Randy Nault reaches out Jan. 14 to hold hands with his daughter, Kinsley, as his wife, Courtney, left, looks over while holding onto the couple’s other children, Easton, left, and Kiley, during a public skating session at The Colisée in Lewiston. It is the children’s first time on ice skates. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Hannah Dieterich, left, Shelby Woods, center, and Katherine Slattery-Seaman fill bags with food Jan. 18 at the Wales Town Office for the Regional School Unit 4 Community Cares Backpack Program. Dieterich is the founder of the nonprofit program that aims to provide three meals a day on weekends to about 100 children. Funding comes mostly from private donations, and is supplemented with public grants. To support the program’s efforts, the group utilizes resources from the Good Shepherd Food Bank, and adds to its menu through purchases at Sam’s Club, maximizing the group’s buying power by paying close attention to sales. Filling the bags takes a couple of hours each week, and the group is seeking more volunteers to help. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Sixth grader Scarlette St. Laurent cheers Jan. 17 for “Team Canada” during the 2024 Winter Owl-ympics! at Walton Elementary School at 92 Mary Carroll St. in Auburn. Five teams (Finland, Norway, Sweden, Italy and Canada) of students participate in Olympic-style games during the event, which is a special reward for following the school’s core values of being safe, responsible and respectful. The owl is Walton Elementary School’s mascot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Family members navigate the snow and puddles during heavy rain Jan. 13 in downtown Lewiston as they carry their laundry to their home after visiting a neighborhood laundromat. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Bates College tennis player Grace LaFountain, middle, gives a high-five Jan. 13 to Olivia Guinard of Sanford after Guinard made a good shot during a training and fundraising event at Bates in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A man walks across Lisbon Street during the Jan. 16 snowstorm in downtown Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Chad Chaisson holds a 19-inch rainbow trout Jan. 19 as his friend, Chris, takes a photograph of the fish Chaisson has just caught at Middle Range Pond in Poland. The two say they have already pulled in several large rainbow and brook trout. They are catching and releasing to give other anglers a chance to catch the fish, too. “Most people use live bait, but we’ve been having good luck using worms. We even pulled one up with this hanging from his mouth.” Chaisson says, pointing to a bright yellow rubber worm on the sled they use to carry gear. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal