Contributed photo/Michael Clark
On March 17, the Houlton Rotary Club welcomed Al Cowperthwathite, Northern Maine Woods; Don Kleiner, executive director of Maine Guides Association; and Dale and Eleanor Goodman, North County
Lodge as their special guests. Cowperthwaite and Kleiner spoke on the impact that the upcoming Bear Hunt referendum would have on the wildlife, community, and the economy. They warned us about some of the advertising that will be used to emotionally impact voters, and to look past the ads and do your research. They not only spoke on the financial impact to Maine’s economy, but also on the potential danger to allowing the bear population to grow even more than it currently is. From left are, Cowperthwathite, Kleiner and Dale and Eleanor Goodman.