Knitter makes good on special request
Ed Holterman, left, met MJ Allard, along with his Mom on January 2, to present him with a arm full of orange and blue knitted winter hats. The young boy had requested the special color combination on Halloween over two months back, and Holterman made it his mission to find the boy again and grant him his wish. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Some puzzles require a bit of unraveling. That was the case when tracking down a young lad who had requested a special-colored hat during a Halloween giveaway in October. But through the connectivity of social media and the close-knit community of Superior, the hat maker was able to tie up loose ends and locate the boy’s family to surprise him with a heartfelt gift.
For Halloween the past two years, St. Regis resident Ed Holterman has fashioned and given out hundreds of knitted winter hats to trick or treaters young and old. Last fall he attended the St. Regis Harvest Festival to give away his handmade caps, and the most recent Halloween he set up a table handing out beanies in front of Mountain Grounds Coffee Company.
During the evening, dozens of families came and went, but one particular boy visited their booth looking for a blue and orange cap. He simply asked, “Next year could you make me one?”
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