April 2012 declared Auctioneer’s Month

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The KAA Board of Directors visited Topeka on Wednesday, April 25.

KAA Board of Directors and guests meet with Governor Brownback
KAA Board of Directors and guests meet with Governor Brownback

Back row
Tom Lindsay, Jr.; Holly Conser, Auxiliary; Lester Edgecomb; Jeff Ruckert; Aaron Traffas; Richard Garvin; Kevin Ediger; Bill Eberhardt; Gail Hancock

Front row
Hope Edelman, Auxiliary; Jim Schoen; Megan McCurdy; Governor Brownback; Jack Newcom; Lance Fullerton; LaDonna Schoen-Gehring; Don Hamit

After the meeting with the governor, the KAA Board of Directors conducted their April meeting.

Regional meeting on Tuesday, March 20, in Great Bend

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Each year, the KAA holds a series of regional meetings in different parts of Kansas. These meetings are informal gatherings of both KAA member auctioneers as well as auctioneers who aren’t yet or are no longer KAA members.

The first meeting of 2012 will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, at Montana Mike’s at 906 McKinley in Great Bend.

If you’re an auctioneer – member or not – and would like to come for a free meal and good discussion with other auctioneers about the industry and the association, please consider attending one or more of the meetings. All we ask is that you drop us a line and let us know you’re coming. For reservations, please call either Bill Eberhardt at 316.655.3690 or LaDonna Gehring at 785.658.5667 or 316.283.7780.

Winter Convention awards, new leadership and Auctioneer Championship finalists

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2012 Kansas Auctioneers Association – Convention News items
The Kansas Auctioneers Association will be guided in 2012 by the following officers and directors.

  • President Lance Fullerton of El Dorado
  • President Elect Richard Garvin of Tecumseh
  • Vice President Megan McCurdy of Wichita
  • Executive Director LaDonna Schoen-Gehring of Newton
  • Chairman of the Board Jack Newcom of Leon
  • Director Bill Eberhardt of Augusta
  • Director Lester Edgecomb of Baldwin City
  • Director Gail Hancock of Emporia
  • Director Tom Lindsay, Jr. of Bonner Springs
  • Director Jim Schoen of Wichita
  • Director Jeff Ruckert of Manhattan
  • Director Kevin Ediger of Windom
  • Director Scott Brown of Greensburg
  • Director Aaron Traffas of Wichita
  • Director Don Hamit of Stockton

Inducted into the Hall of Fame was Mike Gatlin. The Award of Distinction was given to Aaron Traffas. Scholarship recipients were Danika Good and Ashley Hall.

10 auctioneers qualified for the final round at the Kansas State Fair Auctioneer Championship.

  • Jeff Crissup
  • Donnie Stumpff
  • Morris Yoder
  • Aaron Traffas
  • Mary Read
  • Jeff Temme
  • Titus Yutzy
  • Ed Dewey
  • Eric Boone
  • Lenny Mullins

The KAA Auxiliary also elected new leadership.

  • President Holly Conser
  • Vice President Hope Edelman
  • Secretary / Treasurer Jean Oswalt
  • Past President Karen Lindsay
  • Historian Sheila Shepard
  • Director Annette McCurdy
  • Director Deb Brock

 

2012 Board of Directors

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Lester Edgecomb, Jack Newcom, Megan McCurdy, Aaron Traffas, Gail Hancock, Bill Eberhardt, Richard Garvin, Don Hamit, Lance Fullerton, Scott Brown, Tom Lindsay, Kevin Ediger, Jeff Ruckert

 

2012 Executive Board

President
Lance Fullerton
8044 NE Parallel St.
El Dorado, KS 67042
316.304.7594
[email protected]

President Elect
Richard Garvin, ATS
4932 SE 29th Street
Tecumseh, KS 66542
Home 785.379.9781
Mobile 785.224.4492
[email protected]
http://rjsauctionservice.com/

Vice President
Megan McCurdy, CAI, BAS
519 N Oliver
Wichita, KS 67208
Office 316.683.0612
Mobile 316.204.5928
[email protected]
http://www.mccurdyauction.com/

Executive Director
LaDonna F. Schoen
912 Country Lane
Newton, KS 67114
Phone 316.283.7780
Fax 316.283.7780
Mobile 785.658.5667
[email protected]

Chairman of the Board
Jack Newcom
112 N. Main
Leon, KS 67074
Office 316.742.3311
Mobile 316.250.0077
[email protected]
http://www.newcomauction.com/

Directors with terms expiring 2013

Bill Eberhardt
414 State Street
Augusta, KS 67010
Office 316.440.4465
Mobile 316.655.3690
[email protected]
http://www.augustaksrealestate.com/

Lester Edgecomb
89 E 800 Rd.
Baldwin City, KS 66006
Home 785.594.3507
Mobile 785.766.6074
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.edgecombauctions.com/

