DEAR SUN SPOTS: Floyd A. Harlow VFW Post 9787 is set to host a Chinese auction on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 58 E. Main St. in South Paris. Doors are scheduled to open at 2 p.m. and the auction is to begin at 4 p.m. The event is to include many new or slightly used […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did you know the Sun Spots column will be 50 years old in December? It was started in December 1972 by Barbara Clune. I want to congratulate and thank you for proving that this column of advice, recommendations, recipes and wisdom has been an invaluable resource to me and countless readers over […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We will have a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston at 10 a.m. Friday. The eight-piece All Volunteer Brass Band will play as well as a bagpiper. The keynote speaker is Capt. Jack Flowers of Auburn, who wrote about his experiences in Vietnam as a tunnel rat in the Army’s 1st […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Friday, Nov. 4, I was at the health club on Lisbon Road in Lewiston and someone picked up my blue tote bag by mistake. It had my car keys in it. Please return the keys to the health club as soon as possible. It will be  greatly appreciated. — Ray, no […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: West Parish Congregational Church in Bethel has been given a beautiful dollhouse, all handmade and complete with furnishings. The woman who made it has passed away and her husband (who also worked on it) wants it to be sold and the proceeds given to the church. Can anyone in Sun Spots Land […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have brand new, unused medical supplies to donate to a group or individual who can use or distribute them. There are primarily respiratory hoses, tube-feeding equipment (including night feed pump and stand) and feeding bags and other miscellaneous. Is there a local spot to drop them off so these supplies won’t […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Mexico Congregational Church, UCC, the “Green Church,” at 163 Main St. will serve a public roast turkey dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The menu includes a traditional roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings and homemade pie for dessert for $12 per plate. The dining room is handicap- accessible using […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: It’s that time of year again. Christmas is sneaking up on us and here at Bolster Heights we need some gifts for our residents such as shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream, deodorant, hair elastics, hair brushes and combs. We also need men’s and women’s pajama pants and T-shirts in all sizes, and of […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Exchange Club of Auburn is proud to again sponsor a Salute to Veterans Lunch at The Green Ladle on Wednesday, Nov. 9. All veterans are invited to attend this free lunch and brief ceremony thanking them for their service. The Honorable William Schneider, former Attorney General of Maine and a Green […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My mother, Dorothy Hoffman Hunter, is celebrating her 100th birthday Nov. 22. On Nov. 19, we will have a small family celebration to honor her. For 25 years she taught in the Auburn school system, with the last 20 at the East Auburn Community School. We thought it would be nice if […]