International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Orlando

As I write this in early February, the “Blizzard of 2011” has recently made its exit from Kansas and headed north and east. I’m sitting in my little house in Lawrence, Kan., looking at snowdrifts that are almost as tall as I am, and I’m dreaming … not of a White Christmas, but of Orlando, Fla., in July! I know that in Orlando I will feel the heat and humidity and perhaps think fondly back to the 2011 blizzard (maybe -- and then again, maybe not!). But what I know for sure is that I won...
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2011 Auxiliary

2011 membership Beatty, Viola Brock, Debra Campbell, Chris Cole, Charlene Conser, Ann Conser, Holly Edelman, Hope Edgecomb, Carolyn Garrison, Betty Garvin, Phyliss Gatlin, Becky Gatlin, Larkin Gingerich, Jenny Griffin, Barb Hamit, Terry Hightree, Judy Hollinger, Mary Hostetler, Judy Koch, Dorothy Lindsay, Betty Lindsay NeSmith, Karen Maggard, Heidi McBride, Cathy McCurdy, Annette McCurdy, Stephanie Anne McLeod, Julie Omli, Bernice Oswalt, Jean Pagel, Beth Schoen, La...
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2011 Board of Directors

2011 Executive Board President Jack Newcom 112 N. Main Leon, KS 67074 Office 316.742.3311 Mobile 316.250.0077 [email protected] http://www.newcomauction.com/ President Elect Lance Fullerton 8044 NE Parallel St. El Dorado, KS 67042 316.304.7594 [email protected] Vice President Richard Garvin 4932 SE 29th Street Tecumseh, KS 66542 Home 785.379.9781 Mobile 785.224.4492 http://rjsauctionservice.com/ Executive Director LaDonna F. Schoen 912 Country...
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December Sunflower Auctioneer

The December issue of the Kansas Sunflower Auctioneer is hot off the press. This edition features news from the Kansas Auctioneers Association bid-calling contest held at the fair, membership information, regional meeting information, entry forms for upcoming events and and articles by officers, staff and syndicated columnist Steve Proffitt. Members of the KAA can download the Sunflower from the members' section.
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KAA crowns Megan McCurdy first female bid-calling champion

The Kansas Auctioneers Association conducted the 2010 Kansas Auctioneer Competition at the Kansas State Fair on September 15, 2010. Contestants this year were Ed Dewey, Rossville, KS Tom Lindsay, Jr., Shawnee, KS Megan McCurdy, Wichita, KS Jeff Ruckert, Manhattan, KS Aaron Schultis, Diller, NE Justin Schultis, Fairbury, NE Jeff Temme, Petersburg, NE Shawn Terrel, Smithville, MO The competition was tough and the bidding was rapid. The results were Megan McCurdy, Champi...
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Midwest NAA Designation Academy

Midwest auction education built specifically for you….and it’s a short drive away! Register today for the NAA Education Institute Midwest Designation Academy in Kansas City, September 12-17. This NEW program consolidates all of the popular auction designation courses under one roof. Spend the day networking with your Auctioneer classmates in your designation course and enjoy the evenings and mornings meeting and getting to know other Auctioneers enrolled in other courses. Outside of Conferen...
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2010 Summer Get Together

Register today for the 2010 Summer Get Together, July  30 to August 1 in Topeka, Kansas. Download convention convention registration form Download golf tournament registration form Schedule of Events July 30—August 1 Host Hotel—Ramada Inn—Topeka 420 SE 6th St.—Topeka, KS—785-234-5400 Room Rate, includes a full breakfast: $82.00 Room Rate will increase to RACK RATE after July 15 Friday—July 30—12:00 (noon) — 4 person Golf Scramble - Village Greens Golf Course Junction of K-4 an...
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2010 Board of Directors

2010 Executive Board President Andy Conser PO Box 114 Valley Falls, KS 66088 Office 785.806.6921 President Elect Jack Newcom 112 N. Main Leon, KS 67074 Office 316.742.3311 Mobile 316.250.0077 Vice President Lance Fullerton Executive Director LaDonna F. Schoen 912 Country Lane Newton, KS 67114 Phone 316.283.7780 Fax 316.283.7780 Mobile 785.658.5667 Directors with terms expiring 2011 Kevin Ediger 236 Comanche Rd Windom, KS 67491 Office 620.257.5656 Fax 620...
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NAA Auxiliary scholarship

Once again the National Auctioneers Association Auxiliary has exciting news concerning the awarding of scholarships in the year 2010. Up to three scholarships of $2,000.00 each will be awarded at the International Conference and Show in Greensboro, NC in July 2010. The Auxiliary Scholarship Program benefits members by assisting their children and or grandchildren as they pursue higher education. The NAA Auxiliary is in its eighteenth year of providing this prestigious award. Eligibility requirem...
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Winners at Parsons, Kansas, Livestock

The following eight contestants qualified at the Parsons Livestock Market, Parsons, Kansas, today for the 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, which will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in June. The champion was Jim Hertzog, Butler, Missouri. The reserve champion was Bailey Ballou, Elgin, Oklahoma. The runner-up champion was Charly Cummings, Yates Center, Kansas. The other five contestants to qualify in alphabetical order are: Lance Cochran, Medford, Oklahoma; Kyle Elwood, Abi...
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