DEAR SUN SPOTS: I found an Apple watch in Auburn. Please contact me at 576-2588 to identify it if you think it might be yours. — Fred, Auburn
ANSWER: Writing to Sun Spots is a great way to get the word out when something (or someone) has been lost or found. If no one claims this item in the next few days, another step you can take is to bring it to the police station closest to the location where the watch was found. People who have lost goods of value often check there to see if a kind person like yourself has turned it in. Let us know what happens!
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This past Monday, I went to pay for gas and realized my debit card was gone from my wallet. After looking for it in my purse and my vehicle, I drove back to Walmart where I had used the card earlier that day.
Thankfully, the card was at the customer service desk and the clerk told me that a teenager had found it in the parking lot on the ground and had turned it in just moments before I arrived.
I’m so grateful that this young person was so responsible and kind. Whoever you are, I’m sending you a big hug right now. — Jean, no town
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping other Boomers in Sun Spots Land can help me find my favorite candy bar from when I was a kid. I haven’t seen Clark Bars in years. Are they still being made? I would love to have a stash of them on hand. I used to buy them at my neighborhood grocer in the 1960s and 1970s. — No name, no town
ANSWER: Talk about a blast from the past! I was a Clark Bar fan myself and remember when they cost a dime. Now you have to lay down a couple bucks!
According to Wikipedia, “the Clark Bar is a candy bar consisting of a crispy peanut butter/spun taffy core and coated in milk chocolate. It was introduced in 1917 by David L. Clark and was popular during and after both World Wars. It was the first American “combination” candy bar to achieve nationwide success.”
Clark Bars are still being made, although the company producing them has gone from Necco to the Boyer Candy Co. in Pennsylvania. And as an aside, although Butterfinger candy bars are similar to Clark Bars, they are not the same, and they were recently discontinued by Ferraro, the company who bought Nestle a few years ago.
Another interesting tidbit: Clark Bars have made a bit of a comeback as they are featured as Jack Reacher’s comfort snack in episodes of the Amazon Prime series, “Reacher.”
Speaking of Amazon, like almost everything else you could possibly need or want, you can order packages of both the full-size and mini Clark bars there. However, I have purchased these candy bars at Sweetz (formerly Big Al’s) on Route 1 in Wiscasset. That’s the place to go for all your old-time candies.
I’d love to hear what your favorite childhood candy is and why. Ms. Sun Spots is always up for reminiscing!
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