Volume 28, Issue 12 January 22, 2015 Next Issue—February 12, 2015

The Reno Reader Informing the residents of reno since 1986

PUBLISHED BY CONSUL MUSEUM INCORPORATED

W. G. Jones and A. R. Rowe with a crew Govenlock News of men are putting up ice for the coming (Taken from Maple Creek News season. February 12, 1914) Proud to Sponsor the Consul Museum (online at http://sabnewspapers.usask.ca) B. A. Jahn, our thrifty rancher, is busy The Govenlock Commercial Club gave breaking horses. Mr. Jahn has sold a number of horses to farmers in this area. Consul Grocery one of their popular dancing parties last Store Monday evening. The purpose of these 306-299-2011 parties is to raise money to build a hall. Arthur Sanford has just completed his Raymond Olmsted Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. new house and is getting comfortably Manager settled there. Weekdays: 9-6 W. X. Wright from “The Meadows”, Mr. Consul Farm Supply and Mrs. D. A. Hammond of Stormfield 306-299-2022 Ranch, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kennedy, Wm. Govenlock has opened a general Scott Amundson - Manager blacksmith and repair shop. He has se- Weekdays: 8-5:30 Kelvinhurst, D. C. and Gordon McMil- Saturday: 8-12, 1-5 lan, Kelvinhurst, Will McRae and sister, cured the services of Alex Skinner who is MEMBER OWNED Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Ned McKay, one of the best horse shoers in . Six Mile, Mrs. Marshall and family, Bat- Besides the [?] acres sold by W. T. Jones REAMER TRUCKING tle Creek, Paul Hester and sisters of Wil- low Creek and many others. for the townsite of Govenlock, the C.P.R. are buying more from Amos Burton for Wm. Govenlock has completed the plans side tracks, etc. for the Hotel Lindner. The work of con- struction will be commenced in early Morris Summers entertained the Young spring. Bachelors Club at Queen Mary Hill Consul, Ranch on Jan. 27. Cards were the form of 306-299-4858 S. J. Curtis of Govenlock is hauling hay entertainment for the evening, Gilbert from Wild Horse Lake. Mr. Curtis has Carter taking the prize. Delicious refresh- large interests in both places. ments were served.

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WALTER’S coming events HOME FURNISHINGS Appliances - Household Furnishings Consul Ladies Bonspiel—February 4, 5, 6, 7. $100 entry fee per team. Deadline Electronics - Floor Coverings to enter is January 29th. You can enter by contacting Peggy at 306-299-4477 or Jean at 306-299-4926 or Debra at 306-299-4911. Darcy Barkley 306-297 2141 Fax 306-297-3400 Res 306-297-3067 Box 238, Shaunavon, SK S0N 2M0 Reno Multiple 4-H Club Speeches will be held Sunday, February 1st at Consul [email protected] School beginning at 1:30. Everyone welcome to attend!

Piapot Lions 16th Annual Antiques & Collectables Sale—Saturday, January 31 from 10-5 and Sunday, February 1 from 10-3. Maple Creek Armories. Call 306- 558-4402 for more info.

Consul Figure Skating Club presents Broadway Music on Ice on February Marilyn Blythman 11th at 7 pm. Raffle table. Flower table. 50/50 tickets. Admission: Adults—$5,

Phone: 306-662-2678 101 Maple Street Students—$3, 5 & under—free. Fax: 306-662-2679 PO Box 2050 Maple Creek, SK Consul Curling Club is holding their Annual Open Bonspiel March 2-7. Any type of team welcome. Entry fee is $120. Entry deadline is Feb. 26. Enter teams with Dale or Doreen 306-299-5712. C†D Purair Ltd. Save the Date. Consul Rink, Rockets, and Curling Wind-up will be on Friday, March 6th. for all your furnace & duct cleaning fast/reliable service consul rockets Colin Orr—306-662-3046 or 306-330-9046 air conditioning Upcoming Games: installation & repair Saturday, January 24 Consul @ Leader 8:00 Also Available Sunday, January 25 Consul @ Gull Lake 2:00 Saturday, January 31 Frontier @ Consul 8:00 sponsored by Reamer Trucking

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Focus on what you do best. We’ll take care of the rest. ◘ Bookkeeping Services ◘ GST & PST Filings Rockets ◘ Personal Tax Preparation Fan Appreciation ALLISON ZIEGLER, CA ◘ Business Consulting Redcoat Dr., E: [email protected] Night 306.295.2655 WWW.HORIZONBIZ.CA Saturday, January 31st @ 8:00 For all your electrical needs

Maple Creek 306-662-4251 Cell:306-662-7211 Justin:306-662-7675 Door prizes and little kids game during intermission.

Sales & Service Nachos & Beverages at a after the game. Great Price! Come cheer on the Rockets Come see us Mon-Fri 8:30 to 5:30 during their 2—928 Allowance Avenue SE last home game Medicine Hat of the regular season!! Volume 28, Issue 12 P a g e 3

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GRAVEL SALES & TRUCKING For Sale: 45 foot air drill. Call Don Smith 306-299-4830. CRUSHED GRAVEL SCREENED GRAVEL Consul Figure Skating Club Calendars are available for pick-up at the Consul Credit Union until January 31, 2015. GRANT & PEGGY BROWN 306-299-4477 Consul Grad Class is asking for tenders to cater our graduation banquet. For Cell 306-299-7788 more information call the school at 299-2044.

