Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Boyden-Hull school board voted to purchase the property at 1010 Division St. in Hull for $80,000. The property is owned by Bradley Van Grootheest. “We’ve discussed this property over the last several months as we look to the...
Month: November 2019
‘Giving Tree’ up at Pizza Ranch in Hull
June De Wit | Staff Writer Love INC of Sioux County’s Giving Tree was put up at Hull Pizza Ranch Nov. 16. Patrons can stop by and take a heart off the tree to help make someone’s Christmas this year a little brighter. The hearts and the item(s) purchased need to be...
Love INC plans Christmas event
June De Wit | Staff Writer Love INC of Sioux County is planning a family-centered Christmas event, “The Heart of Christmas,” Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9:30-11 a.m. at the family life center at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Although located in Rock Valley, Love...
A salute to veterans
Northwest Firearms competes in pitchoff for Dream Big Grow Here competition
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Northwest Iowa Development’s Dream Big Grow Here grant contest hosted its pitchoff for the five finalists Nov. 14 in Sioux City. The grant contest was hosted by northwest Iowa economic development organizations, and kicked off in...
Henry Van Der Brink
Henry Van Der Brink 64 George, Iowa Nov. 10, 2019 Henry “Hank” Van Der Brink, 64, of George passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at his home. Memorial services were Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, George, with interment in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery,...
Rosalynd Deatsch
Rosalynd Deatsch Boyden, Iowa Nov. 15, 2019 Rosalynd Anne Deatsch, the infant daughter of Nathan Deatsch and Emma Wells of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 at Sioux Center Health.
Elmer Koedam
Elmer Koedam 92 Sioux Center, Iowa Nov. 11, 2019 Elmer Koedam, 92, of Sioux Center died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Sioux Center Health. Memorial service was Friday, Nov. 15, at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Valley View Cemetery,...
Hermina Uittenbogaard
Hermina Uittenbogaard 93 Boyden, Iowa Nov. 16, 2019 Hermina Uittenbogaard, 93, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Memorial service will be Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. at First Reformed Church in Boyden. Rev....
Nine Nighthawks earn all-district football honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nine Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were named to the Class 2A All-District football team as announced by the District 1 coaches Wednesday, Nov. 13. Five Nighthawks named to the offensive all-district team were running back Kody...
Shane Solberg earns GPAC Player-of-the-Week honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout Shane Solberg has earned Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Player-of-the-Week honors for games played Saturday, Nov. 9. The former standout running back for the Nighthawks is now a...
Various Nighthawk athletes named to the academic list
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Thirteen Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were named to the Class 2A District 1 academic football list as released by the district Wednesday, Nov. 13. Named to the list were Chris Van Der Brink, Cody Moser, Eric Salazar, Dawson...
Two Wolfpack earn academic all-state
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Western Christian volleyball athletes were named to the academic all-state list as announced by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association Monday, Nov. 11. Named to the list were sisters Abby Postma and Ally Postma. To be named to the...
ISU Extension presents program
Summer Beery, a program coordinator with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach-Sioux County, presented a program at the Boyden Library Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 12. The program was all about leaves and engaged the kids, kindergarten through fourth grade, in a...
Tiedemann depicts Hull’s history with unique display
June De Wit | Staff Writer Arnold Tiedemann is setting up a unique train display in the Hull Historical Society Building. The display is a historical replica of Hull’s Main Street in 1910 and 1950. Both models feature Main Street from Railroad Street to Second Street....
Boyden-Hull sends 11 to FFA national convention
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer On Oct. 29, the Boyden-Hull FFA chapter sent 11 high school students to the 92nd national FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. These members included Kyra Fykstra, Hannah Hulstein, Sydney TeSlaa, Joeb Boogerd, Reid Vande Stroet, Jake...
Western Christian FFA Chapter attends national convention
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Six Western Christian High School students attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently. Leaving Oct. 29, the students enjoyed a full week filled with networking, workshops and various tours. One tour the...
Hull Kiwanis annual poinsettia sale
His address might not be Hull anymore, but Denny Wright is still a member of the Hull Kiwanis organization and he’s helping promote the annual poinsettia sale. Thursday, Nov. 21, from 1-7 p.m. hundreds of the colorful Christmas plants will be available at Natural...
Sioux County American Legion makes $500 donation to Partners for Patriots
Monday night, Nov. 4, Sioux County American Legion commander and Boyden Legion commander, Jeremy Kruid, presented a donation of $500 to Partners for Patriots representative, Gerry Holtrop, along with Partners for Patriots puppy raiser, Kenny Matheis, and his...
Wolfpack head back to state for 19th consecutive season
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 16-21-15 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 ROCK VALLEY-When the regional pairings came out, the matchup between top-ranked Western Christian and ninth-rated Boyden-Hull in the Class 2A Region 1 final Tuesday, Nov. 5,...