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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH - PERFORMANCE AUTO I_~~J Ken Strantz, owner of Performance Auto takes great pride in the quality of work they provide to their customers. The clean reception room is graced with numerous certificates and accreditations from vari- ous schools and courses that Ken and his mechanic Jim Kilian have com- pleted. Ken recently completed a Garage Management Course to en- hance his skills on shop management. . Continuing his education helps his business tremendously and in dealing with potential problems. Performance Auto is a member of the Auto Service Association (ASA), and is Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified. Only se- lected shops who meet their high criteria are allowed into the organiza- tion. Both organizations provide nationwide automotive support, and recognize shops for their high standards of professionalism. Perform- ance Auto belongs to Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts and is provided with advertising, full support in locating parts and providing assistance in training and National awareness. They are also a Tire One dealer, carry- ing a full line of Master Craft tires. Performance Auto provides com- plete bumper to bumper service. A roll-back tow truck has been pur- chased recently to provide local towing services, and offer an Oil Change Club Card. Strantz developed his interest for cars and trucks during his early teens and developed his skills at building "mud-runners". He had been working at Granger's in Hugo since 1981 providing janitorial and light mechanical duties while attending a technical coDege for complete automotive repairs. In 1992, Ken decided to explore the opportunity of opening his own shop in Center- vllle. The original shop was next door to its current location North of Main Street along 20th Avenue. He soon realtzed the with the growth of Centerville, he would need to expand his facility and offer complete bumper to bumper services. The cur- rent shop was built during the summer of 1998 mostly by Ken, with the help of family and friends. With 3,000 square feet, he is able to accommodate up to six vehicles in the shop Ken keeps a busy life outside of Performance Auto with his wife Pamela, who helps with the payrol~ and their 3 112 year old son Hunter. He has been awarded many trophies over the years for his pool playing skills; enjoys the thrill snowmobile ice rac- ing; building mud-runners; hunting and fIShing. Ken stated that he is pleased with his decision to build his business in Centerville and to have such a good working rela- tionship within the community. Performance Auto is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to S p.m. and is located at 1139 20th Ave. North. Appointments can be made by either stopping in or calling 6S 1-426-8012. Sorel- Tracy continued trom poge 10 Sodety The steel industry is the main industry here, we also hove 0 strong service u.. dust1y but because of the gIobo/isotion the region has some problems to find new way to rebuild is economy. Personnolely ; think that we should invest in research industry but poIit.idons ore not still int.erest.ed. We hove 0 regional meal the GibeIotte (like 0 fish SOUP) very good. I will try to translate the recipe in engIish if you ask me. Look at this cool site http://www. (estivolgibelotte.qc.co/ to find more about our summer Iocol (estivol. We are really proud of our Iocol college http://www.c:egep-sorel-ttac.y.qc.co/ where ; did my studies. Some words about myself, i'm Pierre M~ aged of 43. not married yet I ~ work for my own on many jobs... I'm graduate student of our Iocol college in physic sciences. I love to surf the web and meet new people there... The internet has gave me a lot of great things so ;'m proud to help those who ask me some help. If you hove any other questions don't wony and ask me. Regard Pierre Messier