DEAR SUN SPOTS: The High Street Food Pantry has ongoing needs for the following items: peanut butter, toilet paper, pasta sauce, canned meats, baking items (mixes, sugar, flour, etc.), and soup. Thank you for supporting this mission and helping local people meet their most basic needs. Please drop off your donations at the Auburn United […]
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Reader requests information on publication of favorite magazines / Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read US, OK, STAR and People magazines every week and don’t like to miss out on them. Celebrity lives are so interesting! Life & Style published its final issue July 7. I read that for 20 years. Now I’m wondering about Closer magazine. Did that one discontinue too? I haven’t seen it […]
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Franco Center seeking Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We’re asking readers to please volunteer at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival with the Franco Center either in our cookie booth or in our parking lot. The Franco Center will be at the hot air balloon festival on Aug. 15-17 selling delicious cookies to raise funds for our programs — and we need […]
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Minot Center Historical Church holding services in August | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The annual August services of the Minot Center Historical Church at 529 Center Minot Hill Road in Minot (previously known as the Minot Center Congregational Church), will be held at 9 a.m. every Sunday in August. Services will be led by Frances Lodge, pastor of the West Minot Union Church. Daniel Burgess […]
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Strawberry shortcake, ice cream among sweet treats offered | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The North Waterford Congregational Church just off Route 35 at 10 Irving Green Road will hold a public supper on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5-6:30 p.m. The menu includes baked beans chop suey, coleslaw, casseroles, salads and strawberry shortcake for dessert. The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children under […]
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Rummage and yard sale scheduled at South Paris church in August | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A large indoor/outdoor Rummage and Yard Sale will be held at the First Universalist Church at 36 Pine St. in South Paris on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. Adult and children’s clothing, books, toys, furniture, kitchenware, holiday décor, household items, tools, and much more will be available at very […]
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Visitor to Maine looking for September fun | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I know from reading your column, which I love, that there are many ongoing activities, such as bean suppers, farmers’ markets, etc. and seasonal festivals. I’m planning a trip to Maine in September and would love to find a source to discover what’s happening in the area. I know it will be […]
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Reader offers building materials, fabric | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We have a collection of new building materials we would like to donate to anyone interested. We have contacted Habitat for Humanity but they have most of the items we want to donate. Perhaps someone locally can make use of these items. We are in Lewiston and have 6-plus sets of new […]
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Gather to Grow Community Celebration | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Join us as we mark an exciting new chapter — Gather to Grow. Come together with friends, old and new, to celebrate the power of community, collaboration and shared purpose. We will reflect on the work that led us to this moment, honor the community that helped us reach this milestone, and […]
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Great Falls Model Railroad Club fundraiser set for this weekend | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’d like to remind your readers that the Great Falls Model Railroad Club will be holding a surplus assets sale this Saturday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 144 Mill St. in Auburn. The sale will feature model railroad equipment in multiple scales and is a great opportunity for […]