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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016
Lena Fast Stop celebrates its years of service and convenience
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Lena FS Manager Sheila Terhaar and staff spend countless hours preparing the snacks and entrées that have brought their shop to the cutting edge of Lena eateries.
Stephenson Service Sales Executive Gordy Williams said. The FS biodiesel is currently an 11 percent seasonal blend that meets the requirements of any diesel user. “In Illinois we are very fortunate to have tax incentives to help us to keep our biodiesel products cost efficient,” Williams said. “Lubrication is a huge factor in biodiesel and another very large factor with our biodiesel is that it cleans emissions.” Biodiesel is environmentally friendly: it is renewable, and more biodegradable than sugar and less toxic than table salt. Williams said FS alters its blend percentages with the season to keep their customers vehicles running
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Stephenson Service Company is every bit as enthusiastic about improving the long-term profitability of its members, customers, and owners as it was at its founding nearly 80 years ago. Those goals are accomplished through the many products the company provides its customers, by being on the cutting edge of available service innovations, by maintaining high quality personnel, and combining these resources to bring profitable solutions to the table for its customers and member-owners. Among the many services provided by Stephenson Service is the Fast Stop fuel station located in Lena. Make Lena FS your one-stop convenience shop Lena FS Manager Sheila Terhaar said the convenience aspect of the Lena FS has become increasingly important over the years. “We now have a very nice coffee bar as well as great breakfast and lunch offerings,” she said. Those offerings include everything from homemade muffins and pastries to sandwiches and cheeseburgers to tacos and breakfast pizzas and more. She said that in addition to building a well-stocked full line of convenience store items the Lena Fast Stop is always ready with soy biodiesel fuel and a number of ethanolpowered fuels. Right now and through the month of July the Lena Fast Stop is offering a special deal on fuel products as a customer appreciation promotion. “If you present your personal FS card when purchasing fuels you receive a discount of ten cents per gallon,” said Terhaar. “And inside the store, when you make a purchase you can add your name to our June drawing for a $300 grilling package from AJ’s Lena Maid Meats.” A reputation for delivering quality fuels “In Lena we have the full range of ethanol blended fuel products including a regular E-10 gas called unleaded plus and our super unleaded E-25 that is a gasoline with 25 percent ethanol, and E-85 fuels ”
smooth. “Ethanol also does a wonderful job of cleaning up emissions and we are fortunate to have a strong working relationship with the folks at Adkins Energy,” he said. “They are allowing us to purchase direct from their Lena facility and we want to continue with that because it allows us to continue as supporters of our local economy.” Williams added that when FS
buys ethanol products from Adkins it supports the local agricultural economy as well. “A lot of our locally produced corn comes to that facility,” Williams said. “We want to continue to do everything in our power to support that.” Service with pride Stephenson Service Company is a farm supply company first and foremost and the Lena Fast Stop is an
important working part of that bigger picture. Stephenson Service Company has Fast Stops located in Freeport, Warren and Lena. Stop by the store in Lena today at 519 1/2 E. Lena St for 24-hour credit card fueling, alcohol-blended fuels, convenience store, diesel #2, fast food, propane, oil, premium diesel, restrooms, and winterized diesel fuels. Stop in today.
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