DEAR SUN SPOTS: The AARP Free Tax Preparation Program at Sacred Heart Church has appointments available in early May. We want to remind people who filed early and had unemployment income that although the IRS will automatically amend your return and refund the extra taxes you paid, to get your Maine refund of taxes paid […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Sun Journal is putting together a Mother’s Day story about moms and their funny moments. Through thick and thin, good times and bad, we’re sure your mom has tickled your funny bone in some memorable, even epic, way. Her reaction to your shenanigans, her practical jokes, comical missteps, off-beat sayings, or […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In regard to the inquiry in the April 13 Sun Spots about traveling in France, I’m a retired French professor who has seen many areas of that country. Definite highlights for me are Alsace, the chateaux of the Loire, Mont St. Michel, and the Mediterranean coast. But you can’t “do France” without […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St. in Norway is hosting another Thrift Shop & Indoor Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24. We have received many donations over the past few months, but can always use more items. If you have anything you’d like to donate, please […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My wife and I would like to plan a one-month stay in France. We are both fluent in French; consequently it doesn’t matter whether we stay in a large city or a small village. In order to avoid serious planning errors, we’d like to hear from people who have both planned (logistics) […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Help celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up your community and win a free meal at a local restaurant. The Lewiston-Auburn Optimist Club wants you to join them on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, to spend at least one hour walking your neighborhood with family or friends and a trash bag to clear […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am looking for a doorknob exerciser. This item has two ropes on a pulley that the user secures to a doorknob. There is a loop on both ends of the rope. Two loops are used for the feet and two for the hands. Your hands and feet go up and down […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS:  For many years I was part of local country bands and am looking for Diane Dulac, who was our drummer. I have a CD of “Misty Blue” that I would like to share with her. I also would like to find a daughter of Judy Soldt as I have a CD of “Wild Honey” that I would like […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’d like to thank the good Samaritans who stopped when my car broke down in Turner this past Saturday afternoon. I had already called AAA and was waiting for them. This young couple, with a child in tow, wanted to make sure I was OK. They gave me a bottle of water […]