Parking study outlines downtown Solvang parking plan
Wes Fisher and a three member task force presented short term parking fixes for Solvang's downtown including 150 more car spaces and 15 to 20 bus spaces plus potential bus parking on Second and Oak Street and Alisal Road widening. They warned costs exist but propose no cost options like ending employer parking near offices. Santa Ynez business group reactivation outlined guiding growth and Western atmosphere goals for Santa Ynez area with plans for new parking guidance and road improvements.
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Solvang
Wes Fisher
Security Pacific National Bank
Solvang Business Assn
Veterans Memorial Building
Fisher
Arne Hansen
Bob Rasmussen
Ed Dotz
Cor
Second
Oak Street
Solvang Municipal Improvement District
Second Street
Alisal Road
Solvang Post Office
Bohlinger
SYBA
Santa Ynez
Danish Days Maid race attracts three Solvang contestants
Three Solvang girls of Danish descent enter the 1977 Danish Days Maid contest announced by festival co chairman Charles Greenwald. The winner and two runners up will wear authentic Danish costumes and appear in parades at Danish Days and county events. Sign‑ups run through Friday with ticket sales for a Denmark trip and $700 cash as grand prize, as the contest spans four weeks ending before Easter.
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Solvang
Charles Greenwald
Festival Cochairman
Solvang Business Assn
Greenwald
Solvang Places of Business
Denmark
SBA
PAR
Maid’s Court
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Linda Pedersen
Grundlovs Dag
Crown Point acquires Solvang office and shop complex
Crown Point Corp buys the 5.5 acre Village and Valley Center on Mission Drive Solvang from National Mortgage Investors Inc for investment. Atty. James T. Barnes says occupancy will largely continue. Crown Point plans editorial offices for the Arabian Monthly Journal and lists several current tenants including Town and Country Cleaners H and R Block and The Tennis Shop.
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Valley Center
Mission Drive
Highway 246
Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang
Crown Point Corp
James T. Barnes
Santa Ynez Valley News
National Mortgage Investors Inc
Pasadena
E. David Davis
Filmore Condit
Santa Ynez Valley
Davis
Arabian Monthly Journal
Town and Country Cleaners
Atty
Elizabeth H. McCarthy
Tennis Shop
H and R Block Income Tax Service
85 Year Old Twins Celebrate Shared Birthday
85 year old twins Harry Bornhoft and Emma Sandager marked their joint birthday at Solvang Lutheran Home with family and friends. The celebration included a Danish Skaal song and a large cake. They were joined by children grandchildren and relatives from California Oregon and Minnesota.
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Harry Bornhoft
Solvang
Emma Bornhoft Sandager
Fairbault
Minn
Solvang Lutheran Home
Victor Borge
Santa Barbara
Fairbault, Minn
Lutheran Home
Molle-Kroen
Bornhoft
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Solvang Park
Ken Barton
Ferdinand Sorensen
Scandinavia
Sorensen
Rebild National Park Society
Copenhagen
King Merrill
Santa Ynez Business Assn
Tom Bohlinger
Earl Petersen
Smid Board of Directors
Peterson
Atterdag Road
Atterdag
County Office of Environmental Quality
Copenhagen Drive
Oak
Washington
UPI
Caron
Chip Carter
James
White House
Chip
Solvang Boy Scouts
Garden House
SYVHS
Santa Ynez Valley High School
Robert D. Auchstetter
Orville D. Bohannon
Roy A. Champagne
Joe Clark
Juan P. Diaz
Deborah A. Fenn
Edwin L. Foster
Theron M. Hall
James E. Henning
Nancy L. Memory
Ronald W. Murray
Joanne
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Golden Spud
H” St
Hoppy Stoak
Crown Point
Minneapolis
Donald
Myrtle
Dennis
Linda
Santa Maria
Lester Bornhoft
Emily
Tyler
Mary
Dagmar Pedersen Bornhoft
Bornhoff
Clinton
Iowa
Emma
Harry
Perozzi
Concord
Dan River
Fortres
Lompoc Shopping Center
Bankamericard
Santa Maria Town Center
S. Broadway
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