ANSWER: You probably need a braided rug lacer such as the Braidkin lacer. Visit Fabric Warehouse at 104 Washington Street in Auburn, www.fabricwarehouse.com or call 207-784-7151. JoAnn’s Fabrics, 732 Center St., Auburn, 207-783-1066, may have one but best to call first as most of their rug-making supplies seem to be for rugs that are hooked. […]

ANSWER: This is more common than you might think and Sun Spots located many sources that state the reason the birds peck and consume the paint is not clear, but since paint has calcium in it, the jays are probably seeking the calcium from the paint. Paint pecking is most often reported during the winter, […]

ANSWER: Carewear.org is a nationwide group of volunteers who knit, crochet, and/or sew, providing handmade baby items directly to hospitals. All Care Wear items are distributed by hospital staff free to infants, children and their parents. The site lists hospitals in the United States that accept these items. The site also has free patterns and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am trying to find the address for the Langlais-Levesque families who lived on Falmouth Street in Rumford around the 1940s. I have some thing I would like to send to them. Thank you. — Norman Roy, 32 Riverside Park, Mexico, ME 04257. ANSWER: Sun Spots almost didn’t print this letter because […]

ANSWER: In 2007, the Dominican Block was part of a restoration project led by developer David Clem, although his ideas for the project began much earlier, according to the local Historic Preservation Review Board. Also in 2007, the Sun Journal wrote this about the Dominican Block: The building opened in January 1883 as a Catholic […]

ANSWER: In addition to responses you may get from Sun Spots readers, these seamstresses were published in response to a similar query in a January column: * Alice Hilton, Gardiner area, 207-582-3759 * Alterations by Judy, Lewiston, 207-783-6201 * Cecile Giguere, Lewiston, 207-784-3028 * Chez Dorea, Dorea Fortier, Lewiston, 207-333-0755 * Mainly Sewing, Auburn, 207-783-9406 […]

ANSWER: In 2003 voters passed a statewide referendum to allow the track to install slot machines, but local voters in both Scarborough, and later Saco and Westbrook (where Scarborough Downs had proposed alternate sites) rejected the proposal, according to track officials. Then, in 2011, an effort to create a racino near Scarborough Downs failed in […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Artios Books at 180 Turner Street in Auburn, has come across a manuscript that has been reported as missing by Stephen King. The manuscript is titled “cannibal’s” and looks like it was sent to a publisher to be corrected; the manuscript is all intact. If you could be so kind as to […]

Vendors are also welcome to sign up for the field day activities after the parade. For more information, contact Community Day Committee members Gloria Hall at 207-336-2385 or Eileen Hotham at 207-336-2336. Thank you. DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hate using chemicals on my lawn because my kids and pets play on it. What alternatives can […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have an idea for a children’s game. It can be played in the car or at home. I have no idea how to get this to a game company. You have been so helpful with so many issues over the years and I would certainly be grateful if any of your […]