Solvang Christmas tourist influx and local closures noted
Tourists will converge on Solvang from Christmas Eve through Sunday with full houses in major motels and many shops and restaurants closing early on Christmas Eve and most closed on Christmas Day. Some retailers report early gift purchasing patterns, Lake Cachuma sees strong trout fishing, and SMID directors face a brief year end meeting to discuss parking, insurance bids, a river crossing funding decision, a conflict of interest code, and a final inspection of the new sanitary plant.
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Solvang
Lake Cachuma
41 Christmas Baskets Prepared for Santa Ynez Valley Needy Homes
Volunteers from Salvang Advocacy Center Salvation Army and Santa Ynez Indian Reservation prepared 41 Christmas baskets for low income families in the Santa Ynez Valley. Project coordinated by Diane Romero aided by Mrs James Paces Mrs Bob Marcoe and Mrs Freeman Fredericks. Romero calls the year’s total the greatest in recent history and thanks contributors.
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Salvang Advocacy Center
Salvation Army
Santa Ynez Indian Reservation
Santa Ynez Valley
Diane Romero
James Paces
Bob Marcoe
Freeman Fredericks
Romero
Reservoir repairs suspend irrigation in Zone 2
Improvement District No 1 of the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District will pause irrigation service starting January 10 as it installs a new liner in the Zone 2 reservoir to fix a leak. Work begins January 17 and is expected to finish about February 4, with domestic service maintained and Zone 3 storage used for water. Zone 1 remains unaffected, drawing from Cachuma Lake. Zone 2 serves Ballard Baseline Ave Santa Ynez Valley Hospital area Santa Ynez Oaks and upper Solvang.
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Santa Ynez River
Petersen
Los Olivos
Cachuma Lake
Janin Acres
Solvang
Meadowlark Ranch
Ballard
Baseline Ave
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital
Santa Ynez Oaks
Fiesta Foods Show names Mrs Lykken Santa Barbara co ordinator
Mrs Steve Lykken of Buellton was named coordinator for the annual Santa Barbara County 4 H Foods Fiesta and Hobby Creative Craft Show set for Saturday Jan 22 at the Veterans Memorial Building Solvang. Judging begins 9 39 a m with the fiesta from 10 a m to noon. Debbie Spicer chef of San Ysidro Ranch will present food demonstrations among club leaders from South Coast Goleta Santa Maria Valley Sunrise Orcutt Sisquoc Los Alamos Los Amigos Lompoc Buellton and more.
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Steve Lykken
Buellton
Santa Barbara County
Veterans Memorial Building
Solvang
Lykken
South Coast
Joseph Torres
Goleta East
Santa Maria Valley
Edward DeBer
Bomb threat forces evacuation at Solvang Dandelion Hallmark Shop
A bomb threat disrupted business at the Dandelion Hallmark Shop on Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. Owner Dan Carraher reported the call at 2 37 p m saying a bomb was inside. Deputies and fire units searched the store but found no device as Santa Ynez sheriff s officers investigated. The Santa Ynez Improvement Assn will elect new officers at a Tuesday meeting originally set for Dec 28 but rescheduled for holiday timing.
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Santa Ynez Improvement Assn
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
Sagunto Street
Copenhagen Drive
Solvang
Dan Carraher
Carraher
Solvang Fire Dept
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Santa Maria
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