Dear Sun Spots: I’m hoping someone can help me. I am an 89-year-young lady in the South Paris health care center. During the breaking up of my home in Fryeburg, my Raggedy Ann doll got taken to the thrift shop at the Congregational Church in Fryeburg. This was a gift to me from my granddaughter […]
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Hospice offers training for volunteers
Dear Sun Spots: I have several bird feeders in my yard, and over the course of the summer have had more and more pigeons flocking to them. They are scaring away the small birds and perching themselves on my neighbors’ roofs, which I don’t feel is fair to my neighbors. Do you or your readers […]
Slime mold is a common problem this summer
Dear Sun Spots: I’m wondering if anyone can help me. I have these long pink things growing in my mulch. With all the rain that we have had I think they are mushrooms and they attract the flies like crazy. When I kicked one over I saw what looked like a bunch of clear marbles […]
Reader asks about festival dates
Dear Sun Spots: My husband and I look forward to the Great Falls Balloon Festival every summer and we commend the Festival Committee for the wonderful job they do in planning and organizing this event. Unfortunately, the weather in late August does not always seem conducive to successful balloon launches. Has the committee ever considered […]
Beating lobster smell very tough job
Dear Sun Spots: Please help, the juice of a lobster spilled in the kitchen drawer. I have tried different things to get the smell out but have had no luck yet. Any suggestions? — No Name, No Town Answer: You have Sun Spots’ sympathy, especially if the lobster juice also contained butter. This will be a […]
Reader asks about Robert’s Business College
Dear Sun Spots: I would like information on a school variously known as Professor Louis Robert’s Business School, Robert’s Business College, College Commercial Robert and Maine Business Institute. Professor Louis Robert operated it in Lewiston during the 1930s and 1940s. Thank you for your help. – No Name, Auburn Answer: Sun Spots was unable to […]
Reader eager to be part of craft fair scene
Dear Sun Spots: I am a local crafter, and I am looking to be a part of some of the local craft shows in Lewiston-Auburn and surrounding towns. I know there are local craft shows at schools and such, and I was wondering if you knew of any craft shows and how to get in […]
Turning lanes have more than one use
Dear Sun Spots: Can someone explain how the turning lanes in Lewiston are to be used? I recently heard that they are to be used only when turning into a business or street and not to be used to come out of a business/street into the turning lane. If the latter is true, most people […]
Vincent Bottling once thrived in Auburn
Dear Sun Spots: I am e-mailing you about a bottle I found in West Bethel at an old bottle dump. It is a Coca-Cola bottle, but it was made by the Vincent Co. in Auburn. I would like to know when that company made Coca-Cola, so I sent this e-mail to you thinking you would […]
Potatoes turning gray no cause for concern
Dear Sun Spots: Would anyone out there have a Bergeron Dairy milk bottle they could sell me? They were located on Webster Street in Lewiston. My cousin used to live next to them, and I would like to get him one as a gift. Please contact me at 783-8147 or e-mail me at [email protected]. It […]