Photo submitted George Butcher of Delta with the nice 6x6 bull he took on Oct. 20 hunting in Southwest Colorado.This year's elk hunt had a picture perfect ending for Delta County resident George Butcher.

Butcher, a former combat Marine and owner of Carbcomm International here, took one shot and made it good to down a 6x6 bull at 361 yards.

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Photo submitted Winners double up Delta Correctional Center announces two Employees of the Quarter for July-September. A tie resulted in awards being presented to Sgt. Ben Woolley from maintenance and Lt. Kelly Rocha from case management. The awards were presented by Warden Steve Green.

Photo submitted Skylar Kraai competed in the local Punt, Pass, Kick competition for 10-11 year old boys in Delta on Sept. 8 and placed first. Next was a trip to Grand Junction (Oct. 14) and the regional NFL Punt, Pass, Kick competition where he also placed first. The PPK competition measures distance and accuracy, allowing one attempt in each of the three skills. The top four scorers out of nine regional competitions advance to the state competition held in Denver in December.

Photo submitted 50-year reunion Cedaredge High School’s Class of 1962 held its 50-year reunion Sept. 7, 8 and 9. On Friday afternoon they toured the old high school (now the new Cedaredge Elementary School). That evening Gale Doudy hosted a barbecue at his home. On Saturday evening classmates enjoyed a catered dinner at the Stolte Packing Shed in Cedaredge. A picnic was held Sunday in Cedaredge Town Park. Pictured left to right are Maribeth (Simon) Clark, Bill Sievers, James Bertram, Janice (Bertram) Thompson, Louis Grover, Marion (Freshour) Foss, Kathleen (Wilson) Martin, Jim Webster, Dennis Husted, Rosaline (Sheppard) Berg, Gale Doudy and Gary Haase. Attending but not pictured were Chuck Loucks and Jim Briscoe.