June De Wit | Staff Writer This year’s theme for the Boyden Festival of Trees is “Christmas at the Beach.” The event will take place in the Demco Center Monday, Dec. 9, from 6:30-7 p.m. “The committee comes up with ideas and picks their favorite (theme) for that...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Iowa State Bank Insurance was recently recognized by Grinnell Mutual as one of a group of agencies that reached $1 million in premium. Grinnell Mutual’s company representatives, Bill Gallagher and Dick Iveland, recognized the agency at a...
Reagan Jansen of Hull recently exhibited the Grand Champion Female at the National Shorthorn Plus Show at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 14-18. She is shown with the Grand Champion, Halsey, on the far right of the...
Phyllis Vanden Brink 79 Boyden, Iowa November 23, 2019 Phyllis Vanden Brink, 79, of Boyden, Iowa, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at her home. Funeral services were Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, George, Iowa, Phyllis Ann De Berg was born March 24,...
Marvin Boon 85 Hull, Iowa November 24, 2019 Marvin Boon, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 30, at Hope Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope...
Lee R. Moret 85 Boyden, Iowa November 29, 2019 Lee Roland Moret, 85, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at his home. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at United Presbyterian Church, Boyden, with interment in Sheridan Township...
William Rens 82 Sioux Center, Iowa November 27, 2019 William Rens, 82, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, at Sioux Center Health. Memorial service was Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Faith Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in...
Arlene Oolman 91 Orange City, Iowa November 29, 2019 Arlene Oolman, 91, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Prairie Ridge Care Center, Orange City. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 3, at First Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment in...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Ten Western Christian football players were selected to the Class 1A District 1 all-district football team as announced Monday, Nov. 25. Earning first-team honors for the Wolfpack were Kobi Baccam, Tristan Mulder, Eli Van Ginkel, Levi...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were selected to the Class 2A all-state football team as announced by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Tuesday, Nov. 26. The players named were Josh Heitritter and Brandon Roemeling....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Okoboji 15-20-14-9 58 Boyden-Hull 9-3-16-11 39 HULL-Boyden-Hull took on Okoboji to open the 2019-2020 season, but a tough first half proved too much to overcome for the Comets in a 58-39 defeat Monday, Nov. 25. This game was moved...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Western Christian football players were selected to the Class 1A all-state football team as announced by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Tuesday, Nov. 26. Earning first-team honors as a defensive lineman was Levi Vanden...
