The River Comics Comedy Productions will host two stand-up comedy shows this week in the Great Falls Comedy Club at Craft Brew Underground. Host Nick Gordon brings five hilarious comedians to the stage for the 6×10 show at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Scott MacNeil, Crystal Bernard, Lloyd Sharp, Paul Borik, and Nick Hahn […]
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Fiddlers to entertain at Oasis of Music
Fiddlers Frank Ferrel and Greg Boardman will team up at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at The Church at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Both musicians are well-known in the fiddling community of Maine and a bit beyond for their love of traditional downeast and Franco-American fiddling, which they […]
Miko Marks and Rissi Palmer plan Brownfield show
Miko Marks and Rissi Palmer plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, in Brownfield. Marks is a country singer songwriter on the rise and Palmer’s gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in Country Music, she is equally […]
Long Marriage has crumbled to threats and bitterness
DEAR ABBY: I’d like some advice about a family situation that has been going on for the entire 34 years of my marriage. My husband is not kind to my now-grown sons. He gives me the silent treatment for weeks over small disagreements. My eldest son visited us for my 75th birthday and, after receiving […]
Looking Back on April 25: ‘Rivers receding in some sectors; some roads closed’
Read more about April 25, 1958, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 Early Wednesday afternoon, the Ice was scheduled to leave Lake Auburn at almost any time, within the next few hours, a good stiff south wind being all that was needed. All around the shores the ice remained firm, but in the […]
Hemoglobin count drops after starting a course of Xarelto
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a history of polyps. I recently had nasal polyps removed, and a previous colonoscopy had also revealed polyps. I have been put on a blood thinner (Xarelto) and an aspirin. Since I started taking Xarelto and the aspirin, my hemoglobin level dropped over the course of four months. What is […]
Aquarius: Self-improvement projects will bring the most satisfaction and the least amount of controversy.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jason Lee, 53; Renee Zellweger, 54; Hank Azaria, 59; Al Pacino, 83. Happy Birthday: Share your thoughts, formulate your goals for the year and balance your life with a mixture of hard work, exercise, healthy living and love. Push forward with gratitude; what you attract will complement your dreams, hopes […]
Bethel reader requests visual instructions to finish a chocheted lap blanket
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to say thank you for all the help you have provided me with in the past. I need your help once again. Before my sister passed away, she was teaching me to crochet. I have just finished making a lap blanket and am looking for someone to help me finish […]
Looking Back on April 24: ‘Marathon dance in Auburn is off’
Read more about April 24, 1923, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 Local marathon dancers are doomed to be disappointed Tuesday night if they expect to dance on and on for hours and even days. No records will be smashed, at least in Auburn, inasmuch as the city authorities will allow no dancing […]
Sounds of verbal abuse echo outside the walls
DEAR ABBY: I live on the bottom floor of a duplex with my wife. My brother-in-law, his wife and their two sons, ages 4 and 2, are upstairs. Since the 2-year-old was born, he’s been very rambunctious and fussy. I consider my BIL a good parent overall, but for a while now, I hear him […]