Dear Sun Spots: Is there any way perishable food items can be shipped to other states? – No Name, No Town.

Answer: After some inquiries, Sun Spots found that DHL (Airborne Express) offers temperature controlled shipping using their DHL ThermoExpress service. “An innovative and cost-effective temperature control solution for shipping perishables, ThermoExpress includes the container, refrigerant, interior protective bag, special handling and materials, and door-to-door express delivery. Available in a variety of sizes and temperature ranges, ThermoExpress satisfies all of your temperature-sensitive shipping needs.”

For more information and shipping costs, contact DHL ThermalExpress at 1-888-299-2951 or visit the Web site at www.dhl-usa.com, click on “Services-DHL Express” and then click “Optional Services-Learn More,” scroll down to ThermoExpress

The United States Postal Service does not offer this service, however they do allow shipping of perishable items at the sender’s own risk.

UPS (United Parcel Service) also does not provide this protective service but will accept these items for transportation “solely at the shipper’s risk for damage occasioned by exposure to heat or cold.”

Dear Sun Spots: The AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post 6, Route 100, in New Gloucester will hold its annual flea market from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. July 23. Tables are $10 each.

To reserve a spot please call Joyce Wotherspoon at (207) 926-4693 or Pat Kiley at (207) 926-4232. The cutoff date for reservations is July 16. – No Name, No Town.

Dear Sun Spots: Thank you for your help in renting tables for the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church’s Scholarship Craft Fair July 23 at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. All the tables have been rented!

Your column is certainly a wonderful service to many. Keep up the good work. – Rev. Gertrude DeCoteau, Norway.

Dear Sun Spots: I see in your section that J. P. of Auburn is looking for a sausage stuffing machine. Please let her know to get a non-electric catalog from Lehman’s, One Lehman Circle, P.O. Box 321, Kidron, OH 44636, Customer Service Shipping & Returns 1-(888) 438-5346, (330) 857-5757 (local) Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursdays, until 8 p.m. For orders call 1(877) 438-5346. – H. W., Dryden.

Dear Sun Spots: I have a 20-gallon electric hot water tank that I will give away to a needy person. Please contact the column with your contact information. – No Name, No Town.

Dear Sun Spots: Danville Junction Grange 65 will hold its annual indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Grange Hall in order to raise money for much needed repairs to the hall. There will be baked goods, a white elephant table and a soup and sandwich luncheon. Table rentals are available for $10, call 783-6897 for reservations. Thank you for your support. – Glenys Ryder, Danville.



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