Dear Sun Spots: I am very interested in finding a computer tutor. Are there any in the area? I can be reached at (207) 240-0763. – No Name, Lewiston.

Answer: In addition to responses you may receive from readers, there are a number of computer tutors in the area: Bridge Education, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook, (207) 311-1111; Capital Computers Training, 675 Main St., Lewiston, (207) 786-6900; Capitol Computers, 151 Water St. Augusta, (800) 370-4267; Computer Tutors, 33 Computer Lane, Litchfield, (207) 582-2912; and Future Computing Inc., 571 Sabattus St., Lewiston, (207) 795-7676. You could also check the class schedules at Central Maine Community College, 1250 Turner St., Auburn, (207) 755-5100 or Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, (207) 753-6500.

Dear Sun Spots: I would like to know if there is a low-income facility for eye exams and corrective lenses in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Thank you. – No Name, No Town.

Answer: You might be interested in VISION USA, started nationwide in 1991, a program developed by doctors of optometry who are members of the American Optometric Association. Approximately 340,000 low-income working Americans have benefited from free eye exams through VISION USA, according to the organization.

You should note that more than 40 million low-income working people in the United States cannot afford the cost of routine eye care or the health insurance that would cover it. As income earners, they may not qualify for government aid and private health-care assistance.

Now a year-round program, VISION USA can help these people by providing basic eye health and vision care services free of charge to the many uninsured low-income people and their families who have no other means of obtaining care.

The program is open to children and adults of all ages who qualify. Here are the general eligibility requirements, although they may vary by state. To receive free services, individuals must:

• Have a job or live in a household where there is one working member.

• Have no vision insurance (this may include Medicare/Medicaid).

• Have income below an established level based on household size.

• Have had no eye exam within two years.

If an individual or family is eligible, they will be matched with a volunteer doctor of optometry who will provide a comprehensive eye exam at no charge. The doctors are donating their services and may be limited in some areas. Eyewear may also be provided at no cost or for a small fee/donation in some states.

Applications are available by writing to VISION USA, 243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141, e-mail [email protected]. Or they also take applications by phone at (800) 766-4466, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday to apply.

Dear Sun Spots: I am looking for a place where one can have shoes repaired. – Joe, Rumford.

Answer: You can take your shoes to Obie’s Shoe Repair, 289 Lisbon St., Lewiston, (207) 784-8164 or Shoe Renu, 14 Maine St. (in Fort Andross), Brunswick, (207) 725-8557.

Dear Sun Spots: Your column has to be the most-read in the paper. I look for it every day. The committee for Lewiston High School Class of ’55 is working on its 50th reunion for this July. We have exhausted all resources in finding the following classmates: Norma Merson Bloom, Roland Brideau, Viola Fisher Cain, Richard Cummings, Louise Cuyler, Fernand Goudreau, George Gilman, Donald Guilmette, William Haskell III, Kathryn Jackson, Robert Kwesell, Roberta Reynolds Lewis, Dorothy Donavan Meredith, Raymond Orszak, Beverly Jacques Riddell, Margaret McMennamin Roach, Ronald Sands, Claudia Tremblay Strathie and James Wood. If any of your readers know of their whereabouts, please call 782-3703 or e-mail [email protected]. Thank you. – R.M., No Town.

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