Month: June 2019
Hanson Family helps celebrate Summer Reading kick-off
Habitat for Humanity home in Hull completed
Caitlyn French | Staff Writer The Siouxland Habitat for Humanity completed another project last week as the organization hosted a dedication for a newly-built home in Hull. The community gathered around the family that will be receiving the house last Saturday over...
Hull VBS impacts young lives
Kids and volunteers from the Hull community filled the First Reformed Church last week for the town’s annual Vacation Bible School. “Roar! Life is wild, God is good” was the theme of the five days filled with Bible adventures. (Photo/Submitted)
Cheesefest brings cheeseburgers, games, petting zoo and more
Agropur hosted their annual Cheesefest on Thursday, June 6. Attendees were treated to cheeseburgers made with Agropur’s award-winning cheese, Agropur cheesesticks, and a variety of other treats like chips, ice cream, and milk. Games and a petting zoo were also...
Plain Conversation to feature Iowa House page
A Sioux Center High School graduate who served as a page in the Iowa State Capitol will share about her experience during the next Plain Conversation, a regular educational forum sponsored by the Sioux County Democrats. ShyAnn White will speak and answer questions...
Kiwanis adult golf tournament winners
Rob Meendering, left, and Mark Shearer, right, were the Flight 1 and overall champions of the Hull Kiwanis Adult Golf Tournament Wednesday, June 5, at Rolling Hills Country Club. Meendering and Shearer shot a 33 in the nine-hole two-person best-ball tournament. Alan...
A Universe of Stories blasts off at Hull Library
2019 Combined Appeal drive begins
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull community’s annual Combined Appeal drive to benefit local and regional charitable organizations started this week. Hull residents have received contribution forms and a letter providing information on each of the organizations...
History of De Boer family to be shared
The 90th annual Douwe and Katheryn De Boer family reunion will be Monday, June 17, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City, Iowa. Those who have pictures and history of the original De Boer family and family descendants are invited to come...
Trinity finds positives despite 23-7 defeat to South O’Brien
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor South O’Brien 4-1-3-6-2-7-X 23 Trinity Christian 0-4-0-1-2-0-X 7 HULL-The final score of the softball game between Trinity Christian and South O’Brien may have looked more like a football score in the Tigers’ 23-7 loss to the Wolverines...
Dawson Vis and Caden Vis aid Tigers in a 5-0 win against Wolverines
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor South O’Brien 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0 Trinity Christian 0-0-1-0-3-1-X 5 HULL-Dawson Vis had a strong effort on the hill while every time Caden Vis got on base, the Trinity Christian Tigers seemed to score a run in what ended up being a 5-0 War...
Big rally sends Nighthawks home victorious
Tatum Jensen | Writer Okoboji 0-0-0-1-0-0-0 1 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-7-0-X 7 BOYDEN-A strong fifth inning catapulted Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley to a 7-1 victory over Okoboji in Siouxland Conference softball action Monday, June 3. The fifth inning started out...
Free bases cost Wolfpack a 13-1 defeat to Indians
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spirit Lake 0-6-4-0-3-0-0 13 Western Christian 0-1-0-0-0-0-0 1 HULL-Western Christian gave up nine walks on the pitcher’s mound and had nine miscues on defense to result in a 13-1 five-inning defeat to Spirit Lake in Lakes Conference...
Bats stay hot versus Okoboji
Carson Schubert | Writer Okoboji 0-0-0-0-0-2-0 2 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 1-0-2-4-2-0-X 9 ROCK VALLEY-The bats were alive for the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley baseball team Monday, June 3, as the Nighthawks defeated Okoboji 9-2 in a Siouxland Conference matchup in Rock...
Offensive output not quite enough against Spirit Lake
Tatum Jensen | Writer Spirit Lake 3-2-6-3-5-0-X 19 Western Christian 0-6-0-0-1-X-X 7 HULL-In the Western Christian versus Spirit Lake softball game Monday, June 3, both teams got off to a good offensive start in the first and second innings, but it was the Indians...
More than just a summer camp
Lydia Lee | Staff Intern Though campers won’t start showing up until mid-June, preparations are well underway for summer staff members at Inspiration Hills. This summer’s 16 counselors have been at Inspiration Hills since May 26 to complete their two-week training in...
Boyden-Hull eighth grader is writing competition winner
June De Wit | Staff Writer Luke Myers, a Boyden-Hull eighth grader, wrote a poem that was selected as the first-place winner in the Northwest Area Education Agency’s writing competition. Luke is the son of Stacie and Ryan Myers of Sheldon. Myers’ poem, “Video Games,”...
Census Bureau: Sioux County growth continues
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The populations of Hull and Boyden have remained stable, according the latest U.S. Census Bureau 2018 population estimates, but Sioux County numbers keep climbing. Hull’s population has increased by 6.2 percent since the 2010 census. ...
Of quartz she loves rocks
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer You don’t have to travel far to put together an interesting collection of rocks. Carol Boote is displaying an assortment of her favorite rocks in the Hull Library and most of them were found locally. “Many beautiful rocks can be found in...