Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer Just a little off the beaten path down a gravel road north of Boyden, a group of garden enthusiasts were treated with a walk through a garden in a league of its own Thursday, July 25. Northwest Iowa Community College and GoodEetens Produce...
Month: July 2019
Filling in the gap
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Transition means change, and a new partnership between Pastor Van Rathbun and First Reformed Church in Hull will lead them both in new directions. Rathbun was pastor at Bethel Reformed Church, Sioux Center, nearly 18 years. First Reformed...
Boyden City Council approves purchase of lot
June De Wit | Staff Writer Although still in the early planning stages, the Boyden City Council recently approved the purchase of a lot adjacent to Centennial Park. The three-acre parcel, owned by Doug De Weerd, is located to the east of the ball diamond at the park....
New bike trail proposed for Hull
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull city administrator, Jim Collins, offered new ideas for another bike trail when the city council met last week. The trail would begin at the corner of Sixth and Aspen streets, run north behind Morgan Court to the field north of Eighth...
‘Gitchie Girl’ authors return to Hull Library
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Two years ago, Phil and Sandy Hamman, authors of the bestselling book “Gitchie Girl: The Survivor’s Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland,” spoke to a large crowd of fans at the Hull Library. The couple is returning...
De Koster & De Koster hosts open house
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull attorneys, John and Philip De Koster, became temporary tour guides last Wednesday afternoon during an open house at their business, De Koster and De Koster. During that time, they guided community members through their newly expanded...
Demco awards scholarship
Local pastor injured in motorcycle accident
June De Wit | Staff Writer Pastor Dave Poppen of Boyden First Reformed Church was in a serious motorcycle accident Sunday, July 21. A group of motorcyclists from the church were on an outing to the Le Mars Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor and Wells Visitor Center when the...
Kids enjoy summer rec activities
Van Zee and Rus win Kiwanis Youth Golf Tournament
Hull community blood drive results
A community blood drive, coordinated by Faye De Kam and Matt Hoehamer in conjunction with LifeServe Blood Center, was conducted Tuesday, July 23, to help the blood center keep units on hand for hospital patients across the tri-state area. Several donors showed their...
Wayne Steenhoven
Wayne Steenhoven 65 George, Iowa July 23, 2019 Wayne Steenhoven, 65, of George, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services were Saturday, July 27, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, Iowa, with interment...
Jacob Koob
Jacob Koob 17 Granville, Iowa July 25, 2019 Jacob Koob, 17, of Granville, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Orange City Area Health System from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral mass was Tuesday, July 30, at St. Joseph’s Catholic...
Local athletes earn awards at NWC boys’ basketball camp
Two athletes from the Boyden-Hull school district earned awards following July 15-18 Northwestern College boys’ basketball camp. Earning the Barnabas Award was Carter Kleinwolterink and earning the Hustle Award was Kaden Van Regenmorter. Information given by the...
Truckers with Heart
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer In just a few short days, the city of Hull will be one of five destinations in the sixth annual Commercial Chaos for a Cure semi-truck poker run when trucks of every size and shape will roll into town. Started in 2014, the idea for...
Soccer, dean of students and nearby property to be added
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull school board recently approved creating two new positions — an elementary dean of students and secondary dean of students, adding soccer as a club sport and purchasing property south of the high school in Hull. The new...
Boyden and Hull have child care shortage
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Like the rest of Sioux County, Hull and Boyden have a shortage of daycare spaces. Mid-Sioux Opportunity’s Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) regional director, Melissa Juhl, calls it a child care crisis. “The total number of...
Celebrating a century of deep roots and service
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer In 1919, Western Academy was created as the beginning of a high school in Hull. A century later, hundreds of alumni and friends will gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Western Christian High School and its history of providing...
Shoot For A Cure Tournament results
June De Wit | Staff Writer Over 80 golfers competed in the second annual Shoot For A Cure golf tournament Friday, June 12, at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Hull. The tournament raised over $9,000 for the American Cancer Society. Additional funds raised will also fund...