DEAR SUN SPOTS: Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends will be holding a bake sale and bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4, at Sports Trader, 707 Main St., Lewiston. It is next to Cumberland Farms and across from Burger King.

You will find a wide array of yummy treats provided by Tommy’s talented volunteer bakers, and, speaking of bakers, we can use as many baked goods as possible. We are always looking for bakers to add to our roster.

Tommy’s is a volunteer, no-kill organization and receives no official funding. It relies solely on donations and the results of its bake sales, yard sales and bottle drives to keep going. Tommy’s strives to support abandoned cats that live a feral existence as a result of human abandonment.

Volunteers build and maintain outdoor shelters to help protect the cats through all kinds of weather. Not only do they bring food and water for the cats, but they stay with them while they feed so they can eat free of fear from predators.

The paths to these shelters must be cleared after each snowfall or heavy rain. Some of the shelters are hundreds of feet into the woods except for one shelter that is a mile in.

Tommy’s also provides spaying and neutering, vaccinations and medical care for sick and injured animals. While some cats come from too many generations of feral living to be domesticated, for the ones who can be, Tommy’s provides foster care and rehabilitation, with the goal of eventual adoption.

This is a great opportunity to help an organization that really needs support. This summer’s heavy rains did widespread damage to the outdoor shelters, and there have been many medical emergencies that have drained Tommy’s resources.

To volunteer to provide baked goods or to make a donation, please call Norm Blais at 207-240-3604, email him at Normblais39@yahoo.com, or write to P.O. Box 274, Greene, ME 04236.

Please mark your calendars, volunteer to provide baked goods, save those cans and bottles, and and join us in October. — Jenora@aol.com

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In spying the request for a dog trainer (Sept. 3), I do believe the person could call the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. That said, for some reason, I think her last name is Harris/Harrison? I am pretty sure it starts with an H?

I’ve heard great things of her over the years. My husband trained our now-deceased (almost 13 years old) chocolate Lab Hershey through her! Hope this helps! — Pauline via email

ANSWER: Sun Spots assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that the writer had already checked with the GAHS, since she mentioned that organization.

As for your guess, that Diane’s name begins with H, it appears you are correct. Read on.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I think the dog trainer you are looking for is Diane Harrington. The last class I took was at the AMVETS building on Washington Street in Auburn. I agree, she does a wonderful job. — Gabrielle via email

ANSWER: With a last name known, Sun Spots went searching online again and found a Diane Harrington who trains dogs, but in New Jersey, and she has never been to Maine.

As for the Maine trainer, the last reference Sun Spots found for her is the Great Falls Dog Obedience Club (4 Butler Hill Road, Minot), but the phone number was no good.

Perhaps she has retired? Sun Spots found articles about her going back 30 years.

Meanwhile, another trainer is offering her services …

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I understand that you had a recent request for a dog trainer in the Livermore area.

I am a certified canine training specialist. I have been in business since August 2007. My services include group and private lessons for obedience, puppy training, and behavioral issues.

I have a facility out of my home on Worthley Pond, and I can do in-home lessons as well.

I graduated from the Triple Crown Academy for Dog Training in Hutto, Texas.

I have a Facebook page, and my phone number is 207-562-4765.

I would be happy to answer any further questions about my services. Thank you. — Jane McCarthy, The Proper Pooch Dog Training LLC, 15 Oldham Road, Peru, theproperpoochdogtraining@gmail.com

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