Kellie Pettyjohn, administrator at Mancos Valley Resources, receives an $8,600 check from Kathy Hands, of the Mancos Valley Brewing Co., on Tuesday. The Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest raised the money in August for the local nonprofit Mancos Valley Resources as well as the Mancos Farmers Market and Chicken Creek Nordic. Mancos Valley Resources hosted the event, and the brewery lined up musicians and vendors. Chicken Creek Nordic is responsible for 12.4 miles (20 km) of track for classic and skate-style Nordic skiing on U.S. Forest Service land near Mancos. Also pictured: DeWaine Jackson, beer cook and bottle washer at the Mancos Valley Brewing Co., and Joan and Peter Brindamour, of Chicken Creek Nordic.

Kellie Pettyjohn, administrator at Mancos Valley Resources, receives an $8,600 check from Kathy Hands, of the Mancos Valley Brewing Co., on Tuesday. The Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest in August raised the money for the local nonprofit Mancos Valley Resources as well as the Mancos Farmers Market and Chicken Creek Nordic. Mancos Valley Resources hosted the event, and the brewery lined up musicians and vendors. Chicken Creek Nordic is responsible for 12.4 miles (20 km) of track for classic and skate-style Nordic skiing on U.S. Forest Service land near Mancos. Also pictured: DeWaine Jackson, beer cook and bottle washer at the Mancos Valley Brewing Co., and Joan and Peter Brindamour, of Chicken Creek Nordic.