adult day services
for low-income aging and dependent
adults and their families.
When: Saturday, February 11,
11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Where: Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort,
Reagan Room, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Tickets: $100 per person, available online:
www.friendshipcentersb.org
ONGOING
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
Art Classes
Beginning and advanced, all ages and by
appt, just call
Where: Portico Gallery,
1235 Coast Village Road
Info: 695-8850
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Adventuresome Aging
Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: 969-0859; ask for Susan
WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS
Live Entertainment at Cava
Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road
When: 7 pm to 10 pm
Info: 969-8500
MONDAYS
Story Time at the Library
When: 10:30 to 11 am
Where: Montecito Library,
1469 East Valley Road
Info: 969-5063
FRIDAY JANUARY 27
Lecture & Luncheon
Obamacare and the End of Limited
Government is the topic of a talk by
Dr. John Eastman at the monthly
meeting of the Montecito Hope Ranch
Republican Womens Club at the
Montecito Country Club.
Dr. Eastman, a professor at Chapman
University School of Law, will discuss
ramifcations of the law on the American
health care system.
When: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Where: 920 Summit Road
Cost: $30 prepaid by January 26
or $35 at the door
Reservations: 805-500-6856 or by e-mail
at [email protected]
SATURDAY JANUARY 28
SBCC Adult Education
Communication Workshop
How to communicate simply, lovingly
and effectively. Based on the principles of
Attitude Reconstruction, Jude Bijou, local
MFT and award winning author, will teach
you how to communicate constructively
about any topic in any situation.
When: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Schott Center,
310 W. Padre Street, Room 28
Cost: $23, register online at:
http://sbcc.augusoft.net
MONDAY JANUARY 30
MBAR Meeting
Montecito Board of Architectural Review
THURSDAY JANUARY 19
Silly Science at Montecito Library
Engage in scientifc discovery! Professor
Wisenheimer and his Silly Science Show
bring laughter to the learning of basic
science principles. Be captivated by the
principles of motion or gravity as they are
explained in an interactive, entertaining
way. Young scientists ages three and up
will delight in this look at science.
When: 4 pm to 4:45 pm
Where: Montecito Library,
1469 East Valley Road
Info: www.wonderworldproductions.com
SATURDAY JANUARY 21
Screenplay Workshop
Write a compelling script thats impossible
to stop reading, vividly cinematic, properly
formatted, and realistically produce-able.
This beginning screenwriting course will
help guide you in creating characters,
building plots, shaping scenes, sharpening
dialogue, and, give you assistance with
writing a winning treatment. Whether you
seek to write big Hollywood movies or
low-budget Indies, this course will show
you what it takes to get in the screenplay
game.
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by Kelly Mahan
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Fri, Jan 27
THURSDAY JANUARY 19
Maritime Museum Lecture
Diver, author, and Ventura County
native Richard Slater visits the
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
to give a talk titled, Views from
the Conning Tower. Slater is the
Guinness Book of World Records
champion for free diving, and
will share stories, speak about the
dangers of free diving, and hold a
question and answer session.
When: 7 pm to 9 pm
Where: 113 Harbor Way,
Suite 190
Cost: Free for members, $5 for
non-members
Info: www.sbmm.org or 962-8404,
x115
FRIDAY JANUARY 20
Public Viewing of
the Stars
Westmont opens
the doors to its
observatory, home
of the powerful Keck
Telescope, for a
free, public viewing.
Weather permitting,
the telescope will aim
toward Jupiter and
Mars, which have
been prominent in the
night sky this month.
The viewing is held
every third Friday of the month in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical
Unit, whose members bring their own telescopes to Westmont for the public to gaze
through. The viewing lasts for several hours.
Where: Westmonts Observatory, 955 La Paz Rd.
When: 7:30 pm
Info: 565-6272
When: 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: Montecito Library,
1469 East Valley Road
Info: 969-5063
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25
Montecito Planning Commission
Meeting
MPC ensures that applicants adhere to
certain ordinances and polices and that
issues raised by interested parties are
addressed
When: 9 am
Where: Country Engineering Building,
Planning Commission Hearing Room,
123 E. Anapamu
Montecito Trails Foundation Annual
Meeting
Members and others interested in local
trails and trail issues are invited to the
annual meeting, which includes hearty
appetizers and refreshments. The
foundation will elect 2012 offcers and
update the public on Franklin Trail and
Cold Spring Trail.
