Hannah Novaira and Alida clear a jump Aug. 7 at the New England Jumpers’ Association Jumper Speed Derby at Sassy Strides Equestrian in Lisbon. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Oona Shink, 3, laughs Aug. 8 as she enjoys her favorite swing while waiting for her Make-A-Wish parade to pass her family’s house in Livermore. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Isabelle Mueller, left, an intern from Bates College in Lewiston, takes a giant beet Aug. 12 from Habib Noor at the New Roots Cooperative Farm on College Street in Lewiston. The two are harvesting crops for the Bath Farmers Market. Mueller says she has mostly been involved in finance, and wants to participate in the college’s Harward Center for Community Partnerships. She says she has been meeting farmers, working in the fields and gaining even greater respect for what it takes to put food on people’s tables. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Friends and family assemble Aug. 9 for the Lewiston High School summer graduation at The Green Ladle, the culinary arts program at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

An antique pickup truck sits Aug.10 in a field of wildflowers on Bolsters Mills Road in Otisfield. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

George Ostensen of Hope stands outside the Franco Center on Cedar Street at an event commemorating Hiroshima Day. He has been protesting outside Bath Iron Works for many years, but used Aug. 6 to bring his message to Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Students from Acadia Academy rehearse Aug. 11 ahead of their performance of “Shrek The Musical JR” that evening at the Franco Center on Cedar Street in Lewiston. Thirty students between kindergarten and sixth grade from the Lewiston charter school were joined by others in support roles. A second performance was to be staged Friday night. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lilliana St.Pierre and Valentina clear a jump Aug. 7 during the New England Jumpers’ Association Jumper Speed Derby at Sassy Strides Equestrian in Lisbon. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal