Solvang, CA

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• Let's go strolling around Solvang

  January 19th, 2012
  Santa Ynez Valley News The village of Solvang was a Christmas dreamland last month and now all kinds of glittering things are on sale. One of the most attractive stores in Solvang is The Mole Hole. It is owned by Harlan and Linda Munneke and we had a little visit with them, ...

• Bethania church celebrates 100 years

  January 19th, 2012
  Santa Ynez Valley News As Solvang celebrated its 100th birthday this month, so did the community's first Protestant church, Bethania Lutheran Church. A sold-out dinner celebration on Saturday, Jan. 7, marked the centennial of the church that has been in town since Solvang's ...

• Lights & Sirens

  January 19th, 2012
  Santa Ynez Valley News The following is taken from the case logs of the Buellton and Santa Ynez/Solvang sheriff's stations. Marijuana possession — A 37-year-old Santa Barbara man was cited at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez on suspicion of possession of less than an ...

• Mini-film studio will offer youth 'storymapping' training

  January 22nd, 2012
  Santa Maria Times Larrie Wanberg has founded the Nordic Heritage Academy to offer training in a short digital story method called “storymapping.” Combining art and ancestry, a new mini-film studio is set to open this month in Solvang, dedicated to documenting, ...

• Montecito Bank & Trust Opens Second Branch in Goleta

  January 22nd, 2012
  Santa Barbara Independent Montecito Bank & Trust opens the doors on Monday, January 23 to its newest branch located at 6900 Hollister Avenue at the corner of Storke and Hollister in Goleta. The Hollister branch, managed by Javier Quezada, is Montecito Bank & Trust's ninth ...

• A turn for the better

  January 23rd, 2012
  Santa Maria Times Mike Magrill uses a scraper to make "rough turned" bowl recently at a Sawdust Session in his shop in Solvang. The group of wood-turning enthusiasts meets every Tuesday at 7 pm for a wood-turning demonstration, discussion and show and tell.

• Auditor to review 2010-11 budget

  January 23rd, 2012
  Santa Maria Times An outside auditor's review of the city's comprehensive financial report for the 2010-11 fiscal year will be the primary item on the Solvang City Council's agenda tonight. CPA Terry Kreig will give his annual report to the council, including any ...

• Solvang Rotary donates to theater project

  January 24th, 2012
  Santa Ynez Valley News To help Solvang Festival Theater in its fundraising for new theater lighting, the Solvang Rotary Club recently donated $1000 to the campaign. Organizers hope to raise enough to buy theater lighting for events when Hancock College's Pacific Conservatory ...

• Construction thieves meet the 'Copper Cop'

  January 24th, 2012
  Santa Ynez Valley News Solvang resident and manufacturing engineer Jim Nuttall, here with several in-progress projects, shows off the “Copper Cop,” a theft deterrent system for copper pipe that was featured last month on an episode of “Invention USA” on the History Channel.

• Wine Fantasy tickets on sale

  January 24th, 2012
  Santa Maria Times The Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country Association will hold its 10th annual Wine Fantasy Passport event from 11 am to 4 pm Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 and 12. Twelve award-winning wineries will open their individual tasting rooms in Solvang, ...

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