A monarch caterpillar on a milkweed leaf on Hardwick Road, Boothbay. DAVE PARKHURST/Boothbay Register The sun sets and casts a pink hue over Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 22. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register In an effort to avoid getting scratches on their BMWs, Boothbay Region High School students Elijah Gudroe, Jake Simmons and Bayly Gaughan-Carrasco have devised a parking system in the school lot. SARAH MORLEY/Boothbay Register This Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) seemed to be just waiting to have its picture taken off Langdon Road, Wiscasset Tuesday afternoon. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper The 31 artists participating in the Great Paint Out on Sept. 6, from left to right were: Front row: Jessica Fligg, Rollande Rousselle, Diane Dubreuil, Becky Kresovsky, Teddi-Jann Covell, Carole Palmer; second row: John M.T. Seitzer, Charlotte Tibeau, Janet Brennan, Alison Dibble, Penny Markley, Corinne McIntyre, Sandra Garrigan, Lisa Kyle, Candy McKellar; Back row: George Van Hook, Peter Yesis, Robert Williams, Fran Scannell, Sharon Allen, Ed Buonvecchio, Paul Bonneau, Jerry Smith, Roberta Goschke, Suzanne Marinell, Renee Lammers, Kathy Baribeau. Not in photo: Olena Babak, Brad Betts, John Butke, Stephan Giannini, Jodie Maurer. Courtesy of Betsy Betts Dougie MacLean. It was a sold-out show. Fans came from as far away as Ottawa to see the musician perform Sept. 17 at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Said Cathy Sherrill, “Dougie rarely travels to the U.S. He came over from Scotland for just four U.S. appearances – we were incredibly lucky to be able to schedule him for the very first night of his U.S. tour. Lovely night in the old house...” Robert Mitchell photo A good day of fishing recently on local waters with 30 stripers caught and released by Scott Serafin and Tim Carney. This keeper was caught by Scott Serafin, a longtime seasonal resident of Cozy Harbor on the recreational F/V Ramsfin. Courtesy of Tim Carney Outside Ames Supply in Wiscasset on Sept. 16, Edgecomb Community Church members Gail Boudin, left, of Edgecomb and Rose Young of Newcastle sell raffle tickets on baskets the church prepared as a fundraiser for wheelchairs for ElderCare Network. The baskets’ themes were lobster, spa, coffee, tea, woof, meow, candy, stuffed animal, garden, art, play, and wine and cheese. The raffle was Sept. 24. For more information, contact Boudin at 207-380-7452. SUSAN JOHNS/Wiscasset Newspaper The 2017 Boothbay Region Elementary School girls soccer team. Pictured from left are, front row: Marissa Davidson, Madelyn Teele, Kayla Cohen, Katy Nein, Fayln Harriman, Camelia Warlo, Emilie Crocker; back row: Manager Zach Rollins, Rachel Barter, Coach Mame Anthony, Emme Harris, Teele Beavis, Veda Harriman, Kathryn Hibbard, Jordan Chamness, Jorja Field, Azalea Bennett and Dezaray Orne. Missing from photo are Emma Holmes and Journey Bennett. Courtesy of Cory Chase/BRES The Black Cat Ball will raise money for dogs and cats like “Salvatore” at Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter on Oct. 28 at Fort Andross, Brunswick at 7 p.m. Salvatore, age 9, is one black cat looking for a home at CHS, but proceeds from The Black Cat Ball will support all animals at CHS and LCAS. More information about the ball or the $10,000 cash prize raffle, can be found at coastalhumanesociety.org or at 207-449-1366. Courtesy photo In a scene you don’t see that often, a transport truck is loaded onto a barge at Grimes Cove, Ocean Point Monday afternoon, Sept. 11 to be brought out to an island. The Ryder truck was the second truck to be transported by Fuller Marine Services that day. A Wallace Events truck was transported earlier. Courtesy of Tom Stino of North Carolina Courtesy of Tom Stino of North Carolina