The Holiday Laundromat opened in the now Kelley Group Insurance building Dec. 2, 1965. (Photo/Hull Iowa Centennial) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant On Jan. 1, 1967, Cliff Koele and Bartle Soodsma went into partnership to form the agency known as Soodsma-Koele...
READY. SET. RACE!Pictured are students of Hull Christian School’s GEMS and CADETS preparing their pinewood derby racecars at the starting line. The event was held at Hull Christian Wednesday, Feb. 8. (Photos/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer On...
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer The Iowa Governor’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) Advisory Council announced in a Jan. 31 press release that the Boyden-Hull Community School District will join the STEM Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers and High...
CELEBRATING WITH PIZZA AT HULL CHRISTIANThird and fifth graders at Hull Christian Elementary School were treated to a pizza party by the Sioux County Conservation Tuesday, Feb. 7. The lunch and party were in celebration of the class's win in the Sioux County...
A livery stable (on the right in this picture) was on the site of the present Hull Post Office in 1898 when Company E was organized. The armory (formerly known as the Hull Educational Institute/Academy) is seen on the left. The sign in front on the left is for a flour...
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY COMMEMORATES COMPLETION OF PROJECTThe Hull Area Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new expansion of Farmers Mutual Insurance of Hull during an open house event Thursday, February 9. President Dave Heynen is shown...
Reflections of a Hull farmer and community leader REFLECTIONS ON A LIFE OF DEDICATION, SERVICE AND FAITHHull native Stanley Zylstra is pictured here with his new book “Faith Family Farming: Farm Boy From Hull, Iowa Reminisces.” He is shown beside a plaque inside his...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Blake Eichmann, Hull’s Parks and Recreation director, has been introducing Hull area residents to pickleball recently. Pickleball is akin to a larger version of ping pong or tennis. Among the rules of the game are that...
COFFEE SOCIAL AT ROK’SBoyden Insurance Agency invited members of the Boyden community to a coffee social Wednesday morning, Feb. 1. Shown here are Boyden community members being served a second cup of coffee and enjoying a time of socializing. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson)...
The Boyden-Hull High School cheer squads conducted a cheer camp for up- and-coming cheerleaders on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The cheer camp participants performed during halftime of the Boyden-Hull varsity basketball game that evening. (Photos/Lisa Miller)
Group Improv "can of Worms" Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer On Saturday, Jan. 22, Western Christian High School submitted three large group speech entries to the district competition at Northwestern College in Orange City. The short film “Forever and Always”...
ROLLING HILLS GOLF CLUB TO PRESENT DINNER AND A PLAY“The Big 5-0” will be presented at Rolling Hills Golf Club Feb. 9-11. Cast members are pictured. Front row, left to right: Becky Harman, Denny Smit, Carol Vande Stouwe. Back row, left to right: Deb Woelber, Marsha...
Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor Supervisor Report for January 31, 2023 January 31 at 9 a.m. was the set and approved time for our most recent Sioux County board of supervisors meeting. Being a government body, our agendas have to be posted and advertised ahead of time...
These students used their time outside to construct a snow fort. Pictured in the front row, left to right: essa Kooiman, Paetyn Zandstra, Taylor Moss, Cameron Andringa, Jake Blankespoor, Micah Westra, Evie De Jager, Emma Van Beek, Neava Andringa, Adalyn Brummel, ...
Aria Rensink and Kaylee De Jong of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley both stand on the podium at 170 and 190 pounds, respectively, following the first sanctioned Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union Super Region 1 tournament in Sioux City Jan. 27. The top-four place-winners...
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer Dennis Durband spent much of his childhood in and around Hull. He graduated from Northwestern College in Orange City in 1976 and began his distinguished writing career in Sioux Center. While growing up in the area, Durband and his family...
HULL HISTORICAL MUSEUM RENOVATIONS TAKE SHAPEThe Hull Historical Museum has seen many changes over the past year, including a basement renovation with items put on display for viewers to enjoy after many volunteers of the Hull Historical Society worked on installing...
BOYDEN-HULL LARGE GROUP SPEECH RECEIVES TOP RATINGPictured are the students of Boyden-Hull High School who competed at the Jan. 21 district large group speech contest. The talented students, coached by Emily Miranda and Julie Visscher, received a 1 rating for their...
SHOWCASING NEW SKILLSThe second-grade participants in the Western Christian cheer camp Jan. 20 showcased the new skills they learned during halftime of the varsity girls’ basketball game. (Photos/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Approximately 40 students...
After the Hull Roller Mill was built by Henry Huibregtse about 1896, wheat no longer needed to be hauled to LeMars by wagon to have it ground into flour. (Photo/Hull Iowa Centennial) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Henry J. Huibregtse built and began operations of...
