DEAR SUN SPOTS: Once again I need your help, and thank you again for your great column. I found a recipe for a lemon-dill snack mix in an older “The Spirits of Christmas” cookbook (a Leisure Arts Publication — no telephone number available) that calls for an envelope (1.8 ounces) of lemon-dill sauce mix that […]
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Reader searching for smokeless, dripless candles
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for three items. Where can I find smokeless, dripless candles? I’m also looking for the 10- by 12-inch individual deli-wraps. The wraps that I have now are Rite Wrap. Also, I want to know where I can purchase Cello Superglide ball-point pens. I purchased the last ones at Wal-Mart […]
Song lyrics ‘adjusted’ at Internet site
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for your column of very helpful material. Hope you can help me. Billy Currington has a hit song on Great American Country called “People Are Crazy.” Could you please print the words for this song for me? I know most of them but can’t make out the rest. I would appreciate […]
Closing of Brunswick’s Grand City lamented
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column, so loaded with information. While in Brunswick this summer, I noticed Grand City had closed. Is this just a sign of the times or did they move? In Turner, on Allen Road, there was a “deer farm,” as it was called. Does it still exist? Also, schools want […]
Tough times take toll on local businesses
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I bought a tanning package at Madison’s Tanning and Day Spa in Lisbon for $70 at the beginning of October. I called several times to make an appointment and only got an answering machine. I left a message each time and finally someone called me back mid-October and said that she was […]
Spouses want veterans’ names added to memorial
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In a recent online article in the Sun Journal I read about the Veterans Memorial. My wife, Muriel Peck (nee LeBel), was only 20 years of age when she volunteered for the WAVES in World War II (1942). It was noted by the Navy recruiter in Lewiston that he was the first […]
Reader requests information on L-A railroad
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am writing a history of the Lewiston & Auburn Railroad, better known as the Grand Trunk Depot on Lincoln Street, and the track that went out to Lewiston Junction in Auburn. This was the route that many people took to and from Quebec. I would like to hear from readers who […]
Search for sheet music leads to Internet
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read your column everyday and enjoy it very much. What I would like is to find the sheet music to “Angels Among Us.” I have searched and searched and can’t seem to find it anywhere. I would like my nephew and family to sing it for me if I can find […]
Homeless teens could use some holiday cheer
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There are many youth experiencing homelessness at Lewiston High School and in the greater L-A community. LHS faculty and staff are gathering gifts for more than 100 of these young people this holiday season. Gifts from individuals, groups and businesses will help these youth know they are being cheered on by their […]
End of year good time to assess record-keeping
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there a business, school or individual one can hire to set up a filing system in one’s own home for keeping records for their personal use, separating outdated material no longer needed to be kept and may be thrown out, including outdated bills, etc. If so, please phone 782-5802. Thank you, […]