P.O. Box 410 Solvang, California 93463 USA  ·  805-686-1262
Thu, May 17 12:19 PM
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
"Laughter is the closest distance between two people. "
  - Victor Borge
BUSINESS FOCUS
Lynda Kelley mixes it up daily on one of our local radio stations, KMIX 96.7-FM.

She's also leader of the "Red Coats" usher team at Solvang's Theatrefest.
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.

If you have information (articles on events) to submit to our site or would like to register your site with our search engine, email us.

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INFLATION WATCH
Gold: $1574.9, €: $1.2709 , Crude: $92.47 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
BRANDIED PUMPKIN ICE-CREAM PIE WITH MALTED PECANS

INGREDIENTS:
1 c graham cracker crumbs
3 TBS sugar
2 TBS butter or stick margarine, melted
2 tsp water
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cooking spray
1 c canned pumpkin
1/3 c packed brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
2 TBS brandy (optional)
4 c vanilla low-fat ice cream, softened
3 TBS chopped pecans, toasted
2 TBS malted milk powder   [more]
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