NTHF Annual Auction
...is held every November. In 2001, the National Teachers Hall of Fame Auction was broadcast on Emporia's radio station, KVOE AM (1400), with auction items shown on Emporia's local cable channel 20. In honor of the 10 year anniversary of the hall - 10 items were up for bid on E-Bay November 5-11. Below is a list of items bid on.
Auction # |
Description |
Donor |
Retail Value |
1 |
Japanese origami happiness sphere |
Kittaka, Dorothy (NTHF 1999 Inductee) |
$50.00 |
2 |
McDonald's birthday party and $25 Dillon's gift certificate |
McDonald's on 6th Ave/Dillon's West |
$60.00 |
3 |
Cell phone with free activation |
Alltel |
|
4 |
Private tennis lessons with Dr. George Milton |
Milton, George |
$100.00 |
5 |
Four (4) tickets to "The Rainmaker"/$25 framing at Tallgrass/Carroll's discount certificates for books |
American Heartland Theatre (Kansas City)/ Tallgrass Art & Frame/Carroll's Books |
$135.00 |
6 |
Caterpillar jacket - size large, color black |
Caterpillar, Inc. |
$60.00 |
7 |
Four (4) sub sandwiches and ten (10) passes to Rollers |
Quiznos/Rollers |
$60.00 |
8 |
Autumn wreath/$20 Riverside Garden gift certificate |
Prairie Rose Gifts/Riverside Gar |
$65.00 |
9 |
26 coupons for free automatic car wash |
Giefer, Danny & Betty |
$130.00 |
10 |
ESU t-shirt/ESU gold license plate tag |
ESU Memorial Union/Mike's Sporting Goods |
$32.00 |
11 |
One night at the Cottage House/$20 certificate at Hays House |
Cottage House/Hays House Restaurant |
$120.00 |
12 |
"Dinner, Dessert, and a Movie" |
Olpe Chicken House/PJ's Ice Cream/Blockbuster |
$51.00 |
13 |
"History of Emporia" afghan/Christmas ornaments/Granada replica program |
Granada Theatre Alliance/Emporia MainStreet |
$125.00 |
14 |
Sears $100 gift card |
Sears |
$100.00 |
15 |
Worlds of Fun/Stanford & Sons Comedy Club (2 tickets to ea.) |
Worlds of Fun/Stanford & Sons (Kansas City) |
$97.00 |
16 |
2 hours of housecleaning |
White Glove, Inc. |
$120.00 |
17 |
Coleman cooler filled with Powerade/Gambino's pizzas |
Coca-Cola Bottling of Emporia/Gambino's |
$80.00 |
18 |
Complete service package: transmission service, cooling system flush, oil change, lifetime balance/rotation |
Express Tire |
$200.00 |
19 |
One night at the Capital Plaza Hotel/tickets to Topeka Scarecrows Hockey |
Capital Plaza Hotel/Topeka Scarecrows |
$140.00 |
20 |
Etched glass golf figurine/Titleist golf balls |
Guion's Showcase/City of Emporia |
$60.00 |
21 |
"Pet Care Package" 12 mo. Heartgard/6 mo. Fontline |
West Plaza Animal Clinic |
$145.00 |
22 |
Banker's lamp/decorative pillow |
The Chandelier Shop/Winter Furniture |
$60.00 |
23 |
"Pizza Party" 7 medium pizzas & 3 dessert pizzas |
Godfather's Pizza |
$86.00 |
24 |
Black ESU sweatshirt (XL) and Jock's Nitch hat |
Jock's Nitch |
$43.00 |
25 |
One month of car washes at Prairie Port Plaza |
S & S Oil and Propane Co/Prairie Port Plaza |
$217.00 |
26 |
Four (4) half-hour baseball lessons with Dave Bingham |
Bingham, Dave |
$110.00 |
27 |
"Hornet Sluggers at your Service" Hornet baseball players will provide two (2) hours of muscle.will shovel snow, do yardwork, etc. |
ESU Baseball |
Priceless |
28 |
14K gold woven earrings |
Sigman Jewelers |
$145.00 |
29 |
Shrimp boil for eight (8) |
Whetzel, Lindy |
$100.00 |
30 |
Blown glass art |
Berger, Hal |
$225.00 |
31 |
"News & Brews" Emporia Gazette & coffee at Arizings for a year |
Emporia Gazette/Arizings Coffee Shop |
$137.00 |
32 |
2 nights at the Candlewood (together or separate)/dinner at Golden Corral |
Candlewood Suites of Emporia/Golden Corral |
$310.00 |
33 |
Dallas Cowboys autographed 1999 season ticket sheet (#53 Mark Stepnoski) |
Dallas Cowboys |
Priceless |
34 |
Miami Dolphins gift pack |
Miami Dolphins |
Priceless |
35 |
Tickets for two (2) to all four ESU 2002 Summer Theatre productions |
ESU Theatre |
$96.00 |
36 |
Up to five days lodging in home of Jim & Shirley Meyers-near Sonoma, California |
Meyers, Jim & Shirley |
Priceless |
37 |
Sonic birthday party for ten (10) and $25 Wal Mart gift card |
Sonic Drive-In/Wal Mart |
$63.00 |
38 |
Small version of an old farm buckboard wagon |
Spratt, Cecil |
$250.00 |
39 |
Road trip with ESU men's basketball team |
ESU Men's Basketball |
Priceless |
