Lilly Arel, center, and Charlie Dresdner, third from right, fight Dec. 14 over a bag of Doritos during rehearsal for “The Canterbury Tales” at Auburn Middle School. Twenty-six students are involved in the production. From left: Frisk Thurlow, Alyssa Daigle, Hayden Thornton, Arel, Dresdner, Katelynn Levasseur and Teagan Barter-Levine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Danny Witham gives his granddaughter, Ryleigh Seamon, a push Dec. 15 on a tree swing in Oxford, while his grandson, Rowan Witham, awaits his turn. “Give me the special swing,” Ryleigh asks between pushes. Her grandfather responded by spinning her around and around, as she giggled. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Edward Little/Leavitt swim team members, from left, Chase Leonardo, Gavin Holbrook, Andrew Casares and Paul Dimitri gather Dec. 13 for a photograph before practice, as their teammates make a big splash behind them at the YWCA pool in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Amelia Llambri, 6, of Lewiston hands Santa Claus her wish list Dec. 12 during Lewiston’s Holiday Celebration at Kennedy Park. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Bethel Shields, a Gold Star mother, carries a wreath Dec. 13 through Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston during a Wreaths Across America ceremony. A support convoy stopped in Lewiston on its trip from the Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Joyce Richmond of Lewiston, another Gold Star mother, is traveling to Virginia with the convoy. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Avery Gravel of Saint Dominic Academy threads the ball Dec. 16 past Richmond’s Emma Valley, Izzy Stewart and Payton Cray during a game in Auburn. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Jessica Dagneau, system manager of care management, shows a group of Maine National Guard members a wing Dec. 16 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The National Guard is at the hospital to help reduce staffing shortages. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal file

Santa Claus gets a ride Dec. 12 to the terminal for the toy fly-in at the Auburn-Lewiston Airport. Santa had hoped to arrive by aircraft, but the winds were too strong. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Plants are reflected in Johnny Spencer’s mirrored sunglasses Dec. 14 as he moves netting used for support in one of the grow rooms at Jar Cannabis Co. in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal