Up Ravioli Alley September 2014 Final

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S E P T E M B E R 2 0V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 1

A John the Barber Foundaon Publicaon

Nothing but good news !

And Good people doing Great things!

From Arlington, Cherry, Ladd, Seatonville/Hollowayville,

Spring Valley,and Dalzell, Illinois

Local companies AGAIN do something Great

to help St. Pats Arlington, Holy Trinity Cherry,

St. Thomas More Dalzell with the

2014 2015 Youth Educaon Kick O Movie

These Ravioli Alley companies are at it again! Doing something Greaand geng our kids o to another Great start on the 2014-2015

Religious Youth Educaon year! Their donaons allowed a happy group

of Ravioli Alley elementary kids to have a super evening of food,

friends, and fun Saturday, August 23, 2014 on the St. Patricks Arlington

grounds. Remember to say thanks to these local rms!

Ladd Casey's, State Bank of Cherry, E.J. Caani & Son,

North Central Bank Ladd , and St. Margarets Hospital! Wow! Thanks

(Hey Grandpa & Grandma, Mom & Dad!

If you grandkids and kids somehow havenot kept up on their spiritual health in

recent years, now is your chance to

catch-up and sign up for

2014 2015 youth educaon!

Contact your minister or priest to make arrangements.

In the case of these three churches here, contact Julie Hollinger,

weekday mornings at 815.894.2006 or email [email protected].

Classes are Sunday mornings aer mass. Do something a lile bit

Great and make sure your grandkids and kids are spiritual healthy!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Sure Im helping the

elderly, Im going to be

one someday!

Lillian Carter

Remember, helping the

needy does NOT at all

simply mean helping

people who are poorand need money.

There are many dierent

avors of needy

including people who

need friends, respect,

smulus, rest, exercise,

forgiveness,

transportaon, etc.

All these choices make it

easy to help the needy

everyday huh? Lots of

good targets out there!

Those who are willing

to take a chance on

failing miserably can

achieve Greatly.

-John F. Kennedy

The John the Barber

Foundaon

Box 88

Cherry, IL

61317

JTB needs good info from your home town for Up Ravioli AlleyHey Ravioli Alley folks, JTB needs your stories, photos, announcements and bits of newsUp Ravioli Alley. We are looking for stories about Good people doing Great things bo

now and in the past, both in Ravioli Alley and in other parts of the country.We could really use your help!

Please email us at [email protected] write tothe John The Barber Foundaon, Box 88, Cherry, IL 61317

Eric Miller and Co. Doing something a lile bit Great:

Helping HTC with their annual

Sweet Corn Reach Out to Strangers ministry

Eric Miller and his kids Payto

and Blake of Ladd came throu

again this year donang all th

sweet corn needed for Holy Tr

ty Cherrys Annual Sweet Co

Reach Out to Strangers minis

Wow! That is a lot of Great co

Parish members are asked to t

the corn and use it as a gi to

to a neighbor they have not hthe opportunity to speak to in some me. So thankful to you Eric.

Greatly appreciate you and your gang going all out on this! Thanks

1920: Arlington Area Farmers

Stepped Up and Did Something Great!Good people doing Great things, has been a

long-me tradion for the people of St. Patric

Parish Arlington. When the magnicent press

brick church, built in 1902, burned to the groufollowing the mass on Sunday, January 25, 19

the faithful quickly sprung into acon. At mas

the following Sunday, a make shi altar was se

up in Spaulding Hall, the original frame buildin

which served as Arlingtons rst Catholic churc

and later, for many decades, as a gathering ce

ter for numerous social and community events

At mass end, landowner and caleman, Willia

McDonald, walked to the front before the con

gregaon and made a sizeable donaon to the re-building fund. He encouraged ot

ers to match his eort and several did. Their Great eorts allowed the new parish

quickly rise from the ashes. Within a few months the corner stone was laid for the

beauful Gothic church in which residents from Arlington, LaMoille, Van Orin, sur-

rounding rural areas and neighboring communies that have chosen to be part of t

St. Patrick parish family worship today.


