Kevin and Kim Ten Haken have made several trips to Africa since 2011, traveling to the country about every 12 to 18 months as part of a Partners in Ministry Team through the Luke Society out of Sioux Falls,
Month: December 2016
Alexander stepping into B-H classroom
Nathan Alexander is surprised at where he is today — living with his parents in their house near Boyden.
Gesink’s layup keeps Wolfpack undefeated on the year
LEMARS-Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian had another test, this time on the road at LeMars, but the Wolfpack had enough in the end to set up senior point guard, Ben Gesink, with a layup with under four seconds left to take a 53-51 Lakes Conference boys’ basketball victory Tuesday, December 6.
Poor shooting keeps Tigers winless in the young season
REMSEN-Sometimes when an opposing team knows what your greatest weakness is it will try anything to expose it. That’s what Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union did to Trinity Christian in a 45-41 War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball defeat Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Tigers’ comeback stalled due to poor second quarter
REMSEN-Trinity Christian found a lot of positives to build on, but also noted that an inconsistent second quarter of basketball will need to be fixed after a 51-44 War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball defeat to Marcus-Meridan Cleghorn Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Comets open up a 10-point lead late for a win over Dutch
ORANGE CITY-MOC-Floyd Valley went with its inside game early and often in the first half, but Boyden-Hull made the right defensive adjustments down the stretch for a 73-61 Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball victory Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Poor defense and early turnovers give Dutch the edge
ORANGE CITY-Boyden-Hull gave the ball up too many times on offense and could not handle the inside game of MOC-Floyd Valley and fell to the Dutch 51-40 in Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball action Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Veerbeek’s double-double topples LeMars Bulldogs
LEMARS-Class 4A 13th-ranked LeMars gave Class 2A second-ranked Western Christian a tussle in the first and second quarters,
Wolfpack drop two Lakes Conference duals Thursday night
SPIRIT LAKE-Sometimes a key to winning a wrestling dual, or an individual match, is how high or low wrestlers’ confidence is going in.
Nighthawk grapplers drop two duals in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY-Even though it’s early in the 2016-2017 wrestling season, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley knew the double dual with Sioux City North and South Sioux City would be a challenge.
Eleanor Kleinwolterink
Eleanor Kleinwolterink 84 Sheldon, Iowa December 9, 2016 Eleanor Kleinwolterink, 84, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Friday, Dec.
Harriet Moss
Harriet Moss 91 Hull, Iowa December 7, 2016 Harriet Moss, 91, of Hull, passed away Wednesday, Dec.
Barbara D’Agrosa
Barbara D’Agrosa 90 Sheldon, Iowa November 12, 2016 Barbara Ann D’Agrosa, 90, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Funeral Mass was Saturday, Dec.
Rev. John Boender
Boender Boender 86 Sheldon, Iowa December 3, 2016 The Rev. John R. Boender, 86, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec.
Boyden Community Club has December meeting
At the Boyden Community Club meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7, Kevin Ten Haken reported the Boyden Economic Development Corp. has secured property at the east end of town for housing development.
‘Tis the giving season in Hull and Boyden
The communities of Boyden and Hull have several opportunities for giving this holiday season. The Sack Pack Giving Tree will help the Hull and Boyden area Sack Pack program
Boyden Festival of Trees winners announced
The theme for this year’s Boyden Festival of Trees was Christmas on the Farm. The Christmas celebration Monday, Dec. 5, at the Demco Center was sponsored by the Boyden Community Club
Cobblestone Laser Wash opens in Hull
Hull’s newest car wash, Cobblestone Laser Wash, opened last week in Cobblestone Court on Highway 18, next to LeMeilleur Bakery.
Wolfpack ward off Warrior comebacks
HULL-Due to the extended football season, the Western Christian boys had to postpone its opening basketball game to Saturday but gave the home crowd a show in a 78-62 nonconference basketball victory over Sioux Center.
Comets pick up their game after the first quarter to win
HULL-With the late football season, Boyden-Hull was worried about how it would play in the first game of the 2016-2017 basketball season against Okoboji.