2011
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Dr Candace Platz shares a moment with her Lipizzaner stallions Pippin, left and Sunny in their paddock at Torrey Hill Stable in Poland Monday afternoon. The brothers are accomplished show horses that have competed internationally, says Platz, a veterinarian with the Maine Equine Associates.
For more photos of these and other horses at her stables, visit http://www.sunjournal.com/platzlipizzanerRuss Dillinghamlipizzanercandace platzhorsestorrey hill stable
Teven Colon, former Edward Little football player and current running back for the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic East team, defends himself from an onslaught of footballs being thrown at him by several of the coaches children during a break in Tuesday's practice at Hebron Academy. For more on the game, turn to the sports section.
Tommy Ouellette of Lewiston dances to the beat of the Downeast Brass Thursday afternoon at Fountain Park in Lewiston. Dozens of people braved the noontime heat to listen to a variety of classic tunes as well as modern and original songs that were part of L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert series. For a complete listing of music and art in the Lewiston Auburn area, visit: http://www.laarts.org. For a video of Thursday's concert, visit: http://www.sunjournal.com
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A pigeon looks for a place to land on top of the bridge truss of the walking trestle that connects Simard Payne Park in Lewiston to Bonney Park in Auburn Wednesday afternoon.
A pigeon looks for a place to land on top of the bridge truss of the walking trestle that connects Simard Payne Park in Lewiston to Bonney Park in Auburn Wednesday afternoon.
After training for an hour across the street from his house in the playground of the former Pettingill School in Lewiston, Max Bolduc drains the remainder of his jug of water on his face to try cooling off in the swealtering heat. Former Lewiston Maineiac Eric Bonawitz was training with Bolduc, who is doing everything he can to be ready for the start of hockey season, with hopes of earning a starting spot on the varsity squad. Bonawitz will be a freshman at Brock University in Ontario, Bolduc a sophomore at Lewiston High School.
Jessica Splaine of Torrington Connecticut demonstrates her skills with some of the items for sale at the Try Out Toys tent on the edge of one of the four stages at Camp Creek in Oxford on Friday afternoon as the weekend long camping and music festival began. For a video from Friday afternoon, visit sunjournal.com/campcreekfriday
Tyler Murray, 9 and his sister Sara, 7, of Lewiston, relax in their cardboard box cars they and their mother made for Friday night's outdoor movie on the softball field at Pettengill Park in Auburn.
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Jim Wilkins of Auburn looks at a piece of art that was on display at the Lewiston Public Library in Lewiston Friday evening. The Mirror Mosaic by Jessy Kendall was one of hundreds of pieces of art, including photographs, paintings, sculpture and a variety of other artwork on display at numerous locations in Lewiston and Auburn. In addition to the art, music and food were also offered for those taking part in the cultural experience. There will be two more, August 26 and September 30. For more information, visit: http://www.artwalklewistonauburn.com. To watch a video from Friday night, visit http://www.sunjournal.com/julyartwalk.
First round leader Mike Doran found the course more difficult Wednesday, like on the 15th hole where he missed the fairway with his tee shot.
Keith Patterson blasts out of the bunker on the 15th hole during Wedensday's second round of the Maine Amateur.
Beon Yeong Lee of Canada blasts out of the sand trap onto the 5th green during the final round of the Charlie's Maine Open Pro Am golf tournament at the Falmouth Country Club Wednesday. Lee rolled the shot within a foot of the hole to make par.
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A Windham batter has a hard time focusing on the ball as Gayton Post 31 pitcher Ryan Riordan follows through on his delivery during the first game of a doubleheader at Windham Saturday morning.
Gayton Post 31 shortstop Alex Parker reacts to a bad bounce on a hard ground ball that was hit to him during the first of two games against Windham Saturday morning. Parker cooly coraled the ball and threw out the baserunner.
