Courtyard event honors quilters, veterans
A total of 220 quilts were on display at the Jackson County Courtyard in Holton on Saturday, June 13 for the viewing and enjoyment of an estimated crowd of more than 500 people.
“There was a little drizzle in the morning and a little at noon, and that was it,’’ said Mary Pfeiler, one of the organizers for the event and owner of the local Quilting on the Square business with her husband Mark.
Pfeiler said the Quilts on the Courtyard was a great local event and plans are already being made to repeat the event next June on the second Saturday of the month.
The event was part of the Chamber of Commerce’s ongoing series of Second Saturday activities.
A highlight of the event Saturday was the presentation of Quilts of Valor to a total of 52 local veterans.
Honorees receiving quilts included Allen D. Abel, Fred (Wayne) Altenberg, Ron Anderson, Alice Ash, Leo E. Bickford, Jack Bontrager, Cecil Lee Bowser, Charles R. Brenner, Sam Brown, Wally Callison, Lewis Carter, George Cochran.
Earl Cordell, Rodney Cormier, Lester Ray Crawshaw, Orville S. Delay, Bob J. Frealy, Leon Freel, D.D. (Doc) Griffiths, Lawrence Hale, Roy A. Hale, Ray Harshaw, Harry J. Hershey, Sheldon Hochuli, Ernie Hoffman, Joel Hutchins, Charles G. King, Mark Knouft.
Paul B. Krogman, Leon Lowry, Walter “Jimmy” Lund, Dennis Malmberg, Leroy Martin, Gary McAlpine, James R. McCrory, Dennis Ray McDonnell, Ross M. Nelson, Russel Pickett, Nick Pool, Myron “Jim” Potts, Orville Rice, C.L. Riley, Arnold Robertson, Eugene Sawyer, Gerald (Jerry) Sharp, Bradford W. Stauffer, Dean Stous, Leroy Williams, Willard (Willy) Wilson, Gary Wofford, Kenny Wykert and William H. Zibell.
Pfeiler said that more than 250 people were served a barbecue meal at the Courthouse, which was also part of the event.
