b'100 Years: 1919-2020 This Quarter in History25 Yearscontinued. November, December and January Events to Rememberhealth care services throughstatistics can determine if aenjoyed time at the Montana Associations state a mix of public and privateUST system is leaking, andconvention in Great Falls with Ronna Alexander, funds so that each resident ofmuch more . SIR can be aSteve Visocan and Bill Edens. A trade show election Montana received a uniformvaluable tool for inventorywas held for the Best of Show ExhibitEl Capitan set of benefits. Along themanagement and leakDEC 1994 WPMN Clip Cookies won hands down. same lines, Federation ofdetection for your business. But1994 (Dec) The Unemployment Rate dropped to 5.5%,Tax Administrators (FTA),before you sign up with just any SIR company, you should bethe lowest since the start of the early 1990s recessionestimated that every 1%aware that NPMA is negotiating with the leading companyin July 1990. DEC 1994 WPMN Clip increase in the price ofin SIR technology to obtain reduced program costs for our(Dec 19) A planned exchange rate correction of the cigarettes would cause amembers. Yes, SIR, youll be hearing much more about SIR inMexican Peso to the US Dollar became a massive financial .45% decrease in consumption. Montana was dedicated tothe very near future.meltdown in Mexico, unleashing the Tequila Effect on the states long range building program for the retirement ofNM: (EM) Ralph Odenwalds article in the New Mexicoglobal financial markets. This prompted a US$50 billion state bonds. As a Matter of Wastestory from the bulletinBusiness Journal was reprinted concluding that Oil andbailout by the Clinton Administration. of the American Legislative Exchange Council: The citypolitics dont always mixbut economic realities do. The Whitewater scandal investigation began in of Anchorage, Alaska became inventive in order to abideUT: (GS) Used Oil article from the National Oil RecyclersWashington, DC. by a 1991 federal law regulating sewage treatment plantAssociation was reprinted. (Dec 27) After experiencing a hacker attack by Kevin discharges. The law directs that sewage treatment plantsWA: (MS) Overstatements, Simplifications, Silence, andMitnick, computer security expert Tsutomu Shimomura must remove 30% of the organic waste from incomingstarted to receive prank calls that popularized the trope sewage. The problem for Anchorage was that its incomingSad Storiesat least that was the case the other day at theMy kung fu is stronger than yours.sewage has almost no organic matter in it. This means thatfirst of five public hearings held by Washingtons Insurance1995 (JAN WPMN) President (NS) The new MGM Grand the sewage Anchorage takes in is cleaner than what it isCommissioner. Commissioner Deborah Senn called the hear-allowed by law to discharge. But the EPA decided a law wasings to unveil her proposal to make it tougher for insuranceprovided a 75% larger trade show than the year before. a law, insisting that Anchorage meet the 30% standard evencompanies to delay or deny environmental claims. TheEducational mini-seminars included Dick Cheney, the Bush despite the absence of organic material in its sewage. Winds of ChangeAs a WOMA member, you can be proudAdministrations Secretary of Defense, and Mike Ditka, a The city of Anchorage invited two local fish processing plantsof the associations participation in the 1994 campaignsNFL player and coach. Bob Mowad, Tally Roberts and Al to dump 5,000 pounds of fish waste into the sewer systembut whats even more importantis the fact that CongressAlfano were also on the list. The WPMA Scholarship Open each day, so the city now meets its 30% standard (for)and the state legislature will have many more members whowas scheduled for Tuesday.removal of organic waste. (Reprinted from FOCUS)understand small business. (GT) One of the key factors in a successful association is NV: (PK) Yes, SIRNo,SIR, stands for Statistical Inven- WMIC: (L&JA) On The Road With Lowe. In Montana theydedicated leaders who give of their time and talents fortory Reconciliation. It is the application of the science ofvisited Lilyblad Petroleum Company; Town Pump Petro- the common good of their industry. Gerry thanked Jim statistics to daily inventory tank measurements. By usingleum Company; Magnum Oil; Morris Oil; Woolseys Tire,Hansen of Idaho Falls, ID, for his dedication and serviceenough tank measurements over a long enough of time,Brake and Alignment; Allen Petroleum; Bean Oil Company;on the WMIC board and welcomed Kent Johnson whoBen Taylor Inc; and Farmers Union Oil Company. They alsowas replacing him. continued on page 58Associate Members by Company(As of November 30)Current info at www.wpma.com/associate-member-searchcontinued Motor Power Equipment Co N Northwest Pump Nwestco LLC PDQ ManufacturingBrian Sunwall NOV Fiber Glass Systems Jim Moran Tim Gibbar Todd HaydenE-Mail brian.sunwall@Lisa Blassingame E-Mail jmoran@nwpump.com E-Mail timg@nwestco.com E-Mail todd.hayden@pdqinc.commtrpwr.com E-Mail lisa.blassingame@Phone (253) 850-4650 Phone (406) 755-4343 Phone (920) 983-8333Phone (406) 252-5651 nov.com Fuel Storage Tanks (UST), Car Wash Equipment & Supplies,Car Wash Equipment & Supplies, Truck & Transport Sales, Trucking Retail Petroleum Equipment, Petroleum Equipment, Manufacturing, Credit Card ProcessorPhone (210) 842-5777 Tank Monitoring Service Station EquipmentMountain West BuildingPetroleum Equipment, FiberglassPERSMaintenance Products, Service Station Equipment Northwest Pump O Keith HanchettLinda Wightman New Mexico Lottery Mike Meyer OPIS/Axxis E-Mail kh@pers-er.comE-Mail linda@mtwestbm.com Pamela Poteat E-Mail mmeyer@nwpump.com Brian Norris Phone (801) 629-0667Phone (801) 964-1124 E-Mail ppoteat@Phone (253) 850-7867 E-Mail opis@opisnet.com Emergency Response, Other ServicesDispensers, Petroleum Equipment, Janitorial Services nmlottery.com POS (Point Of Sales) Phone (301) 284-2000 PT Risk ManagementMountain West Insurance &Phone (505) 342-7632 Communications, Other Services Insurance Services LtdFinancial Services Lottery Northwest Tank Frank B Thompson CPCUBill Fortner Northwest Pump & Environmental P Q E-Mail frankt@ptrisk.comE-Mail billf@mtnwst.com Missy Stearns Bob Wiese PDQ Manufacturing Phone (480) 893-8228Phone (505) 327-4441 E-Mail missy.stearns@nwpump.com E-Mail bw@nwtank.com Nikole Upchurch Insurance, Risk Management, BrokerInsurance, Risk Management Phone (425) 742-9622 E-Mail nikole.upchurch@Phone (503) 205-2142 Tank/Line Testing, Underground Pacific Environmental Musket Corporation Dispensers, POS (Point Of Sales),Storage Tanks, Service Provider pdqinc.com ServicesUnderground Storage Tanks Phone (920) 562-7426 David SatherThor Ivanoff Nupi Americas Inc Car Wash Equipment & Supplies, E-Mail thor.ivanoff@Northwest Pump Brandon Wheeler Equipment Manufacturer, E-Mail dsather@pacenviro.netmusketcorp.com Mark Mathews E-Mail bwheeler@Project Management Phone (360) 385-4221Phone (503) 928-1675 E-Mail mmathews@nwpump.com Canopies, Cathodic Protection,Suppliers Phone (503) 227-7867 nupiamericas.com Tank Removal/Installation,Phone (281) 590-4471 General ContractorPetroleum Equipment, POS (Point OfPetroleum Equipment, Manufacturing, Sales), Pumps Service Station Equipment continued on page 58WPMA News / Winter 201957'