b'100 Years: 1920-2020 This Quarter25 years agoin Historycontinued . May, June and July Events to RememberWA: (ED) Mike Sciacca (MS) Rejuvenatetinued to cut costs and people, increasing their reliancetransports, etc., etc. What next? One needs only to look at the Your Winning Attitudeface-to-face.on our class of tradeWPMA is ready for the future.competition, visit a convention, listen to innovators to anticipate Smelling the coffee you just gottaOur five-year plan is manageable. Our budget systemwhat is next. Without competition we would likely still be using be thereShow up at WOMAs 1995will let us know where we have been and where we arevisible pumps and delivering coal oil in a Model A Ford.Convention and Convenience Store ExpogoingMost important though is the knowledge that(GI) did an overview of the requirements for a SPPC Spill in Spokane on June 20-22 and you willour members are strong entrepreneurial businessmenPrevention Control and Countermeasure Plan.experience at least three face-to-faceJune 1995 WPMN Cover Clipthat have succeeded in the best and worst of times andWMIC: (L&JA) Visited New MexicoShiprock, Farmington encounters that you cannot come close towho understand the need for a strong association to watch(Sun Dial Convenience Market), Albuquerque (Ever Ready duplicating in your officeJeff Traeger, the top marketingover petroleum marketer interests everywhere.Oil, and Duke City Distributing), Belen (Hodges Oil),Truth or executive at ChevronBurger Kings Greg SochaJerry(GT) My first experience in the petroleum business was as aConsequences (B&H Oil), Magdalena (Latasa Oil), Las Cruces Blantonpetroleum dealer from Edmondscultivate youryoung child visiting my grandparents in the small southern(Port Oil and Hooker Oil), Mesilla Park (Scottys 11 Grocery), Winning Attitude. Dont fool yourself. You cant get one-tenth ofColorado town of Romeo. Grandpa had what was called a serviceAlamogordo (J&J Minimarkets and Ritchie Distributing), Hobbs the 1995 WOMA Convention no matter how many articles yourstation. He did repair work and pumped his gasoline through a(Eddins-Walcher, Keeling Petroleum, and K.W. Fuels/Pearson read, or audio tapes you listen to, or brochures you look at. visible pump. He would pump the gasoline into the glass bulbOil) and last, Carlsbad (Carlsbad Oil). Sometimes, you just gotta be there! at the top of the pump then drain it out into a customers tank,HI: (CML) Final 1995 Legislative ReportGood News: 1995 (May 14) Team New Zealand won the Americas Cupwatching the gallon markings inside the glass bubble to gauge Measurement Standards passed with one amend-in San Diego, beating Stars and Stripes 50.the gallons pumped. There were no meters in those days. I alsoment (particularly in Hawaii where we have very (May 20) President Bill Clinton closed part of Pennsylvaniaremember riding with him in his Model A Ford pickup when helittle temperature variation) versus the burden of costsJun 1995 Avenue in front of the White House to vehicular traffic indelivered coal oil. Although I was very young at the time, I stillto both the industry and the consumerAnd the NotWPMN Clips response to the Oklahoma City bombing.remember the gasoline gauge inset in the dash of the truck thatSo Good News: The moratorium on refiners and jobbers opening (May 23) In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of thewould bounce as we rode along. I will never forget from that timecompany operated retail serve stations has been extended for Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building were imploded.the smell of the petroleum products We are often remindedanother two years (1997)The Resolution calls for a study to (May 27) In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve wasthat we are in a changing world. In fact, it is regularly quotedprovide useful data to assist short-term and long-term interests paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horsethat the only constant in life is change . Competition is a part ofof Hawaiis gasoline consumers.We dont have high expecta-in a riding competition. our industry. It is tough, but it is necessary. However, competitiontions from the study since no money was appropriated to conduct 1995 (JUN WPMN) President (NS) What is the old saying:must be legalGood competition makes us all better market- it and it wasnt a joint resolution by the House and Senate. Time flies when you are having fun! Where did the time go?ers. Progress starts with innovation and then competition takesID: (DM) The Idaho Convention: I hope you are planning on What a year, and boy, did it go fastduring 94-95 weover. Competition forced our industry into self-service businesscoming to Boise for the Idaho Division of the Western Petroleum discussed regulations and their effect on our businesses .in the early 1970s. Convenience stores were added as the resultMarketers Association annual meeting this year. It was sched-conservation politicsWe watched as our major suppliers con- of innovation and competition. Co-branding with fast fooduled for August 23-24 at Boise Red Lion Riverside. Agenda operations is the result of competition. Bulk oils, card locks, triple continued on page 38Associate Members by Companycontinued (As of April 30) For complete Associate Member information go to www.wpma.com/associate-member-searchKohlhaas Corp Largo Tank & Equipment Leonard Petroleum Liquid Controls MarathonCharles Kohlhaas David Wagoner Equipment of Twin Falls Inc Kevin Nugent Petroleum CorporationE-Mail CAK@kohlhaastanks.com E-Mail dwagoner@Mike Hodge E-Mail knugent@idexcorp.com Marta Garcia-BurnsPhone (505) 243-3766 largotank.com E-Mail mhodge@Phone (847) 295-1050 E-Mail magarcia1@ Fuel Storage Tanks (UST), Phone (505) 327-6281 leonardpetroleum.com Petroleum Equipment, Lubricationmarathonpetroleum.comTank Manufacturing, Cargo Tank Testing, Tank Manufac- Phone (208) 733-8511 Equipment, Equipment Manufacturer Phone (562) 495-6868Above Ground Storage Tanks turing, Truck & Transport Sales Dispensers, Petroleum Equipment,Lower Foods Inc Petroleum Products, Suppliers, Krispy Krunchy Chicken Larson & Company Above Ground Storage Tanks, Under- Alan Lower Marketingground Storage Tanks, Lubrication Mark England Geri Douglas Equipment E-Mail alan@llranch.com MarathonE-Mail markengland@E-Mail geri@larsco.com Phone (435) 258-2449 Petroleum Corporationkrispykrunchy.com Phone (801) 313-1900 Leonard Petroleum Food Preparation/Service David WilsonPhone (816) 529-7580 Accounting, Consultants Equipment of Boise LLC Lundberg Letter E-Mail dmwilson@ Fast Food, Signs & Lighting, FoodKent Storer marathonpetroleum.comPreparation/Service Larson & Company E-Mail kstorer@Trilby Lundberg Phone (801) 715-4334Scott Rogers leonardequipment.com E-Mail lsi@lundbergsurvey.com SuppliersL E-Mail srogers@larsco.com Phone (208) 336-1155 Phone (805) 383-2400Phone (801) 984-1824 Car Wash Equipment & Supplies,Communications, Other Services,MarathonL&F Distributors Accounting, Consultants Petroleum Equipment, Service StationPublications/Maps Petroleum CorporationRuss Greene Leavitt Group of Portland Equipment Mike BelcherE-Mail russ.greene@lnfdist.com Rick Zarosinski Leonard Petroleum Equip- M E-Mail mbelcher@ Phone (575) 622-0380 E-Mail rick-z@leavitt.com ment of Boise LLC M Nakai Repair Service marathonpetroleum.comBeer, Distributor Phone (503) 639-4220 Steve King Scott Nakai Phone (801) 715-4335LA Perks Insurance, Risk Management E-Mail stevek@E-Mail scott@mnakai.com Petroleum Products, Suppliers, Petroleum Specialists Leonard Petroleum leonardequipment.com Phone (808) 841-7581 MarketingKylen Perks Equipment of Twin Falls Inc Phone (208) 336-1155 Tank Removal/Installation, AboveMarathonE-Mail kylenp@Petroleum Equipment, Service Pro- Ground Storage Tanks, UndergroundPetroleum Corporationperkspetroleum.com Steve Leonard vider, C-Store & Fuel System Design Storage Tanks Phillip K SheltonPhone (775) 358-4403 E-Mail srl@Leonard Petroleum Machabee E-Mail pshelton@ Above Ground Storage Tanks,leonardpetroleum.com marathonpetroleum.comUnderground Storage Tanks, GeneralPhone (208) 733-8511 Equipment Inc Office Environment Phone (253) 896-8750Contractor Fuel Storage Tanks (UST), PetroleumJoe Browning Scott MachabeeEquipment, POS (Point Of Sales) E-Mail sales@lepetro.com E-Mail smachabee@Suppliers, Marketing, C-StorePhone (208) 522-7547 machabee.comFuel Storage Tanks (UST), Pumps,Phone (702) 263-8800 continued on page 38WPMA News / Summer 2020Tank Monitoring Other Services, Office Equipment 35'