DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have the Sun Journal sent to me here in Texas, and I read the following, in order, the obituaries, Sun Spots (sorry you are second) and then Mark Trail. I would like the mailing address of Victoria Rowell. She was a foster child and was a foster parent for 35 years […]
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Several groups open to Maine crafters
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a question for you. Can you tell us the difference between Maine Crafters and United Maine Crafters? We don’t seem to see the difference when we attend craft shows. Do you know if a craft fair is coming up for either one? Enjoy this column very much. — No Name, […]
Repairing, dyeing leather can be tricky
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for someone with a heavy-duty sewing machine who can put a new lining in a leather motorcycle jacket. I am willing to deliver, pickup and pay a reasonable price for the service. I sew, but have never worked with leather. I can be reached at 786-2574 or leave a […]
Lions looking for donated vending machine
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Auburn Lions Club is preparing for another year, and your super column can help us. First, the club is looking for persons, who might like to join. Our club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at noontime. A major focus of Lions is to provide eyeglasses and […]
School needs borrowed banner back
DEAR SUN SPOTS: During the summer months a banner was borrowed from Edward Little High School for a class reunion. I did not take down the name of the young woman who borrowed it, and she has yet to return it. Please, we really need that banner for other reunions. We would appreciate it if […]
Next week filled with fairs, festivals
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Temple Historical Society is having a display at the Farmington Fair in the building next to the Exhibition Hall, Sept. 19-25. We will include some items that belonged to Myra Scales, a well-known artist and photographer from Temple. If anyone has any information or photos of her they would like to […]
Catholic charity needs volunteers, yarn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are writing to ask for help from the community for we are seeking yarn for our knitters. We also need more volunteers from our community to work with our elderly clients, who are waiting for someone to visit them and help them with their errands. We are in need of four-ply […]
More options for trips to see Red Sox
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Along with the options mentioned in Monday’s column, three other local agencies offer bus tours to see the Rex Sox. They are Alpine Tours (786-7600), Dube Travel (784-2916) and Mainline Tours (799-8527). Please include them in your column. — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots never intentionally leaves a local business out […]
Doctor’s office failed to forward records
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am an avid reader of your column and enjoy it very much. My husband had been a patient of the same doctor for about seven years. Last winter we received a letter stating that he was taking a leave-of-absence sabbatical and were referred to another clinic. The letter said that if […]
Counted cross-stitcher needs supply source
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for a wonderful column. It is so informative and helpful. I am sure that I am not the only one in Maine that is finding it more and more difficult to find supplies and charts for counted cross-stitch. I have been to Jo-Ann Fabrics both in Auburn and Topsham, Craftmania […]