A LETTER FROM THE SDAA PRESIDENT
Hello & Happy New Year SDAA members!
What a year, 2020 in the review mirror! I pray everybody is healthy and has had the opportunity to practice social distancing in their own way. It seems like everything you deal with has been postponed, canceled, or changed in some way. Online auctions have become quite common, however I have seen our live auctions making their way back.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate a good friend and a great auctioneer, Terry Moe, on winning the 2020 South Dakota State Bid Calling Contest at the State Fair over the Labor Day Weekend! The next bid calling contest the SDAA will host is at the Black Hills Stock Show (BHSS) in Rapid City on January 31, 2021. Be sure to contact Dawn and enter. It is always a lot of fun and has some excellent competition.
Our 2021 annual convention is scheduled to take place in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota on June 10, 11, and 12, 2021 at the AmericInn. Note the enclosed information for reservations!
Once again, I would like to wish everyone a happy and blessed new year!
God Bless!
Curt Littau, SDAA President
from the 2017 People’s Choice Winner Clayton Keck from St Lawrence SD.
Notice Proud Dad Moment as President Ted Petrak Chamberlain SD looks on.
2019-2020 South Dakota Auctioneers Association President
Ted Petrak, Chamberlain, SD
Wayne Bessman presenting 2019-2020 SDAA President Ted Petrak
the traveling briefcase in memory or Warren Bessman
Front L to R: 2015 Jared Sutton Flandreau SD; 2018 Ron Bradeen Custer SD; 2012 Jeff Storm Custer SD; 2011 Don Sweeter Worthing SD; 2007 Val Luckett, Wessington Springs SD.
Wayne Bessman presenting 2018-2019 SDAA President Ken Girard
the traveling briefcase in memory or Warren Bessman
Back L to R: 2016 Marlin Fjelland Clark SD, 2015 Dan Clark Winner SD, 2004 Don Sweeter Worthing SD, 2002 Dale McPerson Rapid City SD, 2015 Wayne Bessman Madison SD, 2006 Vernell Qualm Platte SD, 2016 Terry Haiar Alexandria SD, 2017 Judson Seaman Rapid City SD, 2017 Tom Souvignier Canton SD
Front L to R: 2011 Marvin Girard Wakonda SD, 2018 Richard Wieman Marion SD, 2007 Darwin Fox DeSmet SD, 2012 Chuck Sutton Flandreau SD
Front Row L to R: Dale McPherson, Tom Souvignier, Judson Seaman, Bob Penfield
Front Row L to R: Val Luckett, Clayton Keck, Jared Sutton
