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JULY 29, 2015

Barnhart receives recognition for years of service

Reprinted with permissionHILLSDALE, MI – Martin

“Barney” Barnhart, 94, got hooked on theexcitement of auctioneering as a childattending auctions with his father, Arthur.

“I came home one day and told mydad I was going to be an auctioneer,”Barnhart explained.

While working the fields of the fami-ly farm, Barnhart practiced by auctioningoff the family’s cattle.

There was no one around to hear himroll through the prices, but Barnhart saidthat’s how he taught himself the trade. Helater attended Redford AuctioneeringSchool in Woodville, OH.

Today, you can still find Barnhart atthe Hillsdale County Fairgrounds onSaturday mornings, auctioning off hay,feeder pigs and other farm-related goodsthat may come across the auction block.

“I still enjoy going to the fairgrounds

each week,” he said. “I have a lot of funwith those old farmers… it is the peoplethat keeps me going back.”

During the week, Barnhart volunteerson Tuesdays and Thursdays calling a dif-ferent kind of game. Barnhart calls Bingoat the Hillsdale Community HealthCenter (HCHC) on those days.

He began volunteering at the hospitalfive years ago, after being cornered in thehall on day by HCHC director of devel-opment Judy Gabriele.

“I told her I needed something to doduring the week,” he said.

Ever since then, Barnhart has beencalling Bingo for patients in the “Mac”McGuire and MacRitchie Skilled NursingUnits at the hospital.

He explains that the Bingo gamesaren’t your typical ones.

“We play until everyone wins,”Barnhart said. “No one is a loser.”

Over the years, Barnhart has been rec-ognized countless times for his auction-eering services. In 2014, he was inductedinto the Michigan Auctioneers

Association Hall of Fame.On July 14-16, he traveled to Dallas,

TX, where he was presented with a cer-tificate for being the oldest working

By Andy BarrandHillsdale Daily News

When Barney Barnhart isn’t calling an auction at the Hillsdale CountyFairgrounds, you can find him calling Bingo at the Hillsdale Community HealthCenter. Photo courtesy of HCHC.

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Sheridan selected as MasonSchool Foundation’s Top Dog

Christopher Mumby, Mason Public Schools Foundation president, presents the Top Dogaward to Doug Sheridan, CAI of Sheridan Realty & Auction Co., at the MPSF Red CarpetGala in January.

MASON, MI — Sheridan Realty &Auction Co. is the Top Dog.

The Mason Public Schools Foundationfavored the long-time Mason business withthat title for a good reason.

The Top Dog Award was conceived bythe foundation to recognize an individual oran organization that has gone above andbeyond to support Mason Public Schools.

This year, the foundation’s board votedunanimously to bestow the prestigious awardon Sheridan Realty & Auction Co. for itsunwavering support.

“The company has generously providedtime and talent year after year to help makeour Red Carpet Gala Dinner & Auction asuccess. We salute them and are honored by

their dedication to our schools and commu-nity,” Christopher Mumby, the foundation’spresident, said.

“We are honored the Mason PublicSchools Foundation chose Sheridan for itsTop Dog award this year, said DougSheridan, CAI of Sheridan Realty & AuctionCo.

“We do a lot of auctions, but there’snothing we love more than working with thepeople right here in Mason. We are proud todonate our time and talent to help supportour Mason schools. “

Previous Top Dog award winners: 2014 –Dart Energy Foundation and DartFoundation; 2013 – Bob Warnke–MasonState Bank

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Barnhart receives honorfor 73 years of servicemember of the National AuctioneersAssociation. Barnhart has been auction-eering since 1942.

The next-oldest gentleman lives inPennsylvania and has been an auctioneerfor 64 years.

He said there is also a gentleman inNorth Dakota that is a member that hasbeen an auctioneer for 63 years.

“A lot has changed over the past 73years,” Barnhart said.

“The demand was a lot different backthen.”

He said on any given Saturday, thereused to be semi-trucks full of feeder pigsat the fairgrounds to auction off.

There also used to be a wider array ofanimals going across the auction block.

“The auction at the Hillsdale CountyFairgrounds was the biggest this side ofthe Mississippi,” Barnhart said.

On one Saturday in 1942, there were172 loads of feeder pigs auctioned off.

Barnhart said he didn’t start at the top.When talking about those early days,

three names came to the forefront forBarnhart: Andy Adams, Roy Johnson andEar Wright. Adams gave Barnhart hisfirst auctioneering job in HillsdaleCounty.

