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Liberty Deck
Goal: To add a sister deck to the Veteran’s stage for local business and to enhance the city.
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Shaffner House
Goal: To complete the remodel of a local home about to be condemned. Hands on Oregon partnered with the City of Oregon and the Illinois Rural Development Program.
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Tree Planting
Goal: To beautify the city by planting trees around town. We hope to make this an ongoing project for Hands on Oregon and the City of Oregon.
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1000 sq ft Space for Oregon High School Entrepreneur Program and Community Use
Goal: To create a space for the Oregon High School Entrepreneurial Program as well as use by the Community. Description of Work: Made space available Painted ceiling Added partitions Laid and finished floors Paint and decorate rooms WORK DAY APRIL 26, 2019 WORK DAY APRIL 12, 2019
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Cross country runners pitch in to help project
Hands On Oregon recently got a boost of muscle when the Oregon High School cross country team ran by Conover Square. Hector Carreno, Lee Hadick, and Rick Ryland were landscaping the south side of Conover with the goal of having it completed before AOP. As the team ran by, Ryland teasingly hollered, “We have extra […]
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Ogle County Life 10-13-2017
OREGON – On Oct. 5 Rick Ryland, president of Hands On Oregon (HOO), received a call from the president of Tip Top Roofing and Construction Company from Sycamore, who are putting up the steel siding on Conover Square. The estimated cost would be $15,000 more and that does not include how we are going to […]
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Conover Square project is nearing completion
By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecounty news.com Hands On Oregon is ready to finish its Love Our Flag project at Conover Square. HOO President Rick Ryland said Monday that the siding supplies are ordered, and installation should begin by the end of September. “After months attempting to work out the logistics for installing a solar wall, the […]
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Anonymous donor gives $15,000
By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecountynews.com Just when Hands On Oregon (HOO) was running short on funds, an anonymous donor came through with a sizable contribution. HOO Board member Rick Ryland said Monday that just under $100 remained in the fund earmarked for making repairs to Conover Square. However, when he checked the bank balance another $15,000 […]
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Sessions aimed at finding what residents want
By Vinde Wells vwells@oglecountynews.com Two of the organizers of Oregon Together are hopeful that a series of upcoming planning sessions will reveal what Oregon residents truly want for their community. Steering committee member Terry Schuster said five upcoming community planning sessions are aimed at getting participants to share their goals and dreams for Oregon. “There’s […]
