December 12, 2024

Veterans receive quilts

Baxter Quilt Club presented Quilts of Valor to area veterans.

Baxter Quilt Club presented seven Quilts of Valor to Baxter area veterans at the recent Veterans Day program at the school. The program is sponsored by Baxter American Legion Post 493. Quilt club members have made and presented 68 quilts to veterans since 2014. Club members are Cynthia Baldwin, Linda Glenn, Beth Simbro, Chris Tipton and Marie VanBeek. This year’s deserving recipients are from left, Josh Lokenvitz, Meghan Lokenvitz, David Sumpter, Ron Schipper, Jarrett Floss, Mike Maxwell and Gennypher Poppenhagen.