Benefit for burned firefighter Saturday
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OREGON – A benefit for Oregon firefighter Thomas Jones, 25, burned Aug. 20 in an explosion and fire, will be held from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the Oregon VFW, 1310 W. Washington St./state Route 64.
Pulled pork sandwiches and chips will be served, and there will be a deejay and dancing, a silent auction, a gun raffle and a 50/50 raffle. One of the prizes is a John Deere snowblower.
Admission is $5.
Jones was working on a demolition derby car in the garage behind his house when the explosion and fire occurred. He was burned over 85 percent of his body, and has remained hospitalized and undergone several skin grafts.
Call the VFW at 815-732-6851 for more information.
