DEAR SUN SPOTS: Here is a different question for you. It’s about a prepaid funeral. Mine is all paid for, and I’ve felt secure. However, I’ve been told that it’s not refundable and if that funeral home goes out of business for some reason, you’re out of all that money and there’s nothing you can […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What would we do without you? You’ve helped us so much before, so I am back with a couple of requests. First, where can one buy DonnKenny pants for women’s/misses, which for years were available through the JC Penney catalog? These are pull-on and made from synthetic material. Second, is there someone […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: It was interesting to read the May 8 column and find mention of a Confederate soldier buried in Gray. Did you know there is also a Confederate soldier buried in Durham? I looked into the Durham story while writing the booklet, “Faces of the Civil War,” for the Androscoggin Historical Society (copies […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The local Tri-Town Food Bank serving families in Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot is having a fundraiser to renovate its present building. On June 29 we will host a juried art show at the scenic Poland Spring Inn on Route 26. We need artists to apply for 10- by 10-foot selling spaces. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I wore my best suit to church on Mother’s Day, and someone noticed tiny holes in part of the coat. I must have thought the calendar said moth-ers day when I put that suit on! My question: Is there anyone who repairs moth holes in fabric? If so, please provide an address […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Since I like to be different I am going to ask you about something, and I hope this is the first inquiry of its kind. I have what I believe to be a very old coat hanger. It is made of a flat brown wood. It says Le Blanc Cleaners & Dyers, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What was the occasion for the large fireworks display in Lewiston-Auburn on May 12? Who paid for the fireworks? Thank you. — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: The fireworks were explained at the Bates College website: “Residents in the neighborhood around Bates College shouldn’t be surprised to hear and see some pyrotechnics this […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for all the information you share with us each day. I am hoping you can help me. I would like to get some reasonably priced voice lessons for my granddaughter. She lives in the Jay-Wilton area. Thanks for any information you can provide. — Sue via email ANSWER: Sun Spots does […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society is now planning its October 2013 raffle for our fall meeting. Last year, the society’s first raffle was its most successful fundraiser of 2012. Please consider donating a prize (cash, gift certificate or other prize) to help our raffle. Raffle tickets will be sold from July to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Kudos to Mark LaFlamme for his article on Norlands living history museum (May 5). It was very interesting and informative from start to finish. Is there a place in L-A that recharges fire extinguishers? If not, can they be recycled? Thanks for a great column. — B.G., Turner ANSWER: Sun Spots also enjoyed […]