Mary Letourneau of Minot hangs a plaque July 22 naming the N.K. Lewis Center in Auburn in honor of her aunt, Nancy Lewis. Lewis was director from 1982 to 2015 of the former Regional Educational Treatment Center and Success of Students programs on Lake Street. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jared Goulette, a well-known artist from Portland, begins the three-week process July 23 of painting a mural at 183 Main St. in Lewiston. Getting permission to paint the historic building was reportedly a difficult process for the Downtown Lewiston Association, which is spearheading the effort. Organization officials say they hope the mural will spark a trend that adds more color and art to the city. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Ian Rittall of Lewiston holds the stalk of a sunflower July 22 in Tasha Vintinner’s backyard in Auburn. Rittall is smelling flowers given his sister, Sydney. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Erica Burwell shows Richard Greenwood the summer and zucchini squash she picked July 18 at her plot at the Newbury Street Community Garden in Auburn. About 20 people grow vegetables at the garden on city-owned land, according to garden coordinator John Soldano, standing. “This is a community garden,” says Belinda Gerry, left, an Auburn city councilor. “We may not live on the same street, but we all work, play and garden together. That’s why I support it. The garden is our little haven in the city.” Newbury Street is one of three community gardens in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lori Bean Winslow rides her horse July 21 during a rainstorm on Stearns Hill Road in West Paris. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Victor Dufour, formerly of Sabattus, watches July 21 as traffic flows through Market Square in South Paris. Dufour lives at Market Square Health Care Center and comes outside every day to watch vehicles move through the square, where Routes 117 and 26 meet. “It’s better than watching television,” he says. “I’d rather be outside.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Charis Hall beats on the stone benches July 19 during the Bates Dance Festival at the Simard-Payne Memorial Park amphitheater in Lewiston. Hall is from Westport, Massachusetts, and participating in the Professional Training Program at Bates College. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Nikolas MacDonald and Brooke Desrosiers try their luck fishing July 20 along the Androscoggin River, where a canal empties into the river in Lewiston. In the background: The Red Shop, which was built to regulate the flow of water in the canal and served as a machine shop for the Bates Mill complex. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Daytona McIver of Lisbon High School intercepts a pass July 17 for Team Red during the semifinal game against Team Orange in Lewiston. McIver returned the ball for a touchdown in overtime to put Team Red in the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic championship game. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal