Involvement is Key

One of four kids, Victoria "Tori" Purvine grew up wanting to be "involved." Wearing a back brace for three years in junior high and part of high school did not seem to slow her down much. Meeting her current husband in Lincoln City in 1997, she and her two sons moved with Gary Purvine to Corbett in 1999. Getting married in 2001, she has loved living in a very rural area of Corbett where she gets to see lots of snow in the winter months. Her and Gary own several rentals in the area and have become good friends with their renters/neighbors, gathering for food and fellowship as well as looking out for one another. Tori has 16 chickens, 2 rabbits, 2 dogs and 2 cats. She also quilts in her free time and is thinking about teaching a quilting class for women in our community this winter. Son Morgan graduated from Corbett High in 2010 and is applying for the Navy reserves. Max is currently a junior at Corbett, and is thinking about getting back on the wrestling team after breaking his knee during the season two years ago. Always one to be involved, both Tori and Gary earned a $1,000 stadium upkeep for the Jeff Lucas Memorial Stadium through the Case Community Challenge. They have also done a great deal of outdoor work at the school during the community work days, helped with National Night Out, chaperoned numerous field trips at the school, helped out with the wrestling team driving, and attend safety meetings for the community once a month at the fire hall. As if that were not enough, Tori recently ran for and won a spot on the school board. No surprise, she is wanting to spread her passion for involvement to others. She says she would love nothing more than to see the community get more and more involved at the schools in Corbett, continuing the strong success so many are currently a part of.