Ethan Levesque of Edward Little High School in Auburn competes Feb. 9 during the KVAC/MVC Giant Slalom Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Levesque placed eighth in the men’s competition. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Motorists on Feb. 8 navigate a flooded Goddard Road in Lewiston. Heavy rain combined with a deep snowpack to flood roads throughout Lewiston-Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sarah Daney shovels out her car Feb. 8 as an Auburn Public Works employee navigates a plow truck on narrow Parker Street. The overnight storm, with a mix of snow, sleet and rain, created heavy slush. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Harmony Tenney, 7, slides down a snowbank Feb. 9 at the end of her driveway in Norway as friends Emma Carliss, 7, left, and Jasher Gammon, 5, await their turns. The large mound of snow has been an endless source of amusement for the girls, including as a fort earlier in the season. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Edward Little/Leavitt’s Chase Leonardo competes Feb. 9 in the 200-yard individual medley at the annual Lesley Martin and Chris Campbell Memorial Swim Meet against Lewiston High School at the YWCA in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Amanda Hatch, center, director of programs and mission impact at the YWCA in Lewiston, delivers the first “Galentine’s Day” basket Feb. 11 to Melanie LaMore Gagnon at her house in Auburn. It is the first of 44 stops staff members and volunteers from the YWCA made that include chocolate, baked goods, coffee, soaps, flowers, gift cards, candles and personal messages. The fundraiser benefits the work of YWCA Central Maine and its mission to help empower women and eliminate racism. “Galentine’s Day” is observed Feb. 13, the day before Valentine’s Day, and celebrates platonic friendships, usually among women. It originated on the television series “Parks and Recreation.” Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Donna Landis rescues one of her chickens Feb. 9 that has wandered from her farm, Tilly’s Paradise, in Norway. Landis says it is the first day in a while the chickens have been outside, and this bird got stuck on the wrong side of a snowbank. “All of our chickens look alike,” Landis says, “so we’ve named them all Evelyn.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Auburn Public Works employees Andy “Buzz” Gagnon, left, and Ryan “Greenie” Walter clear a storm drain Feb. 8 at Dunn and Third streets. “Everyone at PW has a nickname,” Walter says. “When I started on the tree crew, I was the new guy and they started calling me ‘Greenie,’ and it stuck.” Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A rainbow fades Feb. 10 over Fort Preble, right, in South Portland. Fort Gorges is to the left of the Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, center. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal