PHOTO GALLERY: Annual wheat threshing brings educational fun to Rocheport

People gather to watch as a threshing machine piles the straw after going through it Saturday at the Woodlandville United Methodist Church. After the wheat is piled, a separate machine will then bundle the straw.   |  Caitlin Jones

Les Wegener operates the tractor which powers the entire threshing machine through a system of pulleys and shafts at the Woodlandville United Methodist Church. "I feel it's really important to educate people about this kind of thing," Wegener said.   |  Caitlin Jones

Russell Wade, left, and Brent Wade pitch wheat into the threshing machine Saturday at the Woodlandville United Methodist Church.   |  Caitlin Jones

Genely Gordon, left, Jasmine Gordon* and Sally Enochs blow bubbles out of handmade devices during a wheat threshing community event at the Woodlandville United Methodist Church. "It's a hillbilly bubble maker," Enochs said.   |  Caitlin Jones

Corn is ground into a coarse corn meal during a wheat threshing community event Saturday at the Woodlandville United Methodist Church.   |  Caitlin Jones

Wheat grain piles into the bed of a trailer after it is sorted through the threshing machine during a community event Saturday.   |  Caitlin Jones