Cottage Health employee retires on her 100th birthday

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Juana “Jenny” Cue began working at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in 1953 when she was 30 years old.

On Wednesday, Ms. Cue turned 100 and retired after 70 years of service at Cottage Health.

Cottage honored Ms. Cue and her amazing milestones by hosting a special celebration at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Twenty-five of the 26 members of her family who joined her at Wednesday’s event were born at that hospital.

“We are extremely grateful for Jenny,” Ron Werft, President & CEO of Cottage Health, said in a news release. “She’s been an important part of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for more than half its 131-year history and has had a positive impact on countless patients. We are definitely going to miss her.” committees that included the 2001 Newberry Award Committee, 2009 Caldecott Committee, Notable Children’s Books Committee, Notable Children’s Audio Recordings Committee, and committees for Batchelder Award for Best Children’s Book Translated from a Foreign Language and Best Books for Reluctant Readers (Teens). She also chaired the committee for the 2023 Excellence in Non-Fiction for Teens Book Award. email: kzehnder@newspress.com the funding for these programs, and to ensure the Central Coast has the resources it needs to help our local Head Start providers maintain this critical community service.

Ms. Cue was born March 22, 1923 in Kansas, where her father worked for the railroads.

Ms. Gray’s experience and dedication helped lead the Goleta Valley Library System through the COVID-19 closures. She was recently presented with a city tile at the library’s 50th birthday celebration on March 11.

“I know that the library will continue the tradition of excellent customer service. I really appreciate having had the opportunity to work for the City of Goleta and help carry the library services forward,” said Ms. Gray, on March 9 during her last Goleta City Council meeting as the director. If you would like to leave a note of appreciation, you can add a comment to the city of Goleta’s Facebook page (@cityofgoleta).

“After delivering nearly a billiondollar increase in last year’s funding package, I’m proud to see the Central Coast benefit from this robust increase this year.” email: kzehnder@newspress.com