New daycare to open
Santa Ynez resident Shelly Pinoli
is opening her own business, Home Grown, on Jan. 5. The “eco-friendly and
organic” daycare is currently accepting reservations for children ages 2–4. To
find out more, contact Pinoli at (805) 688-5300 or
e-mail her at homegrown12@ymail.com.
WEV schedules orientations
Women’s Economic Ventures will hold training orientations
in Santa Maria. The orientation explains more about WEV’s 14-week course on
entrepreneurship and is a prerequisite to attend the course.
The orientations are scheduled for 6–7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan.
6; Wednesday, Jan. 14; Tuesday, Jan. 20; Wednesday, Jan 28; and Tuesday, Feb.
3.
For locations and reservations, call (805) 965-6073 or
visit www.wevonline.org.
Sebastiani bought by Foley
Sebastiani
Vineyards in Sonoma was bought by the Foley Wine Group of Los Olivos on Dec. 22. Included in the purchase was two office buildings, the historic tasting room and
event center in downtown Sonoma, and 225 acres of vineyards, according to a
press release.
Sebastiani
has a permitted production facility with a 1 million case capacity, according
to the press release put out by PR Newswire.
Foley Wine Group, founded by Bill Foley, chairman of
Fidelity National Title, now owns eight vineyards: Foley Estates Vineyard and
Winery, Firestone Vineyards, Lincourt Vineyards in
Solvang, Goodnight Cellars in Los Olivos, Merus in Napa, Three Rivers Winery in Washington and Altus
in Arkansas.
YMCA open house slated
The Stuart C. Gildred Family
YMCA will host a weeklong, free open house January 5–11 at 900 N. Refugio Road
in Santa Ynez.
More than 35 group wellness classes
will be offered, and the public is invited to use the facilities. Contact the
member service desk for class schedules and more information by calling (805)
686-2037.