Bernard Bumpus of Oxford pulls his 1953 Farmall Cub tractor into the show area Sept. 10 while getting ready for the Oxford County Fair at 67 Pottle Road in Oxford. Bumpus, 85, says he has shown cattle for about 15 years at the fair, but now sticks to showing tractors. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Joe Hastings, right, shares a fist bump Sept. 14 with Randy Beard while Hastings stands with his mother, Annemarie Hastings, during the Rally for Recovery at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Joe Hastings was released Sept. 12 from the Maine State Prison in Warren, where he served three years for drug trafficking. Annemarie Hastings says her son was raised by a mother who was an active drug user. “For 11 years, I lived with addiction at the end of my nose,” she says, two days after she picked up her son from prison. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Nick Nickerson of Greene drives his 1955 Chevrolet pickup truck Sept. 14 in the Greene Village Day Parade. Nickerson’s truck is part of the Wreaths Across America display. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jacob Ouellette of Shady Lane Farm in New Vineyard leads steers Dick and Zeke to the lineup Sept. 11 for the Steer & Oxen Show on opening day of the Oxford County Fair at 67 Pottle Road in Oxford. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Barbara Files-Lucier, left, a firefighter/EMT and member of the Maine EMS Honor Guard, and other members of the EMS and Auburn Fire Department Honor Guard hold the colors Sept. 11 during a 9/11 memorial ceremony at Central Fire Station at 550 Minot Ave. in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Firefighters douse hot spots Sept. 9 after a blaze destroyed a 50-unit apartment complex being built at 138 Mount Auburn Ave. in Auburn. Firefighters were able to protect a second apartment complex that is being built next to the burned building. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A group of 5-year-old children takes off after pigs Sept. 7 during the Litchfield Fair pig scramble. The children are released on the count of three and chase the pigs until they are captured and stuffed into a burlap bag. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

A competitor runs Sept. 8 along Lake Auburn during the Lake Auburn Half Marathon. The race begins at Lost Valley, continues along the west side of the lake and then doubles back to Lost Valley. The event is a benefit for Moving ME Forward, an organization that mentors individuals who are starting in the heath and fitness industries in Maine. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Abby Miller rides Deputy Five around a barrel Sept. 7 at the Litchfield Fair. Miller competes in barrel racing, which involves racing the horse in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, done for speed. No barrels can be moved during the race. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal