DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am a 15-year-old boy working on restoring a small 1929 Model A pickup truck. I am looking for parts at a reasonable price, as I have a shoestring budget. I am looking for a pickup bed, both rear fenders and both running boards. I am also looking for a windshield frame, […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have two sewing machines to give away. One is an old Singer 66 in a cabinet and the other is a portable Singer machine. Both machines have been serviced and are ready to go. We would like to donate them to a church group or civic organization, first come, first served. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am putting together a presentation for the Leeds Historical Society on Leeds in the Civil War. I am looking for any information or pictures of Leeds Civil War soldiers. I also have information I can share on many of them. Several weeks ago I saw an article on a young man named […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read with interest your Sept. 20 response to No Name regarding damage to her home in delivering the refrigerator she bought from Brunswick Sears. You are quite correct in referring her to the Consumer Protection Service of the Maine Attorney General’s Office. However, all Consumer Protection Service can do is try […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A few years ago there was a Central Maine Power Co. phone number to call for reporting burned-out streetlight bulbs. Since there is no longer a number listed for such service, whom can I notify to report a bulb replacement, which is needed at the corner of Shepley and Carroll streets in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This year the Medicare open enrollment period will run from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. This is an opportunity for consumers currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) or a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) to review their plan to ensure it will meet their needs in 2015. Each […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I enjoy your column every day.  I’m unable to find denture adhesive powder. I don’t like the cream. — No Name, No Town ANSWER: What Sun Spots thought would be a simple question turned out to be far more complicated.  A search online showed many outlets for the powder, but when she […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: An elderly friend of mine has been looking for some of the old-fashioned metal ice cube trays that have the metal dividers and an attached handle to pull in order to empty the ice cube tray. Because of the condition of her water, the plastic ones and the silicone ones leave a […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have just found an old mood ring but can’t remember what the different colors mean. Any help out there? Thanks for all you do. — No Name via email ANSWER: Talk about a fad from the past! Sun Spots remembers when everyone had a mood ring, even her, in the 1970s. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can answer a question that has puzzled me for some time. It is about the time of the moonset as shown on the weather page. In the enclosed clipping it says the moon rises at 4:42 p.m. on Sept. 5. Fine, but what about the moonset? Was that the […]