DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you know where the pretty little girl who used to sing and dance to Pepsi commercials a few years back is now? I think her name was Joy. Thanks for your information. — Joan Mahaffy, Auburn ANSWER: Even when Sun Spots used to watch TV, she avoided commercials with an old-fashioned […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Back on Nov. 30 the Sun Journal generously did a story on Boy Scout Troop 121 and our fundraiser of collecting Christmas trees in the city of Auburn. Unfortunately, the response has not been as great as we hoped. Now that Christmas is over and residents will be taking down their trees, we […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: What are the requirements to graduate from Lewiston High School? What happens to the student who lacks the ability to meet these requirements? — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots emailed Lewiston High School Principal Gus LeBlanc, who gets points for answering the same day, at night and during school vacation week. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I know the wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery come from Maine. How does someone get to go with them to Arlington? I have it on my bucket list and promised myself someday I would do this. Sun Spots is such a great recourse for our community. Thank you for all you do. — […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We read Sun Spots all the time. It is very informative. We would like to know if there is a law in Maine or the United States stating that it is against the law preventing people was scattering cremation ashes (crushed bone fragments) at a favorite location for a deceased person such […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been trying for at least a month to find a Christmas-spirited person who would have the financial capabilities to help a truly deserving disabled woman. She needs a ramp so her daughter and disabled son-in-law could get down some stairs, especially for her medical appointments. She is paralyzed. It is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am hoping that there is someone out there with true holiday spirit. On Thursday, Dec. 20, my husband went out to the Lewiston Mall to start his Christmas shopping. From the time he parked the car and went into the mall he somehow lost $1,500 cash out of his pants’ pocket. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for someone/someplace that sells suet (ground up) so I can make my great-grandmother’s Scottish plum pudding. The recipe calls for two cups suet, and I can only find suet available at times in big chunks. The larger grocery stores said they do not grind it. Also I am looking […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve had many ideas from Sun Spots. Keep up the good work! I’m looking for Christmas bulbs that light up and make bubbles. Please run as soon as possible with any stores that carry them. — I.G., Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots may not have answered in time for Christmas purchases, but perhaps […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have three purebred dogs that I acquired from an animal shelter, none of which have any papers to prove that they’re purebreds. Is there a way that I can get my dogs registered as purebreds? Are there any kennel clubs that could get our dogs registered? Thank you. — No Name […]