Month: June 2018

Tigers are unable to upset fourth-ranked Westerners

Carson Schubert l Writer Akron-Westfield   4-2-5-4-0-X-X  15 Trinity Christian 0-0-0-1-0-X-X  1 HULL-Trinity Christian only had three hits in a 15-1 loss in five innings to Class 1A, fourth-ranked Akron-Westfield in a non-conference softball matchup Monday, June 11,...

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Patience at the plate yields a 13-1 victory

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Unity Christian              1-0-0-0-X-X-X  1 Western Christian 11-0-0-1-1-X-X-X  13 HULL-Western Christina drew 10 walks in a non-conference softball game with arch-rival Unity Christian Tuesday, June 12, and the Wolfpack quickly turned...

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Six errors cost Trinity Christian a 10-0 defeat

Carson Schubert l Writer Akron-Westfield 0-1-5-2-2-X-X  10 Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0-X-X  0 HULL-Trinity Christian committed six errors in 10-0 loss in five innings to Akron-Westfield during War Eagle Conference baseball Monday, June 11, in Hull. The Tigers were...

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Dorothy Dykstra

Dorothy Dykstra 94 Sioux Center, Iowa June 10, 2018 Dorothy Dykstra, 94, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Sioux Center Health, in Sioux Center. Funeral services were Friday, June 15, at First Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory...

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James Intveld

James Intveld 90 Rock Rapids, Iowa June 15, 2018 James “Jim” Intveld, 90, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, June 15, 2018, at Sanford Hospital, Rock Rapids. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, at First Reformed Church, Rock Rapids, with...

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Marisa Smolke

Marisa Smolke 54 Seattle, Washington June 1, 2018 Marisa “Missy” Smolke, 54, of Seattle, Washington, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018, in Chamberlain, South Dakota. Funeral services were Friday, June 8, at Jurrens Funeral Home, Sibley, Iowa, with interment in Holman...

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Aaldert Mennega

Aaldert Mennega 87 Sioux Center, Iowa June 12, 2018 Al Mennega, 87, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Royale Meadows Care Center, Sioux Center. Funeral services were Friday, June 15, at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with...

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Norman Tiedemann

Norman Tiedemann 83 Hull, Iowa June 11, 2018 Norman Tiedemann, 83, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Memorial service was Friday, June 15, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Hull, with interment in the church...

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John Kattenberg

John Kattenberg 89 Sioux Center, Iowa June 9, 2018 John Kattenberg, 89, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral services will at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Jan...

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Netherlands’ Te Slaas meet Hull Te Slaas

Kathy Te Slaa | Contributor As mentioned in a previous edition of the Sioux County Index-Reporter, an heir to three Te Slaa brothers who came to America from the Netherlands in 1893, Willem and Atty Te Slaa, Netherlands, visited with Te Slaa relatives in Hull.  On May...

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Stem Camp keeps kids occupied

At a STEM camp Thursday, June 14 at the Hull Public Library, kids spent some of the time building a cardboard house and making the appliances, etc. that go in a home. Iowa State University Extension sponsored the one-day camp. (Photo/June De Wit) 

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Eli Dykstra entertains at Boyden library

Eli Dykstra of Boyden was at the Boyden Library Tuesday, June 12, talking to kids about how he got into playing rock music and about all the gigs he does. The kids enjoyed learning about his gigs and his guitar. (Photo/June De Wit)

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Farmers Mutual Awards Scholarships

June De Wit | Staff Writer Ashley Van Egdom, Kailey Heemskerk and Christina Boogerd have each been selected to receive a $1,000 service award scholarship from Farmers Mutual Insurance of Hull for the 2018-2019 school year. Ashley recently graduated from Trinity...

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Camp OK a good experience for young women

June De Wit | Staff Writer The summer camp experience is important to kids and a project the Hull Kiwanis Club makes it possible for two local young women to attend. “Kiwanis Club’s mission is to improve communities by supporting youth and by enhancing community life...

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Calvary Protestant Reformed Church welcomes new pastor

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s newest pastor is enthusiastic about outreach and evangelism and he hopes to share that excitement with the community. Allen Brummel and his family moved from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the Calvary Protestant Reformed Church...

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