Quilts of Valor recipients (L-R) Fred Domres, Emeric Boesl, David Chaput, Rick Crockett, Richard Rose, Francis Hoffarth, Dennis Metzger, Terry Howatt, and Robert Becker. Photo by Larry Stokke.
From day to day, Gail Balsdon spends time in her store, Sports & Shirts, but in her free time, she dedicates her efforts to creating beautiful quilts. She’s part of the Friendship Star Quilting Guild, a group of women who work on a series of patriotic quilts which are presented to local veterans twice a year.Balsdon is the area’s coordinator for a program called Quilts of Valor, ...