The Boyden-Hull Summer Theatre Troupe will present the musical “Princess Whatsername” Friday, July 7, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 8, at 3 p.m. in the Boyden-Hull Theater during Hull’s Summerfest weekend.
Temptation is the name of the game for Carla Hulstein of Hull. Her new business, Carla’s Sweet Temptations, does just that — tempt you. Hulstein started the business because she loves to bake. “I’ve always liked baking since I was little,” she explained.
LEMARS-Pitching was a struggle early as the Trinity Christian softball team was defeated by LeMars Gehlen Catholic Monday, June 5, in LeMars.
LEMARS-Four runs allowed in the third inning proved to be the difference as the Trinity Christian baseball team fell 4-2 to LeMars Gehlen Catholic in LeMars for War Eagle Conference baseball Monday, June 5.
DENISON-The Western Christian girls’ soccer team found itself down 2-0 at the end of the first half to top-seeded Gilbert in the Class 1A Region 3 final in Denison Monday, June 5.
HULL-Western Christian was without a few key players due to the Class 1A Region 3 soccer tournament in Denison and that fact alone may have caused a 9-6 defeat to Storm Lake in Lakes Conference softball Monday, June 5, but coach Mike De Jong was still puzzled by the defeat.
ROCK VALLEY-After trailing 1-0 after the first inning, the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley defense and pitching staff held strong to allow its offense to score twice in the sixth and escape with a 2-1 Siouxland Conference baseball victory over Okoboji Monday, June 5.
Marie Postma 87 Rock Rapids, Iowa June 8, 2017 Marie Postma, 87, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Rock Rapids Health Centre.
Nilda Ver Meer 75 Charles City, Iowa June 4, 2017 Nilda Ver Meer, 75, of Charles City, Iowa, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
Boyden Bash returns to the community’s calendar with a variety of events scheduled for June 23-25.
On Tuesday, June 6, the “Build a Better World” summer reading program was kicked off at Boyden Public Library.
On Monday, June 5, a babysitting basics clinic was offered to local youth from Boyden-Hull Community School, Hull Christian, Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School, Heritage Reformed Christian School, Rock Valley Community School, Rock Valley Christian and Netherlands Reformed Christian School.
Sixth grade students at several area schools took part in the second annual essay contest sponsored by the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office.
FORT DODGE-For the first nine holes Friday, May 26, and Saturday, May 27, things were going Carter Broek’s way as the lone representative for the Western Christian boys’ golf team at Class 2A state golf at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.
ORANGE CITY-Sioux Center played a near-flawless game against Western Christian. The Wolfpack simply had no answer to stop it and their season came to an end in a 10-5 Class 1A sub-state soccer playoff game Saturday, May 27.
HULL-The Western Christian girls’ soccer team had a slow start to its game against West Sioux in Class 1A Region 3 soccer Tuesday, May 30, but the Wolfpack picked up the pace in the second half and advanced to play MOC-Floyd Valley in the semi-finals.
BOYDEN-Class 3A third-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley got a good showing from its bats, and pitcher, Kaitlyn Van Der Zwaag, continued to hurl like an ace, resulting in a 10-0 Siouxland Conference softball victory in five innings over West Lyon Tuesday, May 30.
BOYDEN-Western Christian made it a game for a majority of the contest against Class 3A second-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, but the Nighthawks took advantage of the opportunities given them and came away with an 8-0 non-conference softball victory Thursday, June 1.
HULL-Trinity Christian has been the “home” team on softball fields, but not technically because the Tigers had no diamonds of their own and always had to play on the ball fields of other schools.
MARSHALLTOWN-After coming up a few strokes short of a state berth the past three seasons, the Boyden-Hull boys’ golf team finally found itself on the state stage for the first time in school history Friday, May 26, and Saturday, May 27, at American Legion Memorial Golf Course in Marshalltown.
