The Week in Photos: Big pictures, big plays and big awnings

Lan Bao, on ladder, and his son, Jaden, paint a mural May 23 on the side of the Rainbow Bicycle building on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. “The owner commissioned us to create something abstract with a Maine theme, and this is what I came up with,” says Lan, an artist from South Portland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

John McCann works on his snowmobile engine May 25 in Buckfield. “I am tearing it apart to make sure it is perfect,” McCann says, while considering if the Rotax 670 engine would be suitable for his ultralight airplane. “Everything is going to have to be perfect.” If not, the motor will be put back into his Ski-Doo MXZ snowmobile. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Mya Vincent of Edward Little High School returns a backhand May 23 against Lidia Gomez of Maine Central Institute during the MPA State Singles Tournament semifinal at Bates College in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Hayden Fletcher of Monmouth Academy slides across home plate May 25 to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning before catcher Grayson Letourneau of Oak Hill High School can apply the tag in Monmouth. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Gov. Janet Mills shakes hands with guests May 27 before the dedication of two new monuments at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Ryan Walter of the Auburn Public Works Department maneuvers his boom truck into position May 24 at Festival Plaza in Auburn. Walter and several others are installing the colorful canopies for what might be the last time. The city is planning a major redesign and development of the area in the coming year. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a short video flyover of the area. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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