DEAR SUN SPOTS: John F. Murphy Homes will hold a Rene Saindon memorial fund scrapbooking event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, Holy Cross Church in Lewiston. All proceeds will go toward the Activity Fund at John F. Murphy Homes at the Sargent Avenue house, per Rene’s request. Six-foot spaces are available. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m wondering if you might know where I can purchase a 24-inch ceramic Christmas tree (green or white) with multi-colored lights. Thanks for any help you can give me. Please contact me at 364-2880. — Peg, Mexico ANSWER: These holiday icons of a certain era seem to be making a come-back! I […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Dream Team, a group of Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice staff, volunteers and friends, is sponsoring a yard sale, bake sale and farmers’ market Saturday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Androscoggin’s Lewiston Hospice office at 15 Strawberry Ave. The rain date is Sept. […]

The Lewiston High School Class of 1979 will hold its 40-year reunion from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Martindale Country Club in Auburn. The cost is $40 per person or $75 per couple. Please RSVP by mailing a check made out to Bob Levesque or to LHS Class of ’79, 14 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, to Thursday, Nov. 21 (no class on Oct. 31). Six of the classes in this 10-week program will meet each Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Police Department with the remainder of the classes held off-site. Participants […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been watching for an announcement of an annual yard sale to benefit Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends. I have things I would like to donate and need to know where to drop off items. Do you have any information? — Melanie, no town ANSWER: Of course, I do! This information is […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This note is in response to the question in the August 9 Sun Spots from Marie regarding men’s clothing stores on Lisbon St. in Lewiston. The store she might be remembering is Grant’s Clothing at 46 Lisbon St. I worked there a number of years to earn money to pay for college. Grant’s […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am the program lead for the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Great Falls, Auburn, program, a 501(c)(3) organization. We work with disabled veterans and active-duty military personnel receiving treatment for a disability. Our mission statement is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active-military personnel and disabled veterans through […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Mexico High School Class of 1969 will be holding its 50th reunion on October 12. We have been very successful in finding everyone in our class except for one person, Thomas Stocklas. He is our “missing link” and we would be very grateful to find him. I can be reached at […]