Marilyn Chaput reacts Nov. 18 after realizing her number was chosen during a raffle for door prizes at the Auburn Mall. She and about 50 more members from several area chapters of the Red Hat Society are gathering to bring presents to the Salvation Army’s Toy Drive. After placing the gifts under the large tree at center court, they sang Christmas carols before the raffles and door prizes were given out. They all then went out to dinner. At left, Cherowl Masse, and at right, Jayne Conley. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Vickie Rogers, center, gives Buffy Nason a hug Nov. 16 as Nason and her husband, Dick, sit down for a Thanksgiving meal at the Community Hall in Otisfield. The Otisfield Social Outreach Committee has held a Thanksgiving luncheon on the third Wednesday of November every year since 2011, except in 2020. “We realized that we live in such a rural area that people did not have many chances to get to know each other,” event co-founder Elaine Doble-Verrill says. About 15 volunteers helped cook Nov. 15 and 20 volunteers helped with the meal the following day. Rogers has helped at prior events. “I used to be the tray washer, but now I am too old,” says Rogers, 80. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Caroline Ward, fourth from left, stands Nov. 13 with members of her Green Central School Running Club before the start of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Ward is a teacher at Greene Central School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Tim Smiley steps out of his daughter’s room Nov. 14 at the Nancy Boggan Murphy Family Center in Leeds, with his therapy dogs Spot and Fluffy. Smiley’s family had been at the family shelter for about a week when this photograph was taken. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Verne Paradie, the lawyer for Jaquille Coleman, brings an armful of materials Nov. 14 into Androscoggin County Superior Court in preparation for trial. Coleman is charged with the intentional or knowing murder of Natasha Morgan, 19, on Aug. 21, 2020. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Clara Bandh of Central Maine Community College passes the ball Nov. 15 to a teammate as Jalyn Stacey of the University of Maine at Farmington attempts to get a hand on the ball during the game in Auburn. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Head coach Mike Hathaway of Leavitt Area High School celebrates with his team Nov. 12 after the Hornets beat Cape Elizabeth High School for the Class C South title at Lewiston High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Neighbors Daijon Meyers, left, and London McFarland build a snowman Nov. 16 in front of their houses on College Street in Lewiston. They say they had to scoop snow from all over the yard to get enough to build the snowman after less than an inch of snow accumulated overnight during the area’s first snowfall of the season. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Kora Temple is decked out Nov. 18 for an appreciation night with tree sponsors, nobles and chamber of commerce members at the Lewiston temple. The annual festival opened to the public that morning and continues through Nov. 26, except Thanksgiving Day. For hours and more information, see korashriners.org/feztival. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal