b"Member News This Quarter in History . August, September and October continuedwesterN Autumn 2010Petroleum MarketersHawaiiIdahoMontanaNevadaNew MexicoUtahWashington News (GI) In todays age2010 (Oct 26) A US Federal Judge ordered Rob and INSIDEJanet FranklinUnique Or WPMA Aof technology we areLimewire to shut down after they ruled that the 2010-11 WPMA President ganizationand WPMA First Lady 2010-11 busier than ever .websites ability to share music for free was illegal Officers &Directors HI: President wasand violated copyright laws.State Reports Mark Leong with(Oct 29) President Barack Obama confirmed that SPCC two packages sent to the US from Yemen were Deadline for Robert FungBulk PlantsHow to as past president. filled with explosives. Overcomeand. Find FALL 2010 WPMN Cover Clip Inspiration ID: (SB) We were thrilled to be joined by Lt. Governor Survive 25 Years Agothe Triple Brad Little and his wife Teresa, and several local legislators Whammy .Where Are 2000 (SEP/OCT WPMN) President Craig Kellerstrass They Now? . Our feature event, dinner and live auction, is the high-light event. Everybody loves a cowboy auctioneer! of Kellerstrass Oil in Ogden, UT: Bridging the Centuries MT: (RA) Summer is winding down (darn it) . Larytogether . The future looks bright for those of us who get up in the morning with a positive attitude, to take on the Fall10Sep 1cvr-7.indd 1 8/31/10 8:07 AM Poulton, who serves as the national director to the (EMA),challenges we face in this industry . My wife Jacoy and 15 Years Ago . has been drafted by (EMA) to serve on a special commit- I were reminiscing the other day. Since 1971, we have 2010 [FALL Western Petroleum Marketers Newstee that will work with the EPA on proposed changes to themissed only one WPMA convention. That was the year our (WPMN)] President Rob Franklin of Twin Falls, IDfederal UST regulations.son Chane was born, 15 years ago. We have both enjoyed WPMAs focus is different. WPMA is a seven-state confed- NV: (PK) From 1953 to 1978, NV oil jobbers were part ofbeing involved with this great association.eration of state associationsThe state associations arethe UT Chapter of the Intermountain Oil Jobbers Associa-the ones in the trenches fighting to hold back oppressivetion, which later became the Western Petroleum Marketers state government rules and policies. It is a full-time jobAssociation or WPMA. In 1978 Archie Lani became the first . They really dont have time to run an office or createpresident of the NV Petroleum Marketers Association, and professional quality publications or brochures, for examplefor the first couple of years Archie and Cort Bishop took SEPT/OCT 2000 WPMN Cover ClipWPMA does the daily accounting for each of our stateturns serving as state president. boards. We send out the dues billings to members andNM: (RB) In November, NM will make history with the associates. We track and age the accounts receivables. Weelection of Susana Martinez (R) or Diane Denish (D) as the pay the bills the state executives and boards instruct usfirst female Governor of the State. to, including any compensation or reimbursements to theUT: (JH) all Fuel Tax Filings and Refund Requests must be execs. The checking accounts and credit cards are balancedfiled electronically using XML file format. The convention monthly. A monthly income statement is generated withat Sheraton Park City Hotel in September was a success budget goals which are sent to each state board member.with balloon rides and golf on Wednesday morning.We initiate and oversee an annual audit of each state andWA: (LM) WOMA hired Dave Ducharme as their State the WPMA financesWPMA staff runs the states con- Lobbyist. The 2010 Convention at the Suncadia Resort. vention registration desk. If requested, we help negotiate WMI: (DL) PPACA Grandfathering . If you like your health the hotel services, room rates, catering, and the associatedplan, you can keep it. . as with many things political, its not events like golfWe create and maintain each statesquite that simple.Executive Director Gerry Tedrow (GT) and Thomas web site . We also publish and distribute each states2010 (Aug 4) Forty US billionaires announced a plan toBrill, a PhD with the UT Office of Energy & Resource were newsletters, legislative weekly updates and the WPMAgive half of their wealth to charitable organizations.invited to participate in a pro/con article together.quarterly magazinemarketer members of WPMA often(Aug 4) Proposition 8, the voter initiative amendment toID: The forest and lands in the state of ID are burning. . serve on the (EMA) Executive board . (a) subsidiary ofthe CA Constitution that eliminated the right of sameID has another record, the highest price of gasoline in the WPMA is the WPMA Scholarship Foundation . With allsex couples to marry, was ruled unconstitutional bynation. Its a very painful issue to a state that holds tourism of these valuable benefits and services, the Western Pe- Judge Vaughn Walker of the US District Court for theas its number one industry, and it cant get enough gas. troleum Marketers Association remains as important nowNorthern District of CA. MT: (RA)The wildfires . Thousands of acres of national as it was when my father held the Presidents chair. Theforests will remain desolate, changed landscapes failing to staff is stable, knowledgeable, efficient and a genuinely2010 (Sep 2) A British Petroleum (BP) Horizon oil rig likeable bunch! Thisexploded and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico. support wildlife or providing the esoteric values. is an organizationThirteen workers on theNM: (RB) Two cases were outlined where the associa-of which you andrig were rescued from thetions involvement resulted in keeping the members I can be proudwater. The rig was not infrom paying large assessments and penalties for a tax to be a member.production of oil or naturalon tobacco products, and for helping to overturn a noise While our focus isgas at the time of theordinance that would be impossible to comply with.different from otherexplosion. No hazardousUT: (JH) Utah's `Las Vegas flare' convention had a casino trade associations,materials entered theand valuable prizes auctioned from casino winnings.it remains vitallywaters; it triggeredNV: (PK) highlighted the 5th Annual Southern NV golf important to ourreminders about safety onouting at Paiute Resort in Las Vegas. member states. the rigs. 30 www.wpma.com / Fall 2025"