DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am an avid hockey fan of the senior league at Ingersoll Arena at Pettengil Park. After the dehumidifiers were installed, the airflow they created blows directly across the stands making it too cold to enjoy a game. Can you contact the management to see if the airflow can be directed away from the stands? — No Name, Auburn

ANSWER: Pete Bushway, director of Auburn Parks and Recreation, said they are already working on this problem. They tried pointing the dehumidifiers up, but that caused problems for the ceiling. They are now having louvers made to try and direct the airflow toward the ice.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Who runs the two Little Leagues in Auburn? Does the city parks and recreation department have anything to do with them? Are both leagues required to send out financial statements, and if so, how do we get one? I am curious to see where my money goes and how it is spent. Wouldn’t it make financial sense to have just one little league for one city? — Baseball Dad, Auburn

ANSWER: Sun Spots spoke with Jan Biron, administrative assistant at Auburn Parks and Recreation. She said the reason there are two leagues is jurisdictional. Those who live in New Auburn play in that league; while others play in Auburn Suburban. There is also a T-ball league that feeds into the Little Leagues.

The city is not responsible for Little League. Although the teams play on city fields, the two leagues are responsible for all the maintenance (mowing, fertilizing, etc.) of the ball fields. They also have exclusive use of the fields during their season, so the city cannot schedule other games while the Little Leagues are playing. Jan said she didn’t know of any other use of the ball fields, although perhaps there is an occasional pickup game among children playing in the parks.

The two leagues are independent nonprofit organizations. If you want more financial information about them, you need to contact their presidents. For New Auburn, call Dori-Anne Tarr, president, 926-4530. For Auburn Suburban, the president is Larry Gordon (who is also a teacher at Edward Little); his number is 782-5242.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you to all of your readers who have sent me canceled stamps, kind letters and thoughtful cards. I am very grateful for them all. The African villagers can always use more help.

Please send your cancelled stamps to me at Sr. Gilberte Boisvert, 209 Lawrence St., Methuen, MA. 01844. When cutting around the stamp, leaving some space to keep the stamp from being damaged. There is no such thing as too few stamps. As many as one is welcomed.

Foreign stamps are the most valuable. Nonprofit stamps are of no use. Thank you in advance for your help. May God bless you. — Sr. Gilberte Boisvert, Methuen, Mass.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are looking for the words to the song or poem “God Jesse and Me” by Bill Mack. You could either e-mail them to me at jo-robert@myfairpoint.net or you can print it in the newspaper, as we read you every day. Any way would be appreciated. — Robert, Sabattus

ANSWER: Sun Spots was unable to find what you are looking for. There is a lot on the Internet about Bill Mack, an icon of country western music for decades, who began his career as a disc jockey on a Texas radio station during the wee hours and is now on XM Satellite Radio. Mack is a big favorite of truckers and also writes songs, so there is plenty online about him, but I can’t find the title you are referring to.

Perhaps “God Jesse and Me” is the refrain of the song rather than the title? Perhaps a reader more informed about country music than Sun Spots can be of assistance.

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