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This week's icy weather left a clear coating on this apple hanging from a tree east of Lawrence. Clearer skies Thursday gave the area a break, although cleanup of fallen branches continued and temperatures remained chilly.

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Ice drapes from road signs at Highways 56 and 59 on Thursday.

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Mickey Munoz clears off cars at Laird Noller, W. 23rd St., on Thursday. Munoz cleared cars that were still buried in ice and snow from Tuesday's storm.

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Wendy Leedy, Lawrence, shovels snow and ice off an elderly neighbor's driveway Thursday in east Lawrence. The Roger Hill Volunteer Center and the city of Lawrence have teamed to provide community volunteer service to the elderly and disabled. Leedy is a volunteer in the program.

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Jimmie Thomas, a maintenance worker for the Lawrence school district, removes snow at East Heights Early Childhood Family Center, 1430 Haskell Ave. This week's icy weather brought activity, including school, to a standstill. Thomas cleared sidewalks Thursday. Warmer weather is expected this weekend.

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Roger McKinzie, of McClouth, did some tree work near Lawrence Avenue on Thursday morning. Many Lawrence residents were looking for tree service businesses to help remove debris from the winter storm.

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Four-year-old Sophia Riedemann took to the slopes north of the Outdoor Aquatic Center Thursday morning. The winter storm gave area students a day off from classes.

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Iced-over trees loom large in the background as neighborhood friends, from left, Armand Eich, 7, Dalton Stender, 10, and Ben Richards, 8, take turns pulling each other on a sled in central Lawrence. The trio navigated the icy streets Thursday, the second consecutive day that schools were closed.