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Jack Hines Obituary

John 'Jack' Hines May 15, 1936 — March 13, 2026 Ellsworth John “Jack” Hines, affectionately known to many as “The Colonel,” age 89, a longtime and respected civic leader of Ellsworth, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 13,...

Bruce Bieri Obituaty

Bruce Arthur “The Colonel” Bieri (74) – This cowboy took his final ride February 5th, near Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino and Resort on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Bruce spent his final weeks road-tripping in his “traveling condo”, gambling,...

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Jim Gavin

Jim Gavin with Gavin Bros. Auctioneers LLC of Reedsburg and Baraboo has been an auctioneer since 2006.  He is a graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City Iowa. He is a member of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association and the National...