b'Member Information continued Associate Members by Company(As of July 31) This Quarter in History25 Years AgocontinuedLeonard Petroleum M Maul Foster & Alongi Inc WMIC: Lowe & June Ashton (L&JA) Their trip through Wyoming to Equipment of Twin Falls Inc M Nakai Repair Service Merideth DAndrea central and eastern Montana reminded them of their ancestors travels Mike Hodge Scott Nakai mdandrea@maulfoster.com along the Oregon Trail. Once in Montana they visited the new MPMA mhodgescott@mnakai.com Phone (503) 501-5216@leonardpetroleum.com Phone (808) 841-7581 Consultants, Environmental President Greg Cross, retired President Bill Eden, Ray Havig and Rollie Phone (208) 733-8511 Tank Removal/Installation, AboveMcGinley & Associates Inc Crumstead while Billings was hosting President Bill Clinton. In Laurel Dispensers, Petroleum Equipment,Ground Storage Tanks, Undergroundthey visited with Wayne, Sandra and Jennifer Reese of Laurel Coop, Above Ground Storage Tanks, Storage Tanks Brett Bottenberg then in Hazelton they met with Alma and Ray Hinand, along with Gene Underground Storage Tanks, bbottenberg@mcgin.comLubrication Equipment Machabee Phone (702) 260-4961 Leary and Pattie Page of Page Exxon. In Lewistown they met with the Leonard Petroleum Office Environment Engineering, Environmental three Dons . Don Cramer of Cramer Oil, Don Rindal of Rindal Oil and Equipment of Boise LLC Scott Machabee McGinley & Associates Don Reese of Reese Tire and Oil. In Moore they met with Gene Heil of Kent Storer smachabee@machabee.com Moore Farmers Coop and his son-in-law Joe Bauman, owner of Eddies Phone (702) 263-8800 Joe McGinleykstorerOther Services, Office Equipment jmcginley@mcgin.com Corner (an Associate member). At a stop in Fort Benton they met @leonardequipment.com Phone (775) 829-2245 with Ivan Konen of Tire and Fuel. In Havre they met with Doug Heltne Phone (208) 336-1155 Marathon Consultants, Environmental,of Heltnes Oil Co, Howard Stromberg and Karan Evans of Stromberg Car Wash Equipment & Supplies,Petroleum CorporationPetroleum Testing/Sampling Enterprises. In Malta they met with Claude Ezzie Ereaux and his Petroleum Equipment, Service Marta Garcia-BurnsStation Equipment magarcia1McGinley & Associates associate Lary Poulton of Ezzies Wholesale Inc. In Glasgow, Tom Markle Leonard Petroleum @marathonpetroleum.com Tracy Johnston and his brother Don of Markle Oil Co were visted. Later, they found Equipment of Boise LLC Phone (562) 495-6868 tjohnston@mcgin.com themselves in Wolf Point, home of Isle Oil Co and met with owners Rick Steve King Petroleum Products, Phone (775) 829-2245 and Michelle (Shelly) Isle; then Dennis Vinger of Farmers Union Oil Co. Suppliers, Marketing Environmental, Spill Containment,Next day, sixteen miles south of the Canadian border in Scoby, they stevekPetroleum Testing/Sampling@leonardequipment.com Marathon McLane Company visited with David Handran of Grain Growers Oil, and in Plentywood, Phone (208) 336-1155 Petroleum Corporation Terry Willard of Farmers Union Oil Co and with the son of Gordon Miller Petroleum Equipment, Service David Wilson Tina Jones of Miller Oil Co, Kevin. In Sidney they met with newly-elected Montana Provider, C-Store & Fuel dmwilsontina.jones@mclaneco.comSystem Design Phone (623) 935-7500 Director Morris Jacobs of Cenex LTD and Jim Steffen, manager of the @marathonpetroleum.com C-Store Merchandise/Snacks, Candy,Scoby branch of Cross Petroleum. Eastward they found Billy Hale of Leonard Petroleum Phone (801) 715-4334 Confection, Suppliers Hale Petroleum in Circle and visited Bob Jr. and Craig, the two sons of Equipment Inc Suppliers Bob Cremer, for Beacon Carter Service. At Hardin, they met with Jon Joe Browning Marathon McLane Companysales@lepetro.com Petroleum Corporation Michael Clark Matovitch