DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are wondering if you could get an address for Joey+Rory Feek who live in Indiana. They are country and western singers. They are having a hard time health wise and I would like to send them a card. We have seen them perform before and they are good. I don’t have […]
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Reader looking to have hearing aid repaired, and a shout-out to folks in Perry
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for all of the things you do for us. I enjoy reading your column every morning. It is one of the best items in the newspaper. I wonder if you know of anyone who repairs hearing aids. One of mine is broken and I don’t seem to know anyone in […]
Missing ‘Nashville’ and local school looking for box tops and Campbell’s labels
DEAR SUN SPOTS: As a subscriber, I thought you might like to publish the following after your great story about keeping from falling on the ice in the Feb. 5 issue. Another sure-to-work idea came to me when my work truck was stuck on a virtually flat, icy surface. I tried everything I had aboard […]
Sixth Annual Snowshoe Festival and more recycling tips
This year’s festival will take place with support from Norway Downtown, Healthy Oxford Hills, Western Foothills Land Trust, United Way of Oxford County and Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. There will be a Norway-made snowshoes and Paris Manufacturing Company Special Exhibit on display from Feb. 12 to 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at Pa’s […]
Calling all 1966 Edward Little High School graduates
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where can I recycle my Styrofoam, batteries and CFL light bulbs? They’re piling up and I’d really like to do my part in protecting the environment by keeping them out of the landfills. — Mark, Minot. ANSWER: Good question. Sun Spots is happy to have such environmentally conscious readers. The items you […]
Baby, it’s cold inside when the heater’s broken
ANSWER: Sun Spots did some searching in her Roladex, but found nobody who works on antique kerosene heaters. Hopefully there is a reader out there who can help you out. DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have two questions: First, where is Brad Rogers, reporter for the news on Channel 13 in Portland? I haven’t seen him […]
Did Dish TV just raise its rates again?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I received a letter saying Dish was raising its rates another $5. They raised the rates $5 last January as well, but no one I know received a raise-your-rate letter. Do you know or does anyone in your large following know if this went out to all users or just a select […]
Volunteers needed to do home repairs
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read your Feb. 2 segment regarding Coats for Kids and want to make sure folks remember that for the past 20 years Wendy Williams has operated “The Coat Room” in Oxford at the Oxford Mini Mall between Ocean State Job Lots and the Label Shopper. It opens in September and stays […]
What do those dates on cans really mean, anyway?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you please give me some information on the dates found on cans of food? Some cans say “Best by” Dec. 2015, for instance. Can this food be okay to eat after this date? Maybe a month after? Another can says, “June 2014.” I guess this one would not be okay to […]
Reader wants to donate new winter coats
ANSWER: The Coats for Kids campaign, which is a partnership between several local organizations in Maine including the Salvation Army, WCSH 6/WLBZ 2, Hannaford, Shaw’s Pepsi, Maine Oil Dealers Association and Pratt Abbott, collects new coats during the month of December at all Hannaford and Shaw’s locations in the area. Unfortunately, they stop collecting coats […]