DEAR SUN SPOTS: Mexico Congregational Church UCC, (the “Green Church”), at 163 Main St., will hold a rummage sale on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale includes household goods and decorative items and will be held in the space known historically as “the ladies’ parlor.” This space is at street level […]
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Reader wants answers regarding fall time change | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the twice yearly time change, one is the actual change and the other is, if the change were eliminated, would we then have year-round standard time or year-round daylight saving time (DST)? With year-round DST, sunrise would not be until 8:15 a.m. in the middle of winter, and medical science has […]
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Auburn Public Library Fall Fiction Book Sale | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Auburn Public Library at 49 Spring St., will have a Fall Fiction Book Sale on Friday, Sept. 25, from 1- 5 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $2 per bag of books; bring your own bag or use one available at the sale. There […]
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Daylight Saving Time: Yes or No? | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have any new information on the daylight saving time debate? Nov. 1 is coming fast. — No name, Lewiston ANSWER: According to ABC News, as of the day of this writing, (Sept. 17), the Sunshine Protection Act is stalled in the U.S. Senate, meaning we need to plan on turning our […]
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Greater Franklin County Readers’ Choice Awards ceremony set| Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When and how are finalists notified for the Greater Franklin County Readers’ Choice Awards? — Cody, no town ANSWER: Greater Franklin County Readers’ Choice is a community contest highlighting the best of what our areas have to offer — from dining and shopping to arts and entertainment and more. Favorite local businesses in over […]
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Green Wood Gallery Open House this Saturday | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Because you mentioned GreenWood Gallery at 998 Old Danville Road, Auburn, was looking for artists and vendors for our upcoming open house on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., we have five artists and nine vendors this year. Thank you so much for mentioning the event in Sun Spots. […]
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Dolly Parton party, Fall Fair, book and bake sale | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The West Auburn Congregational Church at 811 West Auburn Road in Auburn is holding a Fall Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair includes a quilt show, local vendors, raffle baskets, gift card raffles, and homemade baked goods, baked beans, and coleslaw for sale. — Jenny, Auburn […]
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Red Cross asking for blood donations | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive at the parish hall of Holy Trinity Church on Frost Hill Avenue in Lisbon Falls on Monday, Aug. 17, from 1-6 p.m. Blood is in a critical shortage right now and many donors are needed. To make an appointment, please call […]
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Reader seeks cookbook from Wilton Blueberry Festival | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m in search of a cookbook from the Wilton area that was published a few years back. This was a blueberry cookbook and possibly was a centennial edition. It is spiral-bound and has blueberries on the cover. It was no doubt put together for the Blueberry Festival that takes place every August […]
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Reader shares summer memories | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your column on June 21 asking readers to share summer childhood memories resonated with me so here are mine: I was a child in the ’60s and lived in a village near a lake, with my grandparents’ farm just a few miles away. Some of my cousins lived close by too and […]