Jeff Crews, left, Jonah Lindeman, center, and Forrest Warren move wood chips Saturday, May 22, 2021, to the floor of a new shelter at the Mount Emily Recreation Area near La Grande. Dick Mason/The Observer
UNION COUNTY â Exhausted hikers and mountain bikers at the Mount Emily Recreation Area now can recharge in a new building at the edge of Caffeine Trail.
The structure is not a coffee shop but a large lean-to type of building that provides protection from the sun and rain. Forrest Warren of Summerville constructed the structure. He is a retired educator, a farmer and the Imbler Rural Fire Departmentâs assistant chief.
UNION COUNTY — Exhausted hikers and mountain bikers at the Mount Emily Recreation Area now can recharge in a new building at the edge of Caffeine Trail.
UNION COUNTY â Union County voters approved a levy to control weeds and elected several new members to school boards.
Turnout in the county stands at 24.8% for the Tuesday, May 18, special elections, a return of 4,708 out of a total of 18,959 ballots, according to the unofficial results from the Oregon Secretary of State. That s is in line with the turnout statewide, which was a little better than 24.6%.Â
The Observer will update this as results become available.Â
Fisher wins, Beck lead in race for Imbler School Board
IMBLER â Joseph Joe Fisher is taking a seat on the Imbler School Board, and and Jason Beck is in the lead to join him. Both races tightened as the night wore on.