DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a type of beach chair that rocks. I have been to several stores and no one seems to have them. I have been to the Christmas Tree store and Walmart. Any idea as to where I could find one?

If any of your readers have any ideas where I can find these chairs, they may call me at 783-3676. Thank you for all the help you provide to your readers! — No Name via email

ANSWER: Sun Spots noticed a wooden outdoor rocker for sale in a recent Tractor Supply Co. insert in the Sun Journal, but it would hardly be portable to the beach. (Sun Spots wants to know how you rock any chair in beach sand.)

She found some really unusual rocking beach chairs at www.designboom.com (http://tinyurl.com/ocw7bu). These are wild-looking chairs made out of plastic piping like you’d use in your summer cabin. They have a funnel at the end of the pipes to make them “underwater sound chairs.”

Sun Spots also found a rocker at Amazon.com, although it’s rather pricey $310. There is a wider selection at www.rockingchairs.com (http://tinyurl.com/5s5ulpc).

Perhaps readers will have additional suggestions.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like information on lawn chair webbing in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Thank you. — No Name, Lewiston

ANSWER: You can buy kits or just the webbing to fix your lawn chairs at hardware stores and places like Home Depot or from numerous sites online. There are also numerous sites online where you can find instructions as to how to do it, including www.chaircarepatio.com or ehow.com (http://tinyurl.com/6kp8hlt).

Sun Spots does not know of any local businesses that provide this service, but perhaps someone will write to the column. Another option would be finding a handyman to undertake the job for you.

Sun Spots noticed that you mailed your letter the traditional way, so she figures you might not have a computer. If you visit the Lewiston Public Library, someone in their computer lab will help you look up the instructions and print them out. (There may be a small fee for the printing.)

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I panicked today when I realized that June 16 is next Thursday! We are holding an open house at the Knight House that day and I had planned to get this letter to you before this. If you have space, we would greatly appreciated a bit of publicity.

Many residents of the Lewiston-Auburn area have no idea what the Knight House is. It is the oldest wood-frame house in the area, built in 1796, painted red and located behind the Esplanade Apartment complex on the path to West Pitch. It is a museum and is managed by members of the Auburn Heritage Corp.

A private local group has requested a tour on Thursday, June 16, and the committee decided to open the house to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. There is also the Downing Shoe Shop, a one-room shop with shoemaking tools.

The public is invited to come and take a look at what life was like at the beginning of the 1900s. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. For further information, call 784-6708. — Dorothy “Dot” Bowyer, dotbow9771@roadrunner.com

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