TENINO, Wash. — A small Washington city is pulling a page from its history to get people through these tough economic times – by printing money on wood.
Tenino printed wooden money during the Great Depression, and local businessman Loren Ackerman says the city has revived the program for residents in need.
The city council voted to back $10,000 worth of wooden money that must be used within the city.
Ackerman is printing the money with the same printing press the town used in 1931, when they gained worldwide attention for the innovative program.