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Heres what people around the country

are saying about Up Ravioli Alley! Tim Fonderolli of Cicero, Illinois formerly of Arlington and his wife Lynda (Hoyt) formerly of Cherry write,

Awesome papergreat posive read. We just love it! Thanks for sharing. Brings us back home a lile

bit each month! Thanks again JTB for all that you do.

Ladd product Laurie Kerr says, Love this lile paper!

Spring Valley product Mary Jane Cosgrove writes, "Up Ravioli Alley" brings back many happy memories of

my childhood. For a real treat my Dad would take our family (six kids and my Mom) to Ladd to Pete

Grives for the best homemade raviolis. It was a treat of all treats as Pete's wife made them. Aer our

dinner we would go to Torri's for ice cream. We could order whatever we wanted. My Dad was the most

generous Dad in the whole wide world. We loved him dearly.

Jim Fale writes, That newspaper face in the August issue was John Barron. Thanks for another great

issue!

Jennie Spiegel formerly of Dalzell now of Stevensville, WI writes, "I was born and raised in the big town of

Dalzell. I was a Balma and my brother ran and owned Tonelli's Tavern in Dalzell. Keep up the Great work!Thank you!"

A Ravioli Alley real estate agent writes, I am actually handing out Up Ravioli Alley like a brochure of

sorts. For people that are considering moving to the area, it is the best tool I have. It says to these pro-

specve home buyers hey, this is what this community is all about, you should move here, buy a house

here, you will be happy here!

Chrisna Richardson of Naperville formerly of Spring Valley and recently graduang with high honors

from North Central College writes, Thanks much for sending me the issue of Up Ravioli Alley, I can say

it was nice to catch up on what is happening in the Illinois Valley related to serving others. Aer being

away at school for the past years and learning about the importance of community involvement and serv-

ant leadership, Up Ravioli Alley serves as a medium to convey this exact message and keep communitymembers informed and involved in events in the area. Bravo!!

Commenng on the name the famous newspaper personality contest in the August 2014 URA issue,

Susan Barron Hedden of Indianapolis writes, Thats my Daddy! Nice to know hes remembered. He

would have loved Up Ravioli Alley and being menoned in it would have just been frosng on the

cake! He sure loved the Illinois Valley, its people and its events. Thank you!

Dan McFadden of Spring Valley comments, Great newsleer!!! Keep a GREAT THING going!

Coach Siska Always Doing Great Things!: Helping the Needy via th

HUSKY program for underprivileged young students.

Steve Siska, for many years principal, teacher, and coach at Spring Valley JFK/Cherry Grade

out there doing Great things! For several years, Steve has been a lead player in HUSKY

(Helping Underprivileged School Kids Year-Round). This year the group provided $9,000 o

school supplies to 29 area schools. These school have 9,000+ students with half listed at

underprivileged! Good teachers/coaches doing Great things.helping the needy

everyday! (Check out Coach Siska from circa 1972).

(PS. Coach Siska has always been a very proud product of Depue High School!)


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Dont Forget:Cherry United Churchof Christ/Holy Trinity

Cherry Pie& Coee

Social Hour,rst Thursday

of each month.1:30 3:30at Cherry

Church Hall.

Bring a friend!

Everyone far and near

LOVES Up Ravioli Alley!

Send us the email address

of your friends and

relaves who would en-

joy receiving it and we

can add them to our

email mailing list.

Send email addresses to

[email protected]

To view, download,

or print this or any other

issue of Up Ravioli Alley

go to www.Scribd.com

and click the magnifying

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and search for

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Ravioli Alley Teaching Legends

Were Life-long Classmates & Friends

Ravioli Alley folks long admired teachinglegends Tony Demichelis and Charlie Fiocchi.

Not enough room to list here the Great things

that these two did for Ladd, Cherry, Hall High

School and literally thousands of Ravioli Alley

children over their 50+ year careers. Heres one

I bet you didnt know.both were classmates at

Cherry Grade and High School.both going on to

complete their senior year at Hall at in 1928!

In fact, their pictures appear just above /below each other in the yearbook.

If anyone out there has some stories of these two Great teachers doing

Great things, please send them to JTB. Okie Dokie Fiocchi!

