2011
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A competitor flies off a jump at Sunday River Thursday afternoon as he practices for tomorrow's qualifier for a chace to make it to the finals of the Dumont Cup on Sautrday at Sunday River.
A female Common merganser leads three males up and out of the open water at the Auburn Outlet Wednesday afternoon. A migratory bird, Common mergansers are often the first waterfowl to return north in the spring and the last to move south in the fall. They usually migrate along major rivers, lake chains, and coastlines during day and overland by night. Female common mergansers lay an average of 9-12 eggs.
A discarded ladder is half submerged in No Name Pond in Lewiston reflecting the gray skies Wednesday morning.
Elijah Akerley, 14, of Lewiston flies out of the big bowl at the Lewiston Skate Park Monday afternoon. With the snow finally melted at the park, skateboarders from all over the area have returned.
The morning fog begins to burn off, relenting to blue skies as a couple waits for balloons to arrive at Simard-Payne Memorial Park early Sunday morning.
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Heather Baxter, 15 in red, is framed by the legs of her sister Kiah, 17 as they and others take part in a Jazz class at The Dance Center on Western Avenue in Auburn Monday evening. The dance center was one of several businesses that were forced to move from the former Great Falls School in Auburn. For more information on classes and an open house at the end of the month, visit: http://www.thedancecenterla.com
Martin McLaughlin of Norway watches one of races at Oxford Plains Speedway Friday night from the roof of the press box.
Nicole Couture, an 8th grader at Spruce Mountain Middle School takes photos of her friend Tammy Chase, a junior at Spruce Mountain High School on top of a soccer goal at the North Campus. The two were hanging out having some fun before the start of the girls varsity soccer game against Monmouth Academy Monday evening.
One of several students on a school bus involved in an accident on the corner of Prospect Ave and Lisbon Streets in Lewiston looks at the damage to the SUV that hit it Monday afternoon.
Carol Turner of Turner, dances in Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston Saturday afternoon. The certified dance instructor said she had extra energy after teaching a class in Maranacook and decided to come to dance for the veterans. "I like to come down here to honor them."
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One of the hundreds of photogrphers taking photos on the Longley Memorial Bridge Sunday morning.
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Aerloon, piloted by Bud Hebrlee floats over Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston during Sunday morning's launch at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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A view from inside the balloon Great Balls of Fire as it inflate at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston Saturday night prior to it's launch.
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Balloons float over the Androscoggin River Sunday morning between Lewiston and Auburn during the last launch of the 19th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Telstar goalie Rick James dives to cover up the ball during a scramble in front of his net Saturday morning during a boys varsity soccer game against Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn. Despite a great effort by James, the Saint Dominic team dominated the game and went on to a 7-0 victory.
After riding around Dunns Camp with his son Bjerek, 6, Ed Walshe of Kingston, New York decided to cool off by riding into Hogan Pond in Oxford Tuesday where his family and friends were staying while on vacation.
Lewiston's Yusuf Yama does a bicycle kick to reverse the direction of the ball during the first half of Tuesday's boys varsity soccer game between Lewiston and Edward Little in Auburn. Looking on is EL's Jared Pelletier.
Bates College wide receiver Brett McAllister leaps for a pass but can't hang on as it fell incomplete during Saturday's season opener against Amherst at Garcelon Field in Lewiston where the Bobcats lost 20-7.
Pilot Stefan Hiltbrunner of Construction Helicopters of Howell, Michigan lifts one of the lift towers from a parking lot at Sugarloaf mountain Wednesday morning to deliver them to the Spillway chair lift. For a video of the tower lift, visit sunjournal.com/towerlift091511
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Danielle Beckwith fro ElectricityMAINE looks through a plasma ball at her booth Saturday afternoon in the Androscoggin Bank Coliess in Lewiston during the Maine Home Show. The show continues through Sunday with dozens of local vendors displaying their products.
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Jim Dion surveys the damage to his 2 year old car that was destroyed when sevearl trees came crashing down on it Sunday afternoon in his driveway on Park Street in Sabattus during Tropical Storm Irene. Monday afternoon he and his neighbors were still without power after other falling trees snapped a utility pole just down the street.
Monmouth goalie Natalie Young dives on a loose ball before Spruce Mountain's Megan Duval can get a shot off during first half action in Jay Monday night.
Brooke Lawrence is a four year starter for Lisbon girls soccer team and will be an important part of the team's success this year.
Michael LaCharite, brew master for Baxter Brewing in Lewiston, is all hopped up about his beer brewing.
People rush for cover as the rain begins to come down Friday night, ending what little hope there was that the balloons might launch. Oliver and Cindy Clair, right, use their chairs as makeshift umbrellas. The Cliars, from Meridian Mississippi, came to check out the balloon festival.
