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[email protected] • www.wyopress.org Calendar of Events Nov. 4 Wyoming High School Student Press Association Convention Central Wyoming College Riverton, Wyo. JAN. 23-25, 2020 WPA Annual Convention Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center Casper, Wyo. Holiday Closures INDUCTION - Former NNA past presidents join in the induction of Douglas Budget Publisher Thanksgiving Matt Adelman at the NNA Convention in Milwaukee. From left: Matthew Paxton, publisher of Thursday and Friday, the News-Gazette in Lexington, VA, 2016-17; Susan Rowell, Lancaster (S.C.) News, 2017-2018; Andrew Johnson, Dodge County (WI) Pionier, 2018-2019; and Matt Adelman, Douglas Budget/ Nov. 28-29 Glenrock publisher (more photos page 3) -- photo by Jim Angell Christmas 1/2 Day Christmas Eve and Christmas Day SEMINARS, AWARDS AND THE INDUCTION OF New Year’s Day MATT ADELMAN AT THE NNA CONVENTION By Kevin Olson, Jackson Hole News&Guide publisher So I went to Milwaukee and all I got was….. Affi rmation of the value of leaving our offi ces for a few days and getting a sense of why we do this in the fi rst place. Ok, why? It’s not about us; its about creating vitality in our communities through the reporting, features and commerce we bring to life in our towns. We do this every time we publish through the news audiences we cultivate in our print and digital presentation of what happens in our hometowns. SEE PUBLIC NOTICES This year’s National Newspaper Association convention (its 133rd by the way) was Oct.