Month: March 2019

Western Christian state individual speech results

Students from Western Christian performed in a variety of categories at the state individual speech contest at Woodbury Central High School in Moville Wednesday, March 13. Three judges each provided a I or II rating to compile a final rating.  The results are listed...

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Trinity Christian state individual speech results

Trinity Christian speech students participated in the individual state speech contest Wednesday, March 13, at Woodbury Central High School in Moville. Three judges each provide a I or II rating to give a final rating. Results from the contest are listed below.  ...

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Boyden-Hull state individual speech results

Boyden-Hull speech students participated in the individual state speech contest Wednesday, March 13, at Woodbury Central High School in Moville. Three judges each provide a I or II rating to give a final rating. Results from the contest are listed below and include...

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Henrietta Van Roekel

Henrietta Van Roekel 91 Rock Rapids, Iowa March 16, 2019 Henrietta Van Roekel, 91, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Rock Rapids Health Centre.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa,...

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Wilmina Kooiker

Wilmina Kooiker 96 Hull, Iowa March 8, 2019 Wilmina Kooiker, 96, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, at American Reformed Church, Hull,...

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Sylvester Harms

Sylvester Harms 97 George, Iowa March 10, 2019 Sylvester Harms, 97, of George, Iowa, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Sanford Senior Care, Sheldon, Iowa. Memorial service was Thursday, March 14, at First Baptist Church, rural George, with interment in Evergreen Lawn...

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Dale Merrill

Dale Merrill 86 Sheldon, Iowa March 11, 2019 Dale Merrill, 86, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019, Fieldcrest Assisted Living, Sheldon.  Funeral services were Friday, March 15, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn Cemetery,...

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Pizza Ranch is good fit for Hale

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer  Jon Hale thought he wanted to be a teacher. But then Pizza Ranch got his attention. Last Monday, the Orange City native was introduced as the new manager at Hull Pizza Ranch and he began familiarizing himself with the restaurant and...

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Success at the next level

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor After a rough senior season playing on the Western Christian boys’ basketball team, it did not take long for Bill Harmsen to realize coaching would be his calling. “It starts back a long time ago when I got injured my senior year in high...

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Vaping/Juuling realities shown to community

June De Wit /Staff Writer Boyden-Hull Community School partnered with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and Sioux County Community Health Partners to host an informational presentation on the dangers of vaping and Juuling, and how it affects a teen’s developing brain...

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Fourth annual Business & Industry Expo planned

June De Wit | Staff Writer The fourth annual Business & Industry Expo will be Wednesday, March 27, from 3- 8 p.m. in the Hull Community Building on Main Street. The Hull Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event. The expo is open to the public with free...

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BH tries to set last school day

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer   It hasn’t been easy to follow the Boyden-Hull School District’s calendar this year. Weather or sporting events have resulted in eight missed days and six late starts or early dismissals. Even with two snow days made up, the last day...

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Easter Egg Hunt planned for Hull

June De Wit | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber and Hull Public Library are jointly sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt in Hull this year. It will be the first of its kind for the community in several years. The Easter Egg Hunt will take place April 13 from 10-11 a.m. Kids...

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Otter Valley Country Club spring dinner theater announced

The Otter Valley Country Club will present its spring dinner theater on April 3, 4, 5 and 6. The play, “How The Other Half Dies,” is written by Eddie McPherson who has over 70 plays/books published in the educational, theatre, Christian and children’s markets. In a...

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City and school board elections combine in 2019

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer For several years, the Hull Public Library has been the voting site for school board, city and other elections. But that’s changing this year when the polls will be moved back to the basement of the community building. This change happened...

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Northwest Iowa soil health workshop

A northwest Iowa soil health workshop Thursday, March 28, will offer soil and water management CEU credits as well as timely information from local and area farmers. The workshop will be at Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A in Sheldon and starts at 9:30...

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Clay Van Tol announces commitment to Dordt  soccer

Western Christian boys’ soccer player Clay Van Tol made a verbal announcement Thursday, March 7, that he will sign to play soccer at Dordt College next fall. Van Tol will be entering his senior season for the Wolfpack this coming spring. Last season he played all 12...

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Siouxland Conference boys’ all-conference team

Correction on the Siouxland Conference boys’ all-conference team from last week. In the Siouxland all-conference boys’ basketball team story that ran in last week’s issue of the Sioux County Index-Reporter, Spencer Te Slaa was accidently omitted. Te Slaa was named to...

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Pals’ stories entertain

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Pete Pals is a natural storyteller with an amazing memory. Putting the two together, he entertained a crowd of over 50 visitors at the Hull Public Library last Thursday morning. Pals shared memories and read excerpts from his book,...

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Henrietta Dykstra

Henrietta Dykstra 89 Hull, Iowa March 8, 2019 Henrietta Dykstra, 89, of Hull, Iowa, died March 8, 2019, at Western Home Community, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Family visitation will be Thursday, March 14, from 6-8 p.m. at First Reformed Church, Hull. Funeral service will be...

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