The Penobscot Valley Conservation Association will hold its 30th annual Bangor Gun Show on Sept. 8-9 at the Bangor Auditorium.

Show hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for NRA members, and law enforcement and military personnel with ID. Children under 12 get in free with an adult.

Those who join the NRA at the show will also get in free.

DU to hold 36th banquet

The DownEast chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its 36th annual fundraising banquet and auction on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Banquet and Conference Center on Hogan Road.

The program starts at 5:30 p.m., and a dinner, live and silent auctions are on tap.

The auctions will feature limited edition wildlife prints, decoys, guns, knives, jewelry, furniture, hunting equipment and apparel and more.

Seating is limited, and no tickets will be sold at the door. Advance tickets are available for $50 for singles and $70 for couples.

For tickets or more information, call David Poll at 884-4592, Tom Duff at 989-6082 or Ernie Boynton at 942-6246.

Since its founding in 1937, DU has raised more than $2.5 billion which has contributed to the conservation of more than 11.9 million acres of prime wildlife habitat in all 50 states, each of the Canadian provinces, and Mexico.

Flooding hits trout streams

The flash floods that raged through southeastern Minnesota last weekend, causing seven deaths and widespread destruction to homes, roads, bridges and businesses, also altered the region’s renowned trout streams.

The rainfall and flooding were historic. In many areas an estimated 13 to 17 inches fell in 24 hours – more than has ever been recorded in the state – turning placid streams into raging torrents that blasted everything in their path, including bridges and roads.