Rene Manning:  

Life I attended Dingle elementary and Lee Junior high in Woodland. I moved to Monrovia, Ca. and attended Monrovia High until my junior year. I married Jim McAnelly from Woodland and moved back to finish high school in Woodland. Jim & I divorced. I now live and work in Anchorage Alaska. I moved here in '83 with my son Jimmy and then, future husband. I re-married and stayed until my Mom became ill and my son graduated high school. In '91, I divorced and moved to Oregon to care for my Mom. After her death, I stayed a few more years in Salem and longed to see my only son, Jim and his wife, Junalee, more often. In 2003, I drove the Alcan one more time (done it 3 times now) and moved back to beautiful Alaska. I've been very blessed to have been to places here, that people born and raised here have not ventured to. The snow this year is twice what Anchorage usually gets. Shoveling is almost a daily chore this winter. I do not ski, snowboard or anything snow sports related except watch it all from the warm Lodge l...Expand for more