Charli Apodaca of Norway blocks a shot from Anna Theriault of Minot on July 28 during the McG United Soccer Academy at Auburn Middle School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Players from the Northern Storm baseball team react July 26 after one of their teammates was called on by their coach in Mechanic Falls. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Michelle Breton receives a hug July 27 from her students as she arrives to buy a cup of lemonade on Valerie Circle in Auburn. Breton is a school counselor at Park Avenue Elementary School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jacob Burnham, left, playing Willy Wonka, dances across the stage followed by Oompa Loompas during a dress rehearsal of “Willy Wonka The Musical” at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. They and several dozen other students from Acadia Academy in Lewiston worked on the sets and rehearsed for several weeks. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Elliviah Wilcox of Norway spins fire July 30 at the 30th FUDAfest in Norway, as musicians set up on the stage behind her. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Bates College rowing team member Robert Sobolewski grimaces July 24 as he pulls hard on his oars heading into the final leg of the Riverfest Regatta on the Androscoggin River. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A coxed four racing shell heads up the Androscoggin River on July 24 during the Riverfest Regatta. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Debra Small, left, of New Gloucester and Nikki Candy of Auburn chat July 27 before their tee time at the Poland Spring Golf Course, where they participate in the League of Laughter, a women’s golf league. This is their first year in the league, although they have played golf together for many years. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Molly the dog barks at the camera July 24, warning owners Sue and Lewis Warren of “impending dangers” passing their house in Lewiston. Lewis and Molly say they enjoy watching passersby from their spot on the driveway, where they see daily walkers, cyclists and roller skiers. “She is the daughter we never had,” Lewis says of Molly. Both Sue and Lewis had sons and now grandsons. They say Molly is their only girl. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal