DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was wondering if you or any of your column’s readers would know where I could get Pibb soda locally? It was formerly known as “Mr. Pibb” and is owned by the Coca-Cola Co. It is similar to Dr. Pepper, but I prefer Pibb. I have checked the local stores without any […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In the Dec. 13 column you recommended Lynn-Hom Electronics in Farmington for repairing set-top boxes. I had a negative experience with them on this subject in the last few years, which I think maybe you should hear about. My mother uses DirecTV. When she started getting bad reception, I called DirecTV for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was fortunate to get my moose in October. He was a large bull with massive antlers — 51-inch spread and 18 points. I have saved the antlers and need to know what the taxidermists use to preserve the antlers and keep them from turning lighter as they age. Thank you for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This question is about WCSH-TV information. I have tried many times to reach them at 207-828-6666 at different times of day to no avail. I am trying to reach the meteorologist for sunrise and sunset readings, especially this time of year. — Donald, Berlin, N.H. ANSWER: Sun Spots had a bit of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My concern and/or question is regarding movie ratings. I was under the impression that movie ratings determined who accessed movies with certain ratings. I know for a fact that children under the age of 17 are being permitted into R-rated movies in both the Flagship cinemas in Auburn and Lewiston without proper […]

GOOD MORNING, SUN SPOTS: I have a question about heating my home that I hope you can answer. Would I save more oil by turning my thermostat down to 56 degrees at night and when I’m at work, then turn it up to 63 when I’m home? Or by leaving the thermostat at a setting […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Mechanic Falls Public Library has been awarded a Libri Foundation Grant that has provided us with 81 new children’s books. As part of introducing the new books to the community we are having an open house on Dec. 29. One of the activities we are planning is an arm knitting activity […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a free public Christmas Day dinner again this year at the America Legion Hall on Reynolds Avenue in Livermore Falls. Our greatest food need this year is for home-baked pies and cookies. Please call Pam Newton (897-3072) or Karen Mitchell (897-3593) if you would like to help, provide food […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You recently said that now is the time to ask something I always wanted to know, so here goes. Post World War I, from 1930 to 1933, the U.S. government sponsored Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages to bring mothers and widows to visit their sons’ and husbands’ graves in American military cemeteries overseas. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have two boxes provided by Dish that are supposed to supply programming to two TVs. They both stopped working for the second TV. Do you have a local repairman in your files who does that work? I do not want to go through Dish if I can avoid it. I paid […]