Western Development Museum, 2610 Lome Avenue South, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 3S5.
Captained by Glen Garrabrant of Hugo, Colorado, the Steam
Tractor Team from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan won by a narrow margin of
only 5 points, from the Gas Tractor Team led by Orval Johnson of
Broderick, Saskatchewan.
This International World’s Championship Contest has been in
competition since 1961 at the Pioneer Days Celebration held this
year from July 12 to 17, 1976 in Saskatopn. Twenty-four teams were
entered in this year’s contest, all consisting of farmers from
Canada and the United States, it is open to farmers throughout the
world, competition is for 6 exciting days.
Truly a cosmopolitan group of participants the members of the
1976 teams in the finals are shown in the chart at the right.
Several days prior to the opening of Pioneer Days, farmers from
many points in the United States and Canada come to Saskatoon to
help prepare the machines for this World-Wide Competition. Ladies
are very much involved, with Laura Theilman of Saskatoon competing
on the Gas Tractor Runner-up Team.
The Honorable George Porteous, Lieutenant Governor of
Saskatchewan presented ribbons to daily winners and presented the
Western Producer Trophy to the World Champion at the wind-up
banquet on Saturday, July 17, 1976.
Milton, Ontario is the scene of a second Threshermen’s
Contest held in Eastern Canada September 4 to 6. The World’s
Championship Threshing Team from Saskatoon will represent the West
at Milton.
This Annual World’s Championship Threshermen’s Contest
is sponsored by the Western Producer, a farm publication, together
with the Western Development Museum, Saskatoon and the Pioneer
Threshermen’s Club who jointly provided funds for travelling to
Milton.
Entries are now being received for the 1977 World’s
Championship Threshing Competition, to be held during Pioneer Days,
in July of 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Entry forms and
other details are published by writing Gordon Wilson, Box 1910,
Western Development Museum, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3S5.
Steam Team (Winners) | Gas Team (Runners-up) | |
Glenn Garrabrant Hugo, Colorado | Captain and Engineer | Orval Johnson Broderick, Saskatchewan |
Don Lipsit Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Separator Man | Adolph Russell Lougheed, Alberta |
Vic Pankoski Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Fireman or Assistant Fireman | Carl Hendriksen Zelma, Saskatchewan |
Charlie Elliott Paddockwood, Saskatchewan | Teamster – Stock Rack | George Keyser Wynyard, Saskatchewan |
Jim Wilson Marengo, Saskatchewan | Teamster – Grain Tank | Laura Theilman Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Darryl Coy Griffin, Saskatchewan | Spike or Field Pitcher | Alex McKee Hanley, Saskatchewan |
