Month: December 2019
Easy reusable decorating ideas
June De Wit | Staff Writer Sarah Van Meeteren of Sheldon visited the Boyden Public Library Monday, Dec. 2, and presented decorating ideas for the holidays. Van Meeteren has presented decorating tips and ideas at the library in prior years, but this presentation was...
LARGER-THAN-LIFE snowman
NISYO to present fall concert
The Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra will present its fall concert Saturday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt University in Sioux Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Led by conductor Dr. Angela Holt, the...
Additional propane shipments headed to the Midwest
Last week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted two oil pipeline tariff amendments aimed at helping to move propane to the Midwest. The move is a direct result of Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ call for an Alternative Dispute Resolution process. “We face a propane...
Hull kids gathered for library craft time
Students inducted into honor society at NCC
On Nov. 20, 16 students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society of the two-year college; NCC’s chapter is Beta Lambda Pi. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in...
Kathryn Van Kley
Kathryn Van Kley 96 Rock Valley, Iowa December 2, 2019 Kathryn Van Kley, 96, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services were Friday, Dec. 6, at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment...
Tough shooting night gives Mustangs the edge
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Newell-Fonda 8-16-19-13 56 Western Christian 17-8-13-14 52 HULL-Western Christian simply had a tough night shooting the basketball in boys’ non-conference play with Newell-Fonda Tuesday, Dec. 3, but the Wolfpack also know they need to...
Second-ranked Mustangs top Wolfpack on opening night
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Newell-Fonda 18-8-18-18 62 Western Christian 9-8-17-18 52 HULL-With LeMars leaving the Lakes Conference, Western Christian had an opening in its schedule and, therefore, decided to test itself early against preseason Class 1A...
Poor D leads to an opening-night defeat
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 11-10-8-11 40 Hinton 11-15-21-14 61 HINTON-Trinity Christian got off to a fast start on opening night of the 2019-2020 season and the War Eagle Conference campaign with Hinton on the road Tuesday, Dec. 3. But the...
Wolfpack take one of three in Sibley
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIBLEY-The Western Christian wrestling team kicked off the 2019-2020 season at the Sibley-Ocheyedan dual team invitational Thursday, Dec. 7. The Wolfpack got one victory over Lawton-Bronson, while coming up short to Kingsley-Pierson and...
Comets hold off Dutch for first victory of the season
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MOC-Floyd Valley 8-15-7-6 36 Boyden-Hull 13-10-7-10 40 HULL-With the talent MOC-Floyd Valley has brought back for the 2019-2020 season, Boyden-Hull knew it would be in for a battle in Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball Tuesday, Dec....
Second-quarter giveaways hand Comets an opening-night loss
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MOC-Floyd Valley 11-18-7-12 48 Boyden-Hull 16-6-11-12 45 HULL-After the first eight minutes of action with MOC-Floyd Valley in Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball Tuesday, Dec. 3, Boyden-Hull looked like the team that made...
Turnovers stall momentum for Tigers
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 4-12-2-12 30 Hinton 10-9-14-12 45 HINTON-Trinity Christian may have struggled to put the ball in the basket to open the 2019-2020 War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball season Tuesday, Dec. 3, but over...
Kooima and Solberg earn All-American honors
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian football standout Tyson Kooima and former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout Shane Solberg have earned All-American football honors from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as...
Nighthawks take a step forward to open the 2019-2020 season
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-After having a young team a season ago, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley brings back some experience for its wrestling program for the 2019-2020 campaign and some of that experience paid off at the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutchman duals...
Winter weather brings virtual learning day
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer A winter storm Tuesday, Nov. 26 brought inches of snow, slick roads and cancelled classes at most schools in the area. Wednesday late morning, snowfall reports saw Hull with 6.5 inches, while Boyden saw 6 inches fall in the overnight...
STEM grant to help with differentiated math centers
June De Wit | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull kindergarten teachers, Lorinda Van Roekel and Deb Te Slaa, and Melanie Hofmeyer, elementary physical education teacher, are all about helping their students learn and grow. Van Roekel and Te Slaa have regularly been applying for...
Vander Pol asks council for compassion
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Hull City Council met Monday evening, Nov. 25. Near the top of the council meeting agenda was certification of Payment #4 to Vander Pol Excavating, which had been awarded the contract for construction of Division Street and the lift...
