Western Petroleum Marketers Association - WPMA

Happy summer everyone!

I know I'm enjoying it now that it's here. We wanted to mention a few association business details for those of you who were not in attendance at the annual meeting in Missoula. First, as noted on this page the membership elected a new Vice-President, Kary Tonjum; a new board member, Wes Burley; and re-elected Directors Greg Tabish and Val Jeffries to serve another two-year term. Thanks to these individuals who have agreed to volunteer their time in support of the Association! Read More...

A thief stuck a pistol in a man's ribs and said; "Give me all your money".
The gentleman, shocked by the sudden attack, said, "You can't do this, I'm a United States congressman!"
The thief said, "In that case give me all my money".

I"ve decided Petro Pete needs competition. Therefore I will insert her wisdom at the beginning of my articles to "set the tone". This month's Polly observation may illustrate the masses mood at the elections........Read More...

We are happy to report that this year's recently completed convention was well attended and looks to generate a healthy net income. The UST operator training class was filled to capacity and from all accounts attendees should be able to easily complete the online test and become certified. The trade show was also well attended by both vendors and marketers. read more...

We are now approximately 60 days out from the annual meeting & trade show scheduled for June 8th-10th in Billings. We would encourage you to secure your room reservation at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center, (800) 537-7286, as the Association room block is filling up. read more...

The Association newsletter published periodically will no longer be sent in a printed, mailed format. It will be sent to the membership electronically and will be available on the website at www.wpma.com. At times the bulletin will be faxed if containing information deemed of high importance as is the case with this edition. This first publication of the New Year contains information about recently adopted rules or pending rule notices. Please take time to read it as the issues outlined will affect your business. read more...

It's time we talked Association "Biz" as July marks the beginning of a new Association year and brings changes to the elected officers and directors who spend their volunteer time managing the affairs of the organization. Before we introduce these new individuals we must first extend our sincere thanks to a couple of outgoing directors that have served you so well! First is Buck Pandis who spent several years as a director, two years as Vice-President, two years as President, and most recently two years as the Association's national director to the Petroleum Marketers of America. Buck is a dear friend and we will miss him on the Board. We also thank Dick Clark of Kwik Way Stores in Billings for his years of service from our retail membership. read more...