6A — THE OBSERVER LOCAL SaTuRday, MaRcH 6, 2021 A woman walks past a movie poster outside the Granada Theater, La Grande, on Monday, March 1, 2021. The theater opened Friday, Feb. 5, after a several month hiatus due to the pandemic. Through my lens Photos by Alex Wittwer EO Media Group regional photojournalist Hay bales amidst melting snow in the evening along Highway 82, north of La Grande Monday, March 1, 2021 Members of the La Grande High School varsity soccer team stand at attention Tuesday, March 2, 2021, for the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” At left, a child’s sled rests in the snow at the Union County Fairgrounds, La Grande, on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Joggers run under the railroad tracks along Island Avenue in La Grande on Monday, March 1, 2021. At left, sun sets over a barn near Elgin on March 1, 2021. Melting snow uncovers a hidden octopus toy Monday, March 1, 2021, near the Union Pacific Railroad by Adams Avenue in La Grande.