DWSBC 35th Anniversary

[ Excerpted from ON THE TOWN: Lorraine D. Wilson, 8/24/2005, SBN-P ]

'Democratic Women Are the Life of the Party" was the theme for the annual summer brunch to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County.

Nearly 300 women and a few men gathered at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort to honor past presidents and hear keynote speaker Phil Angelides, California state treasurer and candidate for governor.

The annual event features awards, highlighted by the 2005 Volunteer of the Year award honoring Jill Dexter and presented by Susan Turnbull, vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, who came from Maryland for the ceremony.

Susan Rose, 2nd District county supervisor, received the Ghita Ginberg Award for outstanding service, presented by Selma Rubin, a past recipient. Betty Stephens, who was unable to attend, received the Founders Award, presented by Mr. Angelides...

Elected officials participating included Assemblyman Pedro Nava; Salud Carbajal, 1st District county supervisor; Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum; and City Council members Iya Falcone, Helene Schneider, Das Williams, Roger Horton and Brian Barnwell.

Goleta City Council member Margaret Connell was there, as well as former Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, former Mayors Harriet Miller and Sheila Lodge, former Supervisors Naomi Schwartz and Gail Marshall and others running for office: Loretta Redd, Grant House and Dianne Channing.

Among the enthusiastic progressives were Marilyn Gevirtz, Anna Grotenhuis, Pam Boehr, Susan Jordan, Mickey Flacks, E.J. Borah, Roberta Weissglass, Tracy Bella, Janet and Harvey Wolf, Jean and Barry Schuyler, Lillian Lovelace, Suzanne Fairly-Green, Elizabeth Martinez, Barbie Deutsch, Ellen Nagler, Claire Chytilo, Mary Gordon, Ruth Profant, David Landecker, Lillian Flavin, Martha Clyde and Marcia Sherman...

ON THE TOWN: Lorraine D. Wilson