Omro - John L. Freund, 94, of Omro, passed away peacefully with family by his side, on October 13, 2021 at Evergreen Retirement Community. He resided at Arborview Manor until recently. John was born on the family farm in Omro on January 19, 1927. He was the...
Fellow Members, We had our first board meeting with new members earlier this month. Lots discussed and I want to make sure to share some upcoming events with you: March 27-31 – CAI Training held in Bloomington, IN. I will be attending along with Bob Hagemann, Tim...
STEVENS POINT - There was a lot of fast talking at the annual Wisconsin Auctioneers Association held Jan. 28-30. One of the highlights of the annual gathering is the preliminary WI State Champion Auctioneer contest with the top finalists competing at the 2018...
We go straight to the top so that you get accurate information from the Best of the Best! The United States Secret Service will be conducting a comprehensive workshop about counterfeit money in Wisconsin and how to recognize it at our August 3rd Summer...
Legislation that has been introduced in Wisconsin this year that may be of interest to those in the Auction Industry. Proposal: AB399 (-3361) View Bill Historyrelating to: a sales and use tax exemption for various items used in the care of babies. 9/6/2023: Read...
From the President’s Desk, by David Allen In February, an email went out to the WAA membership discussing our legislative fundraising efforts at the WAA Winter Conference, our renewed one-year contract with our lobbyist Shawn Pfaff, and our weekly conference call...
It seems that auctions have touched almost every century, every industry and every nationality. Auctions date back so far in history, that no one really knows for sure how they started or who started them. The First Auctions Records handed down from ancient Greek...
We would like to say congratulations to WAA members Scott Werlein and Mark Oberholtzer! Top auctioneers from 8 different states battled for the regional crown at the 2019 Greater Midwest Livestock Auctioneer Championship on February 11th in Rugby, ND. Mark...
We asked our photographer Kim from Accent Photography by Kim Martin if she could do some short video clip interviews of our members for our 75th Anniversary and wow did she ever deliver! She was able to interview quite a few members at the Convention. Stay tuned...
Colonel Ray Henry already operates a highly successful business in IRAY Auctions. However, a couple of years ago he had a vision for the future that would give freedom and independence back to business owners, many of whom had surrendered their company’s data to...