In 1980, Annette Hanson left California for Oregon. Both her son and daughter graduated from Barlow High School and in 1984 Annette and her husband Farrel saw an ad in the paper for some acreage in Corbett. Loving the land from the moment they laid eyes on it, they lived in the mobile home on the property for 10 years before building their dream home. Beginning in 1994, Annette and Farrel were the contractors and hired all the subs for their home. This was special for Annette as she was able to reflect back on her own childhood experience of having her parents do the exact same thing in Calif. when she was growing up. Working hard on laying tile and numerous other projects for their home, Annette and Farell also worked on cars in their spare time. Annette said they would purchase "fixer" autos and completely restore them to sell. Annette did some engine work, but mostly did body work by sanding, painting and pinstripping. Annette retired from Quest phone company after 35 years in 2004 when Farell passed. Loving her neighbors here in Corbett, she finds the folks in this community to be caring, hard working and "hearty." Annette has been involved with NERT for several years and is now officially trained to help neighbors should a natural disaster occur. She has also been involved in the Corbett Women's Tea which meets monthly at the Grange. Despite the beauty of the area and the opportunity to see elk on a regular basis in her yard, Annette's youngest grandaughter is pulling her heart strings. Annette is looking to move to Californina to live near her daughter's family, bringing Annette full circle back to her roots.
