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Fall 2008
Mid-County Auto, Truck & Tire Center
Mid-County introduces John Winter
Mid-County Auto, Truck and Tire Cen-
ter is proud to welcome John Winter to
its dedicated service team. Since Winter’s
first day as the new service manager Sep-
tember 2, he has enjoyed talking with
customers, helping technicians, and selling
car, truck and tractor tires. “There are a lot
of different things involved,” Winter said.
“I’m the go-between for the mechanics and
customers.”
Winter is no stranger to the auto indus-
try. “I was one of those kids who tore
everything apart to see how it worked,”
he said. As a 16-year-old Glencoe High
School student, Winter took a regional
vo-tech class that solidified his interest in
mechanics.
He began working at Glencoe Oil after
school, pumping gas for customers. After
high school, Winter attended Dunwoody
College of Technology in Minneapolis. He
then did cash crop farming with his in-laws
while working at Glencoe Oil.
After 15 years in agriculture, Winter
John Winter
Service Manager
(952) 466-3710
[email protected]
decided to quit farming and devote his full
attention to the automotive industry. He
worked at Valley Chevrolet in Waconia as
a technician for five years before switching
to the company’s Hutchinson location.
Winter then accepted a position as Val-
ley Chevrolet’s service manager because
he enjoys having contact with the public.
”I enjoy being able to talk with people one
on one,” Winter said. “That’s probably the
biggest plus.”
As Mid-County’s service manager, Win-
ter is happy that he can work with the agri-
cultural aspect of the industry as well. “I’m
getting back to my roots,” he said.
In his free time, Winter enjoys spending
time with his wife, son, daughter and grand-
daughter. His wife, a “huge Vikings fan,”
has been employed at 3M in Hutchinson
for 33 years. Winter’s son works in the
concrete industry, and his daughter is a
customer service representative.
Although Winter has lived in Glencoe
his whole life, he has contacts from places
like Europe, Russia and South America
through his hobby as an amateur radio
ham. He has even talked with astronauts
in space shuttles. Part of being a radio
ham also includes doing Skywarn for the
National Weather Service. “When the
weather starts looking rough, they’ll call
us to go to a specific road to check it out,”
he said.
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Benton Lake
Cologne
Bring in your car wash receipt
from Cenex Convenience store
of Cologne,
Get
your
next oil change
Expires 11/30/08.
One coupon per customer.
Not good with any other offer.
Two Wheel Alignment
Four Wheel Alignment
Four wheel drive may include additional costs
Expires 11/30/08.
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We Repair it ALL!
Charging & Battery
System Check
With any Other Services
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Lake St.
Playhouse Market
St.
212
Auto • Truck • Tire Center
710 West Lake Street
(952) 466-3710
W. Louis St.
284
53
Headlight
Alignment
Free with any other service
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Not good with any other offer.
We do DOT
Inspections
E. Louis St.
Pleasant
Adams
Cir.
36
Miller St.
212
to Small
Dr.
Market St.
Hwy. 212, Cologne
(952) 466-3710
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Meuwissen Lake
Large
Church St.
Park St.
36