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Bruce Lawley (1965)

Bernard, I still have a bang stick. It used a 38 spl necked up to longer case. I never used it. I read, that it was deadly on sharks,but it would take out your ear drums, I  found a small arbelette gun in the breaking wave zone at monastery beach , Carmel  CA.  A notorious nasty place. Mostly I used a pneumatic or a long Hawaii sling.

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Bruce, what looks like "A Tower" in the post card picture is actually a Sign for a store, a later post card I can read the sign saying "WAR SURPLUS". It looks like the letters were neon?

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

And Theresa, thanks for posting all the pix of your Woodland Gathering!!

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you Greg, it was a nice visit and so great to see the historical landmarks that we all remember from years ago.  Fran was the organizer for us to all meet again.  Many years since 1964,  

Larry Polete (Polete) (1964)

Greg, what is the tall building/structure between the Catholic church tower and the neon sign on the right? Maybe on the corner of Main and Elm street. Any I idea?

Doyle Phillips (1961)

The Tri County Bank is where the Northern Electric Railway and later the Sacramento Northern train Depot was located. Trains entered through the arch to a freight house, and a yard behind the depot. The end of the line was a wye, The south leg ran under the arch to depot and the north leg extended up to end in front of Woodland Opera House. All track to the depot were taken out of service on January 31,1953. I remember the tracks. 

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

Theresa, Would that be the Walter Olson from the Hobby Shop on Main Street? I spent many an hour in the Hobby shop and spent all my money from mowing lawns and delivering newspapers there. Bought balsa wood and tissue paper model airplane kits there, and built them in Gary and Chuck Santoni's basement. Great place, many great memories.

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

Bruce, I only used that big spear gun in the Azores and off the California coast for Halibut. Mostly used a Hawaiian sling off the coast of Vandenberg AFB and the channel islands for rock fish. Dving was cold and cleaning wetsuit was a real chore. Got a chance to dive the waters of the Kwajalein atol in the early 80s. Water was 83 degrees and you could see for 200 feet. Never put on a wetsuit again.

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Hi Larry

I do not know what building that is, if I run across something that shows that corner, I will post it!

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Hi Larry

I do not know what building that is, if I run across something that shows that corner, I will post it!

Theresa Eve (1964)

Bernard:  Yes, that is the same Walter Olson.  Thanks for the correct spelling of Olson. Walter married Barbara Miller, from our Class of 1964.  It was the Hobby Shop his parents owned on Main Street.  We talked about it at this visit.  Walter was also in the Woodland Varsity Band.  

Bruce Lawley (1965)

Bernard...I don't get it about what a pita it was cleaning a wet suit. Even when one used corn starch to get into one, you just hosed it down.  

Greg Kareofelas (1962)

Hi Doyle and Theresa, this vintage postcard shows the original depot. I remember the rails that used to run down many of the streets n woodland in the old days

Theresa Eve (1964)

  Yes, Greg I love the old pictures which show how it all worked in those days.  Just so happy the building remains for us to enjoy.  Thank you.  Loved the days with trains down the streets.  I remember the train tracks down Second Street. We lived on Second Street when I was two and Dad taught at Beamer School.      

Theresa Eve (1964)

Tried to load the WHS Varsity Band picture yesterday, did not take.  Here is the WHS Varsity Band.  Fran Jones provided this history. 

Janet Long (Levers) (1966)

I'm pretty sure the building now at 2nd and Main is not the original one, but a replacement very specifically designed to replicate the original. 

Theresa Eve (1964)

Thank you, now I recall believe that is correct, but do not remember the details.  Think it was restored when Cranston's was remodeled. Greg do you remember that remodel time?  The Woodland history was that in 1989 a  collaboration of historians started the renovation of both the eletrical train depot and the old train depot.  Found more details in Crafting a Valley Jewel.

Bruce Lawley (1965)

Who wants to progress to the 60s, which is where is site is supposed to be about ?

Theresa Eve (1964)

The Vallejo & Northern Train Station,  built 1912 by Arthur D. Nicholson. The Woodland depot was used until the 1940s when electric train service declined.   The building was partically destroyed by fire before being razed, and was the site of a parking lot until 1980s.  In 1986, following a blueprint from California State Archieves, a Woodlander Tim Stallard redeveloped the depot as a commercial building.  (Per Crarting a Valley Jewel, pg. 84-85)  

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

Bruce, It wasn't so much as to cleaning a wetsuit as it was diving in cold murky water compared to diving in clear warm water.

Bernard Rocksvold (1965)

Those railroad tracks, down the middle of streets, were hell on bicycles loaded down with newspapers, especially when dogs chased you. Always carried a squirt gun full of amonia for said dogs.

Joel Childers (1966)

On this date in 1969 Ho Chi Minh was laid to rest.

In 1967, just days after recording Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay, Otis Reading died in a chartered plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 26 years old.

Stay tuned to this message forum for more news of the 1960s.

Theresa Eve (1964)

September 11th.  America stand strong in Peace.

Bruce Lawley (1965)

Spooky 4...Camp Harvey West, Echo Lakes. The spooky part had to do with the evil,viscious, marmots that the scout

 leaders told us would attack at night! Didn't sleep much that first night. The good stuff I recall was the hike into Desolation Wilderness and the flaming arrow shot from a cliff to ignite the huge, last night bonfire. I recall an earlier thread about the camp.

Delbert Giese (1964)

I enjoyed the two summer camps at Harvey West that I went to in the early 60's, We spent one night in Desolation Valley and climbed Mt Ralston one of the weeks I was there. I spent one weekend there with Order of Arrow also. Good memories. Delbert Giese