by Rick Rhoads

“Who Decorates the Orcas Ferry Landing Every Year?”

I heard that question at the Orcas Village Store last week. Answer: the Stitch and Gossip 98280 Group of Orcas women. Pictured here are the holiday elves who came out in late November this year to cheer us all up with faux evergreen garlands and big red bows. Stitch and Gossip was organized during WWII to make bandages for GIs. We are still here to continue charitable work and cheerful celebrations. In this picture are (l to r) group members Laura Tidwell, Jackie Walberg, Marie Nitz, Chris Tercier, Deborah Helsell, Maricruz Erickson, and Natalie Menacho, with (l to r) Rick Rhoads, Peter Helsell and Louis Tercier assisting.