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Wooden nickels from the Allentown, Pennsylvania Bicentennial in 1962 Office for Emergency Management, War Production Board (circa 1942–43). In the United States, a wooden nickel is a wooden token coin, usually issued by a merchant or bank as a promotion, sometimes redeemable for a specific item such as a drink.
Taft (formerly Moron, Moro, and Siding Number Two) [9] is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of Bakersfield, [9] at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). [7] The population was 9,327 at the 2010 census.
William Raymond Traut (March 20, 1929 – June 5, 2014) was an American jazz musician, rock music producer, manager and record label executive. He co-founded the Dunwich and Wooden Nickel record labels, and produced The Shadows of Knight, The American Breed, the Siegel-Schwall Band, and Styx, among others.
The Radio City Rockettes are a holiday season mainstay, with their Christmas Spectacular taking place each year in New York City.One of the dances, the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, has ...
In 1972, the band was offered a recording contract by Chicago-based Wooden Nickel Records. As they thought "the Exiles" sounded "dated", the band shortened its name to Exile. Their first Wooden Nickel album, the self-titled Exile, was released in 1973. Wooden Nickel co-owner Bill Traut served as producer.
Wooden Nickel Records was an American independent record label started in 1971 by Bill Traut, [1] Jim Golden and Jerry Weintraub as a successor to Dunwich Records. Most of Wooden Nickel's releases were by acts based in the Chicago area, including the Siegel–Schwall Band , James Lee Stanley , Megan McDonough and Styx .
The bank was originally built in 1920 as The Bank of Valley City, later it became Farmer's and Merchant Bank, and was later abandoned. The building was purchased in 2000 by Paul Stenshoel, and the main room of the lower level gifted to David Brekke in 2009 for use as a coffee shop and community center.
The property was restored by Gil Nickel in 1979. The winery now produces wines from Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. [1] The name of the winery comes from the Italian phrase dolce far niente, meaning "the sweetness of doing nothing". [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]