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Dunk Tank to feature several familiar locals

June De Wit | Staff Writer The Dunk Tank again will be a highlight of this year’s Summerfest activities and will feature many locals who are willing to get drenched for a good cause — Kids’ Club, a free community- and church-supported program at American Reformed...

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Great lineup for Music in the Park

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The annual Summerfest outdoor concert, Music in the Park, will feature six performances Thursday, July 11, at Westside Park in Hull. The free program begins at 7 p.m. with root beer floats served during the show. First Reformed Church...

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American Legion adds Bingo to lineup, hosts pancake breakfast

June De Wit | Staff Writer The American Legion Post of Hull is sponsoring Bingo Saturday from 1-3 p.m. in the shelter house at Westside Park. This is a new event to the Summerfest lineup. “The city was looking for someone to have Bingo and because we had it before (at...

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Nighthawks fall to the Lions 13-2

Carson Schubert | Writer Central Lyon                          2-0-9-0-0-0-2  13 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-2-0-0-0-0-0  2 ROCK VALLEY-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley could only muster two runs as the Nighthawks were defeated 13-2 by Central Lyon in Siouxland Conference...

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Mistakes on defense and lack of offense down the Tigers

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 0-0-1-0-1-1-0  3 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0-0-2-3-1-2-0  8 HARTLEY-Trinity Christian did not field the ball cleanly and also had issues getting a big inning in an 8-3 War Eagle Conference softball defeat to...

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The bat of Anthony Kooiker keys win over H-M-S

Carson Schubert | Writer Trinity Christian 3-0-2-2-0-0-0  7 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0-0-0-1-3-0-0  4 HARTLEY-Anthony Kooiker had three hits and four RBIs as Trinity Christian defeated War Eagle Conference baseball opponent Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 7-4 Tuesday, July 2, in...

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Western tops Storm Lake 9-1

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 3-0-0-3-1-1-1  9 Storm Lake 0-0-1-0-0-0-0  1 STORM LAKE-Despite one inning in which Western Christian gave up a run to Storm Lake, the Wolfpack played a clean ballgame in a 9-1 Lakes Conference softball victory over the...

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Boer hits first career home run in defeat

Carson Schubert | Writer Spencer                     2-0-0-0-5-0-8  15 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-0-3  3 HULL-Despite Tyson Boer hitting his first career varsity home run, Western Christian fell 15-3 to Lakes Conference baseball opponent Spencer Tuesday, July 2, in...

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Blum pitches well against Sheldon in win

Carson Schubert | Writer Sheldon 0-0-0-1-0-0-0  1 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-2-1-3-0-X  6 BOYDEN-Lizzy Blum allowed no earned runs in the pitcher’s circle as Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley defeated Sheldon 6-1 in Siouxland Conference softball Wednesday, July 3, in Boyden....

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Insuring the community for 52 years

June De Wit | Staff Writer Cliff and Marlys Koele were honored Friday, June 28, with an open house. They’ve retired from Koele Inc. and sold their book of insurance business to Chris Kelley, an agency employee. Kelley has been with the Koeles over eight years.  Cliff...

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Boyden Bash 2019 draws many

June De Wit | Staff Writer The 2019 Boyden Bash is in the books. Friday June 28, was a hot day, but many still turned out for the festivities. A golf tournament drew several golfers to Otter Valley Golf Club north of Boyden.  The afternoon was spent at Centennial Park...

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Special recognition given during pinning ceremony

June De Wit | Staff Writer A special pinning ceremony for Vietnam War Veterans was conducted at the Demco Center in Boyden Sunday, June 30. The recognition was in conjunction with a Vietnam War commemoration act of 2017. The act set aside March 29 as Vietnam War...

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Hull City Council approves Maple Street development

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council approved plans to extend Maple Street north to 310th Street at its Monday, June 24, meeting.  But first, council members listened to some worries about the proposed residential area during the public hearing on the...

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Summer theater celebrates 10th anniversary

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Ten years ago, a new summer theater program was introduced to the Hull community with the production of “The Story of the Velveteen Rabbit.” Since then, the Boyden-Hull summer theater has given hundreds of students in grades four through...

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Rockets blast off at Hull Library

Nearly 40 students made rockets during the Hull Library summer reading program’s make-and-launch bottle rockets program last Thursday.   Using 2-liter soda bottles, the kids decorated their rockets and then decided how much water to put inside. They watched and...

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Live printing demo at B. Fierce Boutique

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Screen-printing is a big part of B. Fierce Boutique. Last week, the Hull business invited customers to watch how that screen-printing process works and even pick up a free T-shirt. The live printing event was part of B. Fierce Boutique’s...

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Boyden Fire Receives Truck

The Boyden Fire Department displayed its most recent purchase, a 2006 pumper truck, at a fundraising dinner Sunday, June 30, at the Demco Center in Boyden. The vehicle was purchased from the Valhalla, New York fire department. The vehicle will be used as a rescue...

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