Dear Sun Spots: The 110th Monmouth Academy Alumni Reunion will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Monmouth Academy gym. A coffee social will start at 10 a.m. followed  by a luncheon at noon. Reservations are necessary for lunch. Box lunch choices are as follows: ham, turkey, chicken salad or tuna salad sandwich. Please call […]

Dear Sun Spots: We appreciate this column. It’s very nice; keep up the good work. I was wondering if there is someone in the Lewiston-Auburn area who can transfer a 78 rpm record to a CD. My dad made this record a long time ago and we do not have a player that takes 78 […]

Dear Sun Spots: When baking for diabetics and not wanting to use Splenda or similar products, is it better to use granulated fructose over cane sugar? It is my understanding that fructose is sweeter, and you use a third less in the recipe. Is there any ground cover plant that blossoms all or part of […]

Dear Sun Spots: Thank you for your great column. It’s so very helpful to all. I have two things I hope you can help with. First, I have heard there are places where people of meager means can buy surplus building materials such as roofing, lumber, etc. Can you tell me where the nearest ones […]

Dear Sun Spots: June 13 marked the sixth anniversary of my dad’s heart transplant. To honor both my father and the donor who made this all possible, I am holding a fundraiser and huge raffle. All the proceeds from the fundraiser go directly to the United Network for Organ Sharing. UNOS works in part to […]

Dear Sun Spots: Do you or your readers know of any organization that is collecting magazines to send to our troops. We have several boxes of recent car magazines (“Hot Rod,” “Car Craft,” street rod magazines, etc.) that we would like to donate this or another worthy cause. Please contact me at 524-2253 to arrange […]

Dear Sun Spots: The Civil War Re-enactment at Norlands recently weekend was a huge success because of the incredible support from so many people. I’d like to extend a public thank you to everyone who contributed to help us accomplish it all. First, a thank you to the many visitors who supported this event by […]

Dear Sun Spots: Is there any place in the Farmington area that swaps westerns or love stories? – No Name, Farmington. Answer: Sun Spots could not locate a place to swap books in the Farmington area, but you may consider contacting Artios Books, 180 Turner St., Auburn, at 786-4007. They swap “3-for-1” all the time, […]