MEMBERS ATTEND NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION Members of the Western Christian FFA attended the national FFA convention Oct. 26-30. Pictured in the front row, left to right: Claire Bleeker, Emily Fedders, Darcy Alons, Sydney VanderPol. Back row, left to right: Cade...
BESTSELLING OTHER PRESENTS LOCALLY Tosca Lee, author of “The Line Between,” presented on Thursday, Nov. 4 at the Dordt Agricultural Center as part of the One Book, One Sioux County event. She is a New York Times best-selling author and has written 11 published...
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The Lincoln Loggers and Hull Clovers 4-H clubs are assisting the State 4-H Council in a winter clothing drive. Members are collecting new or gently-used winter items, including coats, hats, gloves, mittens, snow pants, snow boots and...
74 Sioux Falls, South Dakota November 5, 2021 Keith A. Pollema, 74, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away of cancer Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Falls. ...
79 Rock Valley, Iowa November 2, 2021 Edward Bakker, 79, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 8, at Hull First Reformed Church with interment in...
college football Levi Vanden Bos named Scout Defensive Player-of-the-Week by the Jackrabbits Nathan Broek | Sports Editor A former Western Christian football standout got a high honor from the college he plays football for Monday, Nov. 1. As announced on Twitter and...
college cross-country Dordt University teams include former athletes from Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-The 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) women’s and men’s cross-country races were at Landsmeer...
war eagle all-conference volleyball Trinity Christian highlighted by second-team players Avery Van Maanen and Jamie Kooima Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Trinity Christian volleyball players were selected to the War Eagle all-conference volleyball team as...
ighsau sportsmanship award Each received a certificate and $250 to their respective schools’ scholarship fund Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CEDAR RAPIDS-Two Hull residents were selected by their respective schools to receive a Sportsmanship Award from the Iowa Girls...
ighsau volleyball hall of fame Kayla Gesink and Brooke Wolterstorff enter during championship matches Thursday, Nov. 4 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CEDAR RAPIDS-Two former Western Christian volleyball standouts entered the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union Hall...
class 3a state football quarterfinals Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley quarterback Tanner Te Slaa (7) signals touchdown with the rest of the team looking on during the Class 3A state quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 5. The Nighthawks defeated the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Warriors 50-14...
western christian volleyball Right: Western Christian volleyball bookkeeper Roger Vis accepts his plaque for 50 years of service to the Wolfpack volleyball program prior to the start of the Class 2A Region 2 volleyball match that was played between Western Christian...
Stick ’Em Up Archer Lode poses for a photo at the Boyden trunk-or-treat event Oct. 30 hosted by the Boyden Community Club. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Young and old alike had ample opportunity to get their trick-or-treat on last weekend....
Supporting Two New Hull Businesses Family members and community supporters of the Home on Main and The Grain House businesses conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new businesses Wednesday, Oct. 27. Home on Main is owned by Amy Emerick and the Grain House is...
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SHOW AND TELL Representatives from local manufacturing companies look at figurines created by Boyden-Hull High School industrial technology students during an open house event Oct. 22. Students were able to practice their welding skills in...
Hull Christian School Honor Band Selections (Left to Right) Jake Vande Griend, Lily Van Voorst, Avery Verhoef and Jessica Wielenga from Hull Christian School have been selected for the Northwest Iowa Junior High Honor Band with performance Nov. 6 at Storm Lake High...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Hull Christian School will be hosting its annual veterans’ panel discussion and lunch Thursday, Nov. 11. The panel discussion will be begin at 10:20 a.m. Waylon Pollema, Sam Scholten, Rachel Van Beek, Eric Rankin and Grant De Jong...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Hull Library hosted a story time event for kids Friday, Oct. 29. Those in attendance were treated to a story from a book entitled “The Biggest Pumpkin Ever.” (Photos/Shane D. Johnson)
74 Boyden, Iowa October 25, 2021 Lanny Winter, 74, of Boyden, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Sheldon, Iowa. Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 29, at St. John Lutheran Church, Boyden, with interment in the church cemetery. Lanny Lamont...
class 3a state football playoffs Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley backup quarterback Zach Strubbe fires a pass late in the game in the Class 3A state football playoffs versus Sioux Center in Hull Friday, Oct. 29. The Nighthawk reserves got plenty of playing time as they...
