AUTO, TRUCK & TIRE CENTER
Mid-County Auto Truck & Tire Center donates to Zion Lutheran
As a part of our 2018 AutoFest promotion, we donate a portion of our
sales during the promotion to a local school or organization. We were
proud to present Zion Lutheran Schools of Cologne a check for $636.99.
Leah Janzen, Zion Lutheran School Administrator, noted the donation
would be used for new curriculum development.
Pictured to the left: Zion Lutheran School Administrator, Leah Janzen, Mid-
County General Manager, Bill Reimers, and Mid County Auto Truck & Tire
Center Manager, Brent Geyen.
We do DOT inspections
Mid-County Auto, Truck, & Tire Minnesota DOT certified technicians are ready to perform
required commercial vehicle inspection.
Brent Geyen
Service Manager
(952) 466-3711
D.O.T. Inspections for commercial vehicles and trailers include:
• Brake System • Parking Brake • Steering Mechanism
• Lighting Devices and Reflectors • Tires • Horn
• Windshield Wipers • Rearview Mirrors • Coupling Devices
We look forward to getting your commercial vehicles inspected, decals updated, and you
on the road.
Lynn Zellman retiring in April
Lynn Zellman, Auto Technician, will be retiring this spring af-
ter 43 years at Mid-County Coop. Zellman has enjoyed working in
the auto mechanic industry and with the people at Mid-County
Coop. While he has seen many co-workers come and go, he has
worked with others for a long time. He explained, “It gets to be
almost like a family after a while.” Zellman has enjoyed the variety
of work at Mid-County; he performed auto, truck, and agricultural
equipment repair, and fixed everything from small engines to
big floater applicators. “There is always something different
to work on from day to day,” he said appreciatively.
Over the past four decades, Zellman has seen Mid-
County grow and expand while witnessing a massive
change in the auto mechanic industry. “When I first
started, electronic ignition was new on the market.
Now vehicles are equipped with full computers.”
During Zellman’s time at Mid-County Coop, the com-
pany has grown considerably. He remembers when the
entire company was located in downtown Cologne. The
shop eventually became too small to handle the demand,
and Zellman remembers working outside some days.
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Auto, Truck, & Tire manager, Brent Geyen, appreciates Zellman’s
focused attention to detail on the job and wishes him all the best
on his next adventures. Geyen and the Mid-County staff will miss
Zellman’s solid, reliable work ethic and years of experience in the
mechanic industry.
When Zellman retires, he plans to travel with his wife, Patty.
One of the first trips they are considering is to Pasadena, Califor-
nia with the Petal Pushers of Lutheran Hour Ministries. Along
with 5,000 other volunteers, Zellman and his wife would like
to help decorate the floats for the Rose Bowl. Volunteers
decorate The Lutheran Hour Ministries float and other
floats to raise enough money to pay for float entry fees
and supplies.
Zellman also dreams of seeing more of the Unit-
ed States. He looks forward to a trip to Washington
D.C. and the surrounding east coast to learn more
about United States history. More time for fishing, bik-
ing, and spending time with his grandkids are also priori-
ties. Zellman declared, “I am just going to enjoy life.”
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