DEAR SUN SPOTS: As a Lewiston resident, I try to recycle as much as possible. I recently read in the paper that Auburn may discontinue their program because so much of what is put in the recycling bins is not recyclable and ends up just going to the landfill. I find that sad, but also […]
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Lost and found, Moxie shirt, braces
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I found a dark blue Nike lanyard with a car key attached to it on Skilling’s Corner Road in Auburn just before the cemetery. It is at the Auburn Police Department Lost and Found.—No name, no town Dear Sun Spots: I lost an O-ring with all my rectangular discount tabs for CVS, […]
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Fire Department fundraiser at former Peru school
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Peru Fire Association will hold a sale at the former Peru Elementary School at 30 Main St. in Peru on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. to dispose of the contents remaining from when the building was a school, and other miscellaneous items that […]
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Armoire offered to anyone who takes it by July 29
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We are downsizing and have a beautiful Hooker cherry wood armoire made in Pennsylvania and in excellent condition that we need to find a home for before July 29. This beautiful piece of furniture is free to anyone who could use it and will appreciate it. Please contact me at 784-8877. If […]
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Poem from school co-workers meant to comfort in loss of family member
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Recently a much beloved co-worker had a loss in her family. It’s become a ritual to read Sun Spots every morning in our classroom. We, as a school, really want to send Forreste a spot of her own sunshine, with a little poem to go with it, from her MMCC family. Forreste, […]
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Wooden Benches, Pie Cookbook
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last year on Route 202 on the Lewiston/Greene town line, there was a man who sold wooden benches at his home. Some of them had a wood burning design of a moose on them. I’m interested in knowing how to contact him as I would like a couple of those benches. — […]
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Meals for schoolchildren offered in Lewiston
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston School Nutrition Program is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals are served at no charge to children attending school up to 18 years old regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. All […]
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Bates College concerts, Women of Achievement awards topics for readers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: At the end of last summer I was able to catch two concerts on the Bates College grounds near the chapel. Would you be able to find out if they will have these concerts again this year? I would like to know the following: which evening, what time, and where they will […]
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Turner Museum Seeks Old Photos
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m asking readers for help in finding photos of old schoolhouses in Turner, Maine. Maybe your parents or older relatives have photographs tucked away in scrapbooks or photo albums. At the turn of the 20th century, Turner had 20 schools at nearly every intersection. School photos needed are of the Woods School, […]
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Missing Kim Block; a recipe for bran muffins
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been watching the evening CBS 13 News for many years, going back to before Kim Block came to the news desk. Kim has been a long time favorite of mine and, I’m quite certain, of many other viewers. Early in February, after wondering why Kim had been missing from the […]