Akol Maiwen, right, of Edward Little High School celebrates Feb. 7 following a dunk by his brother, Diing Maiwen, middle, during a game in Auburn against Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Dylan Cookson walks in the falling snow Feb. 6 to reach Webb’s Market at 131 Pine St. in downtown Lewiston. “I don’t mind the snow,” he says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Quinn Gerrish, an instructor at the New England School of Metalwork at 7 Albiston Way in Auburn, grinds a metal plate Feb. 5 in preparation for a weld. Quinn says he learned to weld in 1994 and 1995 at the Mt. Blue Technical Center in Farmington. After a career as a welder, Gerrish has been an instructor for five years. Students, many utilizing military or veterans benefits, take the three-month courses to prepare for a career. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Gary Labonte, right, and Roger Martineau find a way Feb. 4 to attach a snow planer to the back of a groomer at Labonte’s farm in Sabattus. The members of the Sabattus Mountaineers Snowmobile Club say that because of the lack of snow, Feb. 4 is the first time this winter they are pulling out the planer to groom snowmobile trails. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A fire investigator walks Feb. 3 through the rubble of the Maine Turnpike Authority maintenance garage at 393 Hackett Road in Auburn, which was destroyed by fire the previous night. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lorelei Hilliker, the owner of 207 Edibles, sits in the stairwell Feb. 4 at 207 Edibles, which sells cannabis products at 5 Canal St. in Lisbon Falls. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal