b'Member Information continuedAssociate Members by Company(As of November 30)For complete This Quarterin History25 Yearscontinued. November, December and JanuaryAssociate Member information go to www.wpma.com/associate-member-search Leonard Petroleum Marathon Petroleum McLane Company (GT) spoke with PMAA President Bruce Douglas on Dues Formulas. Equipment of Boise LLC Corporation Michael Clark PMAA Convention speaker Charlie Plumb spent six years in a Steve King Mike Belcher E-Mail michael.clark@ Vietnamese prison as a prisoner of war. His cell was eight feet by E-Mail stevek@E-Mail mbelcher@mclaneco.com eight feet, which took him three steps to cover. As he spoke, he walked leonardequipment.com marathonpetroleum.com Phone (303) 682-7500 back and forth on the speakers platform. Three steps to the rightPhone (208) 336-1155 Phone (801) 521-4826 C-Store Merchandise/Snacks, Candy,three steps to the left That is all there was. Six years! 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John Naber, Olympic gold Tank Monitoring Suppliers, Marketing, C-Store Jeff Davidson medal winner was another speaker. He said that as a youth he was Liquid Controls Mark VII Equipment Inc E-Mail jeffd@mcchemical.com impressed by the words on pop bottles: No Deposit, No Return. To him Kevin Nugent Kay Heiter Phone (801) 721-2143 that meant without effort there will be no reward. This carried him E-Mail knugent@idexcorp.com E-Mail kheiter@markvii.net Oils, Additives & Chemicals, through his Olympic career. Gerry then shared Jim Valvanos thought Phone (847) 295-1050 Phone (303) 432-4414 Additives & Chemicals Supply,Petroleum Equipment, LubricationPetroleum Testing/Sampling on hard work and success, hard work does not guarantee success, Equipment, Equipment Manufacturer Car Wash Equipment & Supplies,but without it, you have no shot.the only guarantee we have is Manufacturing Miller Companies LC time and a freedom of choice. in closing Gerry shared his favorite Lower Foods Inc Marketing Specialties Inc Rod Garner Christmas poem by Edgar A. Guest, and ended with May the truly Alan Lower Kirk Brumfield E-Mail rgarner@mbexlc.comE-Mail alan@llranch.com E-Mail kirk@mrktgspec.com Phone (435) 245-6025 important things in life put the challenges of the day in their proper Phone (435) 258-2449 Phone (406) 245-6117 Trucking perspective. If we only have a close family, friendships, or pleasant memo-Food Preparation/Service Tank Removal/Installation, Modern Welding Co ries, we are truly fortunate. Just ask Charlie Plumb. Best Wishes to all.Lundberg Letter Retail Petroleum Equipment, Dale Kovalczyk HI: (CML) Yes, gasoline prices in Hawaii continue to be the highest Trilby Lundberg Service Station Equipment E-Mail dkovalczyk@ in the country. Though the national average for regular unleaded gas E-Mail lsi@lundbergsurvey.com Mascott Equipment Co Inc modweldco.com was $1.188 as of September 20 (American Automobile Association) Phone (805) 383-2400 Chuck Softich Phone (801) 361-7479 the average price of regular unleaded on Oahu as of October 5 was Communications, Other Services,E-Mail csoftich@mascottec.com Above Ground Storage Tanks,Publications/Maps Phone (503) 282-2587 Underground Storage Tanks, $1.521 per gallon (Dept of Business, Economic Development and Tour-Petroleum Equipment, Tank/LineOil/Water Separators ism). HPMAs first associate member was Forest Honl of Northwest M Testing, POS (Point Of Sales) Modern Welding CompanyPump & Equipment Company from Portland, Oregon, already an M Nakai Repair Service Maul Foster & Alongi Inc of California Inc associate member of WPMA. Second Associate member to join was Scott Nakai Merideth DAndrea Robert Bartlett Dwight Tomita of Cyclo Hawaii Inc. At the SLC October board meet-E-Mail scott@mnakai.com E-Mail mdandrea@E-Mail rbartlett@ing, it was recommended that HPMA add a third class of associate Phone (808) 841-7581 maulfoster.com modweldco.com membership for associates outside of the state of Hawaii. The Dept. Tank Removal/Installation, Phone (503) 501-5216 Phone (559) 275-9353Above Ground Storage Tanks, Consultants, Environmental Tank Manufacturing, of Healths Underground Storage Tank Workgroup was divided into Underground Storage Tanks Above Ground Storage Tanks, two sub-committees based on the issues. Carol wished all Mele Machabee McGinley & Associates Inc Underground Storage Tanks Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou!Office Environment Brett Bottenberg Montana Lottery ID: (DM) The first Republican Governor in 24 years will certainly make Scott Machabee E-Mail bbottenberg@mcgin.com Steve Erickson numerous changes to state governmentThe new Attorney General E-Mail smachabee@Phone (702) 260-4961 E-Mail serickson@mt.govmachabee.com Engineering, Environmental will likely make a number of changes in how his office operates. While Phone (406) 444-5827 this office has only been held by a Democrat for four years, it will Phone (702) 263-8800 McGinley & Associates LotteryOther Services, Office Equipment Joe McGinley be interesting to see the change in philosophy between Echohawk Marathon Petroleum E-Mail jmcginley@mcgin.com Montana Pepsi Cola Bottlers and Lancethis will also be the first time I can remember that the Corporation Phone (775) 829-2245 Murphy Hirschy Governor, Lt. 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