The Mud Slide

Warrendale is named after Frank Warren who created the fish wheel. Dodson is named after the man who created the pulp mill. If you live on the south side of I-84 you are in Warrendale, and if on the north side, you are in Dodson. When people mention where they live, no matter the side of the interstate, they say they live in "Dodson/Warrendale." Megan Pardue Webb and her family moved to Dodson/Warrendale in 1988, and she has been there ever since. Bonneville Grade School was the only school in its district and kids in grades K-8 attended. When the 1996 mudslides took place, the school was ruined. The 6-8th graders finished their year at Corbett, while all the younger kids moved to the Bonneville Dam auditorium. The following year the district closed the school forever and all the kids began attending Corbett schools. The Bonneville School was later sold to locals who currently use it as a storage facility. Megan loved attending school in Corbett and was very involved. The oldest of three kids, she was often attending her brother's football games as well as volunteering with the Key Club and Kiwanis. Now married to Dean, they have a son and daughter. Megan is a volunteer with the Cascade Locks Fire Dept. and also works part time for Discover Your Northwest as a Forest Service Information Specialist at Skamania Lodge. Once a captain with the fire dept., she has volunteered a total of 10 years, and this is where she also met her husband. Megan is an EMT and plans to further her training and education once her children are a bit older. Megan loves raising her family in the same location where she was raised. Being at the Jeff Lucas Stadium memorial made her realize more than ever just how special it is to live in this area. It showed her how group effort and determination can get just about anything accomplished!