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Welcome to the Santa Ynez Valley! We're about 130 miles north of Los Angeles via Highway 101, or a 40 minute drive from Santa Barbara. Here's an idyllic combination of ranching tradition and blossoming Wine Country - a perfect weekend get-away for Southern Californians.   [more]
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay long as the Truth."
  - Will Rogers
BUSINESS FOCUS
Pat Sullivan (Col., USAF Ret.) owns High Meadow Ranch, featuring Trakehner horses.

She is also coordinator for the Santa Ynez Valley Support the Troops association, which sends customized care packages to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contact Pat for Trakehner training, sales, or to contribute to the site to support our troops: (805) 688-8404
REFERENCE SITES
Computer Support
IT Consultants, Computer, Networking Support
Wine Tasting - new!
Santa Barbara County Essential Wine Tasting List
Sunrise/Sunset
From the Old Farmers Almanac
Tides
NOAA Tides at Santa Barbara
 
Ham Radio
Emergency communication services for the Valley
Photo Tour
Selected photos from Valley photographers
LOCAL SPORTS
AYSO
SYSO Soccer
SYV UHS Sports
SYV Pirates Athletics
Pony Baseball
Pony Baseball
Girls' Softball
Junior Golf YFL Football
8-13 yr-olds
ABOUT US
SYV-Online (Santa Ynez Valley - Online) is a locally-operated community news site and part of Comware International, Inc. (a California Corporation).

This site provides information about the Santa Ynez Valley, in Santa Barbara County, California. This applies to the the towns (townships or incorporated cities) of Solvang, Santa Ynez, Ballard, Buellton, Los Olivos, and Los Alamos.

The site contains links to Santa Ynez Valley-related websites, a photo tour, links to shopping, art gallery information, and articles about valley events.

This site also contains public service information on local sports activities, amateur ("ham") radio events, a quote of the day, recipes, little-known facts, and a way to find pets online.

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Very Lonesome Boys Bluegrass Show

Peter Feldmann & the Very Lonesome Boys, one of California's finest bluegrass bands, will mark the beginning of his 50th year in music by appearing at St. Marks In The Valley, 2901 Nojoqui Avenue, in downtown Los Olivos, California on Saturday evening, February 18th at 8:00 PM.

The program will feature bluegrass standards, songs of the West, classic fiddle tunes, and a number of 1920s-30s country songs adapted to the bluegrass format. Advance tickets, priced at $12.00, are available on-line at BlueGrassWest.com and at The Book Loft on Mission Drive in Solvang. Doors open at 7:30 PM. Suggested donation at the door is $15.
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VALLEY FOCUS
Wildling Spring Photo Competition

The Wildling Art Museum, located in Los Olivos, California, invites all permanent residents of California, eighteen years or older, to participate in its 2012 spring photography competition on the subject of “birds” in nature. The Wildling will be accepting   [more]

Santa Ynez Wine Tasting

Comware International, Inc., a Southern California-based web development company, has developed an online web database for wine tasting. Currently covering the Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria, and Lompoc areas, the website provides a list of known wine tasting rooms based on their GPS coordinates, thereby allowing visitors to sort based on distance from a reference point.

The database is web-accessible from hand-held devices like the iPhone and Droid, allowing every wine wanderer to find out where each wine oasis is located relative to standard "reference points" - providing distance and direction. The most famous reference is   [more]
NEW SITES
IDEAS
Parker J. Palmer at Lobero Theatre

In his first ever public appearance in Southern California, acclaimed writer, speaker and public intellectual Parker J. Palmer will talk about his newest book, Healing the Heart of Democracy. Building on his decades of social activism and inner life exploration, Palmer looks with realism and hope at how “We the People” can deal with our political tensions for the sake of the common good. His talk will be   [more]
INFLATION WATCH
Gold: $n/a, €: $1.3223 , Crude: $n/a graphs
The above values are obtained automatically from New York Mercantile Exchange, reflecting current prices of critical commodities: Gold, the Euro, and a barrel of Crude Oil. They are a reference point for the perceived value of the dollar based on spot values at the end of the next commodity expiration: 5pm Eastern time the third Friday of next month.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Christine Deats' Tortilla Soup

      This is a light, clear broth version of Chicken Tortilla Soup. Think of this as the soup version of Chicken Nachos. It is quick and easy and kids love it too.

INGREDIENTS:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb.)
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onions
1 tablespoon bottled lime juice
1/2 teaspoon bottles minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
2 cans (14 1/2 ozs. ea.) fat-free chicken broth
1 cup bottled salsa
1 cup corn (canned or frozen)   [more]

DID YOU KNOW?
[Science]: Why does water spiral down the bathtub drain?   [ANSWER]
 



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