Amanda Retus is the featured summer artist on display in the Art and Ale window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Her work will be on display through August. Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Retus has been a Maine resident since 2000. She loves to drive through the Eastern pines, the mountains and the ocean, capturing the beauty […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Earwax removal provoked tinnitus, or was it there all along?
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy 76-year-old woman, and over the years I’ve tended to accumulate earwax and periodically have it removed. The doctor used a slim vacuum, and the noise was very significant. Directly after that he gave me a hearing test, and I have hearing loss in my right ear. Since that […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Family drama intensifies with dogs disappearance
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have inherited four dogs from relatives. I was out of state for a month (my husband was home) when two of them were dognapped, driven 42 miles away and abandoned in the wilderness. I suspected who had done it right away, but when I heard where the dogs had […]
Posted inHoroscope
Scorpio: Consider what you can offer and who you want to help. Paying attention to what’s essential will make you feel good about what you do and who you are.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sophia Bush, 40; Milo Ventimiglia, 45; Kevin Bacon, 64; Anjelica Huston, 71. Happy Birthday: Share your beliefs and feelings, and make an effort to do something to help a cause that concerns you. What you offer to do for others will lead to associations with individuals who can offer knowledge […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 8
100 Years Ago: 1922 When William Pillsbury and Ernest Wells of Phillips were harrowing on the Cushman Farm in Avon recently, they discovered a penny which seemed to be somewhat corroded from long lying in the ground, and upon polishing it found the date was 1822. The penny is a little larger than our old-fashioned two-cent […]
Posted inSun Spots
Letterboxing is an inexpensive, enjoyable activity for all ages
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m writing in response to the request (July 6 Sun Spots) by a mother in Lisbon for suggestions for inexpensive summer activities for preteens. My suggestion is letterboxing – a scavenger hunt-type activity that involves following clues that are provided online and that takes place in outdoor public locations. The prize is a […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 23
100 Years Ago: 1922 Miss Bernice Nelke, College street, Lewiston, sailed July 19 from Hoboken, N. J. for Vienna, Austria, where she will study music for a year. Miss Nelke is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nelke, being born at Livermore Falls and moving to Lewiston with her parents when a small […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 22
100 Years Ago: 1922 Sarah F. Getchell of Rockland had a weird and thrilling experience during Thursday’s thunder shower when live wires fell on top of the umbrella which she was carrying. She fell to the sidewalk but the umbrella warded off the death dealing wires, and she escaped without injuries, complaining only of a […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 21
100 Years Ago: 1922 Alice Kegan Rice, author of “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” is expected to arrive July 22 at her cottage at Prouts Neck. Mrs. Rice will give a reading, assisted by her husband, Cale Young Rice, in late July at the Country Club. Mr. Rice is a prominent literary man, being […]
Posted inEncore
Back Woods Road to play at Music for Mavis series
Back Woods Road will perform in the Music for Mavis series from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, at the gazebo in Turner. They are an energetic acoustic band known for tight harmonies, hard driving lead solos, and crowd-pleasing diversified choice of music and arrangements. Members are Rich Bernier (dobro, guitar, and vocals); Jane Bernier […]