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WHEELER & HIS CARS
He’s Ripon’s wooden toy car guy
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Ripon’s Ernie Wheeler sits at a bench in his work shop holding one of countless toy cars he has made for children in the community. He surprises them with the small gift at McDonalds and at In-N-Out fast food restaurants and at the Garden Cafe. Also, in the picture is a hand gun of the Old West that he created by hand. - photo by GLEN KAHL/Manteca Bulletin
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series on Ernie Wheeler that will tell of his life and efforts to make life better for his family and for his fellow man.)