DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a baked bean supper at Sixth St. Congregational Church at 109 Sixth St. in Auburn on Saturday from 4:30-6 p.m. The menu consists of two kinds of beans, brown bread, cole slaw, red and brown hot dogs, assorted casseroles, assorted desserts and beverages. The cost is $9 for adults, […]
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Lisbon Area Christian Outreach plans fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lisbon Area Christian Outreach, or LACO, has an important fundraiser coming up. A food drive, bottle drive and bake sale to benefit the LACO Food Pantry is set for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Food City on […]
Secretary of state speaking Tuesday at Auburn library on ‘Being a Responsible Voter’
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have questions about being a responsible voter in Maine? Join Lewiston Auburn Senior College and the Auburn Public Library for a Senior College in the Community presentation by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library, 60 Spring St. The talk is titled […]
Reader has questions about farmhouse fire on Riverside Drive in Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: What has happened to the white farmhouse on Riverside Drive in Auburn? As you drive to Freeport, it was on the left, just past Bell Farms. The last time I saw it was May 15. It looked like nobody had lived there for years and it was just abandoned. It was destroyed […]
Stash Busters Sale and Hello Fall festival happening at Lisbon Falls churches Saturday
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There will be a Stash Busters Sale at the Nazarene Church at 184 Main St. in Lisbon Falls on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The crafters at the Nazarene Church in Lisbon Falls are cleaning out their stash of supplies just in time for the fall and Christmas crafting season. We’ve […]
Church supper Saturday in Auburn includes Park Avenue Pickers before the meal
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The United Methodist Church of Auburn, 439 Park Ave., will hold a Public Supper on Saturday at 5 p.m. The menu will include baked beans, casseroles, hot dogs, cole slaw, breads, beverages and homemade pies. Entertainment will be provided by the Park Avenue Pickers and will begin at 4:30. For additional information, please contact the […]
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin offering training to assist adults in learning English
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin has a significant waiting list of adults who need to improve their English to connect with jobs and manage their day-to-day lives. Volunteers are needed to serve as one-on-one tutors, as well as English conversation partners. Literacy Volunteers tutors and English conversation partners have helped hundreds of adults gain the […]
Fundraiser for Oxford Hills Project Graduation planned at Paris high school
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Hot Rods for Grads Cruise-in Car Show will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Main Street, Paris, to benefit Oxford Hills Project Graduation. Gates will open at 8 a.m., with the cruise-in car show open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car entries […]
Couple thankful for the person, persons who anonymously paid for their breakfast
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My wife and I were having breakfast at Roy’s in Auburn Tuesday, Sept. 3. When we were finishing our breakfast, the server came over and said that a magical fairy had paid our complete bill. We looked around but didn’t see anyone we knew and asked the server if they were still […]
Fundraisers offering craft supplies and fall fare announced by Lisbon Falls churches
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Come check out the Stash Busters Sale at the Nazarene Church at 184 Main St. in Lisbon Falls on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon. The crafters at the Nazarene Church in Lisbon Falls are cleaning out their stash of supplies just in time for the fall and Christmas crafting […]