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10-23-09
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES
AUCTIONEER CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has announced dates for auctioneer continuing education seminars. Auctioneers must complete six hours of continuing education training each calendar year to renew their licenses.
Auctioneers in the Northern Panhandle, Princeton and Lewisburg areas should note that the seminars in their areas are scheduled as two separate, three-hour sessions. Northern Panhandle auctioneers will need to attend December 2 and 9. Auctioneers in the Princeton and Lewisburg areas will need to be in Princeton on November 14 and in Lewisburg on December 9. They may also choose to attend a six-hour course in another part of the state.
Besides those listed below, no other training seminars will be conducted in 2009.
For more information, call the local contact listed below or Sandy Marinacci at 304-558-3550, or visit www.wvagriculture.org.
OCTOBER 2009
October 29, 2009 – 6 Hours CE Credit
Comfort Inn
Edwin Miller Blvd.
Exit 16 E off I-81
Martinsburg, W.Va.
8 a.m. Registration; 9 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by West Virginia Auctioneers Association
Contact: Darwin Plumlee, 304-754-8874.
NOVEMBER 2009
November 10, 2009 – 3 Hours CE Credit
Blake Auction Gallery
Green Valley Mini Plaza
Blue Prince Road
Between Bluefield and Princeton, W.Va.
5:00 p.m. Registration; 6:00 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by West Virginia Auctioneers Association
Contact: Barbara Blake, 304-384-7684; email: sell@blakeauction.com.
November 14, 2009 – 6 Hours CE Credit
Moorefield Middle School
Caledonia Drive .
Moorefield, W.Va.
8:30 a.m. Registration; 9:00 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by Dave Workman, WVU Extension Agent, in conjunction with the WVAA; 304-530-0273.
DECEMBER 2009
December 2, 2009 – 3 Hours CE Credit & December 9, 2009 - 3 Hours CE Credit
John Marshall High School
Glen Dale, W.Va.
5:00 p.m. Registration; 6:00 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by West Virginia Auctioneers Association
Contact: Mark Fitzsimmons, 304-686-2403.
December 4, 2009 – 6 Hours CE Credit - Tentative
Parkersburg, W.V a.
Other details TBA
Sponsored by West Virginia Professional Auctioneers Assoc.
Contact: Madison Williams, 304-428-4967.
December 5, 2009 – 6 Hours CE Credit
Stewarts Auction Center
71 Auction Drive .
Jane Lew, WV
8:00 a.m. Registration; 9:00 a.m. Seminar.
Sponsored by Gary Rapking, WVU Extension Agent, in conjunction with the WVAA, 304-473-4208.
December 6, 2009 – 6 Hours CE Credit (Originally scheduled for December 20)
Shrewsbury Auction House
Route 60 East
Shrewsbury, W.Va.
8:30 a.m. Registration; 9:00 a.m. Seminar
Sponsored by Associated Auctioneers of America
Contact: Rick Woodard, 304-736-8414.
December 9, 2009 – 3 Hours CE Credit & December 2, 2009 - 3 Hours CE Credit
John Marshall High School
Glen Dale, W.Va.
5:00 p.m. Registration; 6:00 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by West Virginia Auctioneers Association
Contact: Mark Fitzsimmons, 304-686-2403.
December 9, 2009 – 3 Hours CE Credit
State Fair Grounds
Administration Building
Fairlea, W.Va.
5:30 p.m. Registration; 6:00 p.m. Seminar
Sponsored by West Virginia Auctioneers Association
Contact: W. Paul Grist, 304-661-6543.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.
“The Basis of All Wealth is Agriculture.”
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