Hull NewsLocal news for Hull, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Anna Olivier Harsma- July 24, 2008 Anna Olivier Harsma, age 94, of Cheyenne, Wyo, formerly of Hull, passed away on November 29, 2007, in Wyoming. Graveside memorial services were held on Saturday, June 21, at 2:00 p.m., at the Hope Cemetery in Hull. Leaders were Mona Reece, Allen Papendorf, Tim Vaughan, and Laura Watkin. Anna Elizabeth Harsma was born on April 11, 1913, in rural Hull, the daughter of Arthur and Fannie (Wiersema) Olivier. She was raised at Hull until the age of eleven, when her...http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/anna-olivier-harsma?fromrss=1 Not Yet Home- July 22, 2008 Thanks to Deanna Tiedeman for last week's letter to the editor. (It was only the sixth in response to "Not Yet Home" since I started writing almost two years ago. Interestingly, all six have been critical...hmm. But that's another story.)While I appreciate her taking the time to write, Mrs. Tiedeman (like many others) is talking about symptoms - our daily activities that consume oil. The discussion America needs to have is about the problem - our addiction to oil.For example: Mrs. Tiedeman,...http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/not-yet-home-2?fromrss=1 Changing the local landscape- July 20, 2008 The Green Meadows Foods cheese and whey plant got a new look last week when six large silos were added to the north side of the building.The taller silos are 73-feet high and will hold 60,000 gallons, or 500,000 pounds of milk; about ten semi-loads. When the cheese plant is up and running it will process one silo in four hours.The two shorter silos will be used for sweet cream, which is separated from the milk. The cream may be used in the cheese-making process or sold.The six silos..http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/changing-the-local-landscape?fromrss=1 Building her own car- July 18, 2008 One of the more unique 4-H entries at the Sioux County Youth Fair this year is a Ford Model T. The one-half scale replica of a 1915 car is the result of a yearlong learning process for Rebekah Jasmer.She built it.The daughter of LeRoy and Deb Jasmer, Rebekah and her family farm north of Hull. The teenager likes working outside and enjoys a challenge. Building the car with her dad, Rebekah learned about transmissions, brakes and mufflers. Her new...http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/building-her-own-car?fromrss=1 Healthy Hull final results- July 16, 2008 The final standings in the Healthy Hull program were released last week.In the 'weight loss' category, the first place team was the 'Healthy Hopers', team captain - Kim Heynen. The team lost 5.7 percent of their initial team body weight and 84 total pounds.In second place was the 'Tooth Fairies', team captain - Nancy Driesen. They lost 4.3 percent of their initial team body weight and 47 total pounds.In third place was '3's Company', team captain - Cheri...http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/healthy-hull-final-results?fromrss=1 Please donate for the troops- July 12, 2008 Members of the Hull Legion Auxiliary are asking members of the community to remember our soldiers serving overseas in places such as Iraq, Germany, Afghanistan and Kuwait.They are collecting donations for the troops from July 15 through 31. A box for items the soldiers need is in the Hull Pharmacy, or donations can be dropped off at the home of LuAnn DeWild or Sandy Vander Zwaag. A list of items needed is also in the Hull Pharmacy.All items collected will be given to...http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/please-donate-for-the-troops?fromrss=1 Iowa's new smoking restrictions go into effect- July 10, 2008 Jeanne Visser for Sioux County Index -- Sioux County Index Reporter , July 9, 2008 Last Tuesday, July 1, Iowa's new Smokefree Air Act took effect and put extra restrictions on smoking areas.http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/iowas-new-smoking-restrictions-go-into-effect?fr... Not Yet Home- July 8, 2008 Dear readers and fellow voters, get in the ballot-box mood and weigh your options: Does one of these two candidates seems more like you, more familiar, more trustworthy Candidate A prefers not to talk about his faith. Candidate B has a clear, vibrant testimony of how he came to believe in Jesus Christ. Candidate A is on his second marriage - to a woman 17 years his junior - which took place one month after the divorce from his first wife, a former fashion model, was finalized. Candidate B has...http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/07/not-yet-home?fromrss=1 Siouxland Woman Charged With Fraud- July 1, 2008 A Siouxland woman has been jailed following charges she used fraudulent prescriptions to get drugs.http://www.topix.net/city/hull-ia/2008/06/siouxland-woman-charged-with-fraud?fromrss=1 |