DEAR SUN SPOTS: For those who don’t know this, the Franco Center at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston is the former St. Mary’s Church and is now a performing arts and heritage center. The building is beautiful with its stained glass windows and Gothic-style architecture.

It was once a Catholic church built and used by the French Canadian immigrants in 1907 who came to the Lewiston-Auburn community to work in its textile mills in large numbers starting in the mid-1800s.

We give tours to many people, including school children. At times those tours can include 50 students. We are seeking volunteer tour guides who can help us bring students from our downstairs hall to our upstairs hall and vice versa.

We typically give a slideshow presentation in the downstairs hall and have a scavenger hunt in the upstairs hall. The students love their visit here, from what they tell us. We hope history fans are interested in and available to help with these tours which typically take two hours and usually occur in the morning hours between 9 a.m. and noon.

Training is one-on-one with me. Eventually, if a volunteer really likes history, they will be able to present historical information during tours. But until the volunteer gets fluent in the history stories we tell, we have over 30 display cases full of artifacts and each display case has a poster that helps our tour guides remember the important things about the artifacts.

Call or text me at 207-261-5240 or email dscammon@francocenter.org and let me know you are interested or have questions. We appreciate our volunteers! — Denise, Lewiston

ANSWER: What an awesome opportunity, I’m sure there are Sun Spotters who will be interested.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a baked bean supper Saturday, March 30, from 4:30-6 p.m. at Sixth Street Congregational Church at 109 Sixth St. in Auburn.

The menu includes two kinds of beans, brown bread, coleslaw, red and brown hot dogs, assorted casseroles, desserts and beverages. The cost of the meal is $9 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12, and free for children under age 5. All are welcome. Takeout is available. — Elizabeth, no town

ANSWER: What a deal, I hope you have a big turnout.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A friend of mine lost her cellphone March 5 and is hoping someone picked it up and will return it to her.

The phone is in a light lavender case. Most likely it was dropped in the parking lot at Dollar Tree at the Auburn Plaza at 730 Center St. If someone found it, please call me at 207-784-6312. — Mona, no town

ANSWER: I hope this is found and unscathed. You may want to also check with the police station and other businesses at the plaza.

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