Photo by Kathy Browning Fall hayrides are always fun. This one was pulled by a front loader. Folks got a tour of the neighborhood.

Photo by Kathy Browning IHS Photography was on hand to take photos of kids. Above is Kate Gladbach.

Photo by Kathy Browning After hitting the target at the Deputy Shooting Range, kids picked out which prize they wanted.

Photo by Kathy Browning The Paonia Christian Fellowship hosted a Wild West Festival on Halloween. Above right, Delanie Barnash picks a card from dealer Justin to win a prize.

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A sweet cultural lesson

On Thursday, Nov. 1, the students at the North Fork Community Montessori School, a Delta County public school, celebrated Dia de los Muertos as part of Spanish class. Pictured above is the “primary” class, aged 3 to 6. Jennie Chavez, the Spanish language instructor, gave “instrucciones” in Spanish as the children made “calaveras” (skulls) out of sugar and then decorated them with colored frosting.