We are into the final days to file for the Oregon’s special districts election in May, and there are still some positions in Hood River and Wasco counties lacking candidates.  In Hood River County positions with no one having filed include a seat on the Hood River County Transportation district board, three seats on the Parkdale Rural Fire District and Parkdale Sanitation panels, and two seats on the Crystal Springs Water District and Port of Cascade Locks boards.  Offices with no candidates in Wasco County include the zone three seat for North Wasco County School District 21, zone five in the South Wasco County School District, two Dufur School Board positions, various numbers of seats on the Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue, Mosier, Juniper Flat, Tygh Valley, Columbia Rural, and Wamic fire districts, and the same for water districts in Wamic, Pine Grove, Tooley, and Tygh Valley.  Filing deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m., and for information contact Hood River County Records and Elections at 541-386-1442 or the Wasco County Clerk’s office at 541-506-2530.