Look What I Made! Ella Diekevers displays her very own turkey creation during Boyden Public Library’s Thanksgiving story time Nov. 22. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The Boyden Library hosted a Thanksgiving-themed story time Thursday,...
Month: November 2021
Harvest 2021 is a wrap
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Many farmers have greased, inspected and put away their combines in preparation for next year’s harvest season. With the harvest being either completed or nearly complete, it’s time for a 2021 harvest recap from area grain...
Carbon farming practices help shape agriculture
Agoro Carbon Alliance Agronomist Clay Craighton Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer While agricultural markets shift and farmers and ranchers seek out new ways to protect their bottom dollar, technological advances and farming techniques can also see dramatic changes year...
Boyden-Hull town and city election official results
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer In the Boyden city election, Stacie Damstra held 44 votes (50 percent) and Austin Loges came in at 41 votes (46.59 percent) of the total 88 votes cast. During the voting process, there were 3 write-in votes (3.41 percent) with 14...
Elizabeth De Vos
93 Hull, Iowa November 22, 2021 Elizabeth De Vos, 93, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at Crown Pointe Estates Care Center in Sioux Center, Iowa. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in...
Ruben Winter
92 Sheldon, Iowa November 22, 2021 Ruben H. Winter, 92, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at his residence. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 27, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Boyden, Iowa, with interment in the church cemetery. ...
James Boogerd
91 Hull, Iowa November 17, 2021 James Boogerd, 91, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. Memorial service was Monday, Nov. 22, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. James...
Arlene Bidwell
86 Sioux Center, Iowa November 17, 2021 Arlene Bidwell, 86 of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at Hawarden Regional Healthcare in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 22, at New Life Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory...
Athletes earn college all-conference honors
college football Former Western Christian and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley athletes receive Great Plains Athletic Conference honors Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four former Western Christian and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standouts received Great Plains Athletic...
Former athletes help Dordt University cross-country
college cross-country Former high school athletes from Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian help Defender men’s and women’s teams to eighth-place national team finishes Nathan Broek | Sports Editor VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON-Former Western Christian and...
Wolfpack come up short in OT
western christian girls’ basketball Lydia Van Kley of the Western Christian girls’ basketball team. Van Kley led the Wolfpack with 14 points, but Western Christian fell to Emmetsburg in overtime 45-39 in non-conference action Tuesday, Nov. 23. (Photo/Nathan...
Eight Nighthawks earn all-district honors
class 3a all-district football honors Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley highlighted by Offensive MVP Tanner Te Slaa and Defensive MVP Landyn Van Kekerix Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Eight Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were selected to the Class 3A all-district...
Former Wolfpack players earn GPAC honors
college volleyball Two players play for Dordt University in Sioux Center and one plays for Northwestern College in Orange City Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three former Western Christian volleyball standouts earned Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)...
Comets struggle on opening night
boyden-hull girls’ basketball Hannah Moret grabs a rebound and looks to pass the ball with a Sibley-Ocheyedan defender closing in during Siouxland Conference basketball action. Boyden-Hull dropped the contest to the host Generals 59-35 Tuesday, November 23....
Nine Wolfpack named as all-district players
class1a district 1 all-district honors Coach Travis Kooima and assistant coach Nathayn De Hoyos also honored as all-district coaches Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nine Western Christian football players along with head coach Travis Kooima and assistant coach Nathayn De...
Taking musical talents to all-state
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Belle Schiermeyer and Brooke Meyer, Trinity Christian High School musicians under the direction of Laura Kuiper, were recently selected to the All-State Honor Band and All-State Orchestra. The pair performed Nov. 20 at the...
Holiday festivities planned in Boyden and Hull
Hull’s Winterfest event and Boyden’s Festival of Trees Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer On Saturday, Dec. 4, Hull’s Winterfest will take place beginning with a vendor fair at 9 a.m. There are many vendors lined up for this year’s festivities. The fair will...
Highlights from Western Christian production of ‘Leaving Iowa
Finding the Center of America Kyler Heemskerk (left), and Wyatt Van’t Hul (right), perform during the production of “Leaving Iowa.” In this scene, Don, Heemskerk’s character, is overlooked by the memory of his father, Van’t Hul’s character, as Don spreads the ashes...
James Boogerd
91 Hull, Iowa November 17, 2021 James Boogerd, 91, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. Memorial service was Monday, Nov. 22, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery,...
Local athletes make all-district team
igca all-district volleyball Boyden-Hull volleyball coach Justine Draayer also selected as Coach-of-the-Year in Class 2A Northwest District Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Various athletes from Western Christian and Boyden-Hull were selected to the Class 2A All-Northwest...