The Piepkorn family jokes that they bleed green and gold, the color of their hometown Bison and the school where dad, Dave, played football. Wednesday afternoon, 13-year-old Will Piepkorn wore his … Continue reading
Hammering Out the Experience
A handful of M State carpentry students, fresh from an extreme construction site, loaded their gear and tools into a trailer marked with the college’s logo. Their weary eyes and bright smiles … Continue reading
Garrett’s Class has a Claim to Fame
Construction sites are usually full of busy people, heavy machinery and hardhats. So when about 20 5th graders set foot on site, the energy shifted a bit. Small hands held homemade signs in support of … Continue reading
Neighborhood Becomes the Main Event
You don’t even need a ticket to get in to the biggest show in town. All you need is curiosity, and with that you can make your way to the spectator area at the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” build … Continue reading
Grommesh House Goes Mobile
Followers of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” are familiar with the phrase “move that bus” but it’s not often fans, or even the show’s producers, hear the phrase “move that house!” For crew members … Continue reading
Movin’ On Out
The Grommesh family woke up Sunday morning in a home filled with ten years of memories. While the memories will remain, the existing home will not. After being ambushed by the “Extreme Makeover: Home … Continue reading
Grommesh Family Neighborhood Transformed
In a matter of hours the Grommesh’s south Moorhead neighborhood has been transformed from the typical all-American tree lined street to a large-scale Hollywood production. “It got us all excited this … Continue reading
Grommesh Family Talks About “Extreme” Experience
As the fall sun started to sink behind the homes in south Moorhead Sunday evening, the Grommesh family gathered on their driveway to visit with local media for the first time since being ambushed Ty … Continue reading
Moorhead’s Grommesh Family Ambushed on Ice for Home Makeover
A sea of volunteers, outfitted in iconic cobalt blue “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” t-shirts waited for two hours in the West rink at the Southwest Youth Arena in Fargo to ambush deserving make over … Continue reading
Rallying the Troops
Monday night in Fargo pulled together all of the ingredients of a classic pep rally: a marching band, cheerleaders and excited fans. But this rally went to the extreme, with cheerleaders from seven … Continue reading