40 |
Two (2) hours of recording time at Flint Hills Music |
Flint Hills Music |
$70.00 |
41 | One night at Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm B&B/(4) tickets to Cosmosphere | Hedrick's (Nickerson)/Cosmosphere (Hutchinson) | $97.00 |
42 | Black leather executive office chair | Navrat's | $350.00 |
43 | "Pamper Yourself" massage/hot oil manicure/haircut and color | BodyWorks/Salon X | $105.00 |
44 | Six month membership to Emporia Fitness including 2-hour training session | Emporia Fitness | $195.00 |
45 | Round of golf for four (4) including cart/dozen Top Flite golf balls | City of Emporia | $135.00 |
46 | Kansas City Chiefs gas grill | Waters True Value | $70.00 |
47 | Two (2) tickets to KC Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks game 11/25/01 | Davis, Dale & Carolyn | $90.00 |
48 | Road trip w/ ESU football team | ESU Football | Priceless |
49 | Limited edition print | Maxwell, Terry | |
50 | Five (5) tanning sessions/Sundial hot-action & dark tanning lotion | Sax Hair Care/Caribbean Tanning | $138.00 |
51 | Four (4) tickets to a 2002 Kansas City Royals game/dinner at Houston's | Kansas City Royals/Houston's Restaurant (KC) | $64.00 |
52 | Woman's KU sweater vest - size medium | Madelynn's | $117.00 |
53 | Set of six (6) St. Christopher's medals | Foreso, Ron (NTHF 2001 inductee) | $156.00 |
54 | "Car Care Package" muffler installation/detailing/oil change | Floyd's Auto Body/Scheller's Auto/Longbine Auto Plaza | $120.00 |
55 | "Father's Day Special" dustless sander/pizza | Mark II Lumber/Pyramid Pizza/Domino's | $59.00 |
56 | Four (4) tickets to a 2002 Broadway musical | Starlight Theatre (Kansas City) | $140.00 |
57 | Two (2) polo shirts with new Aquatic Center logo | Commons, Steve | $62.00 |
58 | One (1) continuing education wagon train trip/tuition fees included | Country Boys Carriage/Friends University | $262.00 |
59 | One (1) continuing education wagon train trip/tuition fees included | Country Boys Carriage/Friends University | $262.00 |
60 | Replica of old fashioned school bell tower | Samuelson, Sam/Brooks, Gary/Brooks, Charles | $125.00 |
61 | One week's stay at condo in St. Joe Beach, Florida | Barrett-Hayes, Debi (NTHF 2000 inductee) | $700.00 |
62 | Credit of $50 toward any class | Flint Hills Technical College | $50.00 |
63 | Children's birthday party with Corky and the ESU cheerleaders | ESU Cheerleading | $135.00 |
64 | Road trip with ESU women's basketball (Washburn 01/23/02) | ESU Women's Basketball | Priceless |
65 | Two (2) EHS sweatshirts and two (2) all-season passes | EHS Football Boosters/USD #253 | $110.00 |
66 | Ten (10) rounds of 50 birds | Dry Creek Sporting Clays | $133.00 |
67 | Framed & matted print "Fishing Mill Creek" | Crawford's Fine Furniture | $100.00 |
68 | Catered spaghetti dinner for eight (8) including salad, bread, dessert, and wine | Bailey, Don | $150.00 |
69 | Cordless telephone | Southwestern Bell | $180.00 |
70 | "Spring Break Omaha Getaway" one night lodging/tickets to zoo/dinner | Embassy Suites/Henry Doorly Zoo/Upstream Brewery | $267.00 |
71 | Framed & matted black/white photograph "Soden's Bridge in Snow" | Dixon, S.C. | $215.00 |
72 | "Dinner and a Movie" | Diamond Creek Restaurant/Flint Hills Cinema | $77.00 |
73 | Sterling silver engraved bracelet | Glaser, Don | $200.00 |
74 | Advertising package - fifty (50) thirty-second commercials | Radio Station KVOE | $525.00 |
75 | "Wall of Fame" brick honoring your favorite teacher | The National Teachers Hall of Fame | $100.00 |
76 | Overnight wagon train trip for continuing education/tuition included | Flint Hills Overland Wagon Train/ESU Lifelong Learning | $200+ |
for undergraduate or graduate | |||
77 | One night stay in Wichita hotel and four (4) tickets to Exploration Place | Kossover, Greg/Exploration Place | $205.00 |
78 | Cinder Clause and $10 Hallmark gift card | Markowitz Builders/Hallmark | $90.00 |
79 | Planned service maintenance for furnace/air conditioner or heat pump | Modern Air Conditioning, Inc. | $125.00 |
80 | Ceiling fan (52") | Sutherlands | $35.00 |
81 | Bed Bath and Beyond $100 gift card | Bed Bath and Beyond | $100.00 |
