DEAR SUN SPOTS: In the past you have been a great help in giving information to the public, and I thank you for that. I have three issues that I would like to address, and I hope that you can help me. On Nov. 5, 2006, I purchased from Office Max an HP Pavilion dv6000 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am an avid hockey fan of the senior league at Ingersoll Arena at Pettengil Park. After the dehumidifiers were installed, the airflow they created blows directly across the stands making it too cold to enjoy a game. Can you contact the management to see if the airflow can be directed away […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Are there any camera repair shops in the Lewiston-Auburn area? The one on Center Street is closed. We have a Fuji Fine Pix that needs minor repair. It’s a digital. Thanks. — No Name, Rumford ANSWER: Sun Spots did not find a camera repair shop in L-A, although someone may be doing […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me. There were some ladies in Rumford who made a cookbook of all French dishes, and I didn’t pick one up. I was wondering if anyone had an extra copy I could buy or copy? I lost the number of the lady who organized it. I would […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the past year I have been looking around for pork hocks, pickled pigs feet, lamb tongue and pickled eggs, which all came in jars with the name Rogers on the label. These were all readily available in stores, bar rooms and clubs, but today they are just about gone from the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you answer a question for me? Someone told me that once you have LASIK surgery on your eyes, you can never have cataract surgery later on. Is this true? If it is true, then what happens when they get cataracts later in life? — No Name, No Town ANSWER: From reading […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several of us ladies here in Mechanic Falls would like to know where to get pinking shears sharpened. Can you or your readers help? Thank you. — Maggie, Mechanic Falls DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am visiting here in Rumford with my aunt who is 102. I am from Middleboro, Mass., right next […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a copy of “100 Years of Rising with the Sun: Suntennial Celebration of the Lewiston Daily Sun, 1893–1993.” This was published by the Sun Journal in 1993. I would love to obtain a copy by Christmas for my mother. Please do not use my name as she reads […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We place a large container (butter dish or large tin can) of ammonia in the clean-out part of our chimney (open door and just set it in). This keeps our chimney clean year-round. Just check it and refill when needed. — Don, Oxford ANSWER: Sun Spots has never heard of this method. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: First of all, I would like to tell you how much I enjoy reading Sun Spots and how helpful Sun Spots has been over the years, which is why I’m writing today. I am writing in response to the person who wrote in Sun Spots on Nov. 11 about getting a lamp […]