Owen Bowie drops the blade on a snowblower while his mother, Allison Bowie, steers the tractor Wednesday at the home of her father, Gary Simard, in Auburn. Simard, right, watches his grandson Grayson Bowie sprinkle sand on the driveway. The Bowies, from Poland, were in the city for a dentist appointment and brought schoolwork to do before helping outside. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo