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Show Arinda Guttierez 1521 E 3900 SSte 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 T H E O N E T H A T ' S R ] ••->f..l..i.,,ii..i,i.i..i...n.i.i..i.l.ii,....i.l.i,i...ii.i Hie Spanish Fork News VOL. 4 / NO. 7 J L L O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O P E RFEBRUARY A T E18,D2009 50* WEDNESDAY, SPANISH FORK,UTAH H, Redmond family moved into their newly remodeled home on Valentine's Day Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF WRITER It will be hard for Kendall and Sarah Redmond to ever top Valentine's Day 2009. After four months of being temporarily relocated from their home while AmericanHomeToday.com headed up an extensive remodel, the Redmonds were able to begin moving back into their home on Feb. 14. "First the deadline was Halloween, and then Thanksgiving. After the Thanksgiving deadline came and went, we knew it would be a long haul," Kendall Redmond said. Redmond certainly understands being prepared for a long haul. After an accident in Iraq resulting in neurological trauma, he faced months of occupational therapy, including a recent surgery to replace his Achilles tendon. "We wanted to wait until after we got back in the house," Redmond said, "but the doctor said we'd better replace it before it snaps." Despite the obstacles faced by Redmond, he remains chipper. "I'm at a plateau. I'm not getting much better, or much worse," he said. His wife Sarah begs to differ. "His speech is improving, and he's been released from occupational therapy/' she said. Redmond is delighted to have a break from therapy. "Why should I got up and put pegs in holes when I've got floors to tile and cabinets to hang?" he said. He isn't exaggerating. One of the new cabinets had to be taken down in order to get the refrigerator moved in, outlet covers need to be put back up, and some of the trim and crown molding needs to be painted. In addition to completing his rehabilitation therapy, Redmond plans to continue working on home improvement projects. "I've got to do some finish work," he said. "And I'd like to get the outside looking as nice as the inside." Redmond has his work cut out for him. With a refinished original hard wood floor, beautiful crown molding and granite countertops to compete with, Redmond will be hard pressed to meet his goal to match the outside with the new inside. Sarah is looking forward to some downtime, but still remarked "I don't know what we'll do without construction going on." The remodel has been an amazing experience for the Redmond family. The house has been in Redmond's family since his great-grandfather, Henry Gardner, built it during the 1800s. The historic home was Lindsay B. Wolsey / Spanish Fork News WELCOME HOME: Kendall and Sarah Redmond were able to move back into their newly remodeled home on Feb. 14. Kendall Redmond says, "I'm at a plateau. I'm not getting much better..." Welcome home Redmond family! the first in Spanish Fork to have running water and an indoor bathroom. "This is so much better than what we dreamed it would be. Everyone on the project went above and beyond." - Sarah Redmond Sarah is torn between which part of the house is her favorite, the completely redesigned kitchen or the safer staircase that they no longer have to turn sideways to use. "This is so much better than what we dreamed it would be. Everyone on the project went above and beyond," Sarah said. When the Redmond family was first selected for the remodel by AmericanHomeToday.com, the original goal was to replace the roof and furnace. Thanks to donations and work from dedicated contractors, the Redmonds' house has been completely redone, far exceeding the original $50,000 budget. Zak Nugent, President of AmericanHomeToday.com is ecstatic that the project is completed. "I'm elated. I'm so excited that they're able to move in," Nugent said. 'This is a real credit to the Wasatch Front community." The Redmond Family and AmericanHomeToday.com would like to thank all the contractors who donated materials or worked on the project. They include: Lost River Plumbing and Remodeling, Sunline Landscape and Rockwalls, Richins Carpentry, Rocky Mountain Sound, Shepherd's Carpet and Furniture, Dekmax, Steve Bird Painting, Paradise Palm, Lisman Studio, TL Custom Countertops, NuTek, Conservation Sprinkler Supply, Shingle Pro Roofing Company, Hidden Canyon Heating and Cooling, Cavalier Plumbing, Kwall Paint, Harper Ready Mix, Beacon Construction, The Lighting System, Quality Electric, Bardsley and Sons, Super Sheds, Pella Windows, Dirty Devil, Old World Stone Imports, New Look Siding, Interstate Supply, Crescent Electric Supply Company, Copper Hills Custom Homes, Nustar Construction Company, All Spectrum Painting, 84 Lumber, Stone Mountain, Chariot Wholesale, Superior Buck and Steel, Evans Grader and Paving, Vineyard Garden Center, Emerald Turf, Hatfield Doyle Masonry, Winroc Corporation, Salt City Home Designs, Custom Tech Roofing, CED, BMC West and Arizona Tile. Andrews honored as UHSSA Super Fan of 2009 SF News has new look Namon Bills EDITOR Namon Bills EDITOR to tragedy. Andrews and her husband, Bob, who has now passed away, had three chilPeople aren't generally dren. Don and Janell still live rewarded for stealing, but the in the area. Their youngest, Utah High School Athletic Joe, went to dental school Association (UHSAA) made in San Francisco and was an exception Friday night at pursuing another degree at the 4A/5A state wrestling fi- UCLA when he was killed in nals. Spanish Fork's Verona a car accident. Andrews was honored as It was a difficult time for the UHSAA Super Fan for Andrews, but she decided 2009. The serf-styled "lady that she needed to give somethat steals cans" doesn't like thing back to the community the spotlight, but she loves that had been so supportive to help people. For over 16 of her and her family. She years, Andrews has been chose Spanish Fork High collecting aluminum cans School because she felt like for recycling and donating the teachers there had helped the funds to Spanish Fork Joe become successful. High School athletics. "I just felt Jike I needed "I think it's fun to steal to do something to thank cans," Andrews joked. people for all they'd done for "When they honored me last me," said Andrews. night, there were two police With help from Doug officers behind the table. Snell at SFHS, she began I said to them, 'Will you collecting cans, and has kept please arrest me and take me doing it ever since. away?' They said 'Why?1 "I used to keep track. And I said, Tor stealing When I got to 37,000 lbs. cans/" I just kind of quit keeping Andrews* work for SFHS track," said Andrews. has touched the lives of many Since she began, word high school athletes over the spread about Andrews' projyears, but this heartwarm- ect, and people from the ing spry came in response community have come for- r Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News SUPER FAN: Verona Andrews is the UHSSA Super Fan of 2009 for her effort in helping SFHS athletics. ward to help. The self-effacing Andrews is quick to point out that this has become a group effort, and she thanks everyone who has helped her with this project over the years. "People come bring me bags of cans and I take them over to Western Metal in Provo," she said. "Everyone See ANDREWS • A7 As many of you have already noticed, we've done a redesign of the News masthead and logo. This is in response to feedback we've received from staff members and subscribers. The new look maintains the local feel of the paper, while emphasizing "News" to better distinguish us from our competition. In conjunction with "Covering What Matters Most," we're also adopting the motto, "The One That's Re(a)d." This emphasizes our local, community focus. Every story in our newspaper is about Spanish Fork, Salem or Woodland Hills. We don't run press releases about Provo or Salt Lake. Our readers know if it's in our paper, it has direct relation to their lives, because it's about this area. "The One That's Re(a)d" also refers to the great work our columnists, staff writers and photographers do week in and week out to bring our readers local news on a wide range of topics, from city news and events to local arts and sports. The credit goes in large part to them for making The Spanish Fork News "The One That's Re(a)d." And thanks, as always, goes to our loyal subscribers, who recognize the value of what we do. 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