The October Board Meeting will be held at Tobies Restaurant in Hinckley, MN
Dinner will be at 6:00 pm and all members are welcome!
Tobies Restaurant
404 Fire Monument Rd
Hinckley, MN 55037
**NOTICE: New Date for the 1-Day Light Duty Tow School
The tow school has been postponed until October 18, 2017
One Day Hands- On Training Class
October 18, 2017
Held at the MN Dot Building
244 East Maryland Ave
St. Paul, MN 55117
2- Day Basic Heavy Duty Tow School Pictures
On behalf of the MPTA Board of Directors, we would like to thank you for your support of the 2-Day Basic Heavy Duty Tow Truck Operator Training Class that was held on September 19 & 20, 2017.
We hope your employees found the training class informative and worthwhile. As always, our primary goal is to increase their understanding of everyday towing with an extensive instruction in the classroom and a hands-on participation program outside the classroom.
August Newbreak
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Phil Collins, Ron Feist and Joe Lomsdal for being re-elected to a 3 year term as a board of director.
These 3 were re-elected by their peers and MPTA members!
July Newsbreak
“The Eve of Destruction” Announced
Minnesota Professional Towing Association Presents “The Eve of Destruction”
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Elko Speedway 26350 France Ave, Elko, MN
Gates open at 5:00- Racing begins at 6:00
Spirit Ride Video
May 2017 Light Duty Tow School Pictures
JOHN “BUTCH” MANTON THOMPSON, JR. OBITUARY
JOHN “BUTCH” MANTON THOMPSON, JR.
( August 28, 1944 – May 22, 2017 )
John “Butch” Manton Thompson, Jr. 72, Barnum, died Monday, May 22, 2017 in Solvay Hospice House, Duluth. He was born on August 28, 1944 in Duluth to Edna and John Thompson, Sr. He grew up in Lawler and Duluth and later moved to Barnum where he attended Barnum High School graduating in 1962. Butch attended Dunwoody for a short time and later enlisted in the United States Army until receiving a medical discharge. He later worked on the Railroad, plowing snow for the State of MN, and as a mechanic for Odberg & Ryan in Duluth and Moses Chevrolet in Carlton. In 1967, he began working for his father at Thompson Motor Service in Barnum and in 1981 went on his own with Thompson Motor Service. He also operated Big T Truck Center in Carlton for about 5 years and also purchased Lake City Towing in 1992.
He was a member of Barnum Community United Methodist Church. Butch was also a member of Barnum Community Club, Barnum Fire Department, Barnum Lions Club, and the Moosehorn Rod & Gun Club. He had a great love for classic cars and organized several car shows in the area and was a member of both the National and Minnesota Impala Clubs. Butch was also involved in the Minnesota Towing Association. He truly loved his Barnum community and loved to help support and promote events that were happening. Butch loved to visit and was often found in area restaurants soaking in the latest news or enjoying a game of cribbage with his friends.
Butch is preceded in death by his parents.
Butch is survived by his wife, Sharon; two sons: Chad (Erica) of Esko and Jay (Shanna) of Duluth ; 5 grandchildren whom he thought the world of: Alex, Zach, Nicholas, Grant, and Clarissa; two sisters: Valerie (Terry) O’Rourke and Judy (Ronald) Welhaven; several nieces, nephews, in-laws and many friends.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM, Friday, May 26 in Barnum Community United Methodist Church and continue Saturday, May 27 from 10 AM until the 11 AM service in Barnum Community United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Barnum.
To sign the guestbook online, go to: www.hhkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.