Pat Bonadurer
The Skyrockers are a
non-profit, 100% volunteer organization that performs fireworks and
pyrotechnic special effects (SPFX) as a community service in the La
Crosse, Wisconsin USA area. Our group has a history going back to
the 19th century when we were known informally as the
"Fireworks Committee" for many of the Independence Day and New
Year's Eve celebrations in the City.
The group was named the "Grandad Sky Rockers" in 1929 only a few
months after the market crash of the Great Depression that had
already gripped the farm economy of the Midwest. As a sign of
optimism and faith, The Original 10 Bill Bonadurer, Sr., Al Braunec,
F. H. Burgess, A. O. Colby, Glynn Cremer, Edward Erickson, J. E.
Higbee, C. R. Pieper, F. W. Pitman and M. Rosenstein, donated $10
each of their own money, purchased fireworks from a catalog and
started the formal tradition of the New Year's Eve fireworks from
atop Grandad's Bluff.
New Year's Eve 2004!!!!
If you would like to
make a special contribution towards our New Year's Eve show, provide
in kind services, be a sponsor, or even volunteer and learn how much
fun it is to setup a big display (loading and unloading, digging,
burying, wiring, etc. and all in the cold), please feel free to
contact
Pat Bonadurer, President:
bonatreepat@aol.com
or send your donations to:
PO Box 2223, La Crosse, WI 54602-2223 USA
