DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m hoping you can help answer this question. Our town recently adopted single-stream recycling, which is a great thing. The community can now recycle all plastics numbered 1–7. However, my recent efforts to recycle meat trays with recycling symbol 6 and the yellow plastic bag that my newspaper arrives in, which bears […]
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Name ‘St. Jude’ leads to confusion
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last year you had a column stating fronts of old Christmas cards could be sent to St. Jude’s. I recently sent a small donation to St. Jude, and then a couple of days ago I received a Christmas ornament that looked as if it was made from a Christmas card. I would […]
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Limited heating assistance is available
HEATING ASSISTANCE: Recently Sun Spots has gotten several letters from readers who are struggling to pay for heat and are asking for assistance. Sun Spots wants to help, but she cannot print requests for funds from individuals, only charities. However, she can provide some information about where readers can go for help. For answers, she […]
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Mystery DJ at Dunkin’ Donuts sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for two pieces of information. First, do you know who the person was — I believe a DJ — who had a blue show car and played music from the trunk in the parking lot of the Dunkin’ Donuts across from CMMC? Second, members of the Winthrop High School […]
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Mother of twins looking for club
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you or any of your readers know if there is a group called Mothers of Twins in the Lewiston-Auburn-Sabattus area that gets together to discuss and share things about your children with others? It would be helpful to get pointers on what other children do on a daily basis, such as […]
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Reader looking for snowglobe repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for your great column. You surely help a lot of folks in your readership and beyond. I have a beautiful snow globe that is many years old and the water is turning dark. I would love to find someone who knows how to replace the water or could do this for […]
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Memories sought for history projects
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Before the opening of Poland Community School in 1954, there were more than 20 one-room schoolhouses in the town of Poland. Rose Aikman of the Poland Historical Society is putting together a pictorial history for a presentation: School Days — Remember When. She is seeking scholars with memories of their attendance (and/or […]
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Postcards from around the world sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a lifelong hobby of trying to collect postcards from all the countries in the world as well as all the states and provinces in Canada. I currently have all the states. Would Sun Spots have any suggestions on how I might go about making contact with someone in the countries […]
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‘Tiny urls’ serve several purposes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your column in the Jan. 3 paper said you are looking for questions. OK. How about explaining what exactly a “tiny url” is? When you give website references, more often than not you give an address that features a tiny url rather than the website’s normal address. What is a tiny url […]
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Leather work now available in L-A
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there anyone who can tell me where I can get a zipper put in a leather jacket? — Marilyn Huston, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots has many options for the repair you seek. Most of the shoemakers she’s spoken to said they can do zippers, but there are also those who specialize […]