Gordon Grant waves to students Wednesday as the children head home from Walton Elementary School in Auburn. “I think I wave more in a week than some do in a lifetime,” says the longtime crossing guard. Grant said Wednesday was the coldest of the three school days this week that he has helped students and parents cross in front of the school. “I’m just glad that it is not raining,” says the 81-year-old. “Rain is the worst.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal