Fall 2022
From the President
Rick Throop MSTA President
With the leaves changing and the temperature dropping, we all look forward to cooler weather to work in. Not sure about the rest of you, but I am over the 90° heat and humidity that we get here in our wonderful Michigan summers. As we start to slow down, I find myself looking back at the summer and thinking about all the work we did, and also some of the things slip through the cracks as we get busy.
Some of those things that get forgotten about are the maintenance to trucks and machines and the repairs that need to be done. But instead, just kind of got a Band-Aid so we can keep plugging away. Now that things start to slow down all those issues will soon get addressed. Whether it is the small things like oil changes and greasing or the big things like worn out drive lines or pumps that need work, the winter seems to be a good time to do all those things. MSTA recently had our fall meeting that was again held at National Vacuum Equipment in Traverse City, which really is pretty this time of year with the leaves changing. They provided us with a great lunch and beautiful facility as always. I would
Fall along the Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, MI
like to send a special thank you to National Vac for being such a wonderful supporter of MSTA and all the help they provide. We had some excellent speakers that provided us with excellent information that we can all use in some way. We also did a gun raffle at this meeting, and I would like to congratulate all our winners. MSTA is still working on a schedule for upcoming winter conference which will again be held in Mount Pleasant at the Soaring Eagle Casino. There should be an impressive list of speakers and educational credits that we all can capitalize on. Along with many great vendors supplying the products that we all need and use. This is a great opportunity for members to get together and talk about ideas that we all can use to better our businesses. Lastly MSTA has switched to only doing three newsletters a year, so this will be the final one before the holidays. My how times flies, it seems like I was just saying this to everyone, but I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. I look forward to seeing many of you in February. Thank You, Rick Throop MSTA President