Gayton Post 31 batter MeKae Hyde slides into third base as Windham third baseman Robbie Hamilton jumps to catch the throw from first base. Hyde was on first and didn't stop at second on a hit and run when an infield hit was thrown to first for the out. The throw from first sailed over the third baseman's head and Hyde got up and trotted home scoring a run during Saturday morning's first game of a doubleheadder against Windham. To view more photos from the game, visit: http://www.sunjournal.com
Bob Veilleux of Lewiston, splashes his wife Diane after crossing the finish line of the 13th Annual Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race in Lisbon Sunday morning. "It was a safety situation with the heat and all" Bob said. According to his wife Diane, the best part was that they finished ahead of their three daughters. "They will never hear the end of it." Nearly 100 compeditors enjoyed the perfect weather conditions that started at the boat launch on Route 136 in Durham, finishing 6 miles later under Route 196 in Durham where the Sabattus River meets the Androscoggin. The race is part of the weekend long Moxie Festival. For dozens more photos from the race, visit http://www.sunjournal.com.
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An unidentified young girl carefully makes her way across the abandoned railroad trestle crossing the Sabattus River where it meets the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Sunday morning as she looks for a better vantage point to watch the finish of the 13th Annual Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race. According to race officials, walking across the trestle is not against the law and often a place where people come to fish.
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Ashleigh Benedix, 8 of Hebron jumps off a rock into Tripp Lake in Poland Thrusday morning while enjoying the summer weather with friends.
The gaggle heads toward the pen.
Mike Robitaille from the Lewiston Public Works Water Division,left and Dave Chabot of the Wardens Service, crate one of several dozen Canada geese that were captured at the Auburn Outlet Thursday morning. The beautiful but messy birds have become a nuisance at the public beach and were relocated to the Flagstaff Lake area.
After several other wildlife experts directed these Canada geese toward shore with kayaks, Wildlife Biological Technician Bill White pops out of his hiding spot to keep the gaggle headed toward a pen that was set up at the Auburn Outlet Thursday morning where they were captured, banded and set free in the area of Flagstaff Lake.
A gaggle of Canada geese have a moment of indicision on which way to go as they are directed toward a pen set up on land by Dave Chabot of the Wardens Service, background and two other kyakers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services at the Auburn Outlet Thursday morning.
Skyler Desmarais, 15 of Greene, left, Ricky Poulin 19, Leeds, middle, and Nicholas Labbe, 16 of Turner, right, jump into the Nezinscot River in Turner off the Main Street bridge Friday evening. The trio were just a few who come to the popular spot throughout the summer to have some fun while cooling off.
Brad Samuels of Andover, Ma., a member of New England Climate Summer, a summer internship program for college students interested in biking, community organizing, climate justice and a sustainable future, helps Askar Husseinn, 10, of Lewiston, fix a flat tire on his bicycle in Kennedy Park Saturday afternoon. Husseinn was one of a number of area youth's who took part in the “Care for Your Bike-Care for Our Planet” clinic.
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Johaann Evert of Austria, top, looks over at Sophie Maus of Virginia, middle, as they tumble over Taylor Seebold of California, bottom left, during their Improvisation class on Monday. Nearly 100 aspiring dancers between 14-18 years old are taking part in the three week Young Dancers Workshop, part of the summer long Bates Dance Festival. For more information on the festival, visit http://www.batesdancefestival.org. For a video from Monday's workshops, visit http://www.sunjournal.com
Hip Hop instructor Clyde Evans Jr., center, leads a Hip Hop class Monday during The Young Dancers Workshop, a three week program that is part of the Bates Dance Festival at Bates College in Lewiston. For more information on the festival, visit http://www.batesdancefestival.org. For a video from Monday's workshops, visit http://www.sunjournal.com
An competitor is enveloped in mud as they try to make their way through the Deep Mud Saturday afternoon during the Firecracker4x4 at the Barnyard in Livermore. Racing continues Sunday and a fun day is scheduled for Monday. For a video of the fun, visit http://www.sunjournal.com
Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport manager Rick Cloutier stands on the hill overlooking the airport next to the rotating beacon mounted on a tower that can be seen for miles by a approaching aircraft. The hill will be leveled over the next three years as part of the airport expansion project. Some of the aggregate will be used in the expansion of the runways where Kittyhawk Avenue and Lewiston Junction Road will be moved as the main runway will be lengthened.
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Mystery Photo for July 3, 2011
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Scott Gagne of Lewiston High School stretches to reach a passing shot during Tuesday's match against Jordan Friedland in the Round of 16 in the state singles tournament being held at Bates College in Lewiston. Gagne returned the ball into the net and lost the point and round of 16 match against Lincoln Academy's Jordan Friedland.
