Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba I of Iii Jim 2001 a13 advertising feature hulls family bookstores ready to celebrate after renovations it has always been a goal of hulls family bookstores to serve their Reading Public the Best Way they so they decided to Shine things up a and got Busy planning to renovate their three stores to make them More and More in order to celebrate their new hulls family bookstores in Steinbach and Thunder Bay will hold a grand reopening Sale and Celebration from june 21 to were ready to All the staff Are ready to weve been plan Ning these renovations for a and now that it has actually the stores look says Margo who is co managing director of the stores along with sister inlaw Kathie anyone who Hast seen the beforehand after versions of the Winnipeg store will be the aisles have been theres a new paint the front window has been opened up to make a new seating and a new stage has been added for special old has become new As the Smiths found and refurbished some gorgeous antique Wood and Glass display a mural by Dove designs artist Bev Bedford brightens up the atrium in the Bedford worked pretty much around the clock in june to have the mural ready for the grand say the adding they were calling her their Michelangelo on a Cherry picker while the artist was hulls grand which encompasses All three will feature a Spe Cial concert by Juno award Winner Steve Bell on june 21 at 7 at the Winnipeg Bell will be the first artist to per form on the new stage of the Winnipeg Well be celebrating Steves two Junos for his cd simple songs in 2000 and romantics and mystics in and hell be helping celebrate our says Hes a Good Friend of hulls and was Happy to help us celebrate our june 22 will feature a youth night in the hosted by freq107 live plus music specials and free draws on june 23 will feature an outdoor Barbe Cue from noon to 4 there will also be great savings and unadvertised specials on items at the plus a Chance to win Steve Bells Couch the grand re opening events coincide with Steinbach annual sidewalk the Smiths Are celebrating another important Date in june this is the fifth Kathleen Smith left and Margo Smith Are co managing directors of hulls family below right the mural created for the Graham Avenue store by artist Bev year that the extended Smith family has owned the hulls was founded in 1919 by Brothers John and Hugh after return ing from the first world started a commercial printing press that specialized in evangelical Christian tracts for churches and sunday hulls fam ily bookstores has served Winnipeg Christian Community for 82 years with gift Ware and hulls is owned by the Smith including Sisters inlaw Kathie and their husbands Winston and and Judy and Ronald As managing Margo and Kathie handle Day today operations with the help of their capable management teams at All three hulls Winnipeg has been in its current location downtown for 16 and the Smiths Are proud to say the store is a Manitoba family owned and operated were very Happy to Spruce up the store downtown at 372 Graham As we feel were contributing to the revitalization of says we try to impress our customers with the positive aspects of coming downtown to were surrounded by and we have the downtown bids Fez streets parking which Are Avail Able with a along with a commitment to being downtown the Smiths Are dedicated to their they sell products that reflect the diversity among the Christian denominations in and Stock aids to worship and Devotion that Are endorsed by the Christian they also have an extensive music department stocked with Christian music from Gregorian chants to traditional adult rap and heavy if i had to choose one word to describe All the music and greeting cards we that word would be says our books Span everything from fiction to theology to Consolation and As christians in serving our customers Well Means serving our god its a much bigger picture for customer service is Pivotal to the Suc Cess of hulls family All from frontline to believe in the product they regular staff meetings allow the team Pray share stories and and remind people about How to serve customers that service is reflected in the continuing growth of the their mailing which grows every is in the tens of thousands of mostly from Saskatchewan and Northwestern and from other places in Canada and the stores Are Happy to fill special orders to individuals and for More information on hulls family Check out their website at or Call the store at 9471365 or Tollfree at 1800461 v automotive installations communications 810 notre Dame 2049473558 guaranteed lighting maintenance 184wyattroad electrical contractors lighting specialists commercial Industrial services bus 6336693 Murray Pearson partner 209 1661 Portage 204 7724936 Ilij distributors of Zondervan products in congratulates hulls on their grand reopening june 2001 special offers special events Good news directory of Christian businesses one up at hulls now taking bookings for the 2002 204 4679472 or rick48@attcanada.ca in a downtown great savings Sale free mulls Canvas Book bag with Purchase Over h june 21 at 7 pm the main event with Steve Bell at hulls Winnipeg june22 at 7 pm youth june 23 family Barbecue from in appreciation of hulls 82 years of weve enjoyed Wor Sauvi partnering with Ca from your friends at congratulations from of Manitoba commercial cleaning services celebrating the occasion of your grand reopening number he architectural group classic Bible stories from foundation distributing Sale i i june Roger Falloon Ducom direct mall 495 Berry Street 7866245 can radio 950 am 1250 Community service radio celebrating hulls family bookstores to friends Crown video Bruce Brueckner contract interiors Ltd in appreciation of hulls 82 years of service proud to promote positive spiritual growth and traditional family values through contemporary Christian music and spoken word i for programming information Call 20m77im congratulations on your grand reopening and we Pray for every Success in the c booksellers association congratulations for fulfilling the vision to Impact lives for Christ through excellence in Christian d n live successful executive director Marlene Coghlin i5s Suffolk n1h 2j7 599 Jackson phone 4539129 congratulations on 82 years of service Hook Smith solicitors and notaries Public Dennis Smith Darrell Kretu 2013111 Portage 204 8854520 we Are privileged to manage your employee benefits your advisers at Onyx Pat Ulvid Onyx Tumbula Whitaker insurance Agency Carat if Holft family took Lorti 8 atm of Servia for 88 yours of to Vlco from Mitchell family books pack Acihl i in Winnipeg Vancouver Edmonton celebrating the occasion coh8ui a Amputch a up two aft cons consulting Cohoat plates the staff at hulls on their grand re cams consulting hmd112 Market w t ;