DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Trinity Jubilee Center has these programs available for those in need: Food Pantry & Diaper Bank: Wednesdays at 7:45-10:45 a.m.; Free Medical Clinic: Wednesdays at 8:30-10:30 a.m.; Homeless Shelter hours: Monday-Friday at 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Employment assistance: Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; other office help (paperwork, mental […]
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Special stories of trees light up Christmas season | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Dec. 13, my husband and I went Christmas tree shopping. We found one at a local business and got in line to pay for the tree. The clerk told us that the customer in line ahead of us had already paid for it. We want to thank this very generous man […]
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Minot Center Church to host Dec. 28 service | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Less than five months after a lightning strike on Sept. 6 severely damaged the steeple and bell tower of the Minot Center Historical Church, located on Center Minot Hill Road, we will celebrate our annual evening service at 6 p.m. on Dec. 28, the Sunday after Christmas. Everyone is invited to come […]
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Special Advent service in Mexico this Sunday | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Mexico Congregational Church, UCC, 163 Main St., will hold a special Advent service Sunday, Dec. 21, at 4 p.m. The Rev. John Hogue will offer a sermon titled, “Thumb Island Elephants,” based on a true story from 1909. The congregation will have the opportunity to sing many carols. Communion will also be observed. […]
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Searching for merriment candies | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a child, my mother always had a box of elegant pastel candies in the top buffet drawer in the dining room at Christmastime. These candies were flat, round, and ridges of three lines across the top. They were so delicious and such a treat. They were white, green, pink, […]
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Maine-ly Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus to perform in Gardiner | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Maine-ly Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus will perform a Christmas show, ’Tis The Season, at the Highland Avenue United Methodist Church, 35 Highland Ave., Gardiner, on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. Please join us in sharing the songs of the season, old and new, as well as a silent auction, refreshments, and […]
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Ms. Sun Spots returns from Ireland | Sun Spots
DEAR READERS: Some folks have written to tell me that they missed Sun Spots over the past two weeks. I was in Ireland visiting my daughter and her family, and it turned out that there was no one available to cover for me. I’m back now after a wonderful visit spending time with grandchildren, sheep, […]
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Reader seeks hall rental for family gathering | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Our family is getting too large to hold our yearly holiday get-together celebration in our home. We are spread out from South Portland to Rumford. The Lewiston-Auburn area is the best location for us to hold this event on a weekend afternoon between the hours of 1 to 5 p.m. We are looking […]
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Drop-in Center in Auburn lists requests | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: At the Drop-in Center at 121 Mill St. in Auburn, current needs are men’s size small, long sleeve shirts, men’s and women’s belts, bath towels, hand towels and wash clothes as the showers are opening soon, clean blankets with no stains or rips. Please, do not donate any summer clothing at this […]
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Woman’s Literary Union Craft Fair is Saturday | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Literary Union at the Foss Mansion, 19 Elm St. in Auburn, is hosting a Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local vendors will offer sea glass art, hand puppets, tie-dye items, party dresses, quilts, knit and stitch, wood turners, paintings, and stained glass, and […]