Tommy’s Feral Felines is an all-volunteer, no-kill organization, which receives no official funding and relies solely on donations and fund raising events like the bottle drive. Tommy’s provides spaying and neutering, vaccinations and other medical care to the animals, many of which are too many generations feral to be adoptable. For further information or to make a donation, contact Norm Blais at 207-240-3604; normblais@yahoo.com or P. O. Box 274, Greene, ME 04236. Thank you for your help.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We have some very pretty flowering trees or bushes in our backyard which I think are flowering dogwood but I am not sure. Can Sun Spots describe what a flowering dogwood looks like? I heard they did not grow abundantly in Maine. — No Name, West Paris.
ANSWER: Flowering dogwood is an unusually beautiful shrub or small tree. It reaches a height of 12 to 20 feet. The Maine Forest Service, Dept. of Conservation, describes the flowering dogwood as having bright green, smooth leaves above and hairy pale green with veins on the underside. The leaves are three to six inches long. The flowers appear early in the spring. They are greenish white or yellowish and are arranged in dense umbels surrounded by four large, white petal-like bracts that give the appearance of large spreading flowers. The fruit is bright red, about 1/2-inch long and occurs in clusters. The twigs are smooth, greenish and angular.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I know you get asked about leftover garage sale stuff often, but is there a nonprofit organization in the Norway area that might want my leftovers? — Donating Leftovers in Norway.
ANSWER: The Heywood Club of Norway is hosting its annual 7-1/2 Mile Yard Sale starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 13, rain or shine, at its clubhouse at Crockett Ridge Road. Other sales will take place at homes along Pleasant Street, Round the Pond Road and Millettville. Donations are welcome and can be dropped off on the porch of the clubhouse. They accept anything that will sell, is clean and works, but no big appliances, large furniture or clothes. For more information, call Beth at 207-461-2334 or Linda at 207-890-5513.
DEAR READERS: Sun Spots found another chair caner in her Rolodex: I am a second generation seat weaver, who learned the craft from my mother. I do all types of seat weaving: hand caning, pre-woven cane, rush fiber, ash splint and shaker tape seats. I have been weaving seats for chairs for people in Lewiston-Auburn and the surrounding communities for more than 30 years. People interested in having their chairs reworked can contact me either by email at ssference@gmail.com or by phone at 207-520-8083. Thank you for all you do to keep our community connected. Thank you, Susan Ference.
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