Rising from the ashes
Post Falls resident Lynn Rinker suffered the loss of her home in a fire just after Christmas, 2020. Rising from the ashes, Rinker has rebounded and is shown here in the middle of her shop 'Memory Lane,' located in the Resort Shops plaza.
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Exterior of Steve and Lynn's re-built home in Post Falls.
Photo courtesy of Lynn Rinker
Steve and Lynn Rinker stand in front of their re-built home. Still in the process of putting things back together and replacing lost items, both are extremely grateful to be back home. A former construction worker with Viking Construction, Steve did a lot of the re-build himself.
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Following a Christmas fire the Rinker's kitchen was decimated, along with everything that the family owned.
Photo courtesy of Lynn Rinker
Kootenai County Fire and Rescue respond to the Rinker family house fire on December 27, 2020.
Photo courtesy of Lynn Rinker
POST FALLS — Losing everything in a house fire is a difficult way to start over, but for Lynn Rinker and husband Steve, it was the love and support they received from the community that made it possible....
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