82 | Chili for tailgate or party, includes crackers and tableware | Wendy's of Emporia | $85.00 |
83 | Sculpture "Spring" | Forsythe, John | $700.00 |
84 | Four (4) tickets to 2002 St. Louis Cardinals (can be used together or split in pairs) | St. Louis Cardinals | $72.00 |
85 | Kansas basketball t-shirt autographed by Coach Roy Williams | Slaymaker, Ron | Priceless |
86 | Eight (8) one-day passes to Walt Disney World theme parks | Walt Disney World Company | $407.00 |
87 | Two (2) airline tickets to anywhere in the Continental US (Delta/TWA/Northwest) | International Tours & GalaxSea Cruises | $800+ |
88 | Large Autumn wreath | Sunflower Nook | $130.00 |
89 | "Crown Center Getaway" night at Hyatt Regency/tickets to Science City/ dinner at Pierpont's/$25 gift certificate to Discovery Channel Store | Hyatt Regency/Science City/Anderson Group/ Discovery Channel Store | $202.00 |
90 | May 8 (Nat'l Teacher Day) Congressional record signed by Cong. Moran/candy dish with Congressional Seal | Congressman Jerry Moran | Priceless |
91 | Four (4) night's stay in Dillon, Colorado condo | Azwell, David & Tara | $380.00 |
92 | Crappie fishing | Slaymaker, Ron | $100.00 |
93 | Four (4) t-shirts & dinners - St. Patrick's Day festival | Town Royal | $100.00 |
94 | ESU whalerknit sweater/gold ESU license plate cover | ESU President's Office/Mike's Sporting Goods | $82.00 |
95 | Lasagna dinner for 15, including salad, bread, and wine | S'Ghettis/The Liquor Store | $165.00 |
96 | One week stay in Caswell Dunes, North Carolina condo | O'Leary, Renee (NTHF 1994 inductee) | $800.00 |
97 | Cut & style for man and woman/shampoo & conditioner | Nicci's | $88.00 |
98 | Limited edition print | Mackey, Judith | |
99 | Two (2) tickets to New Theatre Restaurant (Overland Park) | Mehring, Tes | $70.00 |
100 | VIP suite for two (2)/dinner at Carlos O'Kelly's | Best Western of Emporia/Carlos O'Kelly's | $135.00 |
101 | Four (4) tickets to Stanford & Sons Comedy Club/two (2) books autographed by comedian David Naster | Stanford & Sons (KC)/ | Priceless |
102 | Four (4) tickets to Stanford & Sons Comedy Club/dinner at Dick Clark's American Bandstand | Stanford & Sons (KC)/Dick Clark's American Bandstand | $80.00 |
103 | Practice session with the ESU tennis team | ESU Tennis | Priceless |
104 | Nokia cell phone and 500 airtime minutes | Cellular One | $175.00 |
105 | KC Chiefs tailgate party for 12: big-screen tv and an assortment of food & drink at the Sauder Alumni Center | ESU University Advancement/Sodexho Marriott/ Hill's Appliance | $300.00 |
106 | Children's hoe-down, horseback-riding birthday party/ $10 gift certificate to Western Shop | Duncan, P. Kay/Dairy Queen West/The Western Shop | $126.00 |
107 | A night for two (2) at the Grand Central Hotel | Grand Central Hotel (Cottonwood Falls) | $110.00 |
108 | Matted photograph "Lines of Fire" | Schwarm, Larry | $700.00 |
*The following items will be up for bid on EBay from 11/05/01 - 11/11/01. The NTHF EBay seller name is elite_teacher. Any items not meeting a minimum bid will be pulled from Ebay and placed in the KVOE Auction on November 15.
1 | Two (2) St. Christopher's medals | Foreso, Ron (NTHF 2001 inductee) | $52.00 |
2 | Derek Jeter's book "The Life You Imagine" & 2000 All-Star baseball | Bogdanoff, Stewart (NTHF 1993 inductee) | $42.00 |
3 | Miniature schoolroom vignette | Samuelson, Bill | $100.00 |
4 | Motivational book & tape series | Ruffalo, Rich (NTHF 1994 inductee) | $137.00 |
5 | Hummel figurine "Hear Ye, Hear Ye" | Kuhn, John & Carolyn/Mr. K's Bicycle Museum | $270.00 |
6 | Jugtown Pottery saucer and bowl | Pratt, Sarah (NTHF 1996 inductee) | $50.00 |
7 | Official NFL football autographed by former Cleveland Browns #41, Travis Prentice | Cleveland Browns | Priceless |
8 | Notre Dame football autographed by Coach Bob Davie | Hoye, Bill/Notre Dame | Priceless |
9 | Branson vacation package including 2 night's lodging, 4 shows, and personal meeting with Mickey Gilley | Peppers, Debra (NTHF 1999 inductee) | $400.00 |
10 | Duke 2001 NCAA men's basketball championship hat and shirt. Hat autographed by Coach Mike Krzyzewski | Slaymaker, Ron | Priceless |
11 | Straw cowboy hat autographed by George Strait | Law, Mike/Q104 Young Country | Priceless |