June De Wit | Staff Writer Six new faces are roaming the hallways at Western Christian High School. The unfamiliar faces are not from Iowa or even the United States but from the Netherlands. Carey Van Donselaar said, “It’s a crazy time!” She’s acclimating the new...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Members of the Hull American Legion post gathered at Rolling Hills golf course last Saturday for a flag burning ceremony. More than 300 flags of various sizes from the Hull community were officially retired on a sunny afternoon. A short...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Calvin Coolidge was quoted as saying, “All growth depends upon activity” and Bliek’s Custom Fab of Hull has had plenty of activity ever since opening in 2012. With the business’ first successful years, Bliek’s Custom Fab expanded to...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and for the first time, Iowa residents will be able to vote for school board and city officials on the same day. The combined elections stemmed from a law passed in 2017 that state officials...
Freshman members of Western Christian FFA attended Greenhand Fire-Up at Northwestern College in Orange City Oct. 15. Students rotated through different stations to learn more about what FFA provides them, how they can be involved, and how to develop team and...
Jeanne Visser |Staff Writer Flowers grow smiles and Julie Mesman got to see a lot of them last Wednesday. The owner of Personal Touch Designs in Hull joined forces with hundreds of florists across the nation in a random-acts-of-kindness event, Petal It Forward. Mesman...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull High School Musical for 2019 will be “The Addams Family.” The musical will be performed in the Boyden-Hull High School auditorium Nov. 7 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. “The Addams Family” cast and crew will bring a delightful show of the...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Western Christian High School students will be performing the musical, “Little Women,” Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Western Christian High School Event Center. Katie Nice, director, said the...
Last week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation for Halloween Safety Week to promote a safe and enjoyable Halloween celebration for Iowans. WHEREAS, Halloween is a widely-celebrated tradition in Iowa as many communities host beggars’ night and trick-or-treat...
Daniel Kaufman 39 Hull, IA October 18, 2019 Daniel Kaufman, 39, of Hull, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Memorial services will be at a later date. Daniel Stephen was born Oct. 15, 1980, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Leslie and Ruth (Goertzen) Kaufman. He grew...
Theo Keizer 90 Doon, Iowa October 24, 2019 Theo Keizer, 90, of Doon, Iowa, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Funeral service was Monday, Oct. 28, at Doon First Reformed Church with interment in Hillside Cemetery, Doon. Theo...
Merry Wissink 75 Waunakee, Wisconsin October 21, 2019 Merry L. Wissink, 75, of Waunakee, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Funeral services were Saturday, Oct. 26, at First Presbyterian Church, Waunakee. Merry Kool was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Sheldon,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HUMBOLDT-There was some disappointment in the final team standings for both the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams after the Class 3A state-qualifying meet at Sheldon Park in Humboldt Thursday, Oct. 24, but Marco...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-Coming into the Class 2A cross-country state-qualifying meet at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City hosted by Unity Christian High School Thursday, Oct. 24, Western Christian seemed to be on the outside looking in as far as a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nine Western Christian volleyball players were selected to the Lakes all-conference volleyball team as announced Friday, Oct. 25. Earning first-team honors were Olivia Granstra, Macay Van’t Hul, Tori Wynja and Makenna Kooima. Granstra,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 20-16-25-20 1 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 25-25-17-25 3 HARTLEY-War Eagle Conference rival, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, was a foe Trinity Christian was very familiar with in the first round of Class 1A Region 1...
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union board of directors at its October meeting approved moving of the volleyball postseason beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. This move stems from the implementation of recommendations from the educational-based activities...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports announced Monday, Oct. 21, that former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout, Shane Solberg, earned GPAC Player of the Week honors for games played Saturday, Oct....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HOLSTEIN-After running as part of the Trinity Christian boys’ cross-country state-qualifying team a season ago, Braxton Brummel had a goal to make it back to Fort Dodge for the 2019 campaign. Brummel accomplished that goal Thursday, Oct....