When: 5 pm to 7 pm
Where: Hill/Carrillo Adobe,
15 East Carrillo Street
Reservations: 568-0833
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MONDAY JANUARY 30
Channel City Club Luncheon
American historian and New York Times
bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith will
speak at the Channel City Clubs luncheon
held at the Montecito Country Club. Smith
specializes in the history of broadcasting
and political fgures, and her most recent
novel, Elizabeth the Queen: Life of a Modern
Monarch, is a close-up view of a woman
only known from a distance, illuminating the
lively personality, sense of humor, and canny
intelligence with which she meets the most
demanding work and family obligations.
Advance reservations are required no later
than Thursday, January 26.
When: 12 pm
Where: 920 Summit Road
Cost: $32 for members,
$35 for non-members
Info and Reservations: 884-6636 or www.channelcityclub.org
Connections Early Memory Loss
Program
Where: Friendship Center,
89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: Susan Forkush, 969-0859 x15
TUESDAYS
Boy Scout Troop 33 Meeting
Open to all boys ages 11-17;
visitors welcome
When: 7:15 pm
Where: Scout House, Upper Manning
Park, 449 San Ysidro Road
THURSDAYS
Pick-up Basketball Games
He shoots; he scores! The Montecito
Family YMCA is offering pick-up
basketball on Thursdays at 5:30 pm.
Join coach Donny for warm-up, drills
and then scrimmages. Adults welcome
too.
When: 5:30 pm
Where: Montecito Family YMCA,
591 Santa Rosa Lane
Info: 969-3288
FRIDAYS
Farmers Market
When: 8 am to 11:15 am
Where: South side of Coast Village Road
SUNDAYS
Vintage & Exotic Car Day
Motorists and car lovers from as far away
as Los Angeles and as close as East Valley
Road park in front of Richies Barber
Shop at the bottom of Middle Road on
Coast Village Road going west to show
off and discuss their prized possessions,
automotive trends and other subjects.
Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Corvettes
prevail, but there are plenty other autos to
admire.
When: 8 am to 10 am (or so)
Where: 1187 Coast Village Road
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Project is nearing completion,
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seven buildings on the 1.3-acre site are
expected to be completed by February.
We are still moving steadily along,
he said.
Gunner says he is in talks with
several possible tenants, but no
leases have been signed yet. He
hinted that one or more of the ten-
ants will be retail stores, but was
not able to confirm. The tenants
we choose will complement other
tenants on the property, he said.
Current tenants which have stayed
through construction are San Ysidro
Pharmacy, Montecito Coffee Shop,
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Gunner said no specific types of ten-
ants have been excluded, the prop-
erty owners are required to work
within their Conditional Use Permit,
which states tenants will not be per-
mitted to be water intensive. The
permits call for no restaurants, cafs,
spas, beauty shops, pet grooming
shops, dry cleaners, or studios with
bathing facilities. We want to focus
on complementing what is already
in place, he explained.
The shells of the buildings will be
finished in February, with tenants
making specific improvements or
additions per lease terms. These can
include cabinetry, counters, lighting
and other tenant needs, Gunner said.
The buildings are coming along,
each with unique siding and colors.
The buildings, built to look like his-
toric cottages, feature batten siding,
cedar siding, reclaimed wood, plaster
or stone, and feature brick sidewalks
and permeable pavers on the parking
lot.
The project, which has been in
the works for over five years, was
approved by Montecito Planning
Commission in 2009 and Montecito
Board of Architectural Review in 2010.
The new buildings will add close to
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19 26 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 14 The Voice of the Village
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should have a hospital.
Ten years ago, the management had
to choose between earthquake retro-
fitting, which is almost as costly as
rebuilding, or building a new hospital.
