DEAR SUN SPOTS: A Rotary Yard Sale with lots of vendors will be held Oct. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. in Auburn. Proceeds help with local scholarships, the food pantry and other community outreach projects. — Tricia, no town
ANSWER: There is so much happening this fall! Sun Spotters shouldn’t have any trouble at all getting their holiday shopping done early.
For those of you who are responsible for composing the notices for these events and getting them into local publications, be sure to include the full name and address of the venue where the event will be held, as well as the beginning and end time.
Include information about any special features, such as if snack and lunch items are available, if there are activities for children, and any specific parking instructions.
Be sure to let readers know if you are renting tables, need volunteers, or are accepting donations of goods and/or cash. Include a contact person in case anyone has questions and needs to get in touch.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The North Waterford Congregational Church has opened its puzzle library once again. We are there every Monday from 1-3 p.m.
We have over 300 puzzles to lend and you may borrow as many as you want and keep them as long as you need them.
I would also like to say a huge thank you to all the people who helped us have a very successful supper season this summer. We enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones. We’ll be back next June. — Milly, Waterford
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the question about the brothers who owned Wasson’s back in the day (Sept. 23 Sun Spots), I used to go there too when I was a kid and would give anything to return to that place for a burger with smothered onions! — Margaret, no town
ANSWER: If you want to head over to Harmon’s Lunch at 144 Gray Road in Falmouth, you can enjoy a similar meal of a burger with those smothered onions along with delicious hand-cut fries, homemade onion rings, and more, including ice cream and milkshakes.
This old-school, no-frills food stand is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There are picnic tables out back. This spot does a booming business and when I was there on a recent weekday at lunchtime, the parking lot was packed. Like so many places, they need help and want to hire more people. The lovely woman who waited on me apologized that I had to wait 20 minutes.
However, the staff made time to answer that reader’s question about the name of the brothers who owned Wasson’s. I was told that the brothers were Theodore and William Mageles.
Readers, if you have any other information or just want to verify that this is the correct answer, or if you have just have memories you’d like to share about the place, please send me a note!
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