DEAR READERS: I want to remind all readers to help celebrate Sun Spots’ 50th birthday! Has Ms. Sun Spots helped you find something, solve a problem, gotten in touch with a long-lost friend or relative, or given you information that was especially helpful? What do you like most about the column? How has Ms. Sun […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to thank everyone who sent me beautiful cards, flowers, balloons, and gift cards for my 93rd birthday. I had telephone calls from my friends who live in state as well as out of state. Many thanks to my friends for paying for my breakfast at the Square and Daddy […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Ancient Brothers Masonic Lodge will be holding its third annual Toy Drive in support of LA PAL on Nov. 25 (Black Friday). Toys and outer winter wear can be dropped off at the Auburn Masonic Hall at 1021 Turner St. in Auburn that day between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Please come out and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Floyd A. Harlow VFW Post 9787 is set to host a Chinese auction on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 58 E. Main St. in South Paris. Doors are scheduled to open at 2 p.m. and the auction is to begin at 4 p.m. The event is to include many new or slightly used […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did you know the Sun Spots column will be 50 years old in December? It was started in December 1972 by Barbara Clune. I want to congratulate and thank you for proving that this column of advice, recommendations, recipes and wisdom has been an invaluable resource to me and countless readers over […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We will have a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston at 10 a.m. Friday. The eight-piece All Volunteer Brass Band will play as well as a bagpiper. The keynote speaker is Capt. Jack Flowers of Auburn, who wrote about his experiences in Vietnam as a tunnel rat in the Army’s 1st […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Friday, Nov. 4, I was at the health club on Lisbon Road in Lewiston and someone picked up my blue tote bag by mistake. It had my car keys in it. Please return the keys to the health club as soon as possible. It will be  greatly appreciated. — Ray, no […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: West Parish Congregational Church in Bethel has been given a beautiful dollhouse, all handmade and complete with furnishings. The woman who made it has passed away and her husband (who also worked on it) wants it to be sold and the proceeds given to the church. Can anyone in Sun Spots Land […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have brand new, unused medical supplies to donate to a group or individual who can use or distribute them. There are primarily respiratory hoses, tube-feeding equipment (including night feed pump and stand) and feeding bags and other miscellaneous. Is there a local spot to drop them off so these supplies won’t […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Mexico Congregational Church, UCC, the “Green Church,” at 163 Main St. will serve a public roast turkey dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The menu includes a traditional roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings and homemade pie for dessert for $12 per plate. The dining room is handicap- accessible using […]