DEAR SUN SPOTS: Get a head start on your Christmas gifts while supporting the Auxiliary, the American Legion and veterans this Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Auxiliary Christmas Crafts Fair will be held at the Farmington American Legion Post 28 building at 38 High St. Volunteers are needed to help […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Did you lose a store card at any big-box store in Auburn on Black Friday or the following Saturday? If so, please call me to identify it and I will return it. Please call 207-689-5899. — No name, no town. DEAR SUN SPOTS: My best friend is allergic to the metal in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Leeds Historical Society is gathering stories to include in an anthology about Leeds. We are looking for memories of Leeds which can be stories, poems, letters, newspaper articles or photographs which will help preserve our town’s history. If your readers have any of these and would like to submit them for […]

ANSWER: It is always so nice to hear about acts of kindness in the community. Next time you are going through a drive-through, you might consider paying it forward and brightening someone else’s day. DEAR SUN SPOTS: Our guest speaker this week at the River Valley Rotary Club’s fellowship luncheon at the HOPE Association was […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where can someone buy woodcarving chisels and tools? I will be teaching a beginner woodcarving class in January and I am looking for woodcarving tools for my students. I am willing to pay or will accept donations. Please email paulkmarie@gmail.com. Thank you. — Karen Paul, Bethel. ANSWER: Woodcarving tools like chisels and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The West Paris Fire Auxiliary is canceling our Christmas Craft Fair at the West Paris Agnes Gray gym due to a lack of vendors. We will be returning all monies we have received from vendors. The craft fair was scheduled for Dec. 3. Thank you for your understanding. — Mary, West Paris. […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: To all of the wonderful people who responded to our request for jigsaw puzzles, your response was overwhelming. We even had some to redirect. Thank you so much. Wishing you all a healthy and happy holiday season.— Merrill Estates, Mechanic Falls. ANSWER: Thank you for letting readers know about your success. Sun […]

HELLO SUN SPOTS: I would like to know who or where I could go to get a quartz candle holder appraised. Is there some place in the vicinity of Lewiston or Auburn? Thank you very much. — No name, no town. ANSWER: Is this candle holder an antique or is it the mineral itself that […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: A reader asked about WCOU in your column on Monday. I purchased it in 1990 at 1240 AM and since then it has added two FM stations, 92.7 and 105.5 under the name Maine’s Big Z. My understanding is that it began in 1938 as L-A’s first radio station by Faust Couture […]

ANSWER: It can be excessively difficult to track down an article without the date of the newspaper or the exact headline, even when searching online. “Recent” is a relative term, bu if the article were published within the past six months, you are welcome to stop in to the Sun Journal main office at 104 […]