DEAR SUN SPOTS: What is it with these restaurants? We went to a restaurant last fall, and they had fresh green beans. I told the waiter I liked mine cooked good. The waiter said he would tell the chef to cook mine longer. When we got our meals, the beans were so hard and rubbery […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Hospital Association at Central Maine Medical Center is celebrating 125 years of service to the Lewiston-Auburn community. We are trying to find the descendants of the founding women of WHA, who were alive during the 1888-1894 period. Mrs. Jonathan L.H. Cobb (Abigail Morrell), Mrs. George Haskell (Mary), Mrs. Nelson Howard […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m trying to locate an organization that takes used eyeglasses. The Lions Club used to have a collection box at Hannaford in Lewiston, but the box is no longer there. Can you help me? — Maureen, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots emailed her usual contact for the Lewiston Lions Club, Maryann, who told […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Nov. 20 someone asked about sleigh rides. We didn’t know at that time if we were going to have one this year. But we’ve been working on it, and now with a big snowfall we will have one, and it may be the biggest yet, with about 15 teams participating. The […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am the Maine coordinator for the Cancer Pillowcase Project in Maine, and I buy fabric and supplies with all donated money. These pillowcases go to any ill child in Maine; they do not have to have cancer. I’m hoping some reputable businesses will let me leave a donation box with them […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me. We have a neighbor who raises beagles. I’ve called the authorities for the past three years about their barking. Apparently they don’t care. I was told that there is a barking dog ordinance but again they don’t seem to care. At times the dogs bark for […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there someone out there who will make a full- or queen-size quilt? The front could be made from my husband’s old T-shirts. I am willing to pay someone to do to this for me or to supply the items needed to make one. My husband passed away Oct. 4, and I […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Since I know many seniors are quick to read your column, I was wondering if you could share the following: On Jan. 25, some 4,000-plus termination letters were sent out to Medicare Saving Program and Drugs for the Elderly recipients informing them that due to a recent state change in eligibility which […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston Auburn Film Festival is gearing up and getting ready to put on a fabulous four-day event April 4 to 7. We’ll have two days of international independent film screenings, “Survivorman” Les Stroud in attendance all weekend, world premiere of the Peloton Project film, student film competition and more! We are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please reprint the hints on how to forward past the previews on rented DVDs? Also, I have trouble looking up specific subjects in previous Sun Spots’ columns. Any hints? Thanks. — Gary, [email protected] ANSWER: A couple of astute readers wrote in, adding to Sun Spots’ tips to use the skip […]