HOLIDAY OF WAVERLY
801 Pacific Ave , Waverly , MN • ( 763 ) 658- 4662
Missie Beckmann chosen for the Mid-County Excellence Award
By Mashell Bjorge Correspondant
Missie Beckmann grew up in the small town of Wells in southern Minnesota . She and her daughter moved to Ames , Iowa for about four years before moving back to her hometown . When her daughter went off on her own , Missie decided to make a change and moved to the Cologne area , where she rented a friend ’ s basement apartment and started working at the Holiday Station . “ I ’ ve been in management on and off for nearly thirty years ,” she said . “ I started here in April , and met my fiancé , who was a customer of the store , in August . That was nine years ago . It ’ s amazing how fast time has gone !”
Missie loves working at the store , because , she says , she honestly feels like she ’ s where she ’ s supposed to be . “ People have asked me if I wanted to try excelling at something else , but I really take pride in my job . I ’ m the manager , but I do everything my associates do , and I don ’ t take that role for granted . I find joy in training my associates in the way I would want to be trained .”
Missie started as an associate in the Cologne store , then was promoted to work in management in the Waverly store . It was under Missie ’ s management that the Waverly store won the pinnacle award last year for store excellence . This year , she had the opportunity
to be chosen among 101 potential franchise managers for the Excellence Award , and she feels it is an incredible honor that she was chosen . To be in the nomination , a holiday markets manager will conduct regular inspections of your store , and make sure that it is running smoothly . The manager will ensure that product is up to date , the store is clean and well-organized , sales are up to Holiday standards , and staff is courteous with customers . “ Basically , the nomination goes through different levels of management , all the way up to the Vice President of the company , who gave me the award . I was so appreciative of what he said , that me and my associates are happy about greeting customers , and how welcoming we are , as well as how efficiently we stock the store . It was awesome to be recognized like that .”
Missie can ’ t express enough her appreciation for the company . “ I love working for Mid- County . It ’ s very family oriented , and it feels like we ’ re just one big family . I like it because I ’ m not just a number here , and the coop appreciates the actual individual .”
Missie takes pride in being able to donate to different community needs throughout the year . “ Midcounty is also very community oriented ; we ’ re all about helping the community , and that helps us as a local business .”
Missie received a trophy for her achievement in winning the Excellence Award , and also a travel voucher for a well-deserved vacation . She and her fiancé are planning a cruise , hopefully somewhere warm and tropical , and she looks forward to that . In her spare time , Missie enjoys spending time with her fiancé ’ s grandchildren , scrapbooking and camping .
Missie enjoys her time , both at work and at home , saying , “ I ’ m very happy with where I ’ m at .”
Night Shifts 4pm to 10pm • 4pm to 8pm
For more information , contact Missie Beckmann at 952-466-5657 or apply
in person at Holiday Stationstore in Cologne .
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