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MAINE - The Maine Woods Coalition's 2008 Annual Meeting was held at DKB Catering in Greenville on October 2. Members elected to the Steering Committee include Bill Boisvert, Greenville/Weare, N.H.; Eugene Conlogue, Millinocket; Tom McCormick, Greenville; Kathleen MacKenzie, Jackman; and Thomas Roberts, Greenville. Officers elected were: Anne Mitchell, Chairwoman and President; Eugene Conlogue, Vice Chairman and Vice President; Reuben "Benny" Lumbra, Secretary; and Mitchell Duncan, Treasurer. Featured guest speaker was Patrick J. Strauch, Executive Director of the Maine Forest Products Council, who gave a presentation on his organization's membership, activities, and the issues of concern to the forest industry and northern Maine. The Maine Woods Coalition, initially organized to oppose the creation of a federal park in Maine's north woods, works to promote private property rights, forest industries, and traditional access to the Maine woods for recreation. For more information please visit MaineWoodsCoalition.org . |
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