When building a new hospital was
decided, they looked all over for a
site, in Goleta and even Earl Warren
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Cottage Hospitals Donor Wall
Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree and Dr. Peter MacDougall
at the Cottage Hospital donor wall unveiling
Marshall Milligan and wife Gretchen, Cottage Hospital board chair, with President and CEO of Cottage
Health System Ron Werft and his wife Mary at the hospital event
M
any local movers and
shakers gathered at Cottage
Hospitals new main
entrance and lobby for an evening of
recognition, wine, hors doeuvres and
tours. Board chair Gretchen Milligan
welcomed everyone and reminded us
of the collective philanthropy during
fve years of fundraising efforts. She
mentioned in particular former board
chairs there during the planning
process: Bob Knight, Marshall Rose
and Bob Andrews, along with the co-
chairs of the Campaign for Cottage
Health System Palmer Jackson,
Michael Towbes and Leslie Ridley-
Tree. The chair of the Campaign
Cabinet was Dr. Peter MacDougall. I
was at Jelinda (co-chair of one of four
task forces) and Barry DeVorzons
when they had the campaign kickoff
party way back in 2004.
President and CEO of Cottage
Health System Ron Werft addressed
the crowd, saying, Thanks go to
thousands of people for making this
building a reality. There were actu-
19 26 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 15
goal was $100 million and we exceed-
ed that by $10.8 million. The whole
bill is around $700 million and the
place will be totally completed in
2017. They are in phase four now with
three more phases to go. In the mean-
time, the Ridley-Tree Pavilion will
open February 12 with patients being
transferred to the new rooms.
The lights went on for the unveiling
of the donor walls. Then it was time
for a tour and wow! First we saw the
new cafeteria with its beautiful patio
for outdoor dining and the River of
Life running through all the gardens
and courtyards. Twelve hundred piec-
es of artwork by 123 local artists who
competed to have their work accepted
is hanging in the hospital. It is the
largest collection of Central Coast liv-
ing artists anywhere. Every room has
one piece and the halls, waiting rooms
and lobby are decorated in art, all with
a theme and using many mediums.
Some of these works will go to Goleta
and Santa Ynez facilities and will pro-
vide a healing environment for the
patients and their families too.
Ninety percent of the rooms are
single, and each have a flat-screen
TV where you can check Facebook
or tend to your bank account. No
more nurses with back injuries. There
are ceiling lifts in each room so the
Past hospital Chief of Staff and current board member Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman, Chief of Staff Dr. Babji
Mesipam, former board member Dr. Nick Vincent, past Chief of Staff and past board member Dr. Karl
Kassity and former Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Wright enjoying the new addition to Cottage Hospital
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Presents
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Guest Artist:
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service? Each patient may order from
a menu anything they want (as long
as the doctor approves) at any time
they want. In addition, the ICU rooms
have a new toy. There is a native
language machine that will translate
around 15 languages so the nurses can
communicate with all their patients no
matter how fluent.
There is even a helipad, which is
expected to accommodate two or three
emergencies per week. The neighbors
have agreed the helicopters are less
bothersome than the ambulances.
The completed facility will take up
two full blocks. They are going green
as everything being torn down is also
being recycled. If you get a chance to
have a tour, you wont be sorry.
UCSB Arts & Lectures
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents an
annual series of events with some-
times as many as 18 in one month.
They include music, dance, comedy,
lectures and more and the venues are
all over town, including Campbell Hall
at UCSB. Miller McCune Executive
Director Celesta Belleci and her staff
are somehow able to juggle all of this.
Julie and Jamie Kellner invited
the Arts & Lectures Producers Circle
members to their stunning estate
for a pre-reception in honor of the
evenings featured speaker, David
Gergen. Gergen has been an advisor
to presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan
and Clinton and is a senior political
analyst for CNN. In 1985, he joined
the MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour. He is
also a professor on the Harvard facul-
ty. His bestselling book, Eyewitness to
Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon
to Clinton was published in 2000.
Among those eating their fill of the
mouthwatering hors doeuvres were
Orfalea board member Ken Saxon,
President Lois Mitchell and chairper-
son Natalie Orfalea. Celesta thanked
the Orfalea Family Foundation, which
underwrote the Gergen event. She
introduced David, saying, I watch
him every night. I just didnt know
how tall he was. Gergen was ready
for a Q and A before going to Campbell
Hall and giving his lecture.
