Teams of four players compete against other teams in 30-minute rounds, using the regular rules of Scrabble. To participate, teams must register (in various categories) and then collect pledges for Literacy Volunteers. The top fundraisers choose from an array of prizes. Door prizes, refreshments and word games during the breaks make it a fun-filled afternoon. […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots reached out to HealthSteps at St. Mary’s Health System. Ashley Stein replied that racquetball is offered through HealthSteps and takes place in Bates College’s Merrill Gymnasium. The racquetball/tennis program is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in one-hour sessions from 6-8 a.m. There are various rates depending on if you are going once […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots tweeted to Lindsay Liepman (@LindsayKEYETV) and she replied: “I’m down in #Texas now but she can always watch our newscast here. We stream it live @keyetv.” You can check it out online at http://www.keyetv.com/. To answer your second question, yes, Meghan had her baby; she had a boy in early April. You can […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is a “thank you” letter to both your terrific column and to all of the amazing readers who answered my letter published in Sun Spots on April 10. I needed help to get my Memere’s broken Catholic rosary bracelet fixed and boy did I ever get the help I needed! Over […]

ANSWER: The Auburn Public Library began hosting a bi-monthly knitting group the second and fourth Mondays of the month from 5-7 p.m. September through May. This is an informal drop-in knitting group and is held in the Maggie Trafton program room on the first floor of the library. Knitters of all ages and skill levels […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for everything you do. I am looking for someone to rototill my garden. Do you have anyone in your Rolodex? If not, people may reach me at 207-782-6683. Thank you. — Auburn reader. ANSWER: Sun Spots does not have a list of people who rototill gardens. Hopefully, someone will contact you […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots located the popular recipe for Rhubarb Cake that has been requested numerous times over the years: Rhubarb Cake ingredients: 2 cups chopped rhubarb, 1½ cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup sour cream, 1 egg. Method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a […]

My mother, Wilda Ruth Brown Dunham, is searching for her two older half-brothers Richard Barker and Raymond Barker. Here is all the information she could give me. The brothers’ mother is Frances Malloy Barker Brown and their father is either Richard or Raymond Barker (she cannot remember exactly) and the father was born in Nashua, […]

The annual doll tea hosted by WLU each spring is a cultural event with educational aspects. Children follow the example of the adults in attendance and dress for the Tea in pretty dresses, shoes, and hats, and may be accompanied by a doll. The children learn to display appropriate behavior and etiquette, and to care […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Will Bates College be hosting any type of event to honor pianist Frank Glazer who passed away in January? — No Name, Lewiston. ANSWER: Sun Spots has learned that Frank Glazer, the Bates College artist-in-residence and a pianist loved for his artistry and generosity, will be remembered at a gathering at the […]