DEAR SUN SPOTS: My mom has an extensive doll and bear collection, and she needs to downsize. I need to find someone to help us value and sell some of the collection. Help would be appreciated! — Donna Jacques, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots gets this question regularly and has yet to provide an answer that […]
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Charter schools open to all students
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you tell us what charter schools are? Are they private, paid for by private investors, or are they paid for by city or state? Is the curriculum governed by state rules? What grades? Thank you. — No Name, Auburn ANSWER: What a good question! Sun Spots began with the history of […]
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Flea infestations very tough to beat
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve been told that this summer is a bad one for fleas and ticks. I need help. If there is anyone there who has ever had them in their bed and overstuffed chairs. They say the chemistry in your body calls them. I would like to hear from anyone who has been […]
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Karate has language of its own
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I often see in the Sun Journal belt tests by local karate students. These stories offer little on what the meaning is behind words such as “sendal.” What do sendal, sosai, shodan and kata mean? Also, what is Rich Pelletier’s rank or rating? Thanks. — Bryant, Turner ANSWER: Pelletier’s Karate Academy has […]
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Panini price perplexes patron
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A cafe opened in Jay. They list Panini for one price then bill you for $1 more “because it’s a Panini.” I was so impressed the first time we were there. I got a menu from them and went with a group of 19 ladies the next week. I hesitate to go […]
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Poorhouse a mostly forgotten institution
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a young child, 65 years ago, I recall my parents mentioning the poor house in Auburn. I believe it was where the Dingley estate was. I may be wrong. The very poor resided there. I recall that the garbage collected by the city went there to feed the pigs. […]
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Help with sock knitting machine requested
DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have helped many people. I now need help! I have an old sock knitting machine and would like to speak with someone in the Lewiston-Auburn area who could give me some help. Thank you. — Glenna, 782-4909 DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would you ask your readers if anyone of them has been […]
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Homemade pie served in evening sought
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is there a restaurant in the Twin Cities that makes its own pies and serves in the evening hours? — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots would get very tired fingers if she tried to call every restaurant in town and ask that question! Readers and restaurateurs, please help. DEAR SUN […]
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‘Best’ potato salad has many fans
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ll bet my letter is only one of a great many you will receive in response to No Name asking about the Marjorie Standish potato salad (June 30). Any good Maine public library should have copies of “Cooking Down East” and “Keep Cooking the Maine Way,” both by Standish. The potato salad […]
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Cemetery searching for gravesite info
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Wayside Cemetery Association in West Paris is looking for someone who would repair stones that are broken or tipped over. Also, in the tomb there is a gravestone with the name Joyce R. Sampson, b. 1929, d. 1952. We wondered if there might be a relative who might have information on […]