Aiming for fun in Auburn

: Steve Kendall helps Nora Condit, 6, of Auburn aim during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Thirteen children and eight adults skied around a cross-country course while stopping to shoot targets under the direction of volunteers from the Auburn Ski Association. The race was one of more than 25 events held during the three-day Auburn Winter Festival. Kendall of Boulder, Colo., is the brother of Auburn School Committee member Tom Kendall, who timed the race. Condit’s 8-year-old brother, Ben, father, Bruce, and mother, Whitney, also participated in the biathlon.

: Steve Kendall helps Nora Condit, 6, of Auburn aim during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Thirteen children and eight adults skied around a cross-country course while stopping to shoot targets under the direction of volunteers from the Auburn Ski Association. The race was one of more than 25 events held during the three-day Auburn Winter Festival. Kendall of Boulder, Colo., is the brother of Auburn School Committee member Tom Kendall, who timed the race. Condit’s 8-year-old brother, Ben, father, Bruce, and mother, Whitney, also participated in the biathlon.

: Brian Erickson, right, and Bruce Condit, both of Auburn, take aim during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Thirteen children and eight adults skied around a cross-country course while stopping to shoot targets under the direction of volunteers from the Auburn Ski Association. The race was one of more than 25 events held during the three-day Auburn Winter Festival.

: Josh Firmin of Industry leaves the shooting zone for another lap on skis during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Firmin is a coach with Maine Winter Sports Center Healthy Hometowns, a program dedicated to creating a healthier, more active, outdoor lifestyle throughout Maine. He is active in providing Nordic ski opportunities for both children and adults. Sunday’s biathlon was the first race of the Western Foothills Nordic Cup. The second race will be held on Feb. 8 at Black Mountain in Rumford. Titcomb Mountain in Farmington will host the final race on March 9.

: Dave Erickson monitors the range while Attean Fournier, 8, both of Auburn, takes aim during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Thirteen children and eight adults skied around a cross-country course while stopping to shoot targets under the direction of volunteers from the Auburn Ski Association. The race was one of more than 25 events held during the three-day Auburn Winter Festival.

: Nora Condit, 6, of Auburn fends off the bitter winds during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Thirteen children and eight adults skied around a cross-country course while stopping to shoot targets under the direction of volunteers from the Auburn Ski Association. The race was one of more than 25 events held during the three-day Auburn Winter Festival. Condit’s 8-year-old brother, Ben, father, Bruce, and mother, Whitney, also participated in the biathlon.

: Steve Kendall, left, and his son, Dayton, assist Caelan McGuigan, 10, of Auburn during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday. Thirteen children and eight adults skied around a cross-country course while stopping to shoot targets under the direction of volunteers from the Auburn Ski Association. The race was one of more than 25 events held during the three-day Auburn Winter Festival. Steve Kendall of Boulder, Colo., is the brother of Auburn School Committee member Tom Kendall, who timed the race. McGuigan is a fourth-grader at Fairview Elementary School.

: Keith Tannenbaum points kids in the right direction during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday.

: Dave Erickson of Auburn wipes the targets clean during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon at Lost Valley on Sunday.

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