b"Member information WPMA inWestern History . February, March and April15 Years AgoPetroleum Market sprInG 2008ers2008 (Spring WPMN)HawaiIdahoMontanaNevadaNew MexicoUtahWashington neWs2008 POST CONVENTIONPresident Charley BrewerSilent Auction & Scholarship UpdatesRules & RegulationsState Reports . and moreof Brewer Oil Co in Santa Fe New Mexico, We have established a great traditionLadies LuncheonJan McInnisof sharing knowledge andINSIDE Opening SessionGreetings From John Stossel Management SessionYour Friends Awards Luncheon Larry Wingetin the Industry Archie Manningfriendship with our peersNational Convention& Scholarship UpdatesRecent Changes in IRSBlending Requirementsin the Industry. I hope thatState ReportsValue, Need, Maintenance & SurvivalBad Things Happen .in the future, marketersDo You Have What It Takes .Review, Organize, Planwill bring even more of their management teams toSPRING 2008 WPMN Cthe Convention to experienceover Clip the valuable networking that takes place. This networking allows our Industry to provide information for a well-informed customer and offer an efficient system to deliver quality products to the consumer,SPRING 2008 WPMN Clips MT: (RA) Did you know that prior to 1582 the New YearNM: (RB) Governor threatened to call a Special Session was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25 withto deal with nothing but health care. Also a few racked the celebration culminating on April 1? With the reform ofBills were prohibiting sales 2008 Convthe calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian calendar wasof alcoholic bever- A e n t iintroduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1.ages where motor fuel,P M owith the messageHowever, communications being what they were in theliquefied petroleumM nthat our Tradition ofNService has their bestdays when news traveled ongas or compressed interest in mind. .foot, many people did not re- natural gas were sold;Septe 0 8ceive the news for several years.a mandate distributionmber 7 - 8, 2 0To conclude . LearnOthers, the more obstinateof $75,000 monthly from from the mistakes ofcrowd, refused to accept theliquor excise tax funds; healthSPRING 2008 WPMN Clips others. You cant livenew calendar and continued tosolutions, insurance and the security act; amendments to long enough to makecelebrate the New Year on Aprilthe liquor control and state rules acts; corporate groups them all yourself. 1. The general populace labeled these backward folk asfiling state income tax returns; raises in the liquor excise (GI) It is refreshing'fools.' They were subject to some ridicule, and were oftentax rates; gross receipts tax deduction on soft drinks; and to attend an up-beatsent on 'fools errands' or made the butt of other practicalsales of alcoholic beverages to minors. NM Convention event. The 2008 WPMA Convention and Conveniencejokes. This harassment evolved over time into a traditionwas scheduled for September 7-8 in Ruidoso.Store Expo was just that, up-beat! The attendance wasof prank playing on the first day of April. Now, April FoolsUT: (JH) Bills passed just under 4,000 with 288 exhibiting companies in 440Day may have occurred by the time you read this article,were Motor and Special booths. The networking between participants and thebut if someone played you for a fool this year mark it onFuel Tax Amendments, trade show exhibitors, the program, the managementyour calendar to get them back next year. Alcoholic Beverage workshops, supplier brand meetings, and of course our(I would be interested to know if anyone read this Control Amendments, Keynote Speaker John Stossel and our Grand Finale Awardsor if Im a fool for writing it.) Below Cost Sales, and Luncheon Speaker Archie Manning were great. This showTIDBIT: Its better to keep your mouth shut and beUnderground Storage was a success by any standards . WPMAs efforts nowthought a fool than to open it and leave no doubt. Tank Amendments. turn to . the WPMA State conventions, fundraisers, and Mark Twain Bills failed were Credit Card or Debit Card board meetings. Our members continue to have challengesNV: Ross Anderson, and needs, and we plan to meet those needs by assistingTransactions Act, Motor Fuel and Special Fuel our state associations and members with the tools andDirector of WeightsTax Indexing for Inflation, Responsibility for resources they require to succeed. and Measures for NewAccess Devices and Security Breaches, and York State's Depart- Cigarette Tax Increase.HI: President was Robert Fung, his directors were Rogerment of AgricultureWA: (LM) Killed proposal for a 2% alterna-Cable of Senter Petroleum, Lihue; Kimo Haynes of Mauiand Markets helpedtive fuels sales mandate, tracked HVAC/R Petroleum Inc, Kahului; and Terry readers toLicensure bill, B&O tax credit to station McBarnet of Maui Oil, Kahului.understandowners who install backup power genera-ID: (SB) UST Rules, Tribal FuelInventorytors, and green house emissions. Issues were Tax, Stage I Vapor Recovery andFlow at Department of Revenue sales tax collection Risk Based Corrective Action rulesthe Retailprocesses, Department of Licensing gas pric-were the top Legislative andStation. ing structures of the Spokane tribe, and the Regulatory items for 2008.SPRING 2008 WPMN ClipsDepartment of Ecology review and revision of 52 www.wpma.com / Post WPMAEXPO 2023"