Encouragement required Trainers Lindsey and Will Warntjes help Kierra Fluit’s pet to complete a very difficult obstacle. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The Loyal Paws 4-H group gathered Tuesday, June 1 at the Sioux County Fairgrounds for a...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Staff and students at Western Christian High School will be wishing long-time teacher Darren Van’t Hul farewell at the end of the school year. While he will be saying goodbye to teaching, he will be pursuing his dreams of real estate. For...
naia national football title game Tyson Kooima fires a pass during a Great Plains Athletic Conference football game this past fall. Kooima, who is a Hull native and Western Christian alum, helped lead the Northwestern College Red Raiders to the NAIA national title...
Members of the Hull American Legion Post 0380 Wagman Koele visited Hull Christian School Monday May 10 to teach students the importance of disposing of a flag properly. Nearly 200 flags were burned in the ceremony of unserviceable flags and Legion members took great...
First Christian Reformed Church hosted a Parsonage Porch Party Wednesday, May 12. Participants roasted hot dogs and shared lemonade with each other and members of the public passing by. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer A front porch is a place for...
Caleb Sutton and Josie Bergstrom were chosen as Boyden Community Club scholarship recipients for 2021 at the Community Club meeting Wednesday, May 12. Sutton and Bergstrom were awarded $250 each to help pay for school supplies or other needs as they get started on...
SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT GO HAND IN HAND Gary Oldenkamp has been riding and customizing motorcycles for some 40 years through his business Oldy’s Custom Composites and stresses the importance of motorcycle safety to riders and motorists. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer...
Cole Feenstra, Jaden Van Schepen, Jeremiah Kredit, Teagan De Jager, Jaylin Van Dyken, Shayla Van Beek, Ellie Dokter, Lydia Van Kley (Photos provided by Karinda deBoom.) ‘Desert Oasis’ is theme of Western Christian banquet Juniors and seniors at Western Christian High...
Water Werks opens satellite location MORE THAN JUST BOTTLED WATER Water Werks owner, Stacy Jasper and son, Trevor have added a new satellite location for their business in Boyden. Water Werks supplies reverse osmosis drinking systems, bottled water services, water...
may is national water safety month Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer As the temperatures are increasing and schools are in their final weeks, many are dreaming of warm days spent at the pool spending time with friends. May is National Water Safety Month and staff at the...
SAYING GOOD-BYE TO THE LOCKS Chamber director, Faye De Kam, pumped the crowd up before making the first cut into Mr. Hartbecke’s hair Thursday, April 29, at Hull Christian School. Students celebrated with a week of events after reaching a debt elimination challenge...
Jayde Nelson and Marissa Pottebaum wash windows for resident at Pleasant Acres, Friday, April 23, as part of Boyden-Hull Service Day. “It’s nice to have the whole day away from school with no homework,” Pottebaum said. Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Students of...
Rachel Ackerman Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer A George native will begin her career as a nurse practitioner for Sanford in Boyden and Sheldon. Practicing family medicine, Rachel Ackerman will begin seeing patients in May. Ackerman wanted to get into a nursing career...
Former administrative assistant rejoins staff Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Julie Bosma of Hull has rejoined the New Century Press staff at the Sioux County Index-Reporter as the office administrator/editorial assistant. Bosma previously worked at the...
Owner of Rae + Honey, Deanna Doezema offers customers unique home décor items that are handmade. Doezema, a self-taught calligraphy artist, is now selling her pieces through Instagram and Facebook. Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The trees are beginning to blossom and...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The work didn’t stop with summer’s end at Zandstra’s Family Greenhouse in Hull. In August, Bart and Jan Zandstra, with the help of their family, got to work on a wide open 48x60-foot greenhouse addition. “It was like a giant erector...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The Hull Historical Society met for its annual meeting Tuesday, April 13, in the Hull Public Library. Board members and history enthusiasts gathered to hear of the accomplishments made in 2020 and what the future will bring. The history of...
(Right) Kylie DeJager hands the baton off to Josie Zeutenhorst in the girls’ sprint medley relay at the Western Christian Wolfpack Relays Friday, April 9. The Wolfpack placed second in the event with a time of 1:59 in what was the second meet for Western Christian...
SPECIAL APPEARANCEThe Easter bunny made a special stop in Boyden Saturday, April 3 for the Boyden Easter egg hunt. Ian Diekevers was one of a number of youngsters who posed for a photo with the Easter bunny. (Boyden Easter egg hunt photos/ Jodi Prostrollo and Tami...
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION Trinity Christian High School junior, Belle Schiermeyer, pictured second from left, and senior, Jenna De Jong, pictured third from left, were recognized for their accomplishments at the War Eagle Academic Banquet, Tuesday, March 30 in the Trinity...
