Dear Sun Spots: I am searching for someone to sew zippers in a pair of leather saddlebags. I can be reached at (207) 336-2026. I’d like to do this for a birthday gift for May 1. Thank you. – No Name, No Town.

Dear Sun Spots: I really enjoy your column and read it every day. Now I need help!

I received a leather jacket for Christmas and accidentally ripped it. I am looking for someone in the Lewiston area who can fix it. Thank you for your help. – Pauline Labbe, No Town.

Answer: In addition to responses from readers, you might want to contact Obie’s Shoe Repair at 289 Lisbon St., Lewiston, (207) 784-8164. Owner Yves Arondel de Hayes says you can get to his shop by going through the alleyway and to the rear of 289. He is open Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m.

Shoe Renu on Maine Street (Fort Andross) in Brunswick, (207) 725-8557. They are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They also repair leather coats and replace zippers, as well as repair shoes and regular footwear.

Tim Finn Shoe Repair at (207) 623-8491, Water Street, Augusta. They are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Along with shoe repair, they can mend your luggage, dye your leather shoes, fix leather jackets and more.

Dear Sun Spots: I inadvertently discarded the pot roast recipe that appeared in your recent Cook of the Week column. Would it be possible to please reprint this? I read Sun Spots every day. – Earl Bassett, New Hampshire.

Answer: Hopefully you and your family will enjoy the following recipe courtesy of John McGill, that appeared in the March 30 Cook of the Week column:

Pot roast ingredients: 4 to 5 pounds pot roast, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 envelope dry onion-soup mix, 1/3 cup hot water, 2 to 3 tablespoons cooking oil, 6 carrots, peeled, 6 medium-sized potatoes, peeled, 12-ounce package of fresh, whole mushrooms, if desired. Method: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Heat the cooking oil in a roast pan on the stove and brown the roast on all sides. Mix mushroom soup, onion soup and hot water together. When roast is browned, pour this mixture over the roast and cover. Place in the oven and cook for 25 minutes per pound. Add carrots, potatoes and mushrooms for last hour of cooking. This roast creates its own gravy. To serve, remove the roast and let it stand for about 15 to 20 minutes. Just turn the oven off and leave the vegetables in the roast pan. Slice the roast and serve on a platter surrounded by carrots and potatoes, with gravy on the side.

John’s note – I prefer boneless chuck for this dish. This is probably the greatest fall meal of all time!

Dear Sun Spots: The Lisbon High School Class of 1990 is planning its 15-year class reunion this summer. Please contact Michael Galligan at (617) 792-2634, immediately, if we haven’t yet contacted you. – Michael Galligan, Roslindale, Mass.

Dear Sun Spots: As the alumni secretary for Edward Little High School, I am looking to find out when this year’s class reunions are being held.

If someone in charge of each class would please call me at (207) 224-7348 to give me this information, I could then pass this onto our out-of-state classmates who are looking for a time and date. Thank you and I hope to hear from each class. – Diane Freve, No Town.



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