Baker City, Oregon (OTEC) — Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative held its first-ever virtual Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at OTEC’s Baker City Headquarters.

Board President Charlene Chase opened the meeting, then turned it over to OTEC’s attorney Ron Williams, who announced the election results for three Board of Directors positions.

Position 1 – Union County

George Galloway – 2,388 votes

Cory Miller – 1,956 votes

Position 2 – Baker County

Aletha Bonebrake – 2,965 votes

Tamyra Keller – 1,486 votes

Position 3 – Harney County

Robert Cargill – 2,443 votes

Laurie Draper – 2,048 votes

OTEC would like to congratulate the board members who were elected and would also like to thank all the candidates for their hard work and interest in their communities and the cooperative.

The cooperative would also like to acknowledge the work and diligence of the election and nominating committee members and thank them for their hard work on behalf of the membership.

A special thanks to Brent Clapp and Kyle Dodds from EO Alive for their work to produce the livestream of this year’s virtual Annual Meeting.

OTEC plans to hold its 2021 Annual Meeting in Baker City. The date has yet to be determined. We hope to see you all next year!

About the cooperative

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative that serves over 60,000 residents in four counties in Eastern Oregon. Headquartered in Baker City, OTEC has district offices in Burns, John Day and La Grande.