Actor Patrick Dempsey rides Saturday in the 25-mile Dempsey Challenge bike ride while making time to greet participants and survivors.
Daryn Slover
Staff Photographer
Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his kids on skis and on mountain bikes. He helps his wife coach the Auburn Middle School Nordic ski team, but is a terrible skier. Daryn has degrees from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Ohio University. Yes, he does root for the Cleveland Browns and still does not have a smart phone. When he is not riding mountain bikes with his family or waxing skis the night before his kid's ski race, he tackles snowstorm photos and uses his camera to spy on neighbor's kids in the school classroom so he can report back to mom and dad what well behaved children they have.
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Photos: Litchfield Fair opens Friday
The first Litchfield Fair was held in 1858 and this year’s installment begins Friday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds. For more information, visit litchfieldfair.com.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
In photos: See the action from some of Friday’s high school playoff games
Check out some of our favorite images from Friday’s high school baseball and softball playoff games.
Posted inSchools and Education
Farmington senior to study medicine and engineering at UMaine
Emily Hammond is No. 3 in her class at Mt. Blue High School. “Both my mother and brother were 3rd as well. It’s like a weird family coincidence,” she said.
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Photos: Litchfield students get hands-on learning about the outdoors
Volunteers with the Smithfield Plantation Trustees and the Litchfield Conservation Commission host an outdoor classroom at Carrie Ricker school. All photos by Sun Journal photographer Daryn Slover.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Auburn-area high school teacher to spend 3 weeks studying Arctic Circle
Erin Towns joins research team to study glacier dynamics in Greenland.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston community welcomes Afghan refugees
A total of 100 expected to arrive over eight months arrived in eight weeks.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Maine mountain biking is on a wild ride
Growing interest in mountain biking accelerated in 2020 as COVID sent people outdoors, and gained even more momentum in 2021. “There are more people riding the trails than I have ever seen,” said experienced racer and race organizer Chris Riley.
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Photo Album: Maine’s first agricultural fair since the start of the pandemic kicks off
The Monmouth Fair kicked off fair season with animals, food and family fun.