DEAR SUN SPOTS: You make our days sunnier! Thank you. Here’s my question: We have driven the turnpike from Gray to Portland and have observed that they are cutting down all the trees along the roadway. It seems eerily coincidental that they are also removing the official signage to attractions along the way. Is this […]
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Local dry ice vendors sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to buy some dry ice. Any vendors in the area? — Mark Zinninger, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots found four in Maine, but nothing in Lewiston-Auburn. Perhaps readers will know of others. * Elm Ice Co., 56 Gray Road, Falmouth, 207-797-5691 * Getchell Bros. Inc., 1 Union St., P.O. Box […]
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‘High demand’ for truck drivers
GOOD MORNING, SUN SPOTS: I am responding to the lady who has her commercial driver’s license Class B and a Class A permit who wants to get her CDL A license (April 1). We just happen to have a truck-driving program at the vocational school in Mexico. We train drivers in both Class A and […]
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Cemetery fundraiser seeks items
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Fairbanks School Neighborhood Association is constantly fundraising to maintain our building for the public to use. In May, we will hold a cemetery floral arrangement fundraiser. We will be making arrangements to sell for placing on cemetery lots, or for other uses. We are looking for silk flowers, artificial arrangements, cemetery […]
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Windows has mind of its own
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You are so much better at dealing with computers than I am, so I have a question. Since Windows 7 updated automatically about three weeks ago, I have problems with my zoom level. I like to keep it at 125 percent, as it is easier for me to see. Now it keeps […]
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Singing nuns few in number
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I lived near Carmel, Calif., there was a Carmelite Monastery where the cloistered nuns sang behind a shield one day a week. I took my husband there one day to hear them. I am wondering if there is a place in Maine where the nuns sing and one can go to […]
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Dental school clinic to open soon
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where can a person get dental insurance and pick their own dentist? Thank you, Sun Spots, I read you every day. You are very helpful. — No Name, Auburn ANSWER: Sun Spots found three insurers offering stand-alone coverage at Maine.gov (there may be others of which she is unaware): * Anthem Dental, […]
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Donate your old formal gowns
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We need some fairy godmothers! The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County wants to help young women in junior and senior high schools who want to go to the prom but can’t afford the cost of a new gown. Donate your new or clean, gently worn formal dresses, gowns and accessories by […]
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Instruction manuals often online
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been given a Garden Way’s Squeezo Strainer. The instruction manual was not included. Is there anyone who could provide me with this instruction manual? A copy would be fine. I will pay for any postage or copying. Thank you. — Diane Freve, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots found one online, free […]
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Watch, clock repairs found separately
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am interested in finding someone in the Lewiston-Auburn area who repairs watches and clocks. Thank you. — No Name, Lisbon Falls ANSWER: It appears that watch and clock repair are two different specialties. For clock repair, Sun Spots has the following: * Leroy Blauvelt, Porter Road, Dixfield, 562 8955 * Harry […]