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Providence is defined as divine guidance or care. Provenance, a record of ownership of a valuable item, used as a guide to authenticity or quality. Simply, you could say Steve Friskup relies on providence for his faith and provenance for his job as an auctioneer, but that wouldn’t be entirely true. Rather, the world-class horse auctioneer, team roper, husband, father, grandfather and traveling preacher embodies his providence and his provenance within his everyday character.
He is committed to his faith, considers it to be of supreme value and, during this time of coronavirus chaos, he has found an eager internet audience that spans the globe, thanks to his newest endeavor, “Coffee with the Colonel.”
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It should be clarified, Steve Friskup is not a military colonel and he means no disrespect to those who have earned their stripes.
“It’s an auctioneer thing,” he said.
According to a history published by the National Auctioneers Association, the title comes from an era when auctions played a role in the military during the American Civil War. When victory included looting and plundering, only officers ranked as Colonels were allowed to auction off the contraband for a favorable
