HI SUN SPOTS! For anyone interested in the knitting patterns, as you discussed in the column on Jan. 1, the correct web address for the Yarmouth History Center is www.yarmouthmehistory.org/knit-a-piece-of-history/. — Chelsie DiConzo, Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce. DEAR SUN SPOTS: As of Dec. 18, 2015, Medical Rehabilitation Associates in Lewiston has been closed. I have been […]
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Reader shares history of locomotive engineer
My father, Robert C. Walker, many of you have never met. He was born in 1889 in Poland and attended school there and in Mechanic Falls at the Walker Farm on Walker Road. He started work on the railroad for Grand Trunk Railroad at the age of 14 as a section hand, maintaining the railroad […]
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Collecting valentines for vets, nursing homes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A one-on-one, one-hour class, “Researching Your Family History,” will be offered at 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., noon and 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 12, 19 and 26, with instructor/researcher Carroll N. Holmes. The instructor will use several genealogical websites to find people on your family tree. Bring curiosity and, if you have it, […]
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Franco Center offers French Club for kids
The Franco Center is able to provide this program free of charge through a grant from the French American Cultural Exchange. Marie Emmons, a native of Nantes, France, teaches French with games, songs, and crafts. Children improve their French while they are having fun! Participants can park for free in the Centreville Garage; parking validation […]
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What is the history of the Sun Spots column?
ANSWER: This Dec. 7, 1987 article in the Lewiston Daily Sun, outlines the history of Sun Spots. “Since it first appeared in 1972, what began as a simple question-and-answer column for consumers has become a community bulletin board, a potpourri of household hints and answers to those trivia questions that pop up at the family […]
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Bokwa is a new fitness trend — what is it?
ANSWER: According to a press release from Girl Power Fitness at 74 Westminster St. in Lewiston, Bokwa is a new and completely different approach to group exercise that is rapidly spreading across the globe. Bokwa participants draw letters and numbers with their feet while performing an energizing and addictive cardio workout routine while listening to […]
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Locomotive stories appreciated by readers
RESPONSE: Thank you for sharing that you enjoyed the Sun Spots column that day. Sun Spots has emailed you the article you requested. Have a great day! DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping that the wonderful young woman who chased me down at the South Paris Farmers Union on Sunday, Dec. 29, sees this in Sun […]
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Good samaritans help stranded couple in Lisbon Falls
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Wednesday, Dec. 9, myself and three other ladies, all seniors, were dining at China Village Restaurant in Dry Mills and had finished our meals and were preparing to pay our checks when the waitress told us that our entire meals had been paid for by the lady sitting across from us. […]
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Collecting can tabs contributes to success
RESPONSE: Thank you for sharing your story. DEAR SUN SPOTS: We hope you can help us. My daughter was fortunate enough to move into a HUD apartment in August. Under the signed contract, she was to get an $80 allowance for electricity. This has never been true. CMP states that she alone is the only […]
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Children’s books needed; yellow donation bins gone
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I can’t find any of the yellow donation boxes. I think they were owned by PlanetAid.org. Do you know what happened to them? Do you know if Lamey Wellehan still takes used running shoes? — No Name via email. ANSWER: Sun Spots also noticed that some of those yellow donation boxes were […]