Rock River Thresheree - 50th Annual Reunion (2006)




In 2006, we celebrated our 50th Annual Rock River Thresheree Reunion.

Loretta Wittenburg was our Reunion Queen and Jim Tesch was our Reunion King (this was the only year to date where we had a King). Our 2006 Souvenir Album was dedicated to Don Lux and Peter Burno.

2006 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - 1967 board members Walt Durst, Lloyd "Hap" Hornbostel, Duane Richards, Marv Helgesen, Melvin Cassels, Peter Burno, Armin Pagel and Charlie Schaffer with the Cannonball
Inside Front Cover - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Jim Blank, Jr. - [photo] Jim Blank, Jr. - Welcome letter from the editor (Bill Werfal)
Page 2 - Tribute to Don Lux and Peter Burno - [photos] Don Lux - Pete Burno
Page 3 - [advertisement] 51st Rock River Thresheree Reunion
Page 4 - [article] "The Thresheree - The First 25 Years"
Page 5 - [article] "The Thresheree - The Next 25 Years"
Page 6 - [6 photos of the 2005 feature tractor - Massey]
Page 7 - [photos] Stripping sorghum - sorghum mill - Mike Hurley loading sorghum cane - sorghum mill - crushing the sorghum cane - sorghum
Page 8 - [photos] Mr. Goodger and his potatoes - grain hunters on a tractor - Jeff Heller and a steam traction engine - Harry Studebaker, Sr. on a Farmall H tractor - Jim Homann on his Case steam traction engine - David Dean directing Parade traffic
Page 9 - [photos] Steve Agnew's McCormick Mule tractor - Dave Burkett's 1946 John Deere BO Lindeman crawler - Harry "Marty" Studebaker with his M. Rumely steam traction engine - Barry Begg's on his Rumely OilPull Model Y tractor - log cabin - Ron Taylor, Jr. with his Advance Rumely steam traction engine
Page 10 - [photos] Jim Faith in our Rock River Machine Works - horse riders - blacksmith at the forge - plowing with horses - three tractors - T. J. Pelletter on a Ford Jubilee tractor
Page 11 - [photos] Tony Lauer and sister Denora taking a break on the pile driver - Pat Mullarkey resting on his steam traction engine - steam traction engine - Garrity's Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine - Charlie Hendrickson driving the Rock River Cannonball - Mel Hegge on his Economy tractor
Page 12 - [photos] Potato hunters - 1956 International 300 Utility tractor - Joe Roberts pulling a shuttle wagon - scale steam traction engine and wagon - portable gas engines - Jerry Olson and Tom Warn baling straw
Page 13 - [photos] Milt Babler on the shingle mill - logs for the sawmill - Rickert cleaning a steam traction engine - blacksmith on an anvil - Cannonball conductor Ellie Riley - classic automobiles
Pages 14-15 - [3 color panoramic photos] 49th Annual Reunion member photo - vintage threshing scene - construction equipment with Cannonball in background
Page 16 - [photos] Henry & Sue Henning on their John Deere 720 tractor - John & Jake Renhack on their John Deere tractor with implement - gas engine buggy - John Deere tractor - sawmill in action - Joel Albright on his home-made steam buggy
Page 17 - [photos] Reel lawnmowers - Harold Mauerman's IHC Titan tractor - pedal pull - Riese's Case steam traction engine - Cheryl Ryan working on the 2-cylinder Fairbanks Morse engine - portable gas engines
Page 18 - [photos] Moving the Sears house - the Sears house moving through downtown Janesville, WI - Bob Hallett's "weird load"
Page 19 - [article] "Boy Scouts" - [5 photos of Boy Scouts throughout Threshermen's Park]
Page 20 - [photos] Rock River Machine Works display - tepee interior - Morley's antique music machines - Tom Helgesen in the Museum of Agriculture & Industry - Charlie Danz on tractor with baler - Bob Babler
Page 21 - [photos] Dennis Jacobs in the Museum of Agriculture & Industry - field crew - Ron Finster and his "decorated" Farmall tractor - Rock River Cannonball - Dale Onsrude - Prony brake
Page 22 - [article] "Threshing" - [3 photos of thresing scenes]
Page 23 - [photos] 2005 Queen Jackie Studebaker - 2006 Queen Loretta Wittenburg and King Jim Tesch
Page 24 - [photos] - Bill Werfal, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Wava Jean Nelson, Treasurer - Cal Bader, Board Member - Charlie Hendrickson, Board Member - Tom Helgesen, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Bob Hallett, Board Member - Ron Taylor, Board Member -- Dale Onsrud, Board Member - T. J. Pelletter, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Terry Welch, Board Member
Page 25 - Membership list
Page 26 - Membership list
Page 27 - List of deceased members - Members who passed in 2006
Page 28 - [advertisement] 9th Annual Rock River Thresheree Swap Meet
Inside back cover - [classic photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park - [photo] Jamie Young on top of the pile driver tower - Show Book staff
Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park

	In 2006, we celebrated our 50th Annual Rock River Thresheree Reunion. Loretta Wittenburg was our Reunion Queen and Jim Tesch was our Reunion King (this was the only year to date where we had a King). Our 2006 Souvenir Album was dedicated to Don Lux and Peter Burno.

