PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- With Veteran’s Day approaching a local quilting group has donated hand-sewn quilts to the Hughes County Veterans Service Office.  Marta Newman is one of a half dozen quilters associated with Lutheran Memorial Church.

Veterans Service Officer Mike Mullen says the gesture will be special for the Veterans who receive them.

The quilts will be heading to a local long-term care facility with a large population of Veterans.

The quilts were presented to Mullen to distribute at the Hughes County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon.