b'NEWSTABLE OF CONTENTSDEPARTMENTSWPMA ServesBUSINESS CARD Holiday GreetingsSTATE ReportsHawaii 3, 6, 8, 16 . . . . .from Your Friends in the Industry 9. . . . .Hawaii Aloha -Pres . Eric WrightIdaho10 . . . . .Idaho Insider -Exec . Dir ., Suzi BudgeMontana 13 . . . . .Montana Message -Exec . Dir ., Brad Longcake Nevada WPMA Marketer Information & Services 17. . . . .New Mexico5. . . . . . Presidents Message -Steve ClarkNevada Silver State S ummary-Exec . Dir ., Peter KruegerOregonCertainty Amid Uncertainty7. . . . . . CEOs Message -Gene Inglesby20 . . . . .New Mexico Notes -Exec . Dir ., Ruben BacaUtah Year End Review 40 . . . . .Oregon Original -Pres . Gabriel ZirkleWashington14. . . . . Associate Members by Company 41 . . . . .Utah Update -Exec . Dir ., John Hill 24. . . . . Rules & Regulations -Mark Morgan 44 . . . . .Washington Wire -Exec . Dir ., Lea McCulloughCopyright 2021, WPMA NewsHow to Correctly Identify Workers All rights reservedas Employees or Independent Contractors WPMAEXPO Update FY 2nd QuarterWinter 2021 26 . . . . .WPMA Marketer Member 52. . . . . 2022 WPMAEXPO Thank You Volume 69, Issue 4 of 4 68 Years in Service (1953-2021) & Associate Member Anniversaries Top Sponsors 28. . . . . Associations: Eight Gold Rings 2022 WPMAEXPO Program of Events WPMA News is a Marketer and Associate38 . . . . . Welcome New WPMA Members member resource magazine published quarterly44. . . . . . FEDERATED Insurance by Western Petroleum Marketers Association (WPMA)Consider the Importance of Digital Asset Planning" as a service to the members of the petroleumindustry and related professions . 48 . . . . . WMI Word -by David Leo Medicare Basics The Association welcomes items for publication60 . . . . .Member Services & Benefits from WPMAs Marketers and Associate Members . All Marketer and Associate articles must be approved and submitted by their State Executive Director, two weeks before publicationFEATURES deadline found on page 27. Your State Executive Director con-WPMA Events to Remember 29. . . . . Buyers Guide tact information may be found on page 28 of this magazine .All articles must be approved by WPMA . WPMA reserves the 14 . . . . . This Quarter in History right to review, edit and make adaptation of such contributions . 27. . . . . Clip & Post 2022 Calendar Articles and other contributions to this publication are the sole ASSOCIATE News opinion of the contributors/authors . Please submit all articles through your state executive director . 37 . . . . . Human Trafficking in Our Backyard WPMA Scholarship Foundation -by Megan Blodgett C Nunley, Publications Director, WPMA,"Training For Convenience Stores PO Box 571500, Murray, Utah 84157-1500 25. . . . . High School Senior Roundup(801) 263-WPMA (9762) Scholarship Foundation SupportAgainst Trafficking Makes A Difference"57 . . . . . Scholarship Friends & Trustees Greetings58 . . . . .Where is Katie B. Crawford Now?-by Kathy Michaelis Front Cover:The wreath is a symbol of the circle of life May the golden friendships we find along the waybe fulfilling and long lasting WPMA StaffAdvertisers For more information onWPMA News Advertising, and62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CENEX Brand of CHS 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pacific Truck Tank Inc additional valuable resourcesplease visit our Website:23. . . . . . . . . . . . .Convenience & Carwash Canada Back Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Westech Fuel Equipment www.wpma.com/advertisingInside Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . .Federated Insurance Inside Front Cover. . .WMI Mutual Insurance Company MEMBER OF 4 www.wpma.com / Winter 2021'