The combined junior high choir from Hull and Doon was led by Kelly Westra. The performance was part of the junior high fall music program of Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School and Northwest Iowa Protestant Reformed School Monday, Nov. 21. Hull Protestant...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The harvest season of 2022 at Hull Co-op has come to a close and a picture of how crops have performed in the area has become clear. This year has seen drought conditions and high winds, as well as market forces raising the cost...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer RIBBON CUTTING AT VAN’S POWER CENTERA Hull Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting was held at Van’s Power Center Thursday, Nov. 17. Pictured are local supporters, city officials and Hull Area Chamber members who await the cutting of...
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer In a recent public contest with multiple entries, one stood out to voters the most for use in Hull’s Sesquicentennial 150-year celebration. Jessica Bonestroo’s design is a reflection of not only Hull’s lengthy history but also...
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOLSSchool Resource Officer Waylon Pollema connects with students through his role in area Sioux County schools. Seeing the needs of Sioux County residents and students, Sioux County Sheriff Jamie Van Voorst is exploring options for...
HULL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMMINGDwight Bakker was the host of programming at the Hull Public Library on Monday, November 14, "All about rocks". He is pictured with a geode he split in half during the program. A rockin’ good time at Hull Public Library Shane D. Johnson...
Photographed left to right: Nicolas Noteboom, Molly Galema, Trey Steimsma, Ashayla Soodsma and Jensen Cooper. Steimsma, who is from Hull, and Soodsma, who is a Boyden-Hull alum, were part of one of the two shooting groups that competed for the Dordt University Trap...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer “Tonight, Iowans in the Fourth District chose results over rhetoric, common sense over turmoil, conservatism over socialism,” said incumbent Congressman Randy Feenstra in remarks made at the Hull Public Library after his re-election to...
HULL CHAMBER DIRECTOR AMY KELLEY IMPACTS HULL COMMUNITYPictured is Hull Area Chamber director, Amy Kelley, at the 2022 Hull Area Chamber of Commerce Outstanding awards. She is seen here presenting a certificate to John De Koster and Philip De Koster of De Koster and...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The Hull city council discussed the community’s concern with traffic control on Highway 18 through Hull during an Oct. 24 council meeting. City officials looked to submit a traffic control device application to the Iowa Department of...
Meagan Mulder | Chapter Reporter Western Christian FFA Ten students along with advisor, Mrs. Nettinga, and student teacher, Ms. Tucker, traveled to the National FFA Convention at the end of October. We split up the travel on the first day by stopping in Moline,...
SEEKING ANSWERS TO LINCOLN TOWNSHIP CEMETERY HISTORYIn late October, the Hull Historical Society spearheaded a project that included scanning of Lincoln Township Cemetery in order to uncover more of its history. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Hull Historical Society project...
blast from the past Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant In the 1870s and early 1880s, a group of the early settlers of Pattersonville, now known as Hull, were Germans of the Lutheran faith. They worshiped in homes and schools in the community, and ministers were...
Jim Verdoorn Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Boyden-Hull Elementary had a special Veterans Day program Friday, Nov. 11. Students sang several songs including “America the Beautiful” and the “Star Spangled Banner.” They also watched the videos “What Is Veterans Day?”...
GLENN KOOIMA PRESENTS AT DORDT“For Lawrence…lest we forget” was presented to audience members at the BJ Haan Auditorium at Dordt University on Friday, Nov. 11. Glenn Kooima presented on his great-uncle Lawrence Kojima’s World War II service. Lawrence was shot down...
VETERANS HONOREDPictured are the veterans that reside at Aspen Heights Senior Living in Hull. (Left to right): Don VanEgdom, Ed Dokter, Cleo TeSlaa, John Hoksbergen and Gradus Kuypers. Not pictured: Don Boer and Harold Jaspers. Those who attended were given front...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor In Sioux County, 14,275 ballots were cast in the general election Nov. 8. That is 61.21 percent of the 23,320 registered voters. Results of the election are unofficial until a canvas of the ballots is completed.In the state...
INDUCTED INTO PHI THETA KAPPAPictured are students recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society chapter, Beta Lambda Pi, at Northwest Iowa Community College. Left to right: Sherlyn Wynia, Sara Van Surksum, Kari Rutledge, Jenna Maassen, Andrea Kelderman, Mykah...
Junior high boys at Hull Christian School made up actions to the song “Boatmen Stomp” which the seventh- and eighth-grade choir performed for the fall music concert Nov. 7. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The junior high band, third- through eighth-grade...
GLENN KOOIMA TO PRESENT ON HIS GREAT-UNCLE'S WWII SERVICEGlenn Kooima will present at Dordt University on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium. He will present on the service of his great-uncle Lawrence Kooima. Lawrence was shot down and killed over...
