Dear Sun Spots: I would first like to thank you for your wonderful column, and I would like to thank everyone for all of their help with the Maine division of Stitches From the Heart.
To date 451 hats, 132 sweaters, 186 pairs of booties, 57 pairs of mittens and 107 baby afghans have been made and donated to Maine hospitals. We are always looking for crafting people, and any donations of yarn will be gladly accepted. Everything made in Maine stays in Maine. Again, thank you. I can be reached at 376 Depot St., Wilton, ME 04294, (207) 645-9861. – Karen Flagg, Wilton.
Dear Sun Spots: First of all, I do enjoy reading your column every day.
Would you please find the address for the Game Show Network? Also, do you know if there’s a grandfather-clock repair shop in the Rumford area?
Many thanks for your help. – A Reader From Rumford.
Answer: Try contacting the network at GSN (formerly Game Show Network), 2150 Colorado Ave., No. 100 Santa Monica, CA 90404, (310) 255-6800.
Regarding your second question: Contact Rohman Clockworks at 721 Lake St., Auburn, which does repairs on antique and modern clocks, including cuckoo clocks and grandfather clocks. For more information or to set up an appointment with them, please call (207) 784-1211.
In addition, you may want to contact Hutchins Jewelers, 31 Green St., Norway, (207) 743-2891. They are open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also, you could contact Fred Ricker, 3 Hilltop Drive, York (207) 363-3143.
Dear Sun Spots: I read your column every day. Maybe you can help me.
Do you know who might be collecting new and used stamps? I have a bunch that I would like someone to make good use of them. Thank you. – Mary Swift, Gray.
Answer: Canceled postage stamps can be sent to Sister Gilberte Boisvert, 24 Deni Circle, Lewiston, ME 04240. She no longer accepts just any stamps. Send her any foreign stamps or any uncancelled stamps from both the United States and foreign countries. Those sending in stamps should leave about a 1/3-inch border of paper around the stamp so it is undamaged.
Dear Sun Spots: I am interested in knowing of any area chess tournaments that would welcome a 14½-year-old to the event. He has expressed interest in playing with others who will offer a challenge for him. Any help would be appreciated. I can be reached at 782-7657. – E. Therriault, No Town.
Dear Sun Spots: Where’s Barbara Barr? Just wondering. – No Name, No Town.
Answer: Sun Spots checked with Dave Eid of WGME who says sportscaster Barbara Barr has decided to leave the television business and return home to her native Pennsylvania. Eid says she is missed by many.
Dear Sun Spots: Can you tell me where I can get some real clothesline rope? I got some last year in the Rumford area and it has broken already. I use my lines constantly, pulley lines, and I need the good rope – something that will last and not have to be replaced every year.
Also, could someone out there find an address for Talat Rashid. She used to live in the Rumford area with her husband and three girls. She is a very close friend of mine and I cannot find her address. Thank you. Keep up the good work. – J.E.P.M., No Town.
Answer: Aubuchon Hardware, Route 2 between Mexico and Rumford, (207) 364-4813 carries both 100-foot and 200-foot clothesline. They are open 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
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