Joyce Lemieux of New Gloucester sets out children’s books Thursday inside the Healing Tree Kids Zone at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The children’s area is part of this weekend’s Dempsey Challenge. The event begins Friday and runs through Sunday. Lemieux has been a volunteer for the Dempsey Challenge for the past 14 years. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jeff St. Amand of Naples sets up the Dempsey Challenge main stage Thursday at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The event runs Friday through Sunday. St. Amand is the owner of LA Music Productions. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jason LuBourdais knocks a pocket of rainwater loose Thursday from the Dempsey Challenge “Luminary Tent” at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. “Rain is always a pain but you push through. You got to get the job done,” said the employee of Lewiston-Auburn Tent & Awning. The event runs Friday through Sunday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal