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Eddie R. Jokela Auction
56129 Co Hwy 42
Park Rapids, MN 56470
218.538.6508 • 218.732.5587
FAX: 218-538-6559
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Jokela Veo is 2008 MN State Champion Auctioneer!

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Jolene Jokela Veo, competing against the top men and women auctioneers in the state, has been chosen the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association’s state champion, hauling home a trophy of gargantuan proportions.

Son Logan, 9, was confident in Moms’ ability. “I knew you’d win,” he told her.

Jokela Veo has 30 years’ experience with a gavel, beginning as a clerk for her parents, Eddie and Lorraine Jokela, when she was 12 yrs. old.

“My chant came naturally from hearing it so much,” she said. “I never went to auction school. I learned from my dad & my brother, Randy”.

The competition called for selling three items in the preliminary round, the five finalists going on to be interviewed and selling three more pieces.

The 31 contestants were judged on voice/chant, presentation and effective auctioneering.

Her chant has been perfected via thousands of auctions through the years in the family business, Jokela Auction Co. She’s sold everything from real estate to machinery to antiques to glassware.

Auctions “out of the ordinary” have included the Governor’s Cup Ski Races in Telluride, CO, where bidders buy the skiers they anticipate will win. She’s also served as auctioneer for National Trap Club Calcutta’s in several states, including the Spring Grand American, held in Phoenix AZ, the second largest trap shooting tournament in the world.

Jokela Veo holds the distinction of being the only woman to auctioneer at the National Finals Rodeo Bucking Horse and Bull Auction, in Las Vegas, NV. roping in $27,000 for the highest priced bucking horse.

“Auctions are rapidly becoming the first choice for dispersing not only personal property, but real estate as well” she said. “I enjoy the people, the unique variety of the items I sell and being outdoors - always in a different location.”

Auctioneer criteria: an outgoing personality with an understanding of values - with the ability to communicate this to the crowd. “And if they’re having a good time, they’ll bid more.”

Jokela Veo will serve as goodwill ambassador for the state auctioneers organization this year, and will organize next year’s annual event. (Park Rapids, MN Enterprise)
 

Jokela Auction Co. of Park Rapids was also the recipient of 4 Advertising Awards at the 2008 Minnesota State Auctioneers Conference & Show held in Bloomington this year. The awards are from the following categories, Real Estate, Real Estate & Personal Property, Commercial & Industrial & Newspaper Advertising.

Jokela Auctions has won more National awards than any other Minnesota auction firm. Accepting the awards are Randy Jokela, Jolene Jokela Veo & David Veo.

As the leading Auction company in Northern and central Minnesota, we conduct all types of auctions, specializing in Real Estate, Estate/Personal property, Farm & Construction Auctions. We have successfully employed the auction method of marketing in over 8000 auctions in 9 states!

Eddie R. Jokela is the founder of our company. A First Sergeant in World War II, he was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, the Special Ski Troops. Straight from the Italian Alps he brought home that same discipline he used to lead his infantry. One of the pioneers in the auction industry he has conducted over 8000 auctions in nine states.
 

E. Randy Jokela started in the family business as an eleven-year old auctioneer. Now, with over 30 years of auction experience and 5000 auctions, he performs the duties of Sales Manager. A graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, with a Economics Degree, he is well equipped to plan and implement all cutting-edge auction strategies. Specializing in real estate at auction. (Randy also holds a Minnesota Real Estate License).
 

Jolene Jokela Veo was chosen as the 2008 State Champion Auctioneer in Bloomington, MN at the Annual MN State Auctioneers Conference & Show. She competed against all the top auctioneers in the State, both men and women.

Jolene will be a Goodwill Ambassador for the MN State Auctioneers Association for the next year. Jokela Veo sells everything from Real Estate to Machinery, Tractors, Antiques & Glassware. She is also the Advertising Manager.

David Veo hails originally from Montrose, Colorado and has been an integral part of Jokela Auctions for over ten years after graduating form the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, MT. In 2000, David was selected as a Bid Calling Finalist in the Minnesota State Auctioneer's Association. As Technical Director his responsibilities include implementing the newest technologies including the website and the computerized clerking system. In the past ten years Dave has specialized in Real Estate and holds a Minnesota Real Estate Broker's License. He handles the majority of the listings and closings for Jokela Auctions.

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