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Al Heaton and Bunny McComb Win Southwestern Livestock Association Awards

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Longtime rancher Al Heaton was named Stockman of the Year and Bunny McComb was chosen Cowbelle of the Year at the Southwestern Livestock Association’s annual banquet on Saturday.

Heaton has served on numerous area groups, including the Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council and Montezuma County’s Rangeland Stewardship Committee. The Cortez Journal reports McComb and her husband ranch in Montezuma County and she is a strong supporter of the beef industry.

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Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.