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Lost Valley snowmaker Nolan Johnson walks Monday morning Dec. 2 to the middle of the Big Buck trail at the Auburn ski area to check the texture of the snow coming down. It was sticking to his jacket, a sign that the snow was becoming too wet. He then started shutting down the snowmaking for the day. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Designer Lana Hall, left, of Wales talks with a young dancer Dec. 4 while making costume alterations during rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Peter Barnies hangs Christmas lights Dec. 2 at his home in Auburn. Barnies said he has decorated his home for the holidays each year for the past 55 years. “It’s a hobby,” said Barnies. “It’s a lot of work, but I really enjoy it. By Sunday, he said, the house would be decorated from top to bottom. “The neighbors love it,” said Barnies. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Marcio Luvunga harvests peas on Dec. 5 from a Fork Farms hydroponic system during the 21st Century after-school program at Lewiston Middle School. Dina Doyon, Lewiston Middle School librarian and 21st Century site coordinator, assists. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
A demolition car is pushed by Santa’s helpers on Nov. 30, as it participates in the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, which traveled between Norway and South Paris with the theme “Home for the Holidays: Celebrating our Men and Women in Uniform.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Beth Gilman shovels a few inches of slushy snow on Dec. 5 from her driveway on Jenkins Street in Lewiston. “I have a plow guy, but he doesn’t come if it’s under 3 inches,” she said. “I don’t mind; it’s good exercise and I save some money.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline stands in front of the display window at The Studio on Dec. 3, owned by Grayling Cunningham on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston. In the background, middle, is Krampus, a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children before the Feast of St. Nicholas on Dec. 6. Russ Dillingham/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...

Andree Kehn is a staff photographer who has lived in Lewiston for the past three years and has been a Greenwood resident for 20 years, on and off. She has worked full time for the Sun Journal since 2015....

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...