DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the reader who broke her “Our Home” Thomas Kinkade plate, this site helped me get a plate: http://www.replacements.com/webquote/CO_KNOMISPHWH.htm/. You can register for email so you can know when the plate you are looking for is available. — J.B-D. via online submission form. DEAR SUN SPOTS: When is the Franco American Festival […]

ANSWER: A Faerie Fair will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in a field at 12 Kennedy Avenue in Auburn. Kennedy Ave. is located off Western Ave. near Sacred Heart Church. There will be fairy-themed craft projects for children and parents. Proceeds will benefit New Beginnings Outreach. The fair is weather dependent. […]

ANSWER: If you know the L.D. number (Legislative Document which is a legislative measure in its official printed form), then you can access all sorts of information using this search engine on the State of Maine Legislature website: http://legislature.maine.gov/. If you don’t know the L.D. number, you can still do a search using text from […]

It was a series of three plates plus a wall hanging rack. Just recently I broke the first plate inscribed “In Our Home,” and I am heart broken. This is where I am hoping for a miracle — that someone among your readers has this same collection, in good condition, and is willing to sell […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love the sound of the mandolin. Are there any upcoming concerts in central Maine that include the mandolin? Thank you. — Loves Music, No Town. ANSWER: In addition to checking the Encore section of the Sun Journal and its calendar, Sun Spots read that Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village will present “Engaging […]

ANSWER: Berkley Hobart, unofficial Greene historian, is the source of this story. He was interviewed for a Sun Journal story in 1997 at which time Jody Goodwin wrote: “One of Hobart’s favorite stories concerns a train that disappeared in Mine Meadows, south of what is now Sullivan Road. It seems that a train with several […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a Storburn gas toilet at camp. To burn it, an anti foamer must be used. It is called MK-1 anti-foaming liquid. I used to order it directly from Storburn in Canada but cannot seem to contact them by phone or email. Is there a local company that has such a […]

One morning a week would be the time commitment. We need volunteers Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from about 10 a.m. to about noon or so. We encourage delivery teams of two or more, brothers/sisters, husbands and wives and friends, who together bring meals and smiles to those in need. To find out more, please […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: First and foremost thank you for being a terrific source of information. It is always a pleasure to read your column. My question is about phone calls repeatedly received, even after registered on the Do Not Call site. One persistent and annoying call comes at least daily about lowering my credit card […]

ANSWER: At the time of his departure from WCSH6-TV, Kevin Mannix was co-writing a book with his wife about being raised by an alcoholic father while his wife wrote about her life after her mother’s suicide. The book, “Weathering Shame,” has been published and is available for purchase. You can visit http://brysontaylorpublishing.com/weatheringshame/ for more information […]