Good teachers/classmates doing Great things!

John Bice connues to do Great things.

Vegetable Welcome Wagon!

John used is awesome vegetables from his comm

nity garden as an excuse to reach out to strangers

delivering them to a number of people he had no

met before. John is pictured here with his newneighbors James Bateman and his kids Gavin and

Desny. You go John Boy! Good people doing

Great things! (Hey, Mickey Klein, we saw you!

Thanks for helping John get his tomatoes delivere

to local seniors! We see everything man!).

Cut this out and put on your refrigerator!

Pope Francis recently said, "Living simply is important, not just out of solidari-

ty with the poor, but because it is easy to get aached to worldly posses-sions, turning them into idols. The church (WE) must strip away every kind of

worldly spirit, which is a temptaon for everyone, strip away every acon

that is not of God, strip away the fear of opening the doors and going out to

encounter all, especially the poorest of the poor, the needy, the remote, and

all without waing! (DO IT NOW!)."
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Heres a few quick Rav-notes...Cherry Comets: Where did that name come from? Heard one the other day that not many people know or r

member. Even folks that went to Cherry Grade School at mes have wondered where did that school name

Comets come from? Jim Pozzi of Cherry solved the mystery. When the new gym was built in 1959, Coach

Pra suggested we have a team name, said Jim. We all got together and voted on the name. The Sputnik saellite was the talk of the world at that me. Somehow we got around to adopng the name Comets as that

sort of was in the spirit of Sputnik.

2014 St. Pats Arlington Cook Book is here:! In celebraon of the sesquicentennial of St. Patrick's Arlington in

2014, the Altar and Rosary Society has compiled a cookbook of over 700 recipes from past and present parishio

ers, families and friends. Over 100 years of eastern Bureau County goodness! If you would like to receive a co

of this awesome new cookbook, please write to Shelly Stouer, 414 West Railroad Street, LaMoille, IL 61330 a

enclose a check in the amount of $25 (includes $5 shipping) made payable to St. Patricks Arlington.

Rav Alley product David Klug has been out there doing Great things and has been recognized for his eorts!

many of you out there already know, David is the son of Don and Marlene Klug, grew up in Ladd, and graduate

from Hall in 1982. What you likely didnt know is that David is a naonally recognized expert in criminology anforensic science. His list of accomplishments is too long to even aempt to list here but he recently achieved t

very rare Life Associate Member status in the Internaonal Associaon of Idencaon. David has done ma

Great things in his career to make all of us more safe! Make sure to say congrats and good job to Don and M

lene next me you see them! (Thanks to the Bureau County Republican for leng us piggy-back onto this stor

those BCR folks are Great man!)

Gulio, Louie, & Ruby.....all big men in the early Dalzell business district! Ron Mini of Peru and Dr. Jim Mini of N

ples, Florida wrote in to comment on the August, 2014 issue of URA. "Enjoyed viewing the picture of Orlandi's

Service Staon in Dalzell in your August, 2014 issue of 'Up Ravioli Alley. This was no doubt taken in the mid

1940's. It showed Bill "Gullo" Orlandi outside his Standard Oil staon. Our father and mother, Louie and Clem

ne Mini, had the grocery store, post oce and our home directly across the street. The gas was delivered by

Fred Vogel the local distributor and the nighme mechanic working at the garage was Hercules Ruby Orlandiwho also was employed by Tobler Trucking Company on Peoria Street in Peru. The staon was the rst busine

establishment in Dalzell to install a television set and was a popular meeng place for the local residents for th

friday night boxing matches. As children we enjoyed being present to smell the gasoline vapors when the gas

was delivered much to the dismay of the owner. Keep up the Great news of "Up Ravioli Alley" coming."

