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Published August 11, 2009, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Huber family comes home to a new home


Ty Pennington revs up the crowd before the Huber family appears by slapping hands with as many hands as he can.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)

  • Ty Pennington revs up the crowd before the Huber family appears by slapping hands with as many hands as he can.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Ty Pennington goes over the script to the show just before the Hubers arrive in the limo.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • The affable Paul DiMeo, with Extreme Makeover, poses for a picture with Ethan Davis, 8, of Barnum, and Levi Schoenrock, 9, of Sturgeon Lake.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • In order to get overhead video of the crowd and bus, the camera crew for Extreme Makeover suspends a camera from a large, swiveling boom. This was the scene outside the Hubers' new home before they arrived.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Jada Olson, left, and Anna Metry, both 11 and of Duluth, proudly display the autographs they received from Paul DiMeo and Paige Hemmis, both stars on the Extreme Makeover Home Edition show.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A camera suspended on a boom films the crowd outside the Hubers' home as they cheer.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Ty Pennington has some fun making rabbit ears in the window where they Hubers sit in the limousine as the limo driver (left), Jason Raduenz pulls the vehicle up to the bus.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Ty Pennington and Howard Huber hug as Huber leaves the limo before the bus is moved to reveal the house.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Howard Huber and his son Henry are surrounded by cameras as they emerge from the limousine.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Show host Ty Pennington introduces Howard Huber to his new home the moment the bus moves out of the way.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Arno Kahn, co-founder of Builders Commonwealth, Ty Pennington, Thad Whitesell, president of Builders Commonwealth and Howard Huber, applaud the efforts of the Commonwealth and other laborers who created the house.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Jessica Huber waves to the crowd as she, her husband Howard and daughter Rosemary talk with host Ty Pennigton before entering their home.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • These are just some of the members of the film crew as they keep their cameras aimed at host Ty Pennington and the Huber family during taping Monday.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • As they stand on the front lawn, the Huber family reacts to seeing their new home. Top to bottom: Howard, Jessica, Henry and Rosemary.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • The Hubers' newly completed home, created in just a week's time.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Actress Patricia Heaton holds on for dear life to Gary Prout, with Builders Commonwealth, as she prepares to nail the last piece of siding into place on the Hubers' new home Monday.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Members of the crowd, including law enforcement personnel, shout out "Move that bus!" during one of the rehearsals prior to the Hubers' arrival.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A long line of cars heads for the home site early afternoon Monday. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A large crowd gathered outside the new home shares in the excitement of filming and celebrity watching.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A member of the Extreme Makeover crew wears a vest packed with wireless remotes (for staffers microphones) and audio mixers.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Anne Donahue of Superior, who arrived at the home site at 9:30 a.m. displays a Hawaiian-themed welcome sign while waiting for the Huber family to arrive.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A huge throng of spectators keeps an eye on any activity around the Huber home early Monday.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A wind turbine will help on the grounds of the Hubers' new home will help with the power bill.(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)