Several weeks ago a group of quilters who call themselves Highland Stitchers donated a beautiful patriotic-themed handmade quilt to American Legion Hodges Post 84 in Oroville. Highland Stitchers gather throughout the cold winter months in the highlands above Oroville, WA in the famous ghost town of Molson, WA and share time and fellowship making beautiful hand stitched quilts.
They heard about our pool table at Oroville Post 84 needing a cover through Legion member and prominent indigenous history writer Arnie Marchand. Their gift to Oroville Post 84 was heartfelt without any strings attached.
Newly-elected Post 84 officers stand with the donated quilt from the Highland Stitchers.
Post 84 chose the annual Molson Days parade and festival to present our thanks before the entire Molson community. We presented a picture of the quilt and a thank you plaque to the Highland Stitchers at the breakfast fundraiser for the Molson Museum. We were surprised to find that all the quilters were serving breakfast to the community. Volunteers filled in long enough for us to make our presentation in front of a room of folks of the community enjoying breakfast. The ladies were surprised and delighted for the recognition by American Legion Hodges Post 84 in Oroville, particularly in front of their community at the biggest community event of the year in Molson.
Molson Days is a fundraiser to support two museums in the Molson community. One museum is open air donation only and full of turn of the century buildings and farm equipment. The second is housed in the old Molson schoolhouse that requires regular maintenance to keep the roof from leaking.
Oroville Post 84 Commander Casandra Clark made the presentation to the Highland Stitcher ladies.
Submitted by Kenneth Tripp, Adjutant, Post 84
