At 5:15 Monday, a suburban carrying the Grommesh family pulled into their driveway, which is just days old. The family wasn’t able to stay in the home Sunday evening, but was looking forward to spending the night Monday. A producer for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” unloaded Garrett’s wheelchair … Continue reading
Dedicated Spirits Moved That Bus
The committed fans of the Grommesh family lined up starting at 1 a.m. Sunday morning to catch a glimpse of their reaction as they saw their new home for the first time. About 1:45 p.m. the cast … Continue reading
Hurry Up and Wait
A trio of dedicated “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” fans knew they were in for a long wait when they arrived at the site at 1 a.m. Sunday for the big “Move that Bus” moment, that wouldn’t happen … Continue reading
This Is How We Do It
If “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” had any worries about getting enough volunteers to build a house in 106 hours or breaking a world record with wheelchairs, they clearly didn’t know who they were … Continue reading
Save, Spend and Give
The temperature hovered near 50 early Friday morning, and just as the sun came up over the new Grommesh home in south Moorhead, two little boys led their mother to the spectator area. Max and John … Continue reading
Extreme Family of Adair
It was hard to miss the bright orange sweatshirts in the crowd on the build site Thursday. In bold black lettering four shirts read “Extreme Sister of Adair” and one pint-sized shirt on an adorable … Continue reading
North Dakota’s “Extreme” Family Visits Moorhead
Four years ago it was Minot’s Bliven family that was on vacation in the Bahamas while “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and the community worked on their dream home. “Bill just wanted to be a mouse in … Continue reading
Grommesh Family Ties
On Wednesday afternoon, Bill Grommesh’s four brothers and his sister along with nieces and nephews donned blue shirts and watched the progress on he and Adair’s new home. The family gathered near the … Continue reading
Peighton Grommesh: Quiet Leader
When a dozen cameras swirled around the Grommesh family on Sunday, they quickly became celebrities. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” ambushed 11-year-old Peighton Grommesh and her family while they … Continue reading
Wheeling to Shatter a World Record
For so many people in the F-M area, this week is about helping, building hope and being part of something extreme. If you haven’t gotten to help out so far, don’t worry, there is a specific event that … Continue reading