DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been a longtime subscriber to the Sun Journal. One of my favorite parts is the crossword puzzle each day. I find that in the last two to three months the puzzles have been extremely difficult. My friends have also expressed the same concern. Can you go back to the easier […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m a volunteer with Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn and am wondering if you could help us with finding homes to work on for this year. RTLA is a nonprofit organization supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material and money. We are dedicated to repairing homes of those who, due to financial hardship, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where can I write to Danica Patrick and Kasey Kahne to get pictures? I have no computer. I would also like an address for Hilary Scott of Lady Antebellum on the Great American Country Channel. Thank you. — No Name, Norway ANSWER: It is getting more and more difficult to find postal […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends, in honor of the late Joyce Murphy, will be holding an Easter Egg hunt, bake sale and silent auction on her birthday, Saturday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at KMart in Auburn. Joyce was our beloved supporter and bookkeeper for many years and donated so […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m writing to pass on some information in response to Joanna Walsh-Ward’s Feb. 26 letter regarding her request for Celtic jewelry. I called the Scottish Lion at 1-800-355-7268 (Fax 1-603-356-9032; e-mail [email protected]). They stopped sending me a catalog, but I found these numbers from an old one. Apparently the company is in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you tell me where you can purchase the presidential dollar coins, the U.S. territories quarters or the America the Beautiful quarters at face value? The local banks often do not have them. The banks in Auburn have them, but I don’t get down there very often. An online source would be […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is in response to your readers who are looking for ski or balbriggan pajamas. The Munsingwear brand pajamas are available in the Vermont Country Store catalog (Item No. 49248). — Clara Dumas, Auburn ANSWER: Clara is quite right. Sun Spots checked online, and the Vermont Country Store advertises “The Return of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The AMVETS Auxiliary of New Gloucester is sponsoring a corned beef supper March 13 at the hall in New Gloucester. This is to raise money for veterans’ needs. For any questions, contact Bea at 926-4489. — Beatrice Libby DEAR SUN SPOTS: The 2010 Hartford Annual Tea Party will take place Saturday, April […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Tri-Town Community Action Group, in cooperation with the Maine State Police, would like to offer a service to the tri-town area of Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls, called Neighbors Helping Neighbors. We are here to help anyone who lives alone, including the elderly, those who are wheelchair bound, and those with […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Angus King has been on TV recently promoting windmills. We have heard once he was no longer governor he changed his residency to another state, Florida, where they have no state income taxes. Is this really the case or is this just a rumor? Thank you. — P.W., Auburn ANSWER: It is […]