Brooke Bennett, left, of Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and Alaina Hamlin of Poland Regional High School battle for the basketball Feb. 3 in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Charlotte Comrack, left, Serena Mcgrane, center, and Nicole Wiegmann warm themselves Feb. 9 near a bonfire after jumping into Lake Andrews on the Bates College campus in Lewiston. The annual Bates College Puddle Jump began 50 years ago and has become a Winter Carnival tradition. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Rowan Cody, left, Celia Tolan, center, and Lucia Hill jump Feb. 9 through a hole in the ice into Lake Andrews on the Bates College campus in Lewiston. The annual Bates College Puddle Jump began 50 years ago and has become a Winter Carnival tradition. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Goalkeeper Alana Wheeler, left, of Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn receives a hug Feb. 7 during a girls’ hockey quarterfinal game against Winslow/Gardiner/Messalonskee/Erskine Academy/Maranacook/Mt. Blue/Lawrence/Cony. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Greg Hayward, left, and Bubba Collins of the New Gloucester Public Works Department install a new ballot drop box Feb. 5 in front of the New Gloucester Town Hall. Collins says a dump truck pulling a trailer turned into the parking lot last summer and took out the former box. Town Manager Bill Kerbin says absentee voting has begun for the statewide political primaries March 5. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lonnie Thomas of Lewiston High School floats a shot Feb. 6 over Cameron Pulkkinen of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School during a game in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Beau Haines, 3, of Dixfield, left, zips around the indoor course Feb. 3 during the L-A Harley Indoor Kids Race at L-A Harley-Davidson at 839 Main St. in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Manuel Acedo slides down the tracks Feb. 4 at the Lost Valley Snow Tube Park in Auburn. Acedo says he is from Arizona and in the U.S. Navy, working at Bath Iron Works on commissioning a ship. He says he is at Lost Valley to get a taste of winter fun in Maine. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A snowboarder soars off a rail Feb. 4 at the Lost Valley ski area in Auburn. With blue skies and temperatures in the low 30s, the weekend was near perfect for outdoor activities, with similar weather predicted for the coming days. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal