Recent Corbett Fire Burns the Home of Charles Post!

Charles Post built his family home to enjoy the beautiful Gorge area and the lifestyle it offered. Many say that he put in an overabundance of windows in the three story home to capture as many views as possible. After several years, the Sprague family purchased the home and property on Wand Road from the Post family. In the early 1970's, Paul and Ethel Tomlin's son who had grown up just across the road purchased the home from the Sprague family. Eventually Paul and Ethel sold their home and property to Phil "Big Bear" and his wife, Judy DuFresne and they bought the the original home of Charles Post from their son. Paul and Ethel grew older and their daughter Starla and husband Thomas Daniels moved in and raised their four children in the home. On Valentine's Day this year, the home had a chimney fire during the day. The family immediately called 911, but the fire spread rapidly and burned most everything. It was a devastating loss for Starla and Thomas as well as their daughter and two grandchildren who were living with them. Soon the Daniels family will be able to rebuild. Starla's nephew will be charge of the re-build and they will keep a historic look to the exterior but will create more spacious rooms on the interior. Hoping they could salvage some of the framing, they were recently told by experts that this will not be possible, and they will use just the foundation.