DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know if there is a pet groomer who will come to my home to trim my cat’s claws and also shave her back end once a month. She is a Maine coon cat, very gentle and lovable. I’m a senior with no transportation who loves her cat dearly. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know how to remove stains from a stainless steel sink? I’ve tried different powders without much success. Also, in response to D.R.B.’s inquiry about the Chinese restaurant (Sept. 6), I remember going to the Joy Inn with my parents when I was very young. The booths had curtains that could […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Sometime a bit before Labor Day there was a story in the Sun Journal about the Pinnacle Inn on Pinnacle Road in West Paris. I was very intrigued, so I plugged in my GPS and took off, hoping to visit and maybe walk some of their trails and enjoy the vista. No […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have received a startling email claiming that the per-person Medicare insurance premium will increase to $247 in 2014. Could you determine whether this is true? — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots checked with Roland Bussiere, a Medicare specialist at SeniorsPlus, who said it is not true and sent Sun […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was wondering if there is anyone in the area who takes hand-knitted items on consignment. Thank you. — [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots has one consignment store in her Rolodex — Maine Vintage & Consignment at 18 Main St., Lisbon Falls, www.mainevintageconsignment.com, 353-2216. She does not know what they accept.  With craft […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you so much for all your help. Winter is upon us, and I am looking for someone in the nearby area who will be doing snowplowing this winter. Please provide a list if you have one available. Thank you. — B. Mathieu, Lewiston ANSWER: This is a question Sun Spots gets […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You are No. 1, with Dear Abby and the comics in a tie for second. I notice “Nancy’s” writer always has something touching that fits whatever is going one. On Sept. 11 it was a touching tribute to 9/11 victims and families; sometimes it is a memoriam to someone who just passed […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I believe at one time you had mentioned some place that takes older computers and works on them. Could you list that contact again, please? Also, I have a set of 16 Time/Life books on the art of photography that I no longer use and would like to give away. Some of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why are they cutting down trees on the Whitman Spring Road in Auburn? Is the city getting paid for lumber? — Nancy Taylor, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots had to dig around a bit for an answer to your question, but finally ended up speaking with Sid Hazelton, district engineer for the Auburn […]