People cast shadows on the “I’ll Have Another” hot air balloon Aug. 19 at the Great Falls Balloon Festival held in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Fireworks explode July 4 around Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston to close the annual Liberty Festival in Lewiston and Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dylan Collins, right, and Alex Southworth wheel a loaded shopping cart down Lisbon Street on Feb. 23 to the Lewiston Public Library. The library is welcoming to homeless people and is a popular spot for people to stay warm as they move from spot to spot in the city during cold weather. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Larissa Denbow, 14, pulls American flags from a chest freezer Nov. 16 at American Legion Post 112 in Oxford. Denbow, a freshman at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris, helped with the flag retirement ceremony. Members of the post say they collected so many flags that they stored some in an unplugged chest freezer until the retirement ceremony. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Caden Boone, center, celebrates with teammates and fans Nov. 11 after defeating Deering 3-2 in overtime high school soccer to capture the Class A State Boys Soccer Championship in Oakland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Elizabeth Seal, wife of Lewiston shooting victim Joshua Seal, weeps with her daughter Oct. 29 at the One Lewiston Community Vigil at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Truck driver Wesley Holman of Chicago gets a thumbs-up Oct. 27 while passing out snacks outside the entrance gate to the Walmart distribution center in Lewiston. Holman pulled up to the gate at 9 p.m. on Oct. 25 with a load of frozen fish when he saw “100 police cars” responding to the mass shootings in Lewiston. Holman, along with over 60 other drivers, were not allowed to unload until a Walmart official gave the go ahead at 12:05 p.m. Oct. 27. In the meantime, Holman grabbed a box of water and snacks and handed items out to pass the time. “This is my first run out to Maine,” Holman said. “Man, what a run.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Dan Beazley holds a 65 lb. giant cross Oct. 30 in front of Schemengees on Lincoln Street in Lewiston, as Karen Huard of Lisbon pauses for a moment after placing a bouquet of flowers alongside dozens of others who left items and messages honoring those who dies in last week’s mass shootings. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jacob Staples-Oullette, 6, of New Vineyard uses his strength Sept. 16 to move his stubborn lamb, Georgia, through the livestock barn at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal