DEAR SUN SPOTS: The 86 residents at Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility in Auburn have been very good this year! They need an extra special Christmas so we are asking for your help. Needed are socks for men and women, small flashlights, lotion, ChapStick, wheelchair and walker bags, toiletries, nail polish, body spray, face masks, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was surprised when I opened my porch door and there was a box full of goodies for Thanksgiving Day. I’d like to say thank you, but I don’t know to whom. Two young people also brought me firewood and all I know is the young lady’s name is Grace. I was […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Poland Football Boosters is having a drive-thru benefit Spaghetti Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Excelsior Grange Hall at 446 Harris Hill Road in Poland. The cost is $8 per person or $25 for a family of four. Come on by and get a great spaghetti and meatball […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On the morning of Nov. 24, a very kind lady paid for my purchase at Blackie’s. I have never had anything given to me in my 81 years and the feeling I had is hard to describe. A thank you is not enough for what she did and I wish I could […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My daughter loves everything Pepperidge Farm makes, but we have been unable to find their layered yellow cake or their chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. We also cannot find their cookies with the chocolate on top and crunched-up pretzels and salt. We’ve had no luck so please help a girl out here. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been saving can tabs and aluminum pie plates for Ronald McDonald House but have misplaced the name and number of the nice lady who picks these items up and delivers them to Portland. Could you please publish the information again? — Jeremy, no town ANSWER: Mary Ann (783-6651) is the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am an older veteran looking for someone who can install two drop- ceiling LED light panels. The wiring is already in place. My phone number is 375-4715. — No name, Sabattus ANSWER: SeniorsPlus in Lewiston (795-4010, [email protected]) has a resource hotline you can call to help you find just the right […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: First Universalist Unitarian Church of Auburn will sell our famous themed Gingerbread Fair Gift Baskets on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. , following CDC guidelines. We are able to accept cash only for payment. We will have over 50 baskets that include kitchen items for bakers and gourmet […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Turner Public Library Book Sale is back and better than ever! We have reinvented our Annual Book Sale to be a year-round, ongoing event held in an inviting light-filled room in the Leavitt Institute Building at 98 Matthews Way in Turner. The room is just a half -flight up from the […]