He said none of the accolades he hasreceived over the last couple of yearswould have been possible without therecognition he received from theHillsdale Exchange Club, who presentedhim with the “Book of Good Deeds.”

Barnhart said he will continue to be afixture at the Saturday morning auctionsuntil he can’t do it anymore.

He lives his life simply, believing infaith, love, hope, honor, and honesty.

He said simply that is what keeps himgoing.

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You might be surprised to learn that Pennsylvania was not named after William Penn, one of the colony’s founders;

in fact, King Charles II granted the land charter to William Penn in repayment of a debt to Penn’s father, Admiral William Penn, and created the name of the sizeable land grant by combining

the name of the naval officer with the Latin word “sylvania,” which means “woods.” The younger Penn was embarrassed and

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Home valued at $2.5M on auction block

The idea came to realtor Kristie Smith asshe pondered how to best market a $2 million-plus Carmel home complete with an elevatorand water slide.

Luxury homes are slow to go, she knew. Onaverage they stay on the market two to threeyears.

Then, Smith had an idea: Why not hold anauction to sell the home?

She had recently returned from a meetingwith Supreme Auctions, and she was intrigued.

Supreme, which sells high-end residencesin the U.S. and Europe, takes the same approachto bricks and mortar as Sotheby’s and other tonyauction houses take to fine art, jewelry andmany more goods.

“There’s a reason why the most luxuriousthings in the world are sold at auction,” saidMaverick Commins, chief executive officer ofSupreme Auctions. “They’re not sold tradition-ally.”

The concept made sense to the Carmel’shome owners, who built the house about adecade ago as their dream home. Its listed priceis $2.495 million.

“It’s out of the range for most home buy-ers,” said owner John Stevens. “It’s special, andit will take a discerning type of buyer.”

On the traditional market, it can takemonths to find that just-right buyer duringwhich time the sellers would need to handle theholding costs, Smith knew.

An auction would speed up the process.“This is not a fire sale. This is not despera-

tion. This is wow, how do we sell a $2 million-plus home,” she said.

“It’s really more of a strategy for having aquicker sale and lower holding time.”

The Stevens tailored the home for the needsof their family, which included children andgrandparents, who might one day want to sharethe residence.

For the children, they added a large play-room and basement ice cream parlor. Luxurytouches for the adults, in addition to the gazebothat supports the water slide, include a libraryand an elevator. All ages can enjoy the basementtheater with a 100-inch screen and the 8-footsauna.

Under the auction’s rules, prospective bid-ders can visit the house during the four week-ends preceding the event at the home on Aug.13. Bidders receive a packet of information,including a home inspection and any informa-tion typically included in a traditional sale.

Prospective buyers must register andarrange financing before the auction. Auctionday is final and the home goes to the highestbidder.

“We know on auction day the property willbe sold, and it will close within 30 days,”Commins said. “Once the hammer drops, thatmoney becomes non-refundable.

Theoretically, the highest bidder could walkoff with a bargain.

Supreme’s experience suggests, though,that that will not be the case.

The company advertises its homes national-ly and internationally. Recent sales listed on theauction house’s website include a $5.35 mil-lion Texas home and $10.2 million Chicagoapartment.

Nor is Stevens concerned that he will losemoney on the sale.

“I’m not worried about that. I think it willgo well,” he said. “We’re really excited aboutthe auction.”

The house was built about10 years ago as a family’s

“dream house.” Photo courtesy of Cory

Phillips, The HomeAesthetic

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Gehres, Tisland win NAA International Auctioneer ChampionshipADDISON, TX — Emerging from an

overall field of 97 competitors, TammyTisland, of Hines, MN, and Peter Gehres, ofHilliard, OH, were crowned as winners ofthe women’s and men’s NationalAuctioneers Association 28th InternationalAuctioneer Championship, which tookplace Friday at the InterContinental DallasHotel.

Both Tisland and Gehres received a$5,000 cash award, trophy and champi-onship ring for their winning efforts throughthe preliminary bid-calling round, an inter-view round consisting of three questions,and a final round of bid-calling that includ-ed the top 15 men and seven women. In thetwo divisions, 72 men and 25 women com-peted for the right to be known as one of thebest auctioneers in the world.

The 2015 contest was the sixth IAC try

for Gehres, CAI, CES – a first-generationauction professional who also serves as aninstructor at The Ohio Auction School. Hetopped a fiercely competitive overall men’sfield and finals group, coming in ahead ofrunner-up Dustin Rogers, CAI, of MountAiry, NC, and second runner-up ScottMihalic, CAI, of Chardon, OH.

