DEAR SUN SPOTS: Friends of Special Olympics, in conjunction with VFW Post 3335, will hold its Annual Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Post hall at 64 Jewell St. in Jay. We have already received many donations, but if you’re cleaning out your basement, garage, attic, or even just your kitchen junk drawer and have gently-used items to donate, please call 897-2122 to arrange drop-off at the Post, Monday through Friday. We are not accepting clothing or footwear.

We will also  raffle off an Emeril Lagasse 360 Air Fryer!

Our local communities have made this sale very successful in the past and we are hoping for another banner year so check out your storage areas and donate to this worthwhile cause. — Janice, Jay

ANSWER: I hope you get a lot of good stuff for donations. I cleaned all my storage spaces out recently and wow, does it feel great! “

The idea to offer up an air fryer is a great one because they are very popular these days. It’s amazing what you can cook in those — without heating up the kitchen!

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We found a black baseball cap after having a bean supper at Auburn’s 6th Street Congregational Church basement in the spring.

The cap has two pins on it. The shield pin has the words, “West Point” on the bottom. The other pin is smaller and circular with the words, “Native Veteran” and under these words is an embroidered feather. The words, “Air Force” are under the feather.

We hoped that the person wearing the cap would return to our suppers held the last Saturday of the month.

If anyone knows who this special cap belongs to, please contact the church. I can be reached at 783-3267. Thank you for the column and all the good you do. — Annette, Auburn

ANSWER: That cap does sound extra special and you did a great job of describing it. I hope the owner gets in touch with you. Let us know!

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for the person, or anyone else who would like some retro-handkerchiefs made in the 1940s and 1950s. I am selling them for an elderly lady. Please call me at 312-5878 as soon as possible if interested. — No name, no town

ANSWER: Ordinarily, I don’t include items for sale in the column — that belongs in Classifieds, but because someone was looking for handkerchiefs this past spring, I am printing this message and hope our reader sees it and still would like them. I’ve noticed that they have become a popular item to use for crafts.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I used to buy men’s clothing at Sears with the David Taylor label and bought jeans at K-mart made by Essential.

Now that both stores are no longer in business, do you know where these brands of clothing are sold? You know the old saying, “you will miss us when we’re gone.” I sure do. — No name, no town

ANSWER: The stores are still in business online. You can shop for David Taylor brand on https://www.sears.com/ and https://www.kmart.com/. Essential brand can be ordered at Kmart as well.

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