Nebraska Auctioneers Auxiliary Inducts Two into Hall of Fame
The Nebraska Auctioneers Auxiliary inducted into their Hall of Fame Garlan Muirhead, Muirhead Auction Co., Overton; and Phyllis Schoenholz, Dick Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction, Geneva, Nebraska at the 66th Nebraska Auctioneers Convention in Norfolk, Nebraska at Divots Conference Center during the awards banquet, May 31, 2014. Garlan Muirhead has worked side-by-side with her husband... Continue reading→
Stacy B. McCoy Inducted into Nebraska Auctioneers Hall of Fame
Stacy B. McCoy, McCoy Auction, Arapahoe, was inducted posthumously into the Nebraska Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame at the association’s annual awards banquet held at the 66th convention in Norfolk, Nebraska, at Divots Conference Center on May 31, 2014. Nearly 40 of Stacy’s family attended the event and his daughters, Lelia Haussler and Lucetta Andrews, accepted... Continue reading→
Bruce McDowell named Auctioneer of the Year for 2014
Congratulations to Bruce McDowell, McDowell Auction Service, Trumbull, Nebraska for receiving the Auctioneer of the Year honor at the 66th Annual Nebraska Auctioneers Convention held in Norfolk, Nebraska at Divots Conference Center, May 31, 2014. Bruce received his award from last year’s recipient, Dean Lesoing at the annual banquet. Bruce McDowell, graduated from the Missouri... Continue reading→
2014 Scholarships Awarded at Annual Convention
Jessa Schultis, daughter of Aaron and Lisa Schultis’ and granddaughter to Wayne & Linda Schultis of Schultis and Son, Inc., Fairbury; Bailee Schow, daughter of Kyle and Cheryl Schow and granddaughter of Dean and Leah Schow, Schow Auction Service, LLC, Paxton; and Sarah Wichmann, daughter of Darren and Rosemary Wichmann, St. Paul Consignment Auction, St.... Continue reading→
2014 Advertising Contest Results
The Nebraska Auctioneer Association sponsored an advertising contest at their 2014 Annual Convention to create awareness and promote a positive image of the auction profession. Tom Millie, The Auction Mill, Omaha, chaired the event. Liz Breci, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha; Michaela Wallace, AuctionTime.com, Lincoln; and Vickie Hrabanek, Norfolk Daily News, judged the entries. The winning entries... Continue reading→
Champions from the 2014 Auctioneers & Ringman Competition Announced
The Association annually hosts an Auctioneer and Ringman Championship Competition, providing professionalism for the industry’s top auctioneers. This year’s Competition was held at the convention on May 30, 2014. Ringman Champion is, Dallas Hansen, Hansen Auction Service, LLC, Plainview, Nebraska. Auctioneer Champion is David Whitaker, Whitaker Auction Group, Ames, Iowa; Russ Puchalla, Heartland Auction Co.,... Continue reading→
New Officers and Directors Announced for Nebraska Auctioneers Association
(Omaha, Nebraska) Shayne Fili, Auction Solutions, Inc., Omaha, has been elected President of the 250-member Nebraska Auctioneers Association for 2014-2015. Auction Solutions, Inc. specializes in appraisals, estates, residential real estate, business liquidations and closeouts and specialty auctions such as toys. Her election was announced at the 66th Annual Convention of the Association held at the... Continue reading→
Watch the Competition Live Stream!
We hope you can make it to the convention this weekend in Norfolk to soak up all the great education and camaraderie, not to mention the Auctioneer and Ringman Competition. If you can’t make it but want to watch the contest tune in Saturday, May 31st at 1:30 p.m. at this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/auction-broadcasts Continue reading→
Governor Heineman Proclaims National Auctioneer’s Day In Nebraska
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed a proclamation declaring April 19, 2014 National Auctioneers’ Day in Nebraska. The Governor recognized the growth of the auction industry and the valuable service Nebraska’s auctioneers provide to the public. The ceremony was attended by members of the Nebraska Auctioneers Association, who thanked Governor Heineman for his recognition of the... Continue reading→
2014 Nebraska Auctioneers Convention & Championships
We are proud to announce the 2014 Nebraska Auctioneers Convention and the Nebraska Auctioneer & Ringman Championships are being held at the Norfolk Inn & Suites and Divots Conference Center in Norfolk, Nebraska, May 30-31 and June 1, 2014. Registration for the Convention is still only $135.00 per person. The entry fee for the contests... Continue reading→