Winter Convention schedule and registration forms

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January 10 to 13, 2013

Clarion Hotel
530 Richards Rd.
Manhattan, KS

Download 2013 Winter Convention registration form

Thursday January 10, 2013
6 to 10 p.m. President’s Reception – Konza room, Atrium
Beverages provided, members may bring dishes and finger food
8:30 p.m. Board meeting followed by past presidents’ meeting
Friday January 11, 2013
6:30  to  9 a.m. Breakfast and fellowship – Regency A
9 a.m. Tours for anyone not attending real estate courses
Meet in lobby
8:30 to 9 a.m. Legislative Update | Lobby Monitor Dan Murray – Conference I-III
9 to noon Real estate salesperson core – Conference I-III
Dave Goscha, Lowry School of Real Estate
Noon to 1 p.m. Working lunch with deli buffet and vendor presentations
1 to 4 p.m. Issues Facing Real Estate Auctioneers in 2012
NAA Representative Michael Fine, CAI, AARE
Conference rooms I-III
4 to 4:30 p.m. NAA info – Conference I-III
NAA Representative Michael Fine, CAI, AARE
4:30 to 4:45 p.m. Rookie contestants meet in Regency A
4:30 to 6 p.m. Fun auction item check-in – Regency A
4:30 to 6 p.m. KRVN reception – Konza room, Atrium
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Auctioneer Championship preliminary round – Regency B
6:30 p.m. Banquet, fun auction, rookie contest
Saturday January 12, 2013
6:30 to 9 a.m. Breakfast buffet – Regency A
6:30 to 7 a.m. Christian auctioneers fellowship time – Executive board room
7:15 to 7:45 a.m. First time attendees’ orientation – Regency A
8 to 8:30 a.m. KAA candidate speeches – Regency A
KAAA BOD officer interviews
8:30 to 8:45 a.m. Voting
9 to 10:30 a.m. Developing Your Brand and Applying Your Brand to Company Promotion Media
Ryan George – Conference rooms I-III
9:30 to 10:15 a.m. KAA Auxiliary annual meeting – Regency B I-II
10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 to noon Kansas taxation answers
Kansas Department of Revenue – Conference I-III
11:30 to 2 p.m. Auxiliary luncheon, scholarship auction – Regency B I-II
Everyone welcome
1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Determining Your Marketing Mix
Ryan George – Conference I-III
2:45 to 3 p.m. Break
3 to 4:15 p.m. The Ever Changing World of Real Estate Auctions
NAA Representative Michael Fine, CAI, AARE – Conference I-III
3 to 4:15 p.m. Collectible Firearms at Auction
KAA Member Dan Kull – Conference IV-V
4:15 to 5:30 p.m. KAA annual meeting – Conference IV-V
6 p.m. Banquet, presentations, Hall of Fame induction
8 p.m. Hall of Fame reception
Come enjoy dessert and congratulate our newest inductee(s)
Sunday January 13, 2013
7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Fellowship over coffee and continental breakfast buffet
9 to 10 a.m. Inspirational, sponsored by Kansas Auctions.net
10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Panel discussion – technology forum
Robert Mayo, Braden McCurdy, Andy O’Hanlon
Noon Installation luncheon
2 p.m. KAA and KAAA BOD meetings

October’s letter from President Fullterton

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Dear KAA Members,

Hello again. Fall is in full swing, and so far, all of the members I have recently visited with are reporting a very full fall auction season; which is always good news to hear when our industry is going strong. For those of you who came to our competition at the State Fair to help out the committee, and to those of you who came to watch and support the event, thank you very much for your assistance and support in making it a great success. The contest was well attended and the Competition Committee deserves a big hand for a job well done.

The new contest format worked very well, and many of the attendees that I visited with afterward really liked it and voiced support for us continuing with it in the future. I want to thank all of the contestants for coming and entering again this year, and I also want to congratulate our new State Champion Mr. Jeff Crissup, our Reserve Champion Mr. Lenny Mullins, and all of the Runners-Up. Everyone did a tremendous job, and I know that it was a difficult and tight contest to judge. Speaking of contests, mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 13, for our 5th-Annual Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Contest.

Our host market, this year, is the Plainville Livestock Commission in Plainville, Kansas and the start time is 12:30pm. If you are a livestock auctioneer and regularly employed by a livestock market, we would love to have you come and enter this year and we would also like to invite all of the members to come join us in Plainville for the competition. Please see the Association website for more details.

