Clearbrook business changes ownership
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 9:42am
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Y92 in Clearbrook officially became Northdale Oil on Tuesday, December 10. This is the fourth company to own the place on Highway 92 in Clearbrook.
The business was started in 1945 when Al and Mick Everhart had a feed and gas business. They expanded with a line of groceries in 1950 and operated that until 1975 when they sold the business to Loveon and Milton Henke. Kevin and Sheryl Berg bought the business in December of 1996.
Kevin and Sheryl changed the emphasis of the store to a convenience store and changed the named to Y92 Convenience. Lonny English has been the manager. She has trained 4 to 5 new employees each year and is now calling it quits. Taking over her position is Angel Fenner with the assistance of Zach Binder. They will be changing the named to Northdale Oil. Zach is the Bemidji Regional Manager for Northdale and Angel will be the new manager of the Clearbrook facility.
Northdale Oil Inc. bought Gonvick Oil Company from Kevin Berg in September of 2013 and now purchased the Clearbrook facility. That is the last of the Berg Oil Company to be sold.
Berg Oil was started in 1924 in Gonvick when Robert Berg, grandfather to Kevin, started delivering fuel and kerosene by horses. Robert turned the keys of the business to his son Harlow in 1961 and in 1999 Harlow turned the keys over to his son Kevin. He had been working at the company since 1977.
The Northdale company owned by Missy and Scott Reck was founded by Dale Reck in Bathgate, North Dakota as a Standard Oil agent. He had one truck and sold fuel to local families and farms. He expanded out to other facilities in North Dakota and was an Amoco Jobber. In 1992 Dale had health issues where he was not able to operate the business and his son Scott and wife Missy came to his assistance and helped his father run the business.
Scott bought the business from his father and has expanded it into 13 locations in North Dakota and Minnesota. Two of the newest have been in Bemidji and now the latest in Clearbrook.
Scott and his wife Missy have three children and they run the business out of their East Grand Forks office location.
Northdale Oil says, "Our mission is to provide each and every customer with quality products and competitive pricing, while delivering excellent customer service. We strive to meet the demands and challenges of the industry and to always be a step ahead. It is our job to be a resource our customers can rely on."