DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for running my March 17 letter with reference to the Veterans Memorial Park. The letter was most productive, as we had several dozen veterans and/or family members call for the applications and advice as to how to retrieve their military forms and acquire an application. I wish to repeat the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Re the letter from “The Dude” (May 6), I think your correspondent may have been seeking a recipe for faux kahlua, which is easily accomplished as follows: Mix 4 cups of water, 3 cups of sugar and 10 teaspoons of instant coffee (12 teaspoons if not freeze-dried) and bring to a rolling […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your column is a valuable resource for area residents in need of answers to a variety of topics. Thank you for providing us with this information. St. Martin de Porres Bargain Basket on the corner of College and Bartlett streets is celebrating spring with a spring clearance sale. Many items are at […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would you know of anyone in the Wilton, Farmington or Livermore Falls areas who works on grandfather clocks? Also, do you know of anyone who strips furniture and does caning? — No Name, Wilton ANSWER: There are many clock repairers in Maine, but none that Sun Spots could find in the area […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have helped me many times before and hopefully you can again. I am looking for cotton Red Sox cloth. I was unable to find it in the L-A or Oxford Hills areas. Maybe some readers have some cloth stashed away they would be willing to sell. Also, I have lots of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been looking for man-size Kleenex. Maybe some of your readers can help me. They are so much better when you have a cold. Thanks for all the help you give. It’s the best part of the paper. — B. R., Auburn ANSWER: According to a posting on Amazon.com, Kleenex had […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: John F. Murphy Homes is an agency that provides support services to people with mental disabilities in the local community. We have a number of folks who are interested in playing softball, and we are developing recreational softball teams with the people we support and staff. If any of your readers are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m like all the others who read your column every day. You’ve answered my questions in the past, and now I have another one. I love orchids, and my two plants seem to love my tiny apartment. One has been with me for over five years and has never stopped blooming — […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for the good you do for this area. I do not know what we would do without you! Friends have told me that because my husband is a veteran and receives his health care from them that I can qualify for the state to pay my Part B Medicare. Is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We love Sun Spots and appreciate all your help and good tips. We are hoping you or some of your readers could help us with a special request. We have been blessed and honored to have my father-in-law, Albert Dupuis, back in Maine with us after 48 years in Bristol, Conn. He […]