Dear Sun Spots: I have a problem that is unique to me but am hoping that you and/or readers can help me.

I live in rural Leeds and commonly see deer around my home. The problem is the one with the broken leg. Mister Deer doesn’t seem to venture far from our home, so we add extra goodies around the deer salt block, like apples and pears. He seems to be a healthy deer except for the dragging right front leg. Please tell me there is someone who will come to my home, tranquilize this deer, and take him away to make him better. To date, all I know is that the only humanitarian act is to shoot Mister Deer before the coyotes meet him and he cannot run fast enough. I know there are a lot of deer in Maine but this is Mister Deer, and I want to help him.

Please call me with a solution at 449-1968.

I hope you can respond quickly as I think this is an urgent situation and others may have a similar situation. Thank you. – Susan in Leeds.

Answer: Dave Sparks of Spark’s Ark is your man here, Susan. Perhaps one of Maine’s busiest and most popular wildlife rehabilitators, Sparks has often come through for Sun Spots readers. You can reach him at 46 Rousseau Road, Windham, ME 04062, 892-8905.

Another possible option is checking in with the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray to see what their recommendations might be. The park itself is closed for the winter and is scheduled to reopen for the season in mid-April. Contact them at Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray, ME 04039, e-mail [email protected], 657-4977, ext. 1.

Dear Sun Spots: In response to Sylvia McCann’s request for needlepoint Christmas stocking kits: You might also try The Stichery, P.O. Box 3332, Chelmsford, MA 01824-0932, 1-800-388-9662. You can also go to their Web site, www.thestichery.com. They have many needlepoint kits, including several Christmas stockings. – Sherry Wilbur, Mechanic Falls.

Dear Sun Spots: This is in answer to a request from A.C. of Dixfield in the Jan. 19 Sunspots column, who was looking for someone who repairs and does leather harness for old snowshoes. My name is Georgia Tolman and I live in New Sharon. I started my business a year ago, repairing snowshoes with rawhide, and I also make leather harness. Please call me at 578-0348 (cell) or 778-9693. – Georgia Tolman, New Sharon.

Dear Sun Spots: Thank you for all the help you have provided for so many people. I would like to know where I could locate a store in the USA that sells lighted house numbers. I believe they are available in Canada. – No Name, No Town.

Answer: In addition to responses from readers, consider contacting: Solar Market, 25 Limerick Road, Arundel, ME 04046, 877-785-0088, www.solarmarket.com. Everlite, P.O. Box 878, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, 866-895-9172.

Dear Sun Spots: Can you assist me in locating a local person who is skilled in coin-op repair? I have a Wurlitzer jukebox that needs minor tinkering to restore it to working order. I have had no success in locating a person skilled in coin-op repair. Thanks for your assistance! – No Name, New Sharon.

Answer: In addition to responses from readers, contact Paul, a Wurlitzer jukebox repairman, at 364-4309.

You might also contact Game Room Antiques, 909 26 Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, 202-338-1342 from 7 to 10 p.m., www.GameRoomAntiques. com or New England Jukebox Co. 77 Tolland Parkway, Manchester, CT 06040, 860-646-1533, e-mail [email protected].

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