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  The 24th Woodies on the Wharf turned out to be an exceptional event.  This was especially true because of the proceeds generated by the raffle. Thanks to the many particapants who bought tickets, we were able to donate to a number of nonprofits this year. The club officers personally visited five of the six organizations to present the donations. …

First of all, thanks to Joe and Janice Cosgrave for their absolutely wonderful leadership in getting us down to Cambria; they lead the wagon train.  Although, there were a few glitches along the way such as: the Solis’ car wouldn’t start, the Hilton’s blew out a few under the hood items, and eventually at the end of the event the …

The 24th annual Woodies on the Wharf began early Thursday evening with our own Alan and Jule Hilton graciously hosting a meet and greet at their beautiful home on the cliff overlooking the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.  A buffet dinner was served and everyone enjoyed the beautiful ocean views and enticing sights and sounds of the Boardwalk.  On Friday morning …

Over the years, Santa Cruz Woodies has been known for creating unique posters for our annual gathering, Woodies on the Wharf.  Our posters involve selected artists working in tandem with our own, talented Dave Welles for technical assistance.  Our goal is always to work closely with the artists to make a unique work of art that captures the soul of …

The Santa Cruz Woodies held its annual spring cruise on National Drive your Woodie Day which fell on Saturday, May 19th this year.  A large group of us met at California Surf City Coffee in Aptos to kick off the cruise on what was invariably one of the best cruises we’ve taken in the past few years. Over 25 Woodies …

Santa Cruz Woodies Ohana shared another fun day at the Alameda Point Antiques Faire.  We walked our legs off and filled up our shopping carts to overflowing.  Kathryn and Kristina Benson again set the record for the most overfilled cart.  While Joe and Janice Cosgrave were not able to make it, Joe’s personal shopper Phil Iatomase found Joe an Arizona …

I was very fortunate to join Jim Vickery on his 39th straight visit to Pomona and the 58th running of the NHRA Winternationals Drag Races at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds January 8-12, 2018. Jim joins a group of friends annually that have been doing this for many years. There were 16 guys in this year’s group. It also included …

Despite the ominous threat of rain for the weekend and the show on Saturday being canceled, Wayne Yada and the Central Valley Woodies planned a fun and eventful two-day event! Friday night we sipped A&W root beer floats while lying on our blankets, watched the various cars parade to their parking spots, and viewed a treat of American Graffiti on …

It comes to pass that all wingmen eventually take the wheel, I did for the first time at our January Installation Dinner as PREZ of the Santa Cruz Woodies.  Dorma Baker, our past president, passed off her Dodge wheel into my and our hands of a ’49 Mercury woodie.  Thus another woodie journey begins.  This year marks Santa Cruz Woodies’ …

Santa Cruz Woodies participated in the Santa Cruz Holiday parade on Saturday, December 2, 2017. This event, usually the last on the club’s calendar for the year, started with a cold, slightly overcast, wintery day. Our turn out was not as strong as it has been in year’s past but many of our members were traveling or otherwise not available …