DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am trying to locate someone who buys comic books. They are from the late 1970 to the mid-1980s. There are a large number of them in excellent condition. — No Name via email

ANSWER: Sun Spots does not know of anyone locally. She knows readers get annoyed with this response, but your best option is probably Internet sites such as eBay and www.mycomicshop.com.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Are there any massage therapists in the Lewiston-Auburn area that use the following types of treatments: Ashiatsu, Shiatsu, Thai or cupping? Thank you. — No Name via email

ANSWER: Undoubtedly there are. Hopefully they will write to Sun Spots.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: After several hours of using various search engines, I have given up. Can Sun Spots find anyone in the state of Maine who can repair silicone dolls? After reading Sun Spots for many years and seeing your success rate, if you can’t help it means there aren’t any that can repair these dolls. — No Name via email

ANSWER: Sun Spots went online to see if there are dolls made of silicone other than the ones used for life-size “love” dolls, and discovered that baby dolls are also made out of silicone. Still, that does not help her in answering your question. The only doll repairers Sun Spots has in her Rolodex focus on antique dolls. Perhaps readers will know someone who can help.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My wife is looking into her family history. We think that her grandfather James Henry Casterline, her mother Naomi Casterline and uncle James Casterline were residents of Shiloh around 1900 to 1905. They might have been part of the Kingdom. Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. — David A. Stone, [email protected]

ANSWER: Sun Spots wonders whether you saw her columns of Aug. 6 and 16 or if it’s just a coincidence that you wrote now? At any rate, all she can do is suggest you check out the books on the topic recommended by readers: “The Almighty and Us, The Inside Story of Shiloh, Maine” by Arnold L. White and “Fair, Clear and Terrible.” She does not have access to any other information, and it’s unlikely anyone who was there is still living.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: If any of your readers would like to teach a class in whatever captures their interest, L-A Senior College would love to hear from them. We wrote to Sun Spots last year and got several new teachers. We thank you very much for helping us.

This is our 14th year in Lewiston. We share USM’s facilities at the Lewiston-Auburn College. Our office is the building out back, and our secretary is there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If you’re at least 50 years young, we welcome you to join us and make some wonderful new friendships and learn some terrific new ideas without tasking tests or writing papers. Just sit back and enjoy!

Courses change each semester. Examples include painting with acrylics; survey of the U.S. Constitution; good popes, bad popes; jewelry making; Robert Frost; musical theater; Maine in the Civil War; Judaism, Christianity and Islam; astrophotography; writing memoirs; opera; a look at paintings of Maine and their artists; horticulture; U.S. National Parks; “Dante’s Inferno”; French and Spanish languages; genealogy; teaching in China; Lewiston-Auburn’s Franco-American history and heritage; Sir Isaac Newton; living in Lebanon; and special destinations in Maine.

This was only what was offered last spring and this fall. We also have one-day classes in January and February for anyone who joined in the fall. Membership is $25 per year, but you may be able to get $15 of that fee reimbursed.

We’re a happy group of retirees who enjoy learning and meeting new friends. Come join us! We’d especially like to have you share your interests with us by teaching a class. Please contact or call the office at 753-6610. Hope to see you in a future class. — Flo Roberts, Curriculum Committee member, froberts35@gmail

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