Month: December 2020

Happy New Year!

Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Changing the wall calendar from December to January may have never been more anticipated than in 2020 as it has been a year few will ever forget.  Together we have worked on making the community a...

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Hair on Hickory provides right atmosphere for new stylist

FAMILIAR FACE Meghan Brummel has joined the staff of stylists at Hair on Hickory. (Photo/Submitted)  Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer A familiar face at Hair on Hickory has now become a hair stylist. Specializing in updos, wedding hair and formal event styles, Meghan...

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Regional Housing Trust Fund offers assistance

Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer As the weather continues to get colder, homeowners are finding ways to make sure heat stays inside and doesn’t seep to the outside. It can be difficult to know where to begin, but with help from the Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust...

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Christmas cheer on display at Hull Christian School

Students and staff participated in Christmas dress-up days Dec. 17-22 before dismissing for the holiday break. Thursday, Dec. 17, was Comfy Thursday for students to wear Christmas pajamas, Christmas socks or anything comfy and cozy. On Friday, Dec. 18, Flannel Friday,...

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Darlene Wallenburg

73 Hull, Iowa December 21, 2020 Darlene “Dar” Wallenburg, 73, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at her home.  Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 26, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley,...

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Bernard Driesen

83 Hull, Iowa December 23, 2020 Bernard Driesen, 83, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral service was Monday, Dec. 28, at Calvary Protestant Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope...

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Richard Vande Hoef

95 Sibley, Iowa December 20, 2020 Richard Vande Hoef, 95, of Sibley, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at Country View Manor in Sibley. Funeral service was Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Christian Reformed Church, Sibley, with interment in Holman Township...

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Defense allows Comets to roll

Avery Noble of Boyden-Hull fights her way to the basket from the post and gets bumped by an Okoboji player during Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball Tuesday, Dec. 22. The Comets rolled over the Pioneers 52-28. (Photo/Nathan Broek) boyden-hull girls’ basketball...

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Comets out-score Pioneers 68-59

Bryan Zylstra of Boyden-Hull pulls up for a mid-range jump shot with an Okoboji player attempting to defend during Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball Tuesday, Dec. 22. The Comets topped the Pioneers 68-59. (Photo/Nathan Broek) boyden-hull boys’ basketball Nathan...

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Grapplers still confident despite dropping two

Harrison McFarland of the Western Christian wrestling team. McFarland was one of a few wrestlers to earn a pin during a non-conference double dual event at Pocahontas Area Tuesday, Dec. 22. (Photo/Nathan Broek) western christian wrestling Nathan Broek | Sports Editor...

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Tigers notch second victory of the 2020-21 season

trinity christian girls’ basketball Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 4-13-21-5  43 Harris-Lake Park 4-6-3-7  20 LAKE PARK-Trinity Christian put the pressure on defensively in its War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball game on the road with...

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Trinity Christian back to .500

trinity christian boys’ basketball Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian  11-17-10-12  50 Harris-Lake Park 12-12-10-10  43 LAKE PARK-After a disappointing end to the week at Gehlen Catholic of LeMars Saturday, Dec. 19, the Trinity Christian boys’ basketball...

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Local athletes named to GPAC all-conference list

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were honored with Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) all-conference honors as released Wednesday, Dec. 23. Headlining the crew was first-team selection and...

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Grind-it-out game leads to upset loss

Brayden Van Meeteren of Western Christian backs his way into the paint during non-conference boys’ basketball at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Monday, Dec. 21. The Class 2A fourth-ranked Wolfpack fell to the Warriors 47-43. (Photo/Nathan Broek) western christian boys’...

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Tough second half downs Wolfpack

Lydia Van Kley of Western Christian pushes the ball up court and past a Sergeant Bluff-Luton defender during non-conference girls’ basketball on the road Monday, Dec. 21. The Wolfpack fell to the Warriors 51-47. (Photo/Nathan Broek) western christian girls’ basketball...

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Special holiday tribute to veterans

SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE (Above) Wanda Jansma and Betty Pollema stand at the Veterans’ Memorial after placing wreaths from Wreaths Across America Saturday, Dec. 19. Wreaths were placed in honor of those who served the country and their names were said as a way to never...

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Keeping spirits bright

Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer With a mere 25 percent chance of light snow flurries forecast by The Weather Channel on Dec. 23, it seems unlikely 2020 will include a white Christmas.  With unseasonably-mild temperatures this entire holiday season and amid the...

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Making lives easier at Homestead Co-op for 25 years

RETIREMENT AHEAD Hendrene Zoet has retired from her position at Homestead Cooperative of Hull after 25 years. Thankful for all the friends she has made along the way, Zoet was happy to be the hands and feet of Jesus through her work. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Longtime...

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Mariann Haak

83 Sioux Center, Iowa December 17, 2020 Mariann Haak, 83, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at her home. Funeral service was Monday Dec. 21, at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux...

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Steven Lerdal

69 Renner, South Dakota December 14, 2020 Steven Douglas Lerdal, 69, of Renner, South Dakota, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at his home.  Private graveside service was Friday, Dec. 18, at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Survivors...

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