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Feb 2019 3

2019 Wisconsin State Champion Auctioneers

Novice Champions, WAA Champions, World Wide College of Auctioneering

The 2019 Wisconsin State Champion Auctioneer and Novice Champion Auctioneer Contests were held in Stevens Point on Sunday, January 27th. Jenny Markham-Gehl from Genesee was crowned the State Champion and Troy Krueger from Eau Claire was named as the Novice...

Aug 2017 15

Allen tops state fair auctioneer contest

WAA Champions, WAA Presidents, World Wide College of Auctioneering

Written By: Jim Massey, Editor | jimmassey@mhtc.net WEST ALLIS — David Allen is a relative newcomer to the auctioneering profession compared to some of his peers in the business. But it didn’t take the Cross Plains man long to rise to the top of the heap in terms...

Jan 2017 20

David F. Gerlach Obituary

Obituaries, WAA Hall of Fame, WAA Presidents, World Wide College of Auctioneering

Gerlach, David F. Of Hartland, WI passed away January 20, 2017 in Venice, Florida, age 77, of complications from pneumonia. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 29, 1939 to Frederick and Carol Gerlach. David is survived by his loving wife, Sally (Nee...

Aug 2016 9

Local auctioneer inducted into National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame

NAA Hall of Fame, Reisch Auction School, World Wide College of Auctioneering

Written By: Naomi N. Lugo ELLSWORTH -- “Mr. Hines, it is our pleasure to welcome you into a unique group of men and women,” said Benny Fisher during the Aug. 4 induction ceremony for the National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame. This year, Ellsworth’s own Jack...

Aug 2016 9

Gavin earns state auctioneer title

WAA Champions, WAA Member News, World Wide College of Auctioneering

Written By: Jim Massey, Editor | jimmassey@mhtc.net WEST ALLIS — Jim Gavin of Reedsburg took home top honors in the Wisconsin Champion Auctioneer Contest Aug. 9 at the Wisconsin State Fair. Gavin, an auctioneer with Gavin Brothers Auctioneers of Reedsburg and...

Mar 2016 24

Going…going…gone to the top in the auctioneering field

WAA Champions, WAA Hall of Fame, WAA Member News, Women Auctioneers, World Wide College of Auctioneering

By Donna Frake; Now Media Group Carol Miller knows how to call for a bid, the sound that sells in the auctioneering world. The Oconomowoc resident and owner of Bailey's Honor Auction and Estate Services, is a leader in the industry and in recognition of that, was...

Feb 2016 5

Miller inducted into Hall of Fame

WAA Hall of Fame, WAA Member News, Women Auctioneers, World Wide College of Auctioneering

Local auctioneer Carol Miller, of Oconomowoc, was recently inducted into the Wisconsin Auctioneer's Association's (WAA) Hall of Fame. As the 2016 recipient, Miller joins a small group of Wisconsin auctioneers who hold this highly esteemed honor in the auction...

Jul 2010 27

Ruffin man lives dream of lifetime as an auctioneer

Auto Auctions, International Champions, WAA Champions, World Wide College of Auctioneering

RUFFIN — Eli Detweiler Jr. loved to attend farm auctions with his father when he was a child. Listening to the auctioneers and watching the crowds, the little boy quickly decided what his future career would be. “Being an auctioneer was always a lifelong dream of...