Haileigh Sawyer (7) heads back to the Oxford Hills dugout April 19 after hitting a home run against Greely at the Gouin Athletic Complex in Paris. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Finn Thistle starts his runup during the pole vault event April 21 against Leavitt in Turner. He easily won the event and cleared several higher marks, until narrowly missing a personal best of 12 feet. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Maria Guay, center, cuddles with her daughter, Molly, as a cool breeze blows April 20 while they await Maria’s other daughter, who is competing in a Mountain Valley Conference track meet in Lisbon. At right, Guay’s niece, Saige Martin, jumps rope. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

James Carville hauls his son Emery uphill on their homemade zip line April 20 at their backyard in Lisbon.  His other son, Everett, tests his balance on a teetering canoe after they got bored playing in their tree house. Carville says he quit his job at Bath Iron Works when COVID-19 complicated life. A licensed arborist, he started a business so he could set his own hours, spend more time with family and enjoy school vacation week with all of them. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Deana Albert of Lewiston, left, and her sisters Barbara Jackson of Winthrop, Randi Cornelio of Turner and Teresa Legere of Auburn enjoy an Artful Nights Maine paint night April 21 at the Station Grill in Lewiston. The sisters have not spent as much time as usual together over the past year, and took advantage of their recent fully vaccinated status to plan the night out. “Being vaccinated helps a lot,” Albert says. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Bently Harmon, 10, reels in his line as his younger brother, Rylan, 8, patiently waits his turn on April 21 in Greenwood. The two brothers, from Rumford, share a single fishing pole, which they both say they prefer. “I can watch Rylan fish, and he can watch me fish and we gain experience from each other. I am better at casting higher but not as good casting sideways” Bently said. “I am better at casting sideways,” Rylan added. Their step-father, Rob Jamison, is seen fishing further down the bank of Round Pound. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Jeff Guay and Derek Fortin, 12, spread mulch April 18 on the corner of the Auburn Plaza property. Fortin, who has been working for his father, Dan Fortin, since the boy was “about 10 years old,” is saving for a new phone. He says he enjoys working and earning money. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Mike Landry and his son, Cohen, prepare to dock April 18 at the Lake Auburn boat landing. The two, along with Alice Berry, not shown, and their two dogs enjoyed their first day of boating and fishing of the season. “It was a relief for the ice to get out,” Landry says. “We like ice fishing, but it was nice to get out and troll.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo