Mid-County Newsletter MCnewsletter-fall14 | Page 8

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WINSTED, MN PERMIT #30 PO Box 177 Cologne, MN 55322 Open to fi nd out what your Coop is up to! STAFF SPOTLIGHT Page 8 www.midcountycoop.com Julie Clemensen Matt Johnson Julie Clemensen works for Mid-County as an administrative assistant and was hired January 23, 2006. She earned her Associate degree in Marketing and Business Administration and began her career in that fi eld before moving into offi ce management. Clemensen has 28 years of offi ce and administrative experience. She lives in Cologne with her husband and two sons. Julie loves attending her sons’ sporting events, reading, singing, and spending time with her family. Matt Johnson has been doing truck and auto repair at Mid-County Coop for the past two years. He grew up on a farm, and has been working on tractors and trucks for as long as he can remember. He enjoys using his skills to help customers, and he also enjoys working as part of a team. When Matt is not at work, he can often be found working on his own truck, or spending time with his girlfriend and 3-year-old son. Steve Salz Mark Marketon Mark Marketon joined Mid-County’s Energy division as a fuel driver in mid-October. He has many years of experience in commercial driving, primarily for the road construction industry. In his spare time, Mark enjoys camping, fi shing, and spending time with family. He also grows crops and raises cattle at his home in rural Howard Lake. As part of Mid-County Coop’s agronomy team, Steve Salz of rural Mayer enjoys being involved in sales, soil sampling, custom application, delivery, and more. Salz grew up on a farm near Fairmont, and was a business owner for about 20 years. Wanting to get back into agronomy, he began working at Mid-County part time in 2012, and became a full- time staff member in April. Salz and his wife, Cheryl, have two children – Lesley graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a business/ marketing degree in May, and Joe is a junior at St. Thomas, pursuing a degree in actuary science. AGRONOMY 710 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-3710 700 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-3720 700 Lake St., W., Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-3730 COLOGNE Hwy. 212 & Hwy. 284, Cologne, MN 55322 (952) 466-5657 (952) 466-3700 • 888-466-3700 • 700 Lake Street West, P.O. Box 177,