In addition to the Livestock Auctioneer Contest, the KAA is also hosting our last Regional meeting of the year in Salina the evening prior to the contest. The meeting is on Monday, November 12, and begins at 6:00pm at the Western Sizzlin Restaurant in Salina on West Crawford just off of I-35. If you haven’t been able to attend any of our other Regional meetings this year, please don’t miss this last opportunity. These Regional meetings are a great opportunity to meet potential new members and to gather information on the tremendous benefits the KAA provides to its members and the auction industry.

As the year is quickly passing, it can only mean that the Holidays and Winter Convention are rapidly approaching. We want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving next month. Please be sure to block out the dates of January 10-13, 2013 for our annual Winter Convention at the Clarion Hotel in Manhattan. We’re working hard on the schedule and the education line-up, and I’m very excited at what the committees are putting together for you. Be sure and keep an eye on the Sunflower and the KAA website for more information and details as they become available.

One last item I would like to touch on before I close is the issue of State sales tax related to the auction industry. I know that there are many of you who have issues, questions, and concerns with the collection of sales tax at your auctions. We have had representatives from the Dept. of Revenue at our Winter Convention on numerous occasions and there have still been many unanswered questions. As a result the Board has been taking a very hard look at what we can do to resolve some of the issues.

On Friday, November 2, the Executive Board will be meeting with the Secretary of the Dept. of Revenue to open dialogue between the KAA and the DOR to clear up some of the confusion, get our questions answered correctly, and gain resolution to these problems. We also plan to schedule someone from the DOR to come and present at the Winter Convention in January. This time, however, we plan to schedule an entire seminar period to the subject as opposed to trying to schedule such a complex topic over the lunch period. During this timeframe, we will continue to communicate information as it is received. Please feel free to contact me or any of the Executive officers if you have any questions. Until the next issue of the Sunflower, we hope to see you at our next KAA event.

Sincerely,

Lance Fullerton
2012 KAA President

KAA’s livestock auctioneer competition to be held in Plainville in November 2012

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PLAINVILLE, KAN.  The Plainville Livestock Commission, Inc. will host the fifth annual Kansas Auctioneers Association Livestock Market Auctioneers Competition on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Auction time is 12:30 p.m. The contestants must be employed and endorsed as an auctioneer at a livestock auction market in Kansas. Previous winners comprise Charly Cummings of Yates Center, Lynn Langvardt of Chapman, Brian Little of Coffeyville, and Blaine Lotz of Edna.

Ty Gillum, owner of Plainville Livestock, is looking forward to hosting this event and invites everyone to attend to hear and see some of the best auctioneers from Kansas in action. In addition, Ty says there will be a great selection of farm and ranch fresh livestock to choose from.
   
A panel of three livestock market owners and managers will judge the contestants on bid calling ability and livestock market knowledge. The auction will be broadcast live on the internet at cattleusa.com. Winners will be announced following the contest; however, prizes will be awarded at the KAA’s annual winter convention to be held at the Clarion Hotel in Manhattan, Kan., from January 10 to 13, 2013. For more information, contact Charly Cummings at 620.496.7108 or Wayne Wischropp at 785.828.4212.

Interested auctioneers can download the 2013 livestock contest entry form.

KAA champion auctioneers sell wood sculptures at state fair

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They came, they saw, they bid on 35 wood sculptures created by chain saw artists A. J. Lutter and Dennis Keenan. The auction was conducted by the 2012 KAA Auctioneer Champion Jeff Crissup from Helena, Okla., and Lenny Mullin from Lenexa, Kan., the 2012 runner-up. Ringmen were Mike Bailey and Ron Gingerich with Ralph (Doc) Gingerich, clerk, and Jenny Gingerich, cashier. Buhler High School FFA boys provided manpower to set up the auction.

The sale is a benefit for various fair projects and this year’s sale totaled $18,890. Highlights were a hummingbird that sold for $1,400 and a horse bench that sold for $1,600.

Thanks to KAA for their support and the Kansas State Fair for the opportunity to showcase our auctioneer champions.