2006 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - 1967 board members Walt Durst, Lloyd "Hap" Hornbostel, Duane Richards, Marv Helgesen, Melvin Cassels, Peter Burno, Armin Pagel and Charlie Schaffer with the Cannonball Inside Front Cover - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Jim Blank, Jr. - [photo] Jim Blank, Jr. - Welcome letter from the editor (Bill Werfal) Page 2 - Tribute to Don Lux and Peter Burno - [photos] Don Lux - Pete Burno Page 3 - [advertisement] 51st Rock River Thresheree Reunion Page 4 - [article] "The Thresheree - The First 25 Years" Page 5 - [article] "The Thresheree - The Next 25 Years" Page 6 - [6 photos of the 2005 feature tractor - Massey] Page 7 - [photos] Stripping sorghum - sorghum mill - Mike Hurley loading sorghum cane - sorghum mill - crushing the sorghum cane - sorghum Page 8 - [photos] Mr. Goodger and his potatoes - grain hunters on a tractor - Jeff Heller and a steam traction engine - Harry Studebaker, Sr. on a Farmall H tractor - Jim Homann on his Case steam traction engine - David Dean directing Parade traffic Page 9 - [photos] Steve Agnew's McCormick Mule tractor - Dave Burkett's 1946 John Deere BO Lindeman crawler - Harry "Marty" Studebaker with his M. Rumely steam traction engine - Barry Begg's on his Rumely OilPull Model Y tractor - log cabin - Ron Taylor, Jr. with his Advance Rumely steam traction engine Page 10 - [photos] Jim Faith in our Rock River Machine Works - horse riders - blacksmith at the forge - plowing with horses - three tractors - T. J. Pelletter on a Ford Jubilee tractor Page 11 - [photos] Tony Lauer and sister Denora taking a break on the pile driver - Pat Mullarkey resting on his steam traction engine - steam traction engine - Garrity's Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine - Charlie Hendrickson driving the Rock River Cannonball - Mel Hegge on his Economy tractor Page 12 - [photos] Potato hunters - 1956 International 300 Utility tractor - Joe Roberts pulling a shuttle wagon - scale steam traction engine and wagon - portable gas engines - Jerry Olson and Tom Warn baling straw Page 13 - [photos] Milt Babler on the shingle mill - logs for the sawmill - Rickert cleaning a steam traction engine - blacksmith on an anvil - Cannonball conductor Ellie Riley - classic automobiles Pages 14-15 - [3 color panoramic photos] 49th Annual Reunion member photo - vintage threshing scene - construction equipment with Cannonball in background Page 16 - [photos] Henry & Sue Henning on their John Deere 720 tractor - John & Jake Renhack on their John Deere tractor with implement - gas engine buggy - John Deere tractor - sawmill in action - Joel Albright on his home-made steam buggy Page 17 - [photos] Reel lawnmowers - Harold Mauerman's IHC Titan tractor - pedal pull - Riese's Case steam traction engine - Cheryl Ryan working on the 2-cylinder Fairbanks Morse engine - portable gas engines Page 18 - [photos] Moving the Sears house - the Sears house moving through downtown Janesville, WI - Bob Hallett's "weird load" Page 19 - [article] "Boy Scouts" - [5 photos of Boy Scouts throughout Threshermen's Park] Page 20 - [photos] Rock River Machine Works display - tepee interior - Morley's antique music machines - Tom Helgesen in the Museum of Agriculture & Industry - Charlie Danz on tractor with baler - Bob Babler Page 21 - [photos] Dennis Jacobs in the Museum of Agriculture & Industry - field crew - Ron Finster and his "decorated" Farmall tractor - Rock River Cannonball - Dale Onsrude - Prony brake Page 22 - [article] "Threshing" - [3 photos of thresing scenes] Page 23 - [photos] 2005 Queen Jackie Studebaker - 2006 Queen Loretta Wittenburg and King Jim Tesch Page 24 - [photos] - Bill Werfal, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Wava Jean Nelson, Treasurer - Cal Bader, Board Member - Charlie Hendrickson, Board Member - Tom Helgesen, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Bob Hallett, Board Member - Ron Taylor, Board Member -- Dale Onsrud, Board Member - T. J. Pelletter, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Terry Welch, Board Member Page 25 - Membership list Page 26 - Membership list Page 27 - List of deceased members - Members who passed in 2006 Page 28 - [advertisement] 9th Annual Rock River Thresheree Swap Meet Inside back cover - [classic photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park - [photo] Jamie Young on top of the pile driver tower - Show Book staff Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park