Darryl Shepherd Jr. and Chiara Liberatore of Maine Inside Out work June 2 with Lewiston Middle School students during rehearsal. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lauren Berube of Auburn takes her seat May 29 during the Bates College commencement in Lewiston. Berube is a graduate of Edward Little High School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

U.S. Army veteran Cecile Burgoyne stands May 28 for the national anthem during the Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. Burgoyne, 94, lives in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jacoby Golden, second from left, and his neighborhood buddies jump into his pool June 1 in Lewiston. Jacoby’s mother says the family opened the pool nearly three weeks ago and spends much of its free time in it, no matter the temperature. From left: Nick Mackenzie, Golden, Hunter Walker, Mason Walker and Kolton Small. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Finn Shapiro, 6, runs in a relay on May 31 with the Lewiston Recreation Track & Field Program. Shapiro’s father, Jack, volunteers with the program and says he loves to watch the children running and being active outdoors. “I ran track all through college,” Jack Shapiro says. “One of my kids is following in my footsteps.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Emily Lashin, 9, stands June 1 near her new horse, Oliver, in Oxford. Lashin’s family bought the 7-year-old horse recently and built a horse barn for him. Lashin, who has always loved horses, says that before Oliver, a Great Dane was the largest animal she had. “I used to pretend he was a horse,” Lashin says. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Leah Gilbert of Spruce Mountain High School returns a shot June 1 to Emily Robbins of North Yarmouth Academy during the Class C South quarterfinal tennis match in Wilton. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Cy Saucier of Lewiston flies through the air May 31 after hitting a feature at the Lewiston Skatepark, where he has been practicing over the past two years. “This is what I want to do for the rest of my life,” he says, “and hope to turn pro someday.” Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A Bombus impatiens, the common eastern bumblebee, feeds June 1 from a pink horse chestnut tree at Pettingill School Park on College Street in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal