DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope someone out there has spare crochet hooks — I lost my set at a sporting event. I need Susan Bates Silvalume hooks, size G through K. I will pay for them plus postage. P.O. Box 363, South Paris, ME 04281. I am making baby blankets and I am desperate. Thanks in advance. — C. Park, South Paris.

ANSWER: If anyone has the crochet hooks this reader is looking for, please contact her.

If you do not receive a reply from readers, here are a few local businesses where these crochet hooks can be found:

• QuiltEssentials, 909 Minot Ave. in Auburn carries Clover crochet hooks, sold separately, in a variety of sizes, but has access to order the Susan Bates Silvalume hooks. You can reach QuiltEssentials by calling 207-784-4486;
• Jo-Ann Fabrics, 732 Center St. in Auburn, carries these hooks. They can be reached by calling 207-783-1066; and
• Hobby Lobby, 65 Mt. Auburn Ave. in Auburn, also carries these hooks. They can be reached by calling 207-782-6026.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On the TV show “The Price is Right,” are the prices California prices or do they put prices on for the contestants? I’ve been watching for a while and one day, they had a red 2017 Ford Focus for $20,243 (I wrote it down) then about two weeks later, the same red 2017 Ford Focus was $18,795. I knew it was the same one because it had all the same everything. I figured they use their own prices, just to throw the contestants off; am I right? — No name, Peru.

ANSWER: According to their website, priceisrightlive.com/rules: “Prices used for game play throughout the Show are prices obtained from Amazon, Brookstone, Best Buy, manufacturers and other authorized dealers or suppliers. Prices for automobiles, boats, ATVs and their respective options are MSRP prices published or obtained from authorized dealers or from the manufacturer. For bidding purposes, the MSRP of the automobile is based upon information read by the announcer during the Show, and not by the demonstration vehicle used on stage or appearing on the screens. Options appearing on the item on stage are only included in the MSRP if the announcer reads those options during the Show.”

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please join us in celebrating 100 years of bringing you cookies and trying our newest cookie, “S’Mores.” On Sunday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Girl Scout Troop 2285 will host a cookie booth sale at Food City, 1355 Auburn Road in Turner, to raise money for several overnight trips. As part of our community involvement, the girls in the troop have decided to accept cookie donations, which will be delivered to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in April for patients and their families for $4 a box. — No name, Turner.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Paint the Town Fundraiser for Paris Public Library will be held Saturday, March 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of South Paris, 17 East Main St. Come join us for a fun afternoon of painting with Karen Schroeder Daniels of “Paint the Town.” Cost is $35 per person; tickets are available at Paris Public Library. All money raised will support the library. — No name, South Paris.

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