of Matovich Oil, then Ron and Mary Needens of Farmers Phone (208) 522-7547 Mike Belcher michael.clark@mclaneco.com Union Association along with a couple of their employees. Then Fuel Storage Tanks (UST), Pumps,Phone (303) 682-7500 homeward bound through Billings they met a few newer affiliates.Tank Monitoring mbelcherC-Store Merchandise/Snacks, Candy, @marathonpetroleum.com Confection, Suppliers 1995 (Aug 6) Hundreds in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Liquid Controls Phone (801) 715-4335 Washington, D.C., and Tokyo marked the 50th Kevin Nugent Petroleum Products, Suppliers,McLane Company anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.knugent@idexcorp.com Marketing Jim Rueckert 1995 (SEPT WPMN) (GT) Q: What takes many to do, Phone (847) 295-1050 Marathon jim.rueckert@mclaneco.comPetroleum Equipment, LubricationPetroleum Corporation Phone (801) 673-9794 that one cannot do alone? A: Associations Professional Equipment, Equipment Manufacturer C-Store Merchandise/Snacks, Candy,and trade associations have a long history dating back Phillip K Shelton Confection, Suppliers to ancient merchant guilds and medieval craft groupsSEP 1995 WPMN ClipLower Foods Inc pshelton Alan Lower @marathonpetroleum.com Meng-Hannan . As the years have passed, the number of associations have increased alan@llranch.com Phone (253) 896-8750 Construction Co Inc significantly. Associations have become the only practical way for small Phone (435) 258-2449 Suppliers, Marketing, C-Store Brad Trebelhorn business to have a voice in the legislative process . Our association has Food Preparation/Service Marathon bradt@menghannan.com great leaders who work unselfishly toward the success of the industry Phone (503) 761-5290Lundberg Letter Petroleum Corporation Construction . Herbert Hoover said of associations, Trade associations are the Trilby Lundberg Ann Lang safeguards of small business and thus prevent the extinction of competi-lsi@lundbergsurvey.com amlangMidContinental Chemical Co tion . With wisdom and devotion, their voluntary forces can accomplish Phone (805) 383-2400 @marathonpetroleum.com Jeff Davidson more for our country than any spread of the hand of government. What Communications, Other Services,Phone (253) 896-8717 jeffd@mcchemical.com was true then is even more true today. Without trade associations, small Publications/Maps Petroleum Products, Phone (801) 721-2143 business would have no voice. Without strong leadership, we have no Lytle Signs Suppliers, Marketing Oils, Additives & Chemicals,Additives & Chemicals Supply, future . I am proud of WPMA and what we have accomplished together. Kathleen Karel Marketing Specialties Inc Petroleum Testing/Sampling We have come a long way, but we aint done yet.kathleen@lytlesigns.com Kirk Brumfield Miller Companies LC (GI) Attended the Western Fire Chiefs Association and Phone (208) 733-1739 kirk@mrktgspec.comSigns & Lighting Phone (406) 245-6117 Rod Garner International Fire Code Institute (IFCI)s business semi-Tank Removal/Installation, Retailrgarner@mbexlc.com nars. These people are very committed, hard working Petroleum Equipment, Service Phone (435) 245-6025 individuals with the unified goal of public safety . With Station Equipment Trucking this in mind I can only reiterate, get to know your local fire Mascott Equipment Co Inc Miller Nash Graham & Dunn SEP 1995official and department . They are genuinely concerned Chuck Softich Brian Doherty WPMN Clip with public safety, but they are also willing to listen, and csoftich@mascottec.com brian.doherty@millernash.com help with your fire code needs.Phone (503) 282-2587 Phone (503) 205-2333Petroleum Equipment, Tank/LineLegal Services continued on page 3430Testing, POS (Point Of Sales) continued on page 34www.wpma.com / Autumn 2020'