Doon News

After the 2008 Sioux County Youth Fair, Ann Kaster wrapped up her 21st and final year as a 4-H leader.  According to Kaster, the time spent in the organization has been fun and rewarding, but she's not finished with 4-H yet.

In 1987, Kaster replaced Gayla Tiedemann as one of the Hull Clovers 4-H Club leaders.  Kaster worked with Karen Wesselink for three years until she retired and then Bev Sheldahl joined Kaster for 15 years until Linda Landman replaced Sheldahl.

Throughout that time Kaster's four daughters participated in 4-H from fourth through twelfth grade.  This year, when her youngest, AmberLea, finished her last year of 4-H, Kaster knew it was her turn to step down.

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 S.A.L.U.T.E. (Sending Appreciation and Love with Unending Thoughts of Esteem) in Doon.  The articles will be boxed and shipped by the organization.

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DEPUTY CAPTAIN JASON BERGSMA SAYS JULY 4TH IS THE SECOND DEADLIEST DAY OF THE YEAR ON ROADWAYS.

Issue date: 6/2/08 Section: News UVSC student Mark Winget held a week-long grand opening for his new restaurant, Dooners Fresh Seasoned Grille, in Riverton, May 5-10. Winget's restaurant, which is the first of ...

Muriel Gayer, 62, died Sunday, April 13, 2008, at her residence in Inwood. Funeral service were held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church. Burial was held prior to the service at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. The Reverend Bill Donkersloot officiated. Memorials may be directed to the Muriel Gayer Memorial Fund at the West Lyon Community School.

Muriel Elaine Boeve was born March 10, 1946, to Cornelius "Case" and Elizabeth (Intveld) Boeve in rural Doon. She attended Rock Valley Public Schools and graduated from Rock Valley High School in 1964. Muriel attended Northwestern College where she earned her Bachelors Degree in Music in 1968. Muriel was united in marriage to Les Gayer on August 7, 1968, at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley. She taught elementary music for 2 years in Rock Valley before teaching music at West Lyon Elementary for 36 years where she conducted many music programs. She retired in 2007. Muriel was a member of Inwood First Reformed Church where she was the praise team leader. Muriel enjoyed playing piano, camping, boating and especially spending time with her grandchildren.

“Taking the picture is just the beginning of the job”

What do you get when you combine a photographer, a graphic artist and a desire to offer a good product?  Why, great, unique pictures, of course.

Andrea Soodsma is all of those and she's hoping that students who plan to graduate next spring will be interested in the one-of-a-kind graduation pictures she can produce.

The daughter of Harlan and Marilyn Niemeyer, from Doon, Soodsma graduated from Western Christian in 2001 and attended Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls where she earned a degree in graphic design. Read more

THE MOST POWERFUL WAS AN E-F-2 TORNADO THAT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN FOUR MILES SOUTH OF ROCK VALLEY ABOUT SEVEN THURSDAY NIGHT. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR SIOUX COUNTY JUST BEFORE SEVEN LAST NIGHT. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

“We are very thankful for all the years that Western has served our students and our children”

In just four months summer vacation will be finished and students will be returning to school.  But a handful of freshman students will blaze a new trail when they report to Hull's newest educational institution, Trinity Christian High School.

Trinity has been created by the Midwest Society for Protestant Reformed Secondary Education and is the culmination of 13 years of work and planning.

The freshman class will meet in a temporary location this year, while the 29,000 square-foot school is being built.  In the fall of 2009, these students, along with another class of freshmen will move into the new facility, at Hayes Avenue northwest of Hull. Read more

Sioux County Sheriff's Department officials are investigating the death of a Doon, Iowa, man who was found dead in his 1978 Ford truck Tuesday near Sioux Center. via ArgusLeader.com

“Then I put it away and never look at it again.”

Novelist Sandra Brown says when proposing a new title, she provides a 10-page synopsis to her publisher to establish the characters and their agendas. via PalmBeachDailyNews

NAME: Cody Johnson AGE: 22 PAST/PRESENT OCCUPATION: I work part time at Hy-Vee and go to school at Southeast Technical Institute for architectural engineering. via Argus Leader

A Doon, Iowa, man was arrested Thursday on burglary charges, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office reported. via Sioux City Journal

“This is a much brighter location”

As Conestoga College continues to expand, Doon isn't the only campus experiencing changes. via Conestoga College Spoke

HICKORY TECH CORPORATION OFFICIALS SAY PHONE AND DATA SERVICE WERE INTERRUPTED ABOUT 2:30P-M. THE OUTAGE AREAS ARE AKRON, BOYDEN, CHATSWORTH, DOON, HAWARDEN, HULL, IRETON, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SIBLEY, AND ... via KLEM-AM Le Mars

Thousands of northwest Iowa residents are without phone service after a telephone fiber was cut. via Muscatine Journal

“I think it will be generally limited”

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange cannot be held liable for the injuries a former trader sustained in an incident with a competitor on PHLX's trading floor because the plaintiff's case is pre-empted by federal ... via Legal Times

“SILO". A SIMILAR RESOLUTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED BY ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY NEXT MONTH. THE BOARD WILL ALSO CONSIDER GIVING ITS SUPPORT TO A PROPOSED RESOLUTION DEALING WITH THE REPEAL OF THE "SILO”

THE REPORT TO BE GIVEN BY JEFF PETERS OF WILLIAMS & COMPANY INDICATES A DECREASE IN THE UNRESERVED/UNDESIGNATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE TOTALING OVER 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS. via KLEM-AM Le Mars