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The “Off Beat Boys” perform the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” to win the talent show during the Aug. 1 wrap-up event for the Spruce Mountain Summer Rec program in Jay. (Courtesy photo)
Daisy, River and Harper sit arm-in-arm as they watch Noelle sing “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo during the Aug. 1 talent show wrap-up of the Spruce Mountain Summer Rec program in Jay. (Courtesy photo)
The Crock Squad gets the crowd moving with their performance of the “Macarena” during the Aug. 1 talent show at the Spruce Mountain Summer Rec program wrap-up in Jay. (Courtesy photo)

Rebecca Richard is a reporter for the Franklin Journal. She graduated from the University of Maine after studying literature and writing. She is a small business owner, wife of 32 years and mom of eight...