Annika Hellstedt, 13, skis past a wooden sculpture March 2 during the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. The sculpture was created by Maine artist Bernard Langlais.  Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Thornton Academy’s Brady Pecora shovels the puck March 4 past Lewiston goalie Will Routhier for the only goal of the championship game at the Cross Insurance Center in Portland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dodi Casparius gives her daughter Lu Lu a spin March 3 as her son Benson, right, enjoys and afternoon of sledding on the hill at Mike McGraw Park on Bartlett Street in Lewiston. The family is on vacation from Florida, visiting relatives. It’s the first taste of snow for Benson. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The landscape recedes into the fog March 5 along the side of North Auburn Road in Auburn. Rain, rising temperatures and wind marked much of the week. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Adam Champion of Auburn walks in the rain March 5 on Lisbon Street to the Lewiston Public Library. “I don’t mind the rain; I have my umbrella,” he said. “It’s better than snow; at least I can walk in it.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Paige Cunningham, 16, center, watches March 4 as teen librarian Jenna Fowler, left, and Ember Grimm, 13, work on a Perler bead project during the Teen Craft Club at the Auburn Library. Cunningham and Grimm are both volunteers and participate in teen activities at the library. “I think it’s fascinating to have a different relationship as both a person who checks out books and someone who makes book displays,” Cunningham said. Homeschooled and taking some classes at Central Maine Community College, Cunningham volunteers at the library every Tuesday. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Madeline Hill of Valley High School reacts March 1 as the final second ticks off the clock and Valley beat Central Aroostook/Mars Hill for the Class D state championship in Bangor. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Taylor Varney of St. Dominic Academy hoists the Gold Ball March 1 after the Saints beat Schenck High School for the Class D state championship game in Bangor. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lewiston firefighters lower a victim March 3 from a third-floor window of an apartment at 69 Horton St. in Lewiston during a reported structure fire. The cause of the fire was reported as fireworks lit inside the building. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal