ISB INSURANCE AGENTS Iowa State Bank Insurance offers a wide range of insurance policy options including crop, farm, home, auto, life, health, livestock risk protection and commercial insurance. (Photo/Submitted) ISAAC HOFTYZER Isaac Hoftyzer is a farmer and a crop...
MARK FRANKEN Mark Franken has been the sales manager at Automated Waste Systems in Hull seven years and has been in the ag business all his life. (Photo/Submitted) BOBCAT LINE Automated Waste Systems added the Bobcat Line in addition to its manure-handling equipment...
Students Aubree Boender, Johnathon Bosma, Seth Webb-Perez, Andrew Kaufman, Aalijah Moss, Jayden Gonzalez, Landon Pfingsten, Landon Woelber, Kade Moret Center: Caleb Lentz, Kandence Boender are going through leadership training, led by two state officers....
FFA competitors for Sub-District Competition Feb. 20. Western Christian FFA competed in Conduct of Meetings and Creed Speaking LDE. From left to right: Mara Kuyper, Lily Van Voorst, Makiah Wiersma, Talja vanNienhuis, Alyssa Schmidt, Carissa Hulstein, and Megan...
Westen Christian FFA Chapter Members Front row from left: Drew Tiedemam, Carter Mulder, Breckyn Van Vugt, Tyson Van Voorst, Lydia Bleeker, Barret Bleeker, Aiden Van Roekel, Allie Wielenga, Lydia Zylstra, Sophia Pausma, Advisor Miss Emily Joenks. Second Row: Logan...
INSPIRING LEADERS Pastor Adam Van Der Stoep from Hull First Reformed Church leads a short devotional before the Hull outstanding citizen and scholarship award luncheon Feb. 10. His concluding remarks urged guests to be good leaders for the city of Hull. (Photo/Amy...
One of the coldest days this winter season was Feb. 13 when it was -8 degrees. Sunni Battin | Editor When the temperature dips into single digits and even drops below zero, it’s important to stay warm and safe. One way to do that is to monitor weather conditions and...
Sunni Battin | Editor Cancer patients, victims of vehicle and farming accidents, and those getting surgery are often the recipients of another’s blood donation. “There is no substitute for human blood products,” said Allison Brumels, territory representative for...
Chloe Hoftyzer, activities director at Aspen Heights, visits with Wilma Grevengoed. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Residents at Aspen Heights were treated to a special afternoon Feb. 13, when they got to frost and decorate cookies and enjoy...
The girls look at some of the kitchen spices and utensils. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Some of the boys check out old games at the museum. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant On Feb. 13, Mrs. Horstman’s third-grader class visited the Hull Museum. Gerald...
Jackson Verhoef won Best of Show, Overall Winner for Cadets. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Olivia Kroese won Best of Show for fifth-grade Gems. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Eli Van Schouwen holds his trophy for Cadets Most Original, Overall Winner. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Addison Negen won...
Sunday Ford brought the barred owl named Kahoot around so children could get a close look at it. Lena Vollink (on the right) presented Sandy Westra with the plaque the Art Club won. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Sunday Ford paid a visit to Hull Public Library Feb....
Hull Christian School first-graders made these snowmen pictures. (Photo/Julie Bosma) These Penguin Pals were made by Boyden-Hull second-grade students. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Cardinals flying by birch trees were made by second graders at Hull Protestant Reformed...
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant First-, second- and third-grader students at Hull Christian School celebrated 100 days of school by making special artwork that used the numbers 1 and 0 in their pictures. (Photos/Julie Bosma)
The Boyden-Hull FCCLA chapter at the babysitting clinic event they hosted for elementary students Jan. 24, 2025. Front row left to right: Valeria Duenas, Cristel Marquez, Angela Sandoval. Back row left to right: Bryanna Garcia, Makinze Rensink, Itzel Marquez, Sonia...
FCCLA or Family Career Community Leaders of America is a nationwide public career and technical organization for adolescent women and men in family and consumer sciences through grade 12. The community service organization is intended to help students build real-life...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for February 11, 2025 It’s all my fault. I opened my big trap last week and carried on about how we didn’t have any snow and how...
MARRIED FOR 63 YEARS Gradus Kuipers and Caroline Vander Streek were married June 5, 1961. The best friends live at Aspen Heights in Hull, have two daughters, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. (Photo/Amy Lyon) IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY Pictured are Gradus and...
Car show coming to Boyden Amy Lyon | Staff Writer Car enthusiasts, come one, come all to the Frostbite Auto Fest Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Demco Heritage Center in Boyden. Organized by the Moonlite Crewzers Car Club, this indoor car show is free to...
BREAKFAST IS SERVED A student smiles as he receives breakfast at the Instituto Harvest Hands, a primary Christian school in Juárez, Mexico. The school has 126 students enrolled from grades 1-6 and is supported by Harvest Hands Ministries. (Photo/Submitted) MISSION...
