b"Member NewsThis Quarter in History . August, September and OctoberClips from 100 years of worldNMPMA (NM): (ED) Ruben Baca (RB) gave a heads Directors and WPMA staff members are working to make up on the upcoming NM Governor's race and NMPMA your Association stronger, better, leaner. In order to do and US history, including Convention in Albuquerque at the Marriott Pyramidgood, the WPMA has to do well. A stronger Association snippets from WPMAs pastHotel in August. means a stronger industry! Its this simple. We need you!fall magazines. Autumn 2014 UPMRA (UT): (ED) John Hill(GI) Where did the Summer Go? In May Washing-(JH) Legislative Activities andton DC/(EMA) Day on the Hill, and Budget meetings. 10 Years Ago HawaiiIdahoMontanaNevadaNews Transportation Funding wereJuneboard meetings, Montana Convention, Post A Member Resource Magazine New MexicoUtahWashington headlines, along with pic- WPMA Convention Cruise to Alaska and the Washington 2014 [Fall Western Pe- 2014-15 WPMAPresident & first lady tures from the Summer GolfConvention. Followed by JulyNational Conference Lary & Suetroleum Marketers NewsPoulton(WPMN)] WPMA PresidentFundraiser and a reminder ofon Weights and Measures, and the annual National Lary Poulton of Ezzies Whole- the convention at Park City(EMA) Executive meeting in Florida. AugustIdahos sale in Malta, Montana WhatMarriott in September. and New Mexicos conventions and trade shows. A very an honor to be the president ofWIDE (WA): (ED) Lea fulfilling SUMMER.Western Petroleum MarketersMcCullough (LM) JunesWMI: MBA Rhett Cleverly followed up on WMIs Association. As I look over theconvention at Suncadia wasWellness Program with testimonial from participants list of the past presidents, I knowa home run, photos showedand challenged other companies to start a wellness that I have big shoes to fill tothe receptions and auction. program. Bring in an outside company to help you design maintain and grow what hasWMI Mutual Insuranceand start your program or do it yourself. No matter whatbeen set in place . I would like to(WMI): President David Leoprogram you choose it will be a step in the right direction! . (thank) all of those people thatgave an Ode to the AffordableIt is hoped that by doing so you will be able to reduce the have supported me during myW14 Fall 1cvr-16.indd 1 8/13/14 3:00 PM Care Act. ever-increasing burden of health care costs to employees time on the State Association FALL 2014 WPMN Cover Clip2014 (Aug 1) Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by Jamesand employers. Start a wellness program todaydo it just Board and also on the WPMA Executive Committee. All ofGunn, was released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film offor the health of it.the past presidents have done a great job and set the barthe Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). HI: President Robert Fung from Aloha Petroleum Ltd in high for us to follow. Thank you Sue for supporting me(Aug 31) A group of hackers utilizing sites like Reddit andHonolulu scheduled a Golf Tournament for October 9 at and doing a lot of the things that I get the credit for. And I4chan, released hundreds of private, many of them nude,the Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii. All were invited. want to thank my employees for manning the ship so thatphotographs of around 100 individuals, most of themID: (SB) Members doubled their fun with shooting and I have been able to devote time to the Association. A-list celebrities, leading to an investigation by the FBIgolf in Sun Valley at the IPM&CSA 2009 Convention. New CEO Gene Inglesby (GI) Reminded everyone thatand criticism of Apples iCloud service. officers and board member wereelected, management September was WE CARD Awareness month. 2014 (Sep 10) President Barack Obama gave a televisedprograms and legislative updates were covered.HEMA (HI): President Edsel Eshima from Garlowspeech detailing the countrys plan to degrade andMT: (RA) September marks the end of a summer lull Petroleum in Honolulu, announced the August Golfdestroy the ISIS threat in the Middle East with the help. where people are re-energizing after the legislative Tournament was a swinging success. Other subjectsof a multinational coalition, and increasing humanitariansession, winding up vacations and getting the kids back were Par Petroleum bought Mid Pac Petroleum, Stableefforts to the minorities facing genocide from ISIS. to school. It also marks the time when legislators begin economic growth for Hawaii, 2024 RIMPAC and a new2014 (Oct 3) The US Department of Labor reported thatinterim committee meetings to prepare for the next Big Island Wind Farm. in September 2014, employers added 248,000 new jobslegislative session and of course, those affected should IPM&CSA (ID): Executive Director (ED) Suzanne Budgeto the US economy, setting the unemployment rate tobe involved. My point is that our summer lull is over too! (SB) noted great weather for the ID convention at Coeur5.9%, the lowest since July 2008 at the onset of the 2008Testing of Piping Sumps, UST Operator Training, Fire dAlene, photos showed the event in action. global financial meltdown.MPMCSA (MT): (ED) Ronna Alexander (RA) PETROWestern Autumn 2009POLLY. Humor for the Day: The new cashier had been15 Years Ago Petroleum Marketerscaught coming in late three times already, and on the2009 (FALL WPMN) WPMA President Burton BlackHawaiiIdahoMontanaNevadaNew MexicoUtahWashington neWsBurton and Dianna BlackINSIDEfourth morning, the boss decided to read the riot act. of Black Oil Co in Monticello, Utah shared, My grand- 2009-10 WPMA President and first lady Greetingsfrom President Black2009-10 OfficersLook hear, he snapped, dont you know what timefather, Paul James (PJ) Black started the business in the& DirectorsState ReportsAre You Complying withwe start work around here?No Sir, said the cashier.mid-1930s. He sold out to my dad and uncles back in thethe Red Flag Rule?Where Did FALL 2009 WPMN Cover Clip Theyre always working when I get here! Other Top Top- late 1950s, and they sold out to my dad (Gordon JamesSummer Go?ics were Supreme Court Upholds States Milk Rule, EPA/ Jim Black) in the late 1970s. Of course, 20 years later, SPCC and the Montana Lottery. ownership had to change again, so my younger brother, NPM&CSA (NV): (ED) Peter Krueger (PK) welcomedRich, and I bought out the rest of our siblings in 1999 . his new board of directors PresidentMark Lytle,Also, my dad was on the Conoco National Jobber Council Pro Petroleum, Las Vegas; Vice PresidentLawrencein the 1970s, and he was a director in the Intermountain Waugh, Energy Logistics & Solutions, Reno; (EMA) Direc- Oil Marketers Association, or IOMA, what WPMA was torGregg Benson, Rebel Oil, Las Vegas; and all the NVcalled back then . To do good, you have to do well . Directors. Other headliners were Big Dogs in May, MarginYour Association, the WPMA, is working for you! The Tax Initiative and the Increase in Fuel Index Tax Rate. Executive Committee, Board of Directors, State Executive 26 www.wpma.com / Fall 2024"