Because of a Bridge

Many years ago, because there were plans to build a bridge right over their Park Rose home, Connie Renner's family of origin was forced to move! The family had over 200 cows on their property and the entire road they lived on was occupied by family members. Connie's own family had beef cattle and her grandfather had dairy cattle. Knowing Raymond Smith, the family was offered a chance to purchase land from him in Corbett. The rest is history. Connie's family settled in the Corbett area and has been here since 1970. Connie met her husband Paul Renner at a rodeo dance at Memorial Coliseum and they eventually moved into a mobile home on her parent's property. Her parents moved to Bend and she ended up staying behind and marrying the man of her dreams. Twenty five years later they are still on the same Corbett property. Their daughter and son are now 21 and 19 years of age. Although Connie worked in management at  Fred Meyer the first few years, she now works at the Corbett Schools as a Instructional Assistant. She has been heavily involved with 4H over the years with her kids, as they have raised and shown cattle. They each have won numerous awards on both county and state level. Connie has also been to both Wash. DC and Italy with the Corbett Middle School as a chaperon. Living in Corbett and raising her family here has been marvelous on several levels for Connie. She has a sincere appreciation for her family's land and the ability to have taught her children how to raise cattle as she did as a youngster, and she also feels very blessed with the neighbors she shares fences with. She says her neighbors are "the best ever."