DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read your column daily online. I went to school in Mexico; I now live in Lima, Ohio. Sometime around 1974-75, I lost my high school class ring. It was Mexico High School Class of 75. It was an L.G. Balfour ring with a blue stone, size 9. It had my initials, […]
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Old-fashioned way of clearing pipes still the best
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for all the free enlightenment. Do any of your plumber friends know of any method to dissolve soap from sink traps? Or is it still the old-fashioned way, as in stand on your head under the sink and dig it out? I’m too old to do it anymore. – No Name, […]
L-A veterans getting ready for Memorial Day
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to find out if my father’s name has been added to the Veterans Memorial wall in Lewiston. I have been unable to check the wall myself for this information and was wondering if there may be a Web site that lists the names on the wall? My father’s name […]
Crossword puzzles should begin getting easier
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been a longtime subscriber to the Sun Journal. One of my favorite parts is the crossword puzzle each day. I find that in the last two to three months the puzzles have been extremely difficult. My friends have also expressed the same concern. Can you go back to the easier […]
Local volunteers looking to help those in need
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m a volunteer with Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn and am wondering if you could help us with finding homes to work on for this year. RTLA is a nonprofit organization supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material and money. We are dedicated to repairing homes of those who, due to financial hardship, […]
Mailing addresses for celebrities not easy to find
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where can I write to Danica Patrick and Kasey Kahne to get pictures? I have no computer. I would also like an address for Hilary Scott of Lady Antebellum on the Great American Country Channel. Thank you. — No Name, Norway ANSWER: It is getting more and more difficult to find postal […]
Volunteers needed to help homeless cats in L-A
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends, in honor of the late Joyce Murphy, will be holding an Easter Egg hunt, bake sale and silent auction on her birthday, Saturday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at KMart in Auburn. Joyce was our beloved supporter and bookkeeper for many years and donated so […]
Scottish Lion, Shop Irish offer Celtic gifts online
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m writing to pass on some information in response to Joanna Walsh-Ward’s Feb. 26 letter regarding her request for Celtic jewelry. I called the Scottish Lion at 1-800-355-7268 (Fax 1-603-356-9032; e-mail [email protected]). They stopped sending me a catalog, but I found these numbers from an old one. Apparently the company is in […]
Readers looking to collect presidential gold
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you tell me where you can purchase the presidential dollar coins, the U.S. territories quarters or the America the Beautiful quarters at face value? The local banks often do not have them. The banks in Auburn have them, but I don’t get down there very often. An online source would be […]
Much-longed-for ski pajamas available again
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is in response to your readers who are looking for ski or balbriggan pajamas. The Munsingwear brand pajamas are available in the Vermont Country Store catalog (Item No. 49248). — Clara Dumas, Auburn ANSWER: Clara is quite right. Sun Spots checked online, and the Vermont Country Store advertises “The Return of […]