The year was 1959. Bob and Nev Scott were helping Bob's brother and wife move into their new home on Trout Creek Road. Passing by the filling station in Springdale each trip they made out to Corbett, they talked about how great it would be to OWN that little filling station. The next time they drove out to Corbett, Nev told Bob to stop and ask if the owners would ever consider selling. "Yes." "When?" "NOW." Lee and Florence Neidert were the current owners of the 1927 station and attached 3 bedroom apartment, and they were ready to sell the place. Nev and Bob, with their 3 kids moved into the apartment, selling gas at 29 cents a gallon. Bob ran a shop out of the building and several years later when they applied for a permit to upgrade and restore the "tired" station, Multnomah Co. denied the request. Bob was able to get a permit to build a new shop though, and that is what is now the Springdale Fire Station. Nev said that in looking back, owning and running the filling station was the BEST 17 years of her life. In 1970, Nev and Bob moved into the home across the road, which is where Nev currently resides. The home is over 100 years old, and her grandson Eric recently remodeled her entire kitchen, her favorite room in the house. Nev told Eric, "Do whatever you like for the remodel, I just want one red wall!" Nev's favorite Corbett event is the one she "accidentally" started nearly 40 years ago when her daughter was nine years old and a part of a 4-H horse club. The group wanted to have a parade for their horses, so they planned a Halloween parade. What she thought was a one time event turned into the mega celebration we are all now able to enjoy. Nev said her biggest "gift" came when Big Bear offered to "take over!" Favorite memories for Nev include time spent with her dear friend and neighbor, Jane VanBerkhout. Jane told Nev early on, "If you want something done, don't complain, just do it yourself!" That is what Nev has been doing the last 51 years here in Corbett.
