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new leadership on page 24 of the December issue. For more news from the convention, visit www.angus.media/news/Angus- Convention, where you can access The Angus Report's Nov. 21 program featuring the convention, as well as coverage of general sessions, educational programming, award winners, video features and more. Angus Foundation auctioning heifer package, other exciting items at NWSS Come support youth, education and research at the 2017 NWSS in Denver, Colo. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at 5 p.m. Mountain time in the Stadium Arena, the Angus Foundation, in conjunction with the NWSS Angus Bull Sale, will be offering many exciting items to the highest bidders: @ The 2017 Angus Foundation Heifer Package, including Basin Lucy 6265, donated by Basin Angus Ranch, Doug and Sharon Stevenson, Joliet, Mont.; 30 days free insurance from American Livestock Insurance Co., Geneva, Ill.; free transportation to the buyer's ranch provided by Lathrop Livestock Transportation, Dundee, Ill.; and an advanced reproductive technology package from Trans Ova Genetics and its cloning division, ViaGen, Sioux Center, Iowa. @ Confirmed heifer pregnancies from esteemed breeders, including 44 Farms, Dameron Angus, Express Ranches, Pollard Farms and Vintage Angus Ranch. @ Angus Foundation elite packages: Biltmore Estate; Angus Foundation Golf Tournament; a cruise package; a Jackson Hole, Wyo., vacation package donated by the Schnoor family; a one-day ranch photo shoot by Legacy Livestock Imaging; and an Amana Farms clock and original artwork donated by the 2017 National Junior Angus Show/Iowa Junior Angus Association. It's going to be an event you won't want to miss! For more information, turn to page 230, contact the Angus Foundation or visit the Angus Foundation's website at www.angusfoundation.org. Help support NJAS 2017 The National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) is just around the corner, and the Iowa crew is excited to be hosting the event. The 2017 NJAS Committee reminds you of its Embryo Lottery, which began in July. If you haven't purchased a ticket yet, please contact Ted or Mary Greiman, Tricia or Colby Holmes, or any of the Iowa juniors. On Jan. 19, 2017, an online auction fundraiser will be hosted through www.AngusLive.com. Auction items include units of semen, bull collection and freezing services, embryo flushing and transfer services, and advertising in key publications. The NJAS Iowa Show Committee will be offering two specially made items during the Angus Bull Sale and Angus Foundation events in Denver during the NWSS. The items include a "Lotus clock," a hanging wall clock made at the Amana Furniture Shop of eastern Iowa, and a piece of original artwork by Sticks Gallery in Des Moines, Iowa. If you have any questions or would like to consign an item to the online auction, please contact Ted or Mary Greiman at tmkcg@ ncn.net or Tricia or Colby Holmes at cholmes@iowatelecom.net. Visit with Association staff in Denver Producers attending the NWSS are encouraged to stop by the Association's Listening Post in the Yards. Association and Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) staff members will be available daily to visit with producers about Association programs and the cattle industry. Be sure to stop by to chat and to have a cup of coffee. CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 18 n ANGUSJournal n January 2017 z ASSOCIATION HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17