He reminded us that though Reagan
and Tip ONeill used to argue all day,
at 5 oclock they could sit down with a
drink and be friends. That atmosphere
no longer exists in the Congress and
SEEn (Continued from page 15)
Joe Smith with featured speaker and former presidential advisor David Gergen, accompanied by hosts
Jamie and Julie Kellner prior to the UCSB Arts & Lectures event
Ken Saxon with Orfalea chair Natalie Orfalea, David Gergen and Orfalea board president Lois Mitchell at
the reception for members of the Arts & Lectures Producers Circle
19 26 January 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 17 Be a yardstick of quality; some people arent used to an environment where excellence is expected Steve Jobs
Senate. He feels that Obama is better
at campaigning than at governing.
When asked who would make the
better candidate, Newt Gingrich
or Mitt Romney, Gergen hesitated.
Knowing both, hes aware of their
strengths and weaknesses. Mitt has
strong faith and family values, which
Gergen believes are important in
being president and making decisions,
but he isnt charismatic. Gingrich has
six ideas a day and only two are good,
but he doesnt know which two.
According to some polls, the young-
er generation will not have as high a
standard of living as we do and will
not live as long as this generation. In
spite of those dire predictions, Gergen
is optimistic about the younger gen-
eration citing a program called Teach
for America, which asks new college
grads to go into the tough schools
and teach for a couple of years. The
number of volunteers is increasing by
leaps and bounds. As Gergen said, If
we can get to the future, well be fine.
For more information on coming
events, call 893-3535.
Champagne Tea
Instead of the usual book signing
at Tecolote Book Shop in the upper
village, there was one in Montecito
Shores given by Beverley Jackson
for her long time friend, Hutton
Wilkinson. The book is an elegant
coffee table tome about the Tony
Duquette/Hutton Wilkinson Jewelry
line, which is marketed by Saks.
Hutton explained to me, Tony
Duquette died in 1999. We were busi-
ness partners for thirty years doing
interior design. In 1994, they began
the jewelry line and Hutton contin-
ued designing by himself after Tonys
death.
Those ladies who were familiar with
the work were gushing over the jew-
elry and Kendall Conrad, a designer of
handbags, walked out with four signed
books to give as Christmas presents.
Montecitos favorite bartender
Fernando Velez was mixing drinks
dressed in an oriental robe and wife
Vicki was passing out tasty Chinese
treats. This was because Beverleys
condo is a veritable Chinese museum
with her collection of tiny slippers,
as portrayed in her book, Splendid
Slippers, and all things Chinese on the
walls. She is known for the giant red
Chinese bed in her living room.
Some of those many friends enjoy-
ing the splendor were Kelly and
Ted Simmons, Adrienne and Leon
Carrere and daughter Haley, Rev.
Michelle Woodhouse, Jane Zonka,
Patsy Tisch, Trish Reynales, Jennifer
Smith Hale, Tommie Pitts, Robbie
Woodward with Maltese Willie,
Kendall Conrad with daughter Fannie
and dachshund Georgie who came to
play with Beverleys Rennie. MJ
Hostess Beverley Jackson with Hutton Wilkinson at her book signing soire
Victoria Hines and Kendall Conrad enjoying the party on the Chinese bed in Beverley Jacksons liv-
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board of directors and staff
members recently celebrated
Miki Garcia, their executive director,
with a soire on January 2. Miki
was appointed seven years ago and
will continue in her position, with
much appreciation and support from
her board and staff. The intimate
celebration included CAFs frst
vice president Jacquelyn Klein-
Brown, board member and artist
Nancy Gifford, artists Kimberly
Hahn, James Van Arsdale, Penelope
Gottlieb and Rafael Perea de la
Cabada, past selection committee
members Michael Patrick Porter and
Barry Kitnick, who were instrumental
to Mikis appointment, and guests
Michael Gifford and Mike Kemp of
KTMS 990AM Radio.
The staff of CAF presented Miki
with a gift to honor her seven years,
the MEX/LA: Mexican Modernisms in
Los Angeles 1930 - 1985 catalog, which
focuses on the construction of differ-
ent notions of Mexicanidad within
modernist and contemporary art cre-
ated in Los Angeles. We felt is was
a good gift for Miki as her academic
focus was in Latin American art, she
has a great interest in both Chicano
and Latino artists and movements,
and she knows Rubn Ortiz-Torres
and keeps tabs on his curatorial work,
Kimberly stated.
