Ethan Levesque of Edward Little High School reaches across the finish line at the end of his slalom run Tuesday, March 9, 2021, during the KVAC boys Alpine ski championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. The freshman placed 17th in the afternoon slalom race and 13th in the giant slalom earlier in the day. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Lewiston’s Caleb Suli competes in the 200-yard medley relay Friday, March 12, 2021, during the KVAC Class A virtual swim meet in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Lewiston swimmers Brianna Letourneau and Sydney Bledsoe, background, compete in the 100-yard backstroke Friday, March 12, 2021, in Lewiston during the Blue Devils’ portion of the KVAC Class A virtual swim meet. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Laurie Ouellette and Valdor Beaudet, friends and neighbors, enjoy sunning themselves Friday afternoon, march 12, 2021, on Ouellet’s driveway in Lewiston. “It’s just a tease,” Beaudet said about the warm temperatures. “By next Friday, we will be shoveling snow again.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Lewiston’s Yusuf Dakane drives to the basket between Edward Little’s Pat Anthoine, left, and Tyson Green during the first half of their game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Emma Charles of Mt. Blue High School crests a hill near the finish of the freestyle pursuit race Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at the KVAC Nordic skiing championships at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. Charles won the race and the overall title. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

The bride and groom who have had a place in each setup in the windows of Grayling Cunningham’s studio in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Roger Gervais of Wales feeds the evaporator with wood Monday, March 8, 2021, at Jillson’s Farm & Sugarhouse in Sabattus. Gervais cleaned the evaporator by boiling water in anticipation of making the first batch of maple syrup Wednesday morning. “The sap is really going to run good,” farm owner Ed Jillson said about rising daytime temperatures this week. Jillson said the last of 1,500 buckets were hung Sunday. “The season is starting right on time,” he says. This is the 22nd year Gervais has been making syrup at the farm. “The truth is we always say this is going to be the best year ever,” Gervais says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Amateur radio operator Scott Richardson of Berwick communicates Thursday, March 11, 2021, with another operator, in San Marino, Italy, from a picnic table at Range Pond State Park in Poland. Richardson said portable equipment allows him to communicate from parks throughout Maine through the Parks on the Air program and from the tops of mountains through Summits on the Air. “It’s a very diverse hobby,” he says of being a ham radio operator. “It has captivated me since I was a kid.” Richardson said his grandfather sparked his interest in amateur radio. “It was interesting to me,” he says, “that my grandfather could talk to people all over the world.” The antenna in the foreground sends signals to satellites orbiting the Earth at 17,000 mph. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal photo Buy this Photo


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