2012 Kansas Auctioneer Championship

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President Lance Fullerton and Jeff Crissup
President Lance Fullerton and Jeff Crissup

The 100th Kansas State Fair was the location of the 2012 Kansas Auctioneers Association Auctioneer Championship. This was the 21st KAA Auctioneer Championship.

The Kansas Auctioneers Association held their preliminary contest at the Winter Convention in Wichita in January. Ten auctioneers were selected to compete in the finalist competition.

Those top ten finalists included Eric Boone, Yates Center; Jeff Crissup, Helena, OK; Ed Dewey, Rossville, KS; Lenny Mullin, Lenexa, KS; Marty Read, Mound City, KS; Donnie Stumpff, Cassville, MO; Jeff Temme, Petersburg, NE; Aaron Traffas, Sharon, KS; Morris Yoder, Hutchinson, KS; and Titus A. Yutzy, Nickerson, KS. They presented a lively and entertaining afternoon on the Bretz Law Arena.

Each contestant was interviewed on stage and sold three items to the state fair crowd. The three judges, Dan McVey, the 1991 KAA Auctioneer Champion; Mike Avery, NAA Director of Education; and Rob Hart, Ameribid Chief Operating Officer, judged each contestant on specified criteria. The criteria included presentation, chant and effective auctioneering, as well as an interview component.

2012 Auctioneer Champion Jeff Crissup and four runners-up
2012 Auctioneer Champion Jeff Crissup and four runners-up

We would like to introduce and congratulate Jeff Crissup the 2012 auctioneer champion; Lenny Mullin reserve champion; Donnie Stumpff, third place; Marty Read, fourth place and Aaron Traffas, fifth place.

Watch the entire video of the preliminaries and the finals here.

July 2012 Sunflower Auctioneer now available

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The July 2012 edition of the Kansas Sunflower Auctioneer is now available from the members section.

The 2012 Summer Get-Together starts Friday, August 3. Here’s the schedule.

Friday—August 3
10:00—Prairie Trails Country Club—El Dorado—Golf Tournament
2:00—Welcome to the Best Western Red Coach
5:00— Steak Feed at East Park Shelter—El Dorado
6:00— Mutton Bustin’
7:00— Extreme Bull Blowout
9:00— Jared Daniels Band in Concert

Saturday—August 4
Breakfast at the Red Coach—Complimentary with room
9:00— Tour the Kansas Oil Museum
10:00— Festival Parade
11:30— Group Lunch at East Park Shelter
1:30—4:00 — Board Meetings at the Best Western Red Coach
5:00—Be at the Prairie Rose for wagon rides, free movies, popcorn,
and much, much more.
6:30—Dinner/entertainment at the Prairie Rose

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!

Best Western—Red Coach—2525 W Central Avenue, El Dorado, Kansas
Kansas Auctioneers Room Block—call: 316-321-6900

Employment announcement

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The Kansas Auctioneers Association, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates for the position of executive director. The duties of the executive director include publication editor and secretary/treasurer for the association.

Process

  1. Interested candidates shall request an application in writing by email to Andy Conser at [email protected]or letter to the following address.
    Andy Conser, KAA Search Committee Chair
    PO Box 114
    Valley Falls, KS 66088

    Call Andy at 785.806.6921 with any questions or inquiries about the application or the position.

  2. Mail application and (3) letters of professional reference, via certified mail to the Search Committee chair postmarked NO LATER THAN October 31, 2012. Applications will remain sealed until the review meeting date.
  3. The Search Committee will review all applications by November 4, 2012, and select candidates for interviews. All applicants may or may not be chosen to interview. All candidates will be notified once applications have been reviewed.
  4. The Search Committee intends to conduct interviews in early to mid-November at a time and place to be determined.
  5. The Search Committee intends to make a recommendation for hire to the KAA Board of Directors at their December 3, 2012, Board of Directors meeting.
  6. The successful candidate will begin work on March 1, 2013. Said candidate could possibly be asked to begin part-time work at an earlier time as deemed agreeable by the KAA Board of Directors and the candidate.

Salary
Salary will be mutually agreed upon between the KAA Board of Directors and the candidate. Historically, this position has paid an annual salary ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 plus reimbursements. No benefits are offered.

Candidate qualifications
Applicants must submit three (3) letters of professional reference from non-relatives. The candidate should possess organizational, time management, bookkeeping, computer, and interpersonal communication skills.