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Brad Gross Thank you very much to the community for the wonderful gift we received. We Wealth Advisory Group very much appreciate it. We also carry with us many fond memories from the wonderful community of Consul. It was a great place to live. Thanks again. Check out www.bradgross.ca From Bob and Lori Funk and Family. to see how we can help you or call 1-877-295-6970

306-662-2617 Booth Worker List 1-877-662-2617 www.cypressmotors.com Also see us for your January 24 Bryton Wenzel cell phone needs. Ken Pettyjohn

January 25 Blake Jones Carl Parsonage Let’s place your ad here for the next issue! January 26 William Beierbach January 27 Dean Mackie January 29 Mike Leismeister January 30 Denette Warberg The Reno Reader is January 31 Roger Thompson Heidi Beierbach published every 2nd and 4th Thursday for ten months, February 2 Eve Erickson and in July on the 2nd February 3 Wyatt Geiger Thursday and in August on February 4 Shawn Mackie February 5 Tavis Buchanan the 4th Thursday. February 6 Mary Howell February 7 Bo Rutkowski Reno Reader Contact Information Editor: Susan Pridmore Box 144, Consul, SK S0N 0P0 WE PICK UP SCRAP METAL FOR FREE! Phone or Fax to 306-299-4493 Will clean up farm yards, scrap machinery, etc. [email protected] Call Ron @ 403-330-7357 The next Reno Reader deadline for ads & reports is D. Wayne Elhard, MLA Cypress Hills Constituency www.wayneelhard.ca Your voice in Regina. 1-877-703-3374 Monday, February 9th at noon. P a g e 4 The Reno Reader

LAST CHANCE TO VISIT THE OLD PASTIME THEATRE / HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN EASTEND!

1001 KINGSWAY AVE SE MEDICINE HAT, AB T1A 2X7 The Eastend Historical Museum is Cell: 403.928.6462 Bus: 403.527.4000 now virtually empty, except for one Fax: 403.529.0859 [email protected] last exhibit – Medicine Hat Homes-Shana Schafer Baron “Thor the Brontothere”.

Bakery & Tea Room What should we do with an empty Fresh Baked Goods building? THROW A PARTY OF COURSE!! Howard & Roxanne Wong Store Hours: Tues.- Fri. 6 am to 6 pm Sat. 6 am to 5 pm 107 Maple Street The Eastend Historical Museum would like to invite everyone from far and wide to Maple Creek, SK S0N 1N0 attend the Pre-Valentine’s Day Family Dance & Box Social, Saturday, February 7, 306-662-3811 Fax 306-662-5321 2015. When the museum first opened in the Pastime Theatre building in 1981, a dance & Box Social was held to celebrate. So it is fitting to celebrate the building’s BUMPER TO BUMPER many years of service to the community the same way. It will be your last chance to Auto Parts Professionals visit the building before it is torn down.

Ladies – put together your best lunch for two and your talents to work decorating AUTO - FARM - INDUSTRIAL PARTS the box. Gentlemen – bring your cash so you can bid to win the boxed lunch of your NEMCO - QUAKER STATE - PENNZOIL choice and share it with the lady who put it together. SHELL MOBIL LUBRICATION PRODUCTS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Doors will open at 6:30pm and admission is free (donations are always gratefully PHONE 306-297 2234 SHAUNAVON accepted – any donation $20 or more can receive a tax receipt), the dance music will begin at 7:00 and the Live Auction for the Boxed Lunches will begin at 8:30. You GRASSLANDS ANIMAL will have an opportunity to share any stories you may have of the Pastime Theatre or the Museum. If you wish to share a story, but would prefer someone else tell it, HEALTH SERVICES just write it out and someone will do that for you. There will be plenty of coffee, tea 515 Second Avenue North and juice/punch available throughout the evening. We will also be selling 50/50 tick- Maple Creek ets (you could win cash!). All proceeds of the box lunch sales and 50/50 draw will be 306.662.4969 dedicated to the New Building Fund.

Animal Care is Our Concern! We haven’t forgotten about the kids. While the adults will be sharing the lunch box- es, we will have lots of food that the children can enjoy. There are fun activities planned for kids of all ages. There is a Cupcake Decorating Contest – we will provide

everything needed for that. We will teach you how to Line Dance. And hasn’t every child wanted to write or draw on the walls or floors? Well now you can! We will have writing materials on hand and anyone can write or draw anywhere on the walls or floors - Just For Fun! 19 Pacific Avenue, Maple Creek 306-662-3155 And you can have your picture taken with Thor. He’s been off-limits before, but now Fax: 306-662-2764 you can get up close and personal! Blair Holmes, Manager [email protected] So please join us on Saturday, February 7 for a fun evening and a chance to say fare- well to the building that has served us so well and for so long. Printed on R e c y c l e d P a p e r