Gail Hancock
621 Garfield
Emporia, KS 66801
620.757.3906
[email protected]
http://www.flinthillsauction.com/

Don Hamit, Past President
104 N. Walnut
Stockton, KS 67669
785.425.6585
[email protected]
http://www.hamitauction.com/

Directors with terms expiring 2014

Tom Lindsay, Jr.
4795 Frisbie Rd.
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
Mobile 913.238.2473
[email protected]
http://www.lindsayauctions.com/

Jeff Ruckert
532A Pillsbury Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
785.539.4590
[email protected]
http://www.totallyauction.com/

Jim Schoen
8912 Meadow Park Ct.
Wichita, KS 67205
316.200.6970
[email protected]
http://www.newcomauction.com/

Directors with terms expiring 2015

Aaron Traffas
Wichita, Kansas
Mobile 620.450.6186
[email protected]
twitter.com/traffas
http://www.auctioneertech.com/

Kevin G. Ediger
236 Comanche Rd.
Windom, KS 67491
620.242.8164
[email protected]
http://www.edigerreauction.com/

Scott Brown
907 East Kansas
Greensburg, KS 67054
620.546.4173
[email protected]
http://www.brownauction.net

2012 Winter Convention schedule

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January 26-29 at the Wichita Marriott
9100 Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita, Kan.

For more details, as well as registration forms, please view the current Sunflower Auctioneer newsletter from the members section.

Thursday, Jan. 26

  • 6:00pm – 10:00 reception
  • 8:30 Board meeting followed by past presidents’ meeting

Friday, Jan. 27

  • 6:30 – 8:00 Breakfast and fellowship
  • 9:00 Meet for tours
  • 9:30 Tour for those not attending real estate courses
  • 11:15 – 12:30 Tour
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • 8:30 – 9:00 Lobby Monitor Dan Murray’s legislative Update
  • 9:00 – 12 Mandatory real estate course
  • 12:00 to 1:00 Sales tax presentation with deli buffet lunch on your own
  • 1:00 – 4:00 Elective real estate course
  • 4:00 – 4:30 NAA Info
  • 4:30 – 6:00 KRVN reception
  • 5:30 – 6:30 Auctioneer Championship preliminary competition
  • 6:30 – Banquet, fun auction and rookie competition

Saturday, Jan. 28

  • 6:30 – 9:00 Breakfast buffet
  • 6:30 – 7:00 Christian auctioneers fellowship time
  • 7:00 – 7:20 First time attendees’ orientation
  • 7:00 – 7:45 Round table discussions
    • Bankruptcy trustee
    • Auxiliary
    • Benefit auctions
    • Multi-par
    • Absolute or reserve auctions
    • Firearms at auction
    • Ag land at auction
  • 7:45 – 8:15 Candidate speeches
  • 7:45 – 8:15 KAAA Board of Directors and officer interviews
  • 8:15 – 8:30 Voting
  • 8:30 – 10:00 Shawn Terrel – ringman and auctioneer management of bid spotters
  • 10:00 break
  • 10:15 – 12:00 NAA Speaker Rich Schur
  • 11:30 – 1:00 Auxiliary luncheon with meeting and scholarship auction – all invited
  • 1:00 – 2:15 Shawn Terrel – bid call and voice control, growing your company and training staff to help with prospects
  • 2:30 break
  • 2:30 – 3:45 Option 1 – NAA speaker
  • 2:30 – 3:45 Option 2 – Social media presentation – Twitter, Google+, Facebook
  • 3:45 break
  • 4:00 – 5:00 KAA annual meeting
  • 6:00 – Banquet, presentations, Hall of Fame induction, Board of Directors service auction

Sunday, Jan. 29

  • 7:30 – 8:45 Fellowship over coffee and breakfast buffet
  • 9:00 – 10:00 Inspirational and memorial service
  • 10:15 – 11:45 Panel discussion – Learning and sharing through past auction experiences
  • Noon – Installation luncheon
  • Following luncheon – KAA and KAAA 2012 Board of Director’s meetings

2012 KAA Livestock Bid Call Contest

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KAA President Jack Newcom presents the belt buckle to Blaine Lotz

The 2012 Kansas Auctioneers Association Livestock Bid Call Contest was held last Friday, January 20, at the Southeast Kansas Stockyards in Gas, Kan. The 2012 champion is Blaine Lotz of Edna, Kan. Blaine recently won the LMA quarterfinal contest held in Greely, Colorado. We’re excited to have Blaine represent the KAA as our 2012 Livestock Champion.

The 2012 Livestock Contest Chairman Charly Cummings would like to thank the judges for the competition.

2012 judges
  • Leon Thompson – Retired owner and operator of Allen County Livestock
  • David Patton – South Central Stockyard, Vienna, MO, owner and operator
  • Brody Peak – Emporia Livestock Sales, owner and operator