Emma Hefty, 8, and her brother Brooks, 5 of Auburn dance to the music of the Tinpanic Steel Band at Festival Plaza Thursday afternoon. The performance was part of L/A Arts Sounds of Summer. To watch a video from the performance, visit sunjournal.com/tinpanicsound
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Ella Splude cuts out pieces of a paper bus she and her kindergarten classmates were making at Lisbon Community School Monday afternoon on the first day of school.
Lewiston Police Officer Roger Landry picks up personal items that flew out of this Subaru after it rolled over on outer Sabattus Street Thursday afternoon. According to one of the first people on the scene, Marc Theriault, the female driver got out under her own power and told him that she had just dropped off her grandchildren and fell asleep driving back into town. The first thing she hit was a brand new mailbox Theriault had just installed the night before. "I thought I was somebody now that I had a mailbox, but look at it now. Oh well, at least she wasn't hurt too bad, I'm glad about that."
Bri Maneely of Bangor juggles fire Friday night at the Great Falls Balloon Festival at Simard-Payne Park . Several performance artists from Aether Arts entertained the crowd between bands.
Performance Artist Sennyo, of Aether Arts dances with fire Friday night at the 19th Annual Great Falls Balloon Festival at Simard-Payne Park.
Corey Morgan of Lewiston prepares his car in the pits Saturday afternoon after a practice session. Morgan finished third in last years 250 and hopes for a strong finish again this year.
Corey Williams of Sumner goes end over end as he slides off the track at Oxford Plains Speedway Friday night during the sport truck race. John Lizotte of Mechanic Falls foreground, motors past as the yellow flag comes out. Williams crawled out of his truck and waved to crowd to signal he was ok.
Kyle Busch climbs out of his car in the pits at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night after a practice session.
Kyle Busch, middle right, takes the inside line as he creeps up on Joey Polewarczyk, left, and passed him two turns later during Saturday night's qualifying race for the PASS North 150 Super Late Model race at Oxford Plains Speedway. Busch won the heat.
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic East assistant coach Brad Bishop goes over a play during Tuesday morning's practice at Hebron Academy.
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Gayton's Joe Sullivan, left and Jeff Keene, right and other players celebrate as teammate Chris Jacques crosses the plate to score the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning as the team came back from a two run deficit in the inning to beat Brewer and advance to the championship game later in the afternoon.
Emily Wilson, 3, of Oxford, points to the race cars as they head to the start/finish line while sitting on her mother Regina's lap at Oxford Plains Speedway Friday night. Her brother Nicholas, back right and grandmother Terry Hoyt.
Norman Jackson, aka the Candy Man, passes out popcorn in the stands of Oxford Plains Speedway Friday night.
David Nergaard of Littleton, Ma. looks at other Stanley Steamers motor up to Hebron Academy Tuesday afternoon as he stands next to his 1922 Model 735 Stanley Steamer.
John Linderman of Glastonbury Connecticut fills up his 1910 Model 70 Stanley Steamer at Hebron Academy Tuesday afternoon. Instead of gasoline, he used the school's hose to fill up the 35 gallon tank with water. Linderman says he gets about one mile to the gallon of water.
Legion baseball umpire Jeff Mertzel can't resist having a baby fix between innings of Sunday afternoon's legion game in Augusta. As Brewer pitcher Pat McEwen warms up, Merzell grabs his four month old son Drew from his wife Vanessa. For a story and more photos from this game that Gayton Post 31 beat Brewer and then went on to win the championship against Augusta, turn to the sports section.
Braden Roma, 5, of Lewiston, enjoys a hot dog with his family in Kennedy Park Saturday afternoon during the block party.
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Steve Hare of Auburn wades through the shallow water of the Little Androscoggin River where it meets the Androscoggin River in New Auburn Monday afternoon looking for crawfish. "Up in Turner where we used to live we would catch crawfish in the shallow water and then cast them out in the deeps to catch the really big fish." After having no luck finding crawfish, his stepson Alex Frost, 8, hooked on a rubber worm to try his luck.
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Several bees work on a poppy in Hazel Binette's garden on Hackett Road in Auburn Tuesday afternoon. "It got away from me this year", says the Auburn gardiner of her prize winning garden that she has been expanding for the past 35 years. "Between the rain and the hot weather, I just have not had the chance to work on it much this year."
Michelle Wade and her husband Doug are amoung the thousands of fans that cheer for NASCAR's Kyle Busch and other favorites as they race around Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday night in the first qualifying heat race for the PASS North 150 race later in the night. The Wade's arrived from Vermont on Monday and have been camping all week waiting for this weekend's racing. The weekend's racing highlight will take place Sunday night as drivers vye to claim victory in the TD Bank250.
