The Colorado Auctioneer 4th Quarter 2011

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THIRD QUARTER • 2011

THE COLORADO www.coauctioneers.org

Board of Directors President • Lance Nichols 38241 WCR 23 • Eaton, CO 80615 Phone: 970-686-2361 • Home: 970-686-2361 lanichols@thinairnet.com Vice President • Richard Schur 1042 West Baptist Road, #175 Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Phone: 866-290-2243 • Cell: 719-210-6230 rich@success-auctions.com 2nd Vice President • Dax Gillium 4981 W. Tufts Avenue • Denver, CO 80236 Phone: 303-730-2623 dgillium@msn.com Chairman of the Board • Doug Carpenter 1610 Hwy 50 • Grand Junction, CO 81503 Phone: 970-245-1185 • Cell: 970-623-6999 doug@theauctionteam.com Treasurer/Director • Walt Partridge 6577 N. Windfield Ave. • Parker, CO Phone: 512-671-36375 • Cell: 512-750-7392 doug@theauctionteam.com

Directors John Schaffner 36470 County Road Z • Wray, CO 80758 Phone: 970-332-5196 jschaffner@plains.net Mike Heitmann 27275 Mid Jones Road • Calhan, CO 80808 Phone: 406-450-2051 • Fax: 719-683-7235 mhbar@earthlink.net Butch Haglestrom P. O. Box 306 • Fort Lupton, Co 80621 (C) 303-827-5157 buckhornauctions@earthlink.net OJ Pratt 1270 Boston Avenue • Longmont, CO 80501 (O) 303-772-7676 (C) 303-598-8585 ojpratt@pacificauction.com Casey Giddings 24 Oak Ave. •Eaton, Co 80615 Phone: 970-224-2050 casey@whitleyauction.com Janelle Karas 820 S. Monaco Pkwy #213 Denver, CO 80224 Phone 877-612-8494 info@ajkaras.com Scott Shuman 100 S. Cherry Ave • Suite 6D Eaton, CO 80615 Phone: 970-716-2120 scott@hallandhall.com

Executive Director Kathy Humphries 14 North main Street, Suite B Elgin, TX 78621 Phone: 512-285-2727 • Fax: 512-285-2828 coaa@att.net

AUCTIONEER

The Quarterly Newsletter of the Colorado Auctioneers Association

From the President Lance Nichols • CAA President Greetings CAA Members, Happy Holidays! When you read this newsletter, you will have already celebrated Thanksgiving and will be planning for the end of the year. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and were able to share it with family and friends. It is hard to believe that a year has gone by. With the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 I hope everyone is thinking of this year’s annual convention in Denver. Your CAA Board recently conducted a meeting where we discussed numerous items of business, and made decisions that will keep the association on the path to continued success. The main item of business was this year’s CAA convention, January 6-8, at the Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport. The convention committee has been hard at work planning this year’s conference, which I believe to be one of the best educational and networking opportunities available to auctioneers. Your 1st Vice President, Rich Schur, has a great line up of speakers who will provide vast knowledge about the profession we all love. The Colorado State Champion Auctioneer Contest will be held on Friday night. The champion will receive a trophy belt buckle, as well as the coveted traveling Chuck Cumberlin “Go Your Best” trophy. Last year’s champ, Adam Kevil, has promised to bring it back this year- right Adam?? The CAA will also put $1,000.00 towards the winner attending the 63rd National Auctioneers Association Conference and Show in July, taking place in Spokane, Washington, where he or she will represent Colorado in the national auctioneers contest in July. Don’t miss the Friday night contest, which is always a crowd pleaser! Each year the board does everything it can to help keep the cost on the convention reasonable for our members. $189 is all you, as a CAA Member, will pay to attend all of the fun events, to listen to a world class line up of speakers, plus five meals. It actually costs more than $189 for each member to attend, but the Colorado Auctioneers Association covers the shortfall. Our association is stable, financially, but we must always look to the future to continue providing benefits such as the convention to our members. It’s not only fun, but also easy to help! Plan to attend the Fun Auction and First Timers Auctioneer Contest on Saturday night. The money raised at this event IS the yearly budget for the CAA. I would ask that each member please bring some great items to sell at this year’s Fun Auction. By bringing superior quality items to the Fun Auction, you are supporting YOUR organization and helping to continue the great benefits of membership. As stated above, this year’s convention is January 6-8th at the Crowne Plaza DIA. The registration forms are included in this newsletter, please use them to pre-register. The hotel also has rooms blocked off at a special group rate, however, you must book before December 30th to take advantage. This year’s convention features speakers of national prominence including; John Nicholls, President of Nicholls Auction Marketing Group in Fredricksburg, VA, and the 2006 International Auctioneer Champion. Sam “the Hitman” Grasso, an award winning professional Ringman, Lead Ringman for the National Auctioneers Association IAC Championship Finals, and author, from Baltimore, MD. Scott Shuman, Partner and Auction Specialist with Hall and Hall Auction Group, and award winning auctioneer from Eaton, CO. And several other acclaimed speakers - please see Rich Shurr’s article for more details on this exciting line up. Thank You all for your membership and active participation in the CAA. I hope to see you all at the convention, but above all, I hope everyone has a safe and joyful holiday season. See you in Denver! ❖ In Your Service, Lance Nichols President, Colorado Auctioneers Association


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