More Than 600 Christmas Trees Burned in Solvang

Posted: Updated:

By Brittany Silverstein - email

Courtesy: Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau

SOLVANG, Calif. - What do you you do with all of those leftover Christmas trees? In Solvang, they burn them every year and make it an annual tradition.

More than 600 trees were dropped off this week at Old Mission Santa Inés for tonight's burn. The burn was supervised by Santa Barbara County Firefighters.

The annual burn is one of the largest fire safety demonstrations on the Central Coast.

News Right NowNewsMore>>
All but One City Now Has a Tourism District in SLO County
All but One City Now Has a Tourism District in SLO County
Updated: Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:17 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:17:46 GMT
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif- Arroyo Grande and Atascadero will join four other cities in San Luis Obispo County in establishing a Tourism and Business Improvement District, now all but one city in theMore >>
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif- Arroyo Grande and Atascadero will join four other cities in San Luis Obispo County in establishing a Tourism and Business Improvement District, now all but one city in the county has one. More >>
Santa Maria City Council Approves Downtown Apartment Project
Santa Maria City Council Approves Downtown Apartment Project
Updated: Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:15 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:15:32 GMT
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Santa Maria City Council gave the thumbs up for a $40 million project to build upscale apartments in the downtown area.Santa Maria City Manager Rick Haydon says, "there's a lot that'sMore >>
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Santa Maria City Council gave the thumbs up for a $40 million project to build upscale apartments in the downtown area.Santa Maria City Manager Rick Haydon says, "there's a lot that'sMore >>
Harvey Milk Day Inspires Calls for Diversity and Acceptance
Harvey Milk Day Inspires Calls for Diversity and Acceptance
Updated: Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:15 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:15:15 GMT
SANTA MARIA - Elected to the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors in 1977 as an openly gay candidate, Harvey Milk was assassinated less than one year later. Milk is considered an icon and hero inMore >>
LGBTQ community continuing work of slain SF County Supervisor killed 35 years ago.More >>
Large IRS Mail Scam Using Social Security Numbers is Costing Tax Payers
Large IRS Mail Scam Using Social Security Numbers Costing Tax Payers
Updated: Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:38:10 GMT
It is a Consumer Alert that prays on social security numbers and it is costing every single one of us. The scam all starts with the theft of social security numbers belonging to residents of Puerto RicoMore >>
It is a Consumer Alert that prays on social security numbers and it is costing every single one of us. The scam all starts with the theft of social security numbers belonging to residents of Puerto Rico and ends with major theft from the U.S. Treasury.More >>
SLIDESHOW: Jury Can't Decide on Penalty for Jodi Arias
Jury Can't Decide on Penalty for Jodi Arias
Updated: Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:51:50 GMT
ARIZONA -- Jodi Arias will speak "about who she is," defense lawyer tells jurors weighing death penalty Jodi Arias Trial: Penalty Phase continues as jury weighs execution sentenceMore >>
After two days of deliberating in the penalty phase of the trial, the jury told the judge they couldn't decide on a sentence for 32-year old Jodi Arias for killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. CBS reports the judge sent the jury of eight men and four women back for more deliberations.More >>

More Than 600 Christmas Trees Burned in Solvang - KCOY Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo - News

More Than 600 Christmas Trees Burned in Solvang

News Right NowNewsMore>>