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![It was 'all hands on deck' Friday, April 28 when Ogle County residents and county officials worked together to clean up Weld Park, the county's only park. Kids helping with the clean-up project were: Quade Hogan, Madeline Hogan, Quintin Hogan, Quest Hogan, Avery Hogan, and Harper Hogan along with Bowen and Addlyn Hardy.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/pu-QsrVaiZ788tXu1Zn1AVf-X1o=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LPVFQYEDMZF2VJCJ6YX65ZA6KM.jpg)
![Stump removal was also on the list of chores during a community-based clean up of Weld Park on Friday, April 28. Volunteers and county officials worked together to spruce up the only county-owned park, located south of Byron and Stillman Valley.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/YG4ig8dgOZCZ95a-XOnTYWXl1oY=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/KMOG4MRDIZCIHJINXD6DLCRIZM.jpg)
![Dale Champlain saws a mulberry tree during a clean up at Weld Park on Friday, April 28. Volunteers and county officials worked together to spruce up the only county-owned park, located south of Byron and Stillman Valley.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/1r059jYKNxAdsQNT-S92t4Cxl9Y=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/I7XMR6UG6RFTVI55IPQ6QRGAE4.jpg)
![It was a group effort on Friday, April 28 when Ogle County residents and county officials worked together to clean up Weld Park, the county's only park. Here, Quade and Madeline Hogan rake leaves and pickup debris.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/mcLx18G2wkk_nmmOogbWAEbry7w=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6GIQB2U4GNHBLIC72SPTQYFB7U.jpg)
![Trevor and Avery Hogan were just two of many who pitched in to clean up Weld Park on Friday, April 28. The project included painting, mowing, raking, tree trimming, and other landscaping chores.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/4l81ihgcgOyp13nslAcXUspRjVE=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/CUKJAMNP4VATNI4BFZHIRMTTOY.jpg)
![Garrett Koch, a maintenance worker for the Ogle County Sheriff's Department, uses a skid steer to move a dead tree to a collection pile during a clean up of Weld Park on Friday, April 28. Volunteers and county officials worked together to spruce up the only county-owned park, located south of Byron and Stillman Valley.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/FfH0GR3xt939c7_VljMPxbYR4cc=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/TQFAEUCBYVHKXCMEKQOON2T6RQ.jpg)
![Greg Hunter (left) and Russ Brunner trim a tree during the clean-up at Weld Park on Friday, April 28.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/TKMQS19zhlsQRnucPmmyaIWz6XA=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/UCWTC2IHNREADJCVU4RA7EOITQ.jpg)
![Stump removal was also on the list of chores during a community-based clean up of Weld Park on Friday, April 28. Volunteers and county officials worked together to spruce up the only county-owned park, located south of Byron and Stillman Valley.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/w9WSQoyZ1tJhMZYUJR3W8BaMKDs=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/UOSQK2LLLRGPHIKGWABLS3LPAY.jpg)
It was 'all hands on deck' Friday, April 28 when Ogle County residents and county officials worked together to clean up Weld Park, the county's only park. Kids helping with the clean-up project were: Quade Hogan, Madeline Hogan, Quintin Hogan, Quest Hogan, Avery Hogan, and Harper Hogan along with Bowen and Addlyn Hardy. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media)
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Earleen Hinton
Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.