Friday, March 1 was the last day for Scotty’s Grocery and Catering business to be open in the Elk Creek community. Scotty Gottula opened Scotty’s Grocery in 1987 to fulfill a need in Elk Creek for a place where people could come and buy the essentials, such as bread, milk and other food supplies, in addition to providing fresh cuts of meat from the deli. He expanded his business in 1998 to…