Drew and his family could use our help! In the winter of 2009 Andrew Elwood was first diagnosed with Stage 3c Melanoma from a routine pediatrician check-up. Now on his sixth diagnosis ( with 8 additional scattered Stage 4 Melonama cranial tumors occupying all lobes of the brain ) they are too many for radiation [...]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the 14th Annual Art Festival May 19-20, 2012 at the Corbett Grade School The Corbett Education Foundation will host its 14th annual Columbia Gorge Art Festival the third weekend in May 19-20, 2012.  We invite everyone to stop by and take in the art, food, and entertainment.  Artists and Craftspeople offer [...]

All you care to eat pancake breakfast ( ham and eggs as well as juice and coffee ) on Saturday June 2nd, 2012 – from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM at the Corbett Fire Hall. [ Directions here. ] $6 for adults and $3 for kids 10 and under.  All proceeds fund the Ferd Riehl [...]

“Forever in our hearts and prayers Woody Davis – ALS” And so says the plastic bracelets being sold to raise funds for the breathing machine Woody Davis will soon need. Woody Davis ALS Bands Fundraiser As the flier says at Big Bear’s Market, a minimum donation of $1 for each bracelet is helping to raise [...]

Phil Dufresne has retired from running the Fun Festival. We are at a CRITICAL cross road right now and we need to decide as a community how important it is to us. Is it important enough to help make it happen or are we going to let it die? That is exactly where we are [...]

Last year we saw a record number of disasters across the United States and around the world. We live in a Subduction Zone just like northern Japan. Subduction zone earthquakes are the strongest earthquakes there are, ranging from 9.0 to 10.0 and they happen every 300 to 500 years in this area. It’s been over [...]

AUCTION and DINNER RAISES ALMOST $76K for CORBETT SCHOOL SPORTS! On Saturday, March 10th, the Corbett High School Gym was filled with 340 guests who generously donated funds raising almost $76,000 for Corbett’s Sports Programs. An “Oregon’s Wonders” theme helped spotlight the athletes, and “Corbett’s Own Wonder”, Kiki Frunk, senior athlete, led the way with [...]