<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Martha West works on a blanket as Cati Picard, right, knits a baby hat Tuesday during a gathering of the Panhandle Happy Hatter at the Community United Methodist Church in Coeur d'Alene. In its six years, the group has completed tens of thousands of items that have been donated to veterans, Court Appointed Special Advocates and area hospitals.</p>

October 20, 2012