EM Sportsman’s Show

ORONO – Jay Munson, president of the Penobscot County Conservation Association, is gearing up the 70th annual Eastern Maine Sportsman’s Show, a major fundraiser for the association. The show is scheduled 5-9 p.m. Friday, March 14; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, March 15; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at the University of Maine Field House and Gym.

The event will include more than 150 exhibits of outdoor and outdoor-related items, displays, hands-on activities and demonstrations. The family show offers many booths set up with special appeal for children.

Money raised at the event allows the association to award more than 40 scholarships to students who are enrolled in a variety of wildlife and outdoor programs at the University of Maine and Unity College.

The association also spends on average $20,000 annually on summer conservation camp scholarships for area youth to attend Greenland Point or Bryant Pond camps. These donations allow young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity a chance to experience a vast array of what the outdoors has to offer.

Some of the other organizations the association helps support are Atlantic Salmon Federation, Basin Mills Dam Coalition, Maine Forest & Logging Museum, Maine Non-Game Fund, Ruffed Grouse Society, Nature Conservancy, SAM, NRA, University of Maine Wildlife Projects, Ducks Unlimited and Trout Unlimited.

Little League registration

HERMON – Hermon Little League registration for baseball and softball for children ages 5-18 has been scheduled:

. 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 6-7, Hermon Elementary School lobby.

. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 8, Hermon Elementary School lobby.

Bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate if it is not already on file with the program.

Organizers are seeking volunteers to serve as umpires, to work in the concession stand and to be sponsors of teams. For information, call Tim McCluskey at 848-5072.

Bangor softball

The Bangor Softball Program will hold these events:

. Preseason clinics, Thursday, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, James F. Doughty School, 143 Fifth St., Bangor. Children ages 7-9, 5-6 p.m. Children ages 10-12, 6-8 p.m. No charge. Children should wear sneakers and bring gloves. For information, call Shane Stacey at 990-2705.

. Registration: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, James F. Doughty School; 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 2-3, Downeast School; 6-8 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, March 9 and 11, Fruit Street School. Or register at preseason clinic. For information, call Melinda Frost at 947-7539 or 299-2842.

. Little League tryouts, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, James F. Doughty School. Wear sneakers and bring gloves. For information, call Melinda Frost at 947-7539 or 299-2842.

Snowmobile radar run

HUDSON – Pushaw Lake Snowmobile Club will hold a snowmobile radar 11:30 a.m-3 p.m. Sunday, March 9. Registration to compete for trophies takes place 8-10:30 a.m. at the clubhouse on Whitmore Landing Road.

Noncompeting sleds are welcome to participate throughout the day just for fun, but must have studs and carbides. Engines must be 800cc and up and have tether cords. The racing strip is on the ice directly off Whitmore Landing in Hudson. The cost is $5 per run or $10 for three runs. For information, call Bruce Caswell at 827-2159.