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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>Catherine Creek runs thru Union and that is enough to make it a special place.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Small Town Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Town Oregon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adams"><U>Adams</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Athena"><U>Athena</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Echo"><U>Echo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id143.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helix"><U>Helix</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joseph"><U>Joseph</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wallowa"><U>Wallowa</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Island City"><U>Island City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alice"><U>Alice</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imbler"><U>Imbler</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Elgin"><U>Elgin</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minam"><U>Minam</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lostine"><U>Lostine</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enterprise"><U>Enterprise</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imnaha"><U>Imnaha</U></A>   |   <B>Union</B>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cove"><U>Cove</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id191.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Powder"><U>North Powder</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pilot Rock"><U>Pilot Rock</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id223.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stanfield"><U>Stanfield</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id225.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summerville"><U>Summerville</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id232.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ukiah"><U>Ukiah</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id233.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Umatilla"><U>Umatilla</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id243.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weston"><U>Weston</U></A></div> <div> Union</div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  Catherine Creek runs thru Union and that is enough to make it a special place.  The town is mostly made up of residential areas with very large lots, some with horses, and a limited amount of commercial development.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=E43B32F3$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Joseph20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$8A$A1I.$2D$ADF$40$98q$AE$BC$FFN$5D$C0$320001000$C2400$91$F1$10!60$14000!4$FF00$8Aaa$9B$E7$D1k$C0$FE1$E9u$9E$37C$C011" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Area Map</U></A>      <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=404F603E$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Joseph20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$8A$A1I.$2D$ADF$40$98q$AE$BC$FFN$5D$C030001000$C2400$91$F1$10!60$14000!4$FF009$0B$96$14$861l$C0$2C$E0.$5E$18NP$C011" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Street Map</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="116bf6c0.jpg" border=0 width="447" height="620" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> In January of 2001 when Glennette took this picture Catherine Creek was running cold and beautiful.  In the summer it is a different kind of beautiful.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1186cb00.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="432" ALT="Union Hotel" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>      Business was booming when the Union Hotel was built but things have changed now.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d56c9d0.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="413" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> America is a land of money making ideas.  Here is the Union Hotel being used as a wedding chapel.  The happy</div> <div> girl is Glennette's niece who lives in <A HREF="id225.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summerville"><U>Summerville.</U></A> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11a6ca10.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>      A couple of miles out of Union one encounters this Hot Lake and the old Hotel.  The locals insist the Hotel is haunted.  Over the years several owners have tried to run it for a profit but the "haunts" have always won out. Now we find that David Manuel, the bronze artist from J<A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joseph"><U>oseph</U></A> is moving his operation to Hot Lake (May 2004).  His museum, studio and bronze foundry are all relocating.  He is so well established in Joseph that one wonders whether the ghosts will win again. </div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> .</div> </td> </tr></table></body>