Porch perfection

Emergency personnel work to move a Ford Taurus after it crashed into the Ankney home at the corner of Wooster Street and Haskins Road on Jan. 16. Repairs to the 114-year-old home have almost been completed by Mike Foreman. (Photo: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune)

Over the last half dozen years, Mike Foreman has spent time, on and off, in the Ankneys' historic Haskins Road home, remodeling bathrooms and the kitchen.
Little did he know that he'd spend this entire winter working in the home.
Foreman was first on the list of calls after a car went airborne the night of Jan. 15, striking Mark and Pat Ankney's home.
"She called me in the morning and she told me a car was in her porch," Foreman said.
The porch - one the Ankneys' favorite features in their home - was the focal point of the damage and the recovery, he said. 
"The front porch really saved it (the home) and took a big beating. It was damaged. I didn't see any repairs. I saw a brand new porch as soon as I walked on the job."