DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Woman’s Literary Union will have an Enormous Garage Sale on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Foss Mansion, 19 Elm St. in Auburn. Proceeds support the mansion’s restoration and scholarship funds.

There are more items than could fit into the garage. There will be tables in the driveway and throughout the first floor of the Foss Mansion, displaying office supplies, glassware, dish sets, a bell collection, jewelry, puzzles, DVDs, records, cassettes, pictures and frames, toys, kitchen appliances, books, candles, gardening supplies, pillows, tools, a frog collection, baby items, holiday decorations for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, and baked goods.

The sale will happen, rain or shine. No early birds. Credit cards and debit cards will be accepted. — Kathy, Lewiston

ANSWER: This is a fabulous opportunity to get some great stuff and bargain prices. Don’t miss it!

The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. For more information, check womansliteraryunion.org or Kathy Lawrence 402-7591.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society wants to thank you for your help in publicizing the MFGS Garage Sale held Aug. 17.

We also want to thank all the Sun Spots readers and others who stopped by to browse and purchase. In the short six hours that we ran the sale, we took in over $600. That is a fantastic return for our small organization.

We appreciate your participation and hope that many of you will investigate MFGS further. It is an excellent resource for genealogists, both amateur and professional.

For more information, please go to www.mfgen.org . — The MFGS Garage Sale Committee

ANSWER: You’re so welcome. Thank you for letting us know how your fundraiser went and know that I’m always here to support you, as I am with all nonprofit organizations, in your endeavors.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Auburn Art Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at Sacred Heart Church on Western Avenue in Auburn. The speaker will be Peggy DeBlois, author of “The Toll Road North.” Her presentation is titled “Fiction Informed by Memories.”

“The Toll Road North” tells the story of Dee who is living a charmed life in Connecticut until she and her son are taken hostage while on a college visit to her hometown of Lewiston, Maine.

When Dee recognizes her captor, she is forced to face her secret-filled past. The French Canadian, Catholic community of her youth is filled with betrayals, abandonment and secret pregnancies.

All are welcome to this meeting. — Elizabeth, no town

ANSWER: Sounds intriguing! I love a good book talk.

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