DEAR SUN SPOTS: The free Community Christmas Dinner will be held again this year in Livermore Falls on Christmas Day. This is year 16 of the dinner and has been organized by the same individuals since the beginning. Last year we asked if someone would take it over from us and had no response. When I started this event I had no grandchildren; now I have seven and have never spent a Christmas Day with any of them. We will do the dinner this year, but it will be the last one unless someone else takes it over. Most of the preparation work consists of keeping track of food donations to be sure there is enough, and also who plans to attend or wants meals delivered. Most of this can be done through phone calls. As Christmas nears, decisions have to be made about what foods need to be purchased to ensure a successful day. We have discovered that the process works best when two people work together. If anyone is interested in taking over in 2017, please call either Pam at 207-897-3072 or Karen at 207-897-3593 or email at [email protected].

As in previous years, the dinner will be held at the American Legion Hall on Reynolds Avenue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will be looking for bakers and workers, as well as diners to make our dinner successful again this year. Anyone who wishes to help can contact us at the numbers listed above. — Karen, Livermore Falls.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for all the information that you provide for us readers. I would like to know when actor Ron Glass died. I watch the television series that he was on, “Barney Miller.” Before the show starts they have an “in memory of” him. What was his age and the cause? If it was in the Sun Journal, I must have missed it. — Shirley, Lewiston.

ANSWER: According to a report by NBC, veteran television and film actor Ron Glass died Nov. 25, 2016, of respiratory failure at age 71. He was well-known for his role as as NYPD Detective Ron Harris on the classic cop sitcom “Barney Miller,” which aired from 1975 to 1982 on ABC, as well as his role on the sci-fi show “Firefly.”

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I cut out your column about AARP tax help, but there was no phone number listed. Are you able to get that number? Thank you for help. — No name, Auburn.

ANSWER: AARP Maine can be reached by calling 1-866-554-5380.

You can help your neighbors with the preparation of both their federal and state of Maine income tax returns. Help them find the credits and/or deductions that they deserve. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome and do not need to be retired or AARP members.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Joan Jagolinzer via email at [email protected] or call 1-888-687-2277.

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance program for low- to moderate-income taxpayers, with special attention to those 50 and older. In Maine last winter and early spring, over 280 volunteers at 70 tax preparation locations met with about 25,000 taxpayers and prepared over 32,000 federal and state of Maine income tax returns, bringing over $15 million in federal refunds to Maine residents and to the Maine economy.

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