Everyone present was happy she
decided to continue in the position,
including Miki, as she stated that last
year she was considering a move from
Santa Barbara. Barry mentioned that
when he interviewed Miki seven years
ago, I saw the diamond in the rough,
and had no idea she would surpass all
my hopes and expectations. Nancy
concurred, adding, Miki, what you
have done and continue to do for CAF
is beyond what we thought anyone
could do. You took on every chal-
lenge, you surpassed and won. Miki
graciously replied that the CAF tribe
is comprised of amazing, enthusias-
tic people. Thank you for seeing my
potential and I am grateful to be here;
CAF is my home!
Following the celebrations, I inter-
viewed Miki on her background and
new directions for CAF.
Q: What was your mission and goal
as executive director when you started at
CAF seven years ago, and do you feel it
has been accomplished?
A: My goals were more general
seven years ago versus the more
focused future goals I have for CAF
today. However, they are fundamen-
tally the same in terms of CAFs
identity and role in the community.
I strongly believe that CAF exists
to support and champion the artists
of our time and to educate the pub-
lic about the fascinating, compelling,
and relevant nature of contemporary
art in our lives. It has been my goal
to expand CAFs visibility and to
create a rigorous program of exhibi-
tions and educational initiatives that
allow us to expand our offerings to a
larger portion of the community. Our
goals are also to produce resonant
experiences with art and to create a
lifelong love of the arts and artists in
our midst.
CAF PR manager Kimberly Hahn presents CAF
executive director Miki Garcia with MEX/LA catalog
Miki with her godparents Michael Patrick Porter and Barry Kitnick, who found her in New York for
the CAF position seven years ago
Do you have a five-year plan for CAF?
With a major grant from the James
Irvine Foundation this last year, we
are taking the important opportunity
this year to undergo a major strate-
gic plan that will look at financial
sustainability, visibility and identity,
and diversity and education. We are
thrilled with the Irvines support of
our endeavors and are looking for-
ward to the positive changes that will
occur within CAF in the next few
years. Expect some major improve-
ments!
Tell us about yourself...
I am from Brownsville, Texas, the
daughter of an art teacher and elemen-
tary school principal, both artists. I
received by B.A. in art history from
Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New
York and an M.A. in contemporary
Latin American art from the University
of Texas at Austin. Ive worked at the
Blanton Museum of Art at UT Austin,
the Museum of Contemporary Art San
Diego, and the Public Art Fund, New
York before taking this position.
What inspires you in contemporary art?
Is there a genre and artist that speaks to
you?
My job is not really an occupation
so much as it is a calling or a vocation.
Contemporary art and artists allow
me to look at the world around me
anew they challenge me to consider
issues that I may take for granted, they
fascinate me with their ability to pro-
duce awesome objects, and they pro-
vide me with a community of fellow
people who share my curiosity, desire
for knowledge, and sense of humor
about the world we inhabit. I do have
a nice art collection at my home. I buy
lots of it at our annual Valentines
Day benefit, taking place February 11,
as well as purchasing work from the
artists studio. I own works by local
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N
o fry egg, mate?
The pretty and young
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Indonesian woman looked impatient
as she stood over a portable stove
under a scorching equatorial sun on
the sand at Padang Padang in Bali. She
was making two assumptions in her
question to me. And she was wrong
about both.
First, she guessed that I wouldnt
want an egg on top of the fried rice
plate she was making for me from
scratch with beautiful crisp greens and
bright veggies. But if there is anything
that Ive learned in all these months on
the road, its that eggs are delicious on
just about everything. From poached
eggs on a Salade Lyonnaise in France to
quail eggs and chili sauce on anything
in Thailand to, I was willing to bet,
fried eggs and soya on Indonesian rice
or noodle dishes. The huevo is univer-
sal.
Second, she assumed I was an
Aussie a dreaded mate. (If I had
an Aussie Dollar for every time Ive
been called a mate on this trip, Id
be a very rich man.) Its not that I
dont like those who hail from the
Great Southern Land. Quite to the
contrary, actually, I feel a deep-seated
love for all Australians. (I realize full
well that this is a blatant generaliza-
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individuals spread over a large and
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for a certain indefensible bigotry, and
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ment, proudly.) But love for Aussie
my brethren aside, Im no mate, my
friends. Make no mistake about it.
Sunny-side-up, I countered with a
smile, and Im not a mate. Im a dude.
She laughed and tossed an egg in
the pan. California?
Yep.
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