“Well, it’s been a goal. I don’t know thatit’s really fully sunk in,” Gehres said. “Itfeels great to be even more a part of theNAA family than I already am. I look for-ward to serving all the members and takingforward the message that auction work.”

A full-time auctioneer for the past 15years, Tisland’s title comes in her thirdattempt after competing in the IAC in 2012and 2014. She is also the reigningMinnesota State Champion Auctioneer.Beth Rose, CAI, of Maumee, OH, finished

runner-up. Emily Wears, ATS, BAS, ofSolon, IA, took second runner-up.

“[Winning IAC] has been one of myprofessional goals and goal of my lifetime,”Tisland said. “The third time [of participat-ing], I fortunate because so many peoplehave competed for much longer. Throughthe help of the NAA – the education I’vereceived and the things I have learnedthrough competing – it helped get me here.”

Earlier in the evening, Jeremy Garber, ofLincoln, Missouri, was crowned as winnerof the International Junior AuctioneerChampionship, which features competitorsages 12-18 helps cultivate the next genera-tion of auction professional talent.

Also during the IAC competition, whichwas streamed live throughout the day onauctioneers.org and conferenceand-show.com, the Chuck Cumberlin

Sportsmanship award, awarded to the IACcompetitor who shows the best sportsman-ship, was given to Denis Barrett, of CorkCity, Ireland.

The Bob Steffes Rising Star Award,given to a competitor who shows the poten-tial to win a future IAC title, was given toNolan Bell, of Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Both the IAC and IJAC were conductedas part of the NAA’s 66th AnnualInternational Auctioneers Conference andShow, which took place in Addison this pastweek. IAC contestants must be 18 years ofage or older, a current NAA member, andregistered for conference. Seven judgesscore the contest.

Final scores are determined by combin-ing the interview score (40 percent of thetotal) and the bid-calling score (60 percentof the total).

OVERLAND PARK, KS — Winnersof the 2015 National AuctioneersAssociation Marketing Competition, pre-sented in partnership with USA TODAY,have been announced, with four emergingfrom among more than 910 entries to takethree “Best in Show” honors and one“Auction Marketing Campaign of theYear” award.

One “Best in Show” was awarded forPrint, Digital, and Photography, alongwith the selection for Auction Campaignof the Year.

The “Auction Marketing Campaign ofthe Year” was awarded to Rex D.Schrader, II, CAI, of Schrader Real Estate& Auction Co., Inc., in Columbia City,Indiana, for his company’s ProventusNational Farmland Portfolio campaign.The sale saw 13,468+ acres in six statesmove across the block between Oct. 20-25, 2014. The marketing efforts resulted ina $46.3 million total sale over 31 tracts.

Lonny McCurdy, AARE, of McCurdyAuction, LLC, in Wichita, Kansas, won“Best in Show — Advertising & PR –Digital/Social” for the “Where YourDreams Come True” auction promotionalvideo. Chad Roffers, of ConciergeAuctions, LLC, in New York, New York,received “Best in Show – Advertising &PR – Print” for the “Northstar LuxuryChalet Look Book” entry.

David W. Thornhill, of ThornhillAuction, in Troy, Missouri, took “Best inShow — Photography” for the entry titled“Butter Churns & Crocks.”

Winners of the 2015 contest will beformally recognized during the NAAMarketing Competition Awards Receptionin Addison, Texas, at the 66thInternational Auctioneers Conference andShow, July 14-18. Winners will receive an

award, and their entries will be on display.Overall, the annual NAA Marketing

Competition, presented in partnership withUSA TODAY, continues its rise as the pre-mier contest for NAA members to show-case their marketing efforts. The totalnumber of entries continued its steadyclimb seen over the past several years, asdid the quality level of those entries.

This year’s contest highlighted coast-

to-coast, top-level marketing efforts aswinners from 18 states and South Africaemerged.

The competition featured 57 sub-cate-gories in seven categories: Postcards,Brochures & Catalogs,Newspaper/Magazine Print Ads, PublicRelations & Marketing, Digital & SocialMedia, Photography and AuctionMarketing Campaign of the Year.

The task of determining winners wasgiven to a panel of marketing and adver-tising professionals, all of which havebackgrounds in branding, promotion,media, public relations and graphicdesign. Judging criteria included consider-ations such as creativity, ad effectiveness,clarity and visual appeal.

Please see auctioneers.org for a com-plete list of this year’s award recipients.


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