Lewiston's Matt Melanson looks to corral a bouncing ball after it flew out of his basket when he lost his footing on the wet artificial turf at Bates College Monday afternoon during the Blue Devil's game against Messalonskee.
Saint Doms' Alex Parker is tagged out by Dirigo cathcer Justin Conant after Parker tried to score on a sharply hit ground ball by a teammate in the 5th inning of Monday's game in Auburn.
A man wanted in connection in a murder in Winslow shot and killed himself on the Maine Turnpike just past the overpass of the Route 26 bypass in Gray Monday night.
Steve Hall of Lewiston paints the house of Dave Light on the Wales Road in Sabattus as the sun peaked out Wednesday afternoon and opened up some tulips that were beginning to fade away and give way to other flowers starting to bloom from the recent rain and longer days.
One of several workers from Creative Glass Company in Lewiston carries a mirror to be used at The Dance Center's new location on Western Avenue in Auburn. Several small businesses are being forced to vacate the former Great Falls School as it is being torn down. Dance Center LA owner Elizabeth Hansen and her husband bought the former Merrill Hill School at the corner of Court Street and Western Avenue and are busy renovating it. They plan to move the dance center into the building in June, taking a few of their Great Falls neighbors with them. The Mudroom Pottery Studio and fitness trainer Glenn Atkins will make the move with the Hansens. They are also contemplating re-opening a day care center in the basement where one was once located..
Joseph Breton of Sabattus, a 39 year veteran of the Coast Guard Reserves, salutes during the pledge of allegence during the Memorial Day Parade Monday morning in Sabattus.
Russ Moors works in his Auburn garden, looking for flowers to show in this Saturday's Maine Iris Society Show at the Auburn Middle School. The public is invited to attend, free of charge, from 1:30-4:30. In this photo he is examining a Tall Bearded Iris.
Tom Lufkin of Lewiston, a Korean War veteran, looks for the name of his grandson on one of the memorial stones during Memorial Day activities at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston on Saturday morning.
Karen Mignano, background, is overcome with emotion while spending a moment with the a 23 foot long by 3 foot wide steel beam from the World Trade Center. Migano, who lives in South Portland now, was living in New York when the towers fell. "With Bin Laden being killed and now this, I may finally have my closure. It has taken a long time, but this is my final resolution." In the foreground is Sue Millman from Portland Oregon, and is retired from the army. She was here with a friend to see the event and when she noticed Mignano looking at the beam from the ground, she said to her, "come on up, we're all Americans." The two strangers bonded for a moment, overcome with emotion." outside the Freeport Public Safety Building where a ceremony was held when the beam arrived. After the ceremony, it was taken away to be fabricated into a monument that will then be dedicated as part of a 3 day event Freeport is planning to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9-11-01 in the park at the Safety Building. For a moving video of the event, visit sunjournal.com
Maddox Demers, 5 of Auburn, concentrates on a wall chart while taking an eye exam at Park Avenue Elementary School in Auburn recently during kindergarten screening.
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Stan Carmichael of Lewiston, looks out at the 400 flags at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston Sunday morning. A veteran of three tours of duty in Vietnam, Carmichael said, "I was one of the lucky ones that came back. It's really hard standing here." He bought a flag in honor of his father, a WWII veteran who was in the Battle of the Bulge. The display of 400 flags, described as a "Field of Honor", is a fundraiser for the Auburn Exchange Club. The civic group hopes to raise money by selling all of the 400 flags at $40 each. Proceeds will fund its charity work.
Elizabeth Gondek of Auburn looks out as the sea of flags Saturday morning at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The display of 400 flags, described as a "Field of Honor", is a fundraiser for the Auburn Exchange Club. The civic group hopes to raise money by selling all of the 400 flags at $40 each. Proceeds will fund its charity work.
Linda Simones looks out over the sea of flags Saturday morning at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The display of 400 flags, described as a "Field of Honor", is a fundraiser for the Auburn Exchange Club. The civic group hopes to raise money by selling all of the 400 flags at $40 each. Proceeds will fund its charity work.
