A Look Back — As 2007 ends, we revisit some of the people whose stories we shared with you earlier this year

Vista resident Rita Sweeting’s potato shaped like the Virgin Mary decayed, but her faith is still strong, and she has opened a thrift shop to help people. <br><small><B>North County Times File Photo </B></small> <br><A HREF="https://secure.townnews.com/nctimes.com/forms/photo_services/linkorder.php?des= North County Times File Photo / Vista resident Rita Sweeting’s potato shaped like the Virgin Mary decayed, but her faith is still strong, and she has opened a thrift shop to help people." target="new">Order a copy of this photo</A> <!— <br><A HREF=" ">More of this story</A> —> <br> <A HREF="http://www.nctimes.com/news/photogallery/" target="new">Visit our Photo Gallery</A> <br> <hr width="250">