Month: October 2018

Rens to purchase Dan’s Food Center

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer When Hull’s grocery store changes hands in a few weeks, customers won’t notice many differences. That’s important to the new owners, Greg and Jessica Rens. “We want to continue to offer the same great products and service that Dan has,”...

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‘Bill into law’ presentations at Boyden-Hull

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Tackling topics such as arming teachers in school, prison reform and legalizing marijuana, Boyden-Hull seniors presented ideas for new laws to a panel of adults last week. The “bill into law” presentations are an annual collaboration...

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Hull makes plans for future street improvements

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Hull City Council began discussing plans for the next street improvement projects, beginning in 2020. The upgrades will be focused in two areas — Main Street from Highway 18 to the Professional Building and several new...

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Big plays in all three phases aid a 35-7 win over the Indians

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spirit Lake                                     0-0-0-7  7 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 14-7-14-0  35 ROCK VALLEY-Class 2A second-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley got big plays in all three phases of the game that helped overcome some adversity...

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Wolfpack take down H-M-S

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 14-6-9  0 Western Christian 25-25-25  3 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian had everything working on defense and from the service stripe, which in turn led to an aggressive offensive attack in a 25-14,...

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Comets fight back in the final three sets against Lions

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 21-25-25-25  3 Central Lyon 25-23-18-20  1 ROCK RAPIDS-Boyden-Hull had a tough time defending Central Lyon’s offense in set one, but that quickly changed in the final three games as the Comets claimed a 21-25, 25-23, 25-18,...

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Marco Lopez finishes 54th to represent B-H/RV

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor FORT DODGE-Marco Lopez of the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys’ cross-country team made not only his first appearance at the Class 3A state cross-country meet in Fort Dodge Saturday, Oct. 27, but he was also the first male runner to be running...

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Three runners represent Western Christian at state

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor FORT DODGE-Whitney Minderhoud of Western Christian had some high expectations for herself coming into the Class 2A state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 27. Minderhoud fell a little short of those expectations, but still had a strong...

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Tigers pleased to have gotten the seniors back to state

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor FORT DODGE-The final results were not exactly what Trinity Christian was hoping for at the Class 1A boys’ state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 27, but the Tigers were still pleased to have gotten the opportunity to run on the state...

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Martha Van Surksum

Martha Van Surksum 82 Hull, Iowa October 25, 2018 Martha Van Surksum, 82, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, at Royale Meadows Care Center, Sioux Center. Memorial service was Monday, Oct. 29, at Doon United Reformed Church with interment in Hope...

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Check presented by Hull Chamber

June De Wit | Staff Writer The Hull ambulance squad received an $8,000 check from the Hull Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Oct. 23. The team was grateful to receive the funds and president, Rick Kiers, said, “We’ll be saving it for equipment. We don’t have anything big...

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Orchestra season opens with ‘Nordic Notes’

The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra will open its season, “Orchestral Celebration,” with a concert Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center. Musicians will present orchestral works from the Nordic...

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Regional airport grand opening set

A new regional airport, that will broaden the transportation future of the region, will have its grand opening and ribbon cutting Wednesday, Nov. 14.  All are invited to the ceremony at the Sioux County Regional Airport, a nearly $32 million joint project by Orange...

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Habitat Stud Finder event

June De Wit | Staff Writer The inaugural Siouxland Habitat for Humanity “Stud Finder” event will be Friday, Nov. 9, from 4-6 p.m. at 1713 Sixth St. in Hull. This past summer, community members were urged by Siouxland Habitat for Humanity to sponsor studs for the...

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Western Christian students participate in math competition

  Twenty-eight students from Western Christian participated in the Dordt College Math Competition recently. The DC Math Challenge included 18 schools and over 250 students. It is a day to celebrate mathematics through activities and challenges, which require...

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Nighthawk runners compete in Paullina

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor PAULLINA - The South O’Brien Invitational at Paullina Golf Course in Paullina Monday, Oct. 15, was one of the smaller meets the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley cross-country teams would run during the 2018 season. But the Nighthawks claimed high...

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Western Christian to send three runners to Fort Dodge

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-The Western Christian girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams had high goals set for themselves coming into the Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Landsmeer Golf Course in Orange City Thursday, Oct. 18. Unfortunately, the Wolfpack...

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Tigers advance to state for first time since 2016

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HAWARDEN-After missing out on the state cross-country meet last year, the Trinity Christian boys’ cross-country team had a goal to get back there this season. The Tigers did not fail their mission, punching their ticket to state once again...

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