Students react Jan. 31 as Drew Desjardins holds a jungle carpet python during an assembly at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Desjardins, the owner of Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston, is holding an exotic animals show for students during Catholic Schools Week. The All Saints Boosters Club is paying for the show. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brad Carter, right, and his father-in-law, James Pulk, both of Lisbon Falls, admire a 2021 Harley-Davidson Street Glider on Jan. 28 at the 48th annual Great Northern Motorcycle Swapmeet at The Colisée in Lewiston. Carter, a member of the United Bikers of Maine and the American Legion Riders, says he has a fondness for red motorcycles. “I’m a red man,” he says. “I love red. I’ve got two red bikes. One was black, but I painted it red. I can dream about a bike like this.” The motorcycle here was customized and displayed by Viking Motorcycles of Oxford. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kathryn Stevens, left, Genavieve Whitmore, center, and Audrey Stevens wait for the school bus Jan. 29 in Leeds. Like many other schools across the region, Leeds Central School has a two-hour delay because of the storm Jan. 28. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Ellalouise spends Jan 29 at a snow-covered farm in Wales. “She does just fine out in the snow,” Ashley Levesque says of her 3-year-old donkey. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Safe Voices advocate Mikayla Jackson, right, talks Jan. 29 with Meg Hatch at the Safe Voices offices at 100 Lisbon St. in Lewiston after a vigil marking Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Jackson holds Otter, who comes to the office almost every day with Elise Johansen, the executive director. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Artist Nicole White, standing, helps with a painting technique Jan. 31 on Claire Barclay’s canvas at the Auburn Senior Community Center at Pettengill Park, as Nancy Lander, left, and Charlene Mann, right work on their canvases. Barclay says this is the third time she has attended one of White’s workshops. “She makes us laugh,” Barclay says. “It’s so relaxing.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Goalie Gabe Pomerleau of Lewiston High School pounces onto the puck Jan. 31 before Joey Samson of Edward Little High School can take a shot during a game at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Hope Handley, left, and Ellie Steele, right, of Gray-New Gloucester High School battle Jan. 30 for a rebound with Molly Partridge of Greely High School of Cumberland during a game in Gray. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Henry McCorkle, right, gets a strong start Jan. 28 during the Bradbury Mountain Snowshoe Race, as competitors begin the 4-mile trek through the woods at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal. Due to insufficient snow depths, all runners this year are wearing shoe spikes instead of snowshoes. Organizers say 78 racers registered for the Trail Monster Running event. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal