DEAR SUN SPOTS: I appreciate all I’ve learned from your column over the years, very helpful. My request is if anyone has an Upwards game by Milton Bradley. I am looking for the large size. The small one is 9 inches on its face, but it is the next size board — maybe 10 inches […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: With your vast knowledge of things, is there anyone in the Lewiston-Auburn area who repairs VCRs? Thank you. — Karl, Greene ANSWER: Sun Spots does not deserve your high praise, as she has no good answer to your question. Many electronic devices made these days seem to be designed to be disposable. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you find out why Mt. Hope Cemetery on Mt. Hope Avenue has the gate locked on Saturdays? I’ve been there four or five times to visit my husband’s grave and can’t get in. I called and was told it would be taken care of, but I went today and it was […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Liberty Rebekah Lodge 94 wishes to get the news out to high school seniors and college undergraduates who would like to attend an accredited Maine institution and pursue a registered nursing degree that the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Maine have a nurses training award program called the Ellen F. Washburn Nurses […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please find out what happened to the CBS “Early Show” team of Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez and Dave the weatherman? Why are they not there anymore and where did they go? They have a new team, but it is not the same. Julie Chang left the show and is doing […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston High School Art Department and black-and-white photography program is seeking donations of film cameras, both manual and point and shoot. This is a very popular program, and we are always looking to collect working cameras for our students. We are also in need of some darkroom equipment. We want to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Nature Kids on Outdoor Adventures 4-H Club will be building a giant bug made out of recycled bottles for Earth Day 2011! We are seeking empty laundry detergent bottles of all shapes and sizes, fence wire, which will be used to create our bug structure, and spools of wire to attach the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have an answer for the old-fashioned sleigh ride inquiry on Jan. 14. My husband and I have Belgian draft horses and offer sleigh rides at our farm, which has been in Bill’s family since 1810. We have a small sleigh that can take up to six people and the larger sleigh […]

DEAR SUNSPOTS: Adults and families are eagerly waiting for the assistance of one-on-one tutors to help them gain critical reading, writing and math skills. Many of these individuals need these skills to better qualify for a job or prepare their children for kindergarten. Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin will hold a 12-hour tutor-training workshop on Jan. 29 and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You have helped so many people with your column. Can you answer this question? What is the humidity in your home during the winter supposed to be? — Arlene, Livermore ANSWER: A 2004 Associated Press story stated ideal humidity as 45 percent, with other online sources saying that a humidity range between […]