DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Literary Union has two fundraisers next weekend at the Foss Mansion at 19 Elm St. in Auburn. The WLU Garage Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by an art auction from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday. All funds will go toward restoration of the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Since 1993, Knucklebusters Motor Club has held a Father’s Day Car Show/Cruise-In behind Hodgman’s Frozen Custard Stand on Route 100 in New Gloucester. This year’s is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 19. Admission is free but cash donations are accepted at the gate to benefit Safe Voices (Working […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I found a bicycle that looks new in Auburn. It had been there for a week and perhaps fell out of a truck so I brought it home and repaired it. Please contact me if you have lost your bike. My email is  gerrytheclockman@gmail.com. —Gerry, Auburn ANSWER: What a kind person you […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society invites the community to a Kitten Shower on Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last spring, hundreds of kittens were brought to the shelter ranging in age from newborn to 6 months. To help care for them, shelter staff and volunteers invite people to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was hoping someone found a car key for a Toyota Corolla. My travel stops were in Lewiston and Auburn Hannaford, Big Lots!, Schooner Estates, and St. Peter’s Cemetery. Please call me at 212-9541 if you have found the key. — Pat, no town ANSWER: I sure hope someone has it and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Searching the American Battle Monuments Commission site for overseas burials of US servicemen, I found information on four of the men mentioned by Joan in the May 27 Sun Spots for a Sabattus American Legion Post project.  Alphee Caron, Emilien Fontaine and Adrien Roux are all buried at St. Peter’s Cemetery in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: We’re so glad to be back with our annual Perennial Plant Sale this year and thankful to Sun Spots for helping us share the news! The Canton Park & Trails Committee will hold the sale June 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Park in Canton on Route 108, across […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lewiston Youth Activity Fund is a nonprofit organization that holds bingo games four nights a week at 475 Pleasant St., Lewiston. We are looking to assist children this summer who want to participate in summer sports but can’t afford the fees or equipment. Also available is assistance for college-bound students. Help with […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Lewiston-Auburn Kiwanis Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year! We are holding a celebration dinner Saturday, May 21. All are invited to attend, although there is a fee to get in. We are also looking for former members, former Key Club members and anyone touched by Kiwanis generosity over the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am downsizing and moving and have had to give up my passion — black-and-white photography. I have sold some items, but still have much and time is running out. I have nearly everything a film-based photographer would need, from camera to developing gear to enlarger for printmaking. The equipment is in […]