DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for all of your help through the years. I never miss reading your column. My brother is interested in any information about “Hurricane Hattie,” the 1980s comedian from the Lewiston area who we enjoyed immensely. What was her real name? Does anyone have a CD of her routine? Any information […]
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Nonprofit helps sexual assault victims
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is SAVES a nonprofit organization? How much of donations go to the executives? What are their salaries? How much of donations go directly to help people? Many towns are asked to contribute money to various nonprofit organizations. Shouldn’t they be required to reveal where the money goes since this is government money? […]
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Criminal record follows job seeker
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am in the hopes that you might answer the following question for both myself and other readers who may be in a similar situation. When one is filling out the section on a job application regarding criminal history, how many years back should we go? I do have an arrest record […]
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Geneaology search hits roadblock
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you for your column. It is a great place to turn to for help. I have been working on my husband’s and my genealogy for the past five years. Because of our French heritage, I have been able to use the Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society in Auburn. What a great source […]
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Animal lover wants to help pets
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Every day is a good one when we have Sun Spots to read. I want to know if there is any way for animal lovers to get help with feeding their much-loved pets in these hard economic times. Some people don’t have it in their hearts to give them up but do […]
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Old railroad depot to be renovated
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please find out why that woman, who claims to be homeless, is still begging in front of the drive into Walmart and Denny’s Restaurant? Also I would like to know why there does not seem to be any action going on at the little railroad station on Lincoln Street. That […]
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Find classes at maineadulted.org
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a place where someone can teach me how to use QuickBooks. I have used an old version in the past but had to update due to computer problems and am confused with the new version. Maybe some of the adult ed places are offering classes. I would appreciate […]
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Sewers needed for ‘little lady’ tea
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Literary Union is looking for volunteers who like to sew or knit to help us in making doll clothes for the tea we hold in the spring for little girls and their dolls, along with moms, grams, aunts, sisters and friends. As well as dressing and acting like “little ladies,” […]
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Presidential coins fail to earn fans
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m collecting the presidential gold dollar coins. Rainbow Credit Union on Main Street gave them up. Where can I go now? Thank you. — Pauline, Lewiston ANSWER: Unfortunately, few people share your interest. Because not enough people were collecting or using these coins, more than a billion dollars worth of them ended […]
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Efficiency of electric heaters questioned
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In the Jan. 5-6 Sun Journals I received a flier from a company selling the “Comfort Furnace,” which is described as an infrared heater. The ad says that you get maximum heat without drying the air, and although this appears to be a portable electric heater, the testimonials that go with it […]