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Abby Girardin, lead preschool teacher at KidSpace Inclusive Childcare, left, holds one of her students Feb. 20 in a classroom at the Lewiston child care center at 71 East Ave. in Lewiston. In the background, Lewiston City Councilor Eryn M. Soule-Leclair talks with another student while elected officials, members of the media and others toured the facility after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
The Oxford Hills bench erupts Feb. 19 after a great play during a Class AA North Regional semifinal game against Bangor at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

 

Clara White, of Orono, center, greets Rowan Barry of Greeley Feb. 18 at the finish line at the Nordic Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford, as Nora McCourt, right, of Mt. Blue, joins the celebrating. All three women came in first in their respective classes. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Elena, center, shares her artwork on Feb. 19 with Emily at Wicked Illustrations Vacation Art Camp in Lewiston, while Eidie works on a drawing. The camp is a weeklong program held during school vacation weeks and several times over the summer. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Annabelle Chabot of Leavitt is blown off balance Feb. 18 during a wind gust as Maya Kellett of Mt. Blue and Skyler Condon of Spruce Mountain make their final push. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Jason McFarland, left, and Rob Mancini laugh together on Feb. 18 while working at Mancini’s Italian Deli at 5 Park St. in Lewiston. “I’m the bread maker and he is the pasta maker,” Mancini, the father of deli owner Evan Mancini, said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Rohen Brown of St. Dominic gets a hug Feb. 17 after she finished the 1-mile race during the Class B indoor track state championships at Bates College in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Ahmed Yasir steps on the accelerator Feb. 16 as three men push and rock his car that is stuck in a driveway on Horton Street in Lewiston. Friends, neighbors, relatives and a couple of young boys helped dig out and push the car. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
From left, Zeke Zelonish of Deering, Lex Cote of Messalonskee, Owen Dawson of Freeport and Marquis Fletcher of Fort Kent work their way up High School Hill Feb. 19 during the freestyle pursuit race at Black Mountain in Rumford. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...