Hey Dave Pelligrini of D&M Landscaping and Excavang! WE DEFINATELY SAW YOU DO THAT! Dave and his

team went above and beyond the call again for the John Barber Foundaon recently. JTB connues to restore

the Walter Waite Home in Cherry and ran into a tough problem trying to take out the large concrete porch tha

had been installed in the 1940's. Dave's jack hammer crew came in and graciously volunteered to knock it out

that the beauful wooden vintage looking porch could be built in its place. Wow! Next me you see Dave ma

sure to say "thanks" for helping JTB! "Good landscapers doing Great things!"Ladd American Legion Auxiliary just can't stop doing Great things! These ladies just won't let up. They have a

Great idea! They are building a database of acve duty service members from all over the Illinois Valley and w

use it to send them thank you gis and notes on holidays and special occasions. Please send names and conta

info to the auxiliary at the Ladd American Legion Auxiliary, 111 S. Main Street Ladd, IL. 61329. Anyone interest

in joining the auxiliary is invited to aend the next meeng September 23, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the legion hall

main street in Ladd. Folks interested in joining can also call Geri Devert 815.894.2269 or Marilyn Pavinato

815.894.2047

Ladd Not-So-Junior Womens Club Salad Luncheon Planning Meeng: Wednesday Sept 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m.

the Ladd Community Center. Everyone is geng together to plan out a fun and benecial salad bar fund raise

for next Spring. Funds from the Spring event will go toward the Ladd 125th

eort. Please come to the mee

and help us get o to a quick and early start!


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Hey URA readers!

Make sure to aend

the nextSt. Peter and Paul

Spring Valley mass

Friday September 12,

2014, at 8:00 a.m.

the feast of Mary.

The best witness to the

faith is not a loud andobnoxious bloviator (one

who speaks pompously);

God is found not in the

lightning, nor in the re,

nor in the great wind, but

in the sll, small voice.

The best (indeed the

only) way to evangelize

eecvely is by sterling,

joy-lled EXAMPLE,

obedient to the word and

the will of God.

-Paul Wilson, religious

news writer

Ravioli Alley nicknames..who are these guys?If you ever lived, worked, or socialized in Ravioli Alley, you have no doubt laugh

many mes at the unique and funny nicknames people have. Always makes yo

wonder, how did he get that nickname? There are some cool stories behind

many of them. Have some fun..match up the given names of these famous

Ravioli Alley characters with their nicknames and be entered into a drawing t

win a John the Barber hoodie. Draw a line to match them up, cut out and mail

JTB, Box 88, Cherry, IL 61317 or scan/email to

[email protected].

You will have to contact your friends in other towns to get some help as they ar

spread out all over Ravioli Alley! Dont worry if you dont see names from yo

town on the list.we will be doing this again in the future. If you have someon

good ones, please send them in!

Dean Hozell Rooster

William Liebe

Bocky

Guy Tonozzi Bootnose

Bart Sebben Buzzy

Gino Baldini Harpo

Albert DeAngelo Gabby

Dean Thompson Smokey

Arthur Verucchi Mule

Harold Wrona Ta Ta

John Tabor Jada

Frank Mauno Bombo

Frank Baracani Pap

Arthur Baracani Buons

Seatonville Fall BanquetHonoring Fathers/Sons!

All folks and families are invited to join us for theannual fall church banquet honoring

fathers and sons on Saturday, October 4, 2014at Seatonville Congregaonal Church, Independent.

The potluck dinner will begin at 5:30 PM and theprogram will begin at 6:30 PM featuring Lanny Slevin,

the former WLPO sports announcer who recentlyrered. The church provides all meat and table service

but we appreciate if you can bring a side dish ordessert to share. Come join us and hear how God hasworked and connues to work in and through Lannys

life. A reservaon for the dinner poronis appreciated and can be made by calling

Mary Michael at 815-875-1697or Pastor Bill at 815-228-6717.

Guy Tonozzi

Arthur Verucchi


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Ravioli Alley Non-For-Prot OrganizaonsAll Showing that John The Barber Spirit This Fall

Do something a lile bit Great..TAKE someone who doesnt get a chance to get out too oeBRING a carry out to someone new to your block. SEND in a donaon if you cant make it.

Drop a line and tell us about it

Ladd American Legion Auxiliary Annual Rips Night Fundraiser: Sunday Sept 7, 2014, 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Rips Ta

ern, Main Street in Ladd. Free delivery to Ladd residents. Carry outs, bake sale, 50/50, Flag rae on site. $7 ckets ava

ble from any auxiliary member or Geri Devert 815.894.2269 or Marilyn Pavinato 815.894.2047.

Project Success/Hall Twp. Food Pantry Rips Night Fundraiser: Monday Sept 8, 2014, 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Rips Tav

ern, Main Street in Ladd. $8.00/carry outs available at the front door/deliveries available to Ladd residents. Bake sale,

50/50, raes. Bring a food item for the pantry in exchange for a free desert.

Cherry Boy Scout Troop 1055 Flag Rerement Ceremony: Wednesday, Sept 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m. l approximately 8:45 in

the yard next to Holy Trinity Hall in Cherry. Anyone may aend and also parcipate in this solemn event. Last year the

troop rered 165 ags that were worn and taered.

St. Thomas More Dalzell Chicken Dinner: Sunday, Sept 14, 2014, 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. St. Thomas More hall. Adult $

kids $3.00, pre-school FREE. Menu: Baked or Fried Chicken, Spaghe, Salad, Bread, Dessert & Drink. REMEMBER: St

Thomas More will be starng Ravioli sales in October!

Team Thrive Relay for Life Team Rip's Night Fundraiser: Monday, September 15, 2014 4:30 p.m. to 8:00p.m. Rips T

ern, Main Street in Ladd. $8.00/dine in or carry out. Bake saleand raes.

Holy Trinity Cherry Second Annual 5K Fun Walk/Run to Benet the LaSalle Veterans Home: Saturday Sept 20, 2014 Che

Park. Sign-up 7:30 a.m., opening ceremony 9:00 a.m., race begins 9:15 a.m. To register to parcipate, go

www.CherryHolyTrinity.org and click on Register for Walk/Run. To sign-up via phone or mail, contact Alan Ring

815.303.3313 /Alan_Ring_957.Comcast.net. Please do something Great and help the Vetscome out and walk or run!

St. Pats Arlington Sesquicentennial Celebraon and Mass: Sunday Sept 21, 2014

Mass of Thanksgiving will be oered at 10:30 a.m. by the Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., D.D., followed immediate

by a catered dinner in the parish center. Congrats St. Pats!

Ladd Community Educaon and Enrichment Foundaon Rips Night Fundraiser: Monday, Sept 29, 2014, 4:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m. Rips Tavern, Main Street in Ladd. $8.00/drinks not included/carry outs available at the front door.

Ladd Senior Sociables: Thursday Sept. 25th -1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Ladd Community Center. Bunco -Cards Conve

saon, Dessert & Drinks

Princeton Lions Club 10th

Annual Illinois Valley Toy Run/Car Show/Cruise: Sunday Oct 19, 2014, Soldiers & Sailors Park

across from the courthouse. Enter your car in the 40 mile round trip countryside cruise. Entry fee: $10 new, unwrapp

toy for boy or girl of any age. Music, door prizes, vendors, 50/50, buddy bag program. Food/drinks provided by Princet

Boy Scouts. More info call 815.643.2040 or go to www.IllinoisValleyToyRun.com

(Mark your calendars) Ladd Senior Socialbles Luncheon and speaker: October 23, 2014. Ladd Community Center.

Sponsored By: North Central Bank & Lou Wasilewski, North Central Investment Services

St. Margarets Hospital Foundaon Lourdes and Fama Pilgrimage Fundraising Trip: Ten day adventure is scheduled fo

Friday March 6, 2015 Sunday March 15, 2015. The St. Margarets Hospital Foundaon is sponsoring a pilgrimage to

Lourdes and Fama. The group will visit Marian shrines in Portugal, Spain and France. Desnaons include Fama, San

em, Alba De Tormes, Avila, Burgos, Loyola, Lourdes, Never and Paris. This prayer-lled journey during Lent will prepare

you for a joyous Easter. For more informaon contact Frank Kobilsek in the Foundaon oce at St. Margarets 815-664

7268/ [email protected] or visit www.catholictrips.com. One lucky person will win a free trip being raed by th

Foundaon. Watch for volunteers selling chances or visit the Hospital Gi Shop.
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