Sunday, October 2, 2011

The excitement was Extreme around West Union today!

Around noon Sunday, Oct. 2, to the blare of a bull horn & Ty Pennington shouting the exciting announcement through a megaphone, Audrey Gibbs and her six children officially learned they had been selected by ABC's Extreme Makeover to be the subject of one of their documentaries for this season's shows.

Rumors had been circulating for weeks as the family knew it was one of five finalists. But as contractors for both deconstruction, and new construction were organized by the ABC ExMakeover crews and contractor Larson Construction, many living in the area became pretty certain they knew who had been selected. Many, many local residents have volunteered their time this week and a number of local businesses and contractors will be working at the site, too, from providing materials to doing the landscaping.



Audrey and the six Gibbs children: from 20-year-old Josh to 13 year old Daniel, have most likely by now, been whisked away to fly to Boca Raton, Fla., where they'll spend the week basking in sunshine and enjoying life a little before they return this next weekend to see their newly constructed home. The progress of the deconstruction/construction this coming week will be something to watch. However, Highway 150 north of West Union will be closed in that area all week, to allow for crews to come and go as needed. Tear down of the house begins Monday morning, with a new foundation expected to be poured the same day. Crews will work round the clock, 24/7 to see the new house put into place before the family returns from their vacation to Florida.

For those who may not know ... Audrey is the widow of Jon Gibbs, who died as a result of cancer, 11 years ago. Oldest son, Josh has graduated from Harley Davidson motorcycle repair school; Nathan is graduated from high school & works on a local farm.

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