Where does someone start rebuilding their life after a tornado?

Like many of the other families impacted by last Sunday's storm, Jim and Jan Scott of Nora Street, Clark, spent the past week trying to salvage anything and everything they could from their destroyed home.

Scott said they lost a few things and much of what they didn't was drenched by the rain that came with the winds. "A lot of the clothes weren't ruined though because they were in the closets or in boxes," he said, looking on the bright side.

He and his wife moved to Nora Street in 1977. In the tornado he said they lost about 40 years worth of memorabilia, including many uninsured antiques. A number of them, including a 1937 Plymouth street rod and a 1956 Thunderbird, were in their garage when it was blown down.

Their two sons -- 38-year-old Jay Douglas of Atlanta, Ga. and 33-year-old James Baughn, Sharpsville -- immediately rushed to their aid. Douglas flew out from Georgia and left Saturday afternoon.

For now, they've taken up residency at James' home in Sharpsville, but they said they're not leaving their neighborhood and plan to rebuild their home.

Scott is a supervisor at WCI Steel, Warren, Ohio, and Mrs. Scott is a homemaker. "She has a full time job now," Scott said.

The Scotts said they have spent the week talking to insurance companies and "trying to get things straightened out."

Scott talked to an insurance adjuster Friday morning. The family recently added an additional room to their home, but never added it to their insurance policy. The loss was not covered by their policy.

"In this case I lost," Scott said. "But you don't think a tornado is going to come and rip your house apart."

While their home is being rebuilt the Scotts plan to move to Hermitage Hills apartments. So do their next-door neighbors, Trish and Matt Mueller.

The Muellers and their two children -- Hanna, 3, and Christopher, 4 -- plan to begin moving Wednesday. The family spent the week at what has become their new home: The Radisson Hotel, Shenango Township.

They had to check out Saturday because the hotel was overbooked. They plan to stay with Trish Mueller's parents in Sharon until Wednesday and then return the hotel.

Mrs. Mueller is a respiratory therapist who works at St. Joseph's Hospital, Niles, Ohio. Her husband is a physician in the U.S. Navy. Because of his military duty, he had never lived in the house for more than four nights but was due to move back to Clark in February. He was on military leave last week, but has to return to Maryland, where he is stationed, today.

They said they are "definitely" going to rebuild in Clark.

"We wouldn't live anywhere else," Mrs. Mueller said. "The people have been amazing and we have so many to thank. We plan to take out an ad in the paper to thank everyone... Everyone has been there for us."

As well as losing their home, many personal possessions were ruined by the tornado, including their furniture and expensive dishes from Japan.

"We have to itemize every single thing we've ever owned," Mrs. Mueller said.

An insurance adjuster is flying in today and plans to spend the next five days dealing with the family. Mrs. Mueller's brother Gary Gula, Sharon city manager, will deal with the insurance companies for the Muellers.

"Without my family I don't know where we'd be right now," she said.

It would have been six years in January that Tim Reeher and his fiancee Rebecca Campbell lived at their 4131 Wynnwood Drive, South Pymatuning Township home, if it wasn't trashed by the tornado.

After staying for a week at Comfort Inn, Shenango Township, they are fortunate enough to have a friend lend them a new home on Winner Road. The one-story home is perfect for Reeher, who gets around in a wheelchair. A new ramp was put in for him Friday -- at no cost. The couple is just about done moving, but still have the unpacking to look forward to.

They spent Saturday talking with the insurance adjusters, who were doing estimates.

The couple is overwhelmed by the amount of help that's come their way. A benefit dinner for the couple is planned from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 25 at EZ's Tavern in Orangeville.

"Everybody has gone over and above," Reeher said. "Yesterday we even got free hair cuts."

The couple is so grateful they say they plan to volunteer for the Salvation Army after everything is squared away. They already donated food from their freezers to feed relief workers and others in Clark.

Reeher said he and Ms. Campbell plan to carry on with life as usual. Ms. Campbell took a few days off from her job at Carini's Restaurant in Pymatuning Township but will return to work soon.