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A John the Barber Foundaton Publicaton

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 Educaton Kick Of Movie

These Ravioli Alley companies are at it again! Doing something Great
and getng our kids of to another Great start on the 2014-2015
Religious Youth Educaton year! Their donatons 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 frms!
Ladd Casey's, State Bank of Cherry, E.J. Catani & Son,
North Central Bank Ladd , and St. Margarets Hospital! Wow! Thanks!

(Hey Grandpa & Grandma, Mom & Dad!
If you grandkids and kids somehow have
not kept up on their spiritual health in
recent years, now is your chance to
catch-up and sign up for
2014 2015 youth educaton!
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 JulieHTC@Outlook.com.
Classes are Sunday mornings afer mass. Do something a litle bit
Great and make sure your grandkids and kids are spiritual healthy!


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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 poor
and need money.
There are many diferent
favors of needy
including people who
need friends, respect,
stmulus, rest, exercise,
forgiveness,
transportaton, 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
Foundaton
Box 88
Cherry, IL 61317

JTB needs good info from your home town for Up Ravioli Alley
Hey Ravioli Alley folks, JTB needs your stories, photos, announcements and bits of news for
Up Ravioli Alley. We are looking for stories about Good people doing Great things both
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 editor@JohnTheBarberFoundaton.com or write to
the John The Barber Foundaton, Box 88, Cherry, IL 61317
Eric Miller and Co. Doing something a litle bit Great:
Helping HTC with their annual
Sweet Corn Reach Out to Strangers ministry

Eric Miller and his kids Payton
and Blake of Ladd came through
again this year donatng all the
sweet corn needed for Holy Trini-
ty Cherrys Annual Sweet Corn
Reach Out to Strangers ministry.
Wow! That is a lot of Great corn!
Parish members are asked to take
the corn and use it as a gif to go
to a neighbor they have not had
the opportunity to speak to in some tme. 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-tme traditon for the people of St. Patrick
Parish Arlington. When the magnifcent pressed
brick church, built in 1902, burned to the ground
following the mass on Sunday, January 25, 1920,
the faithful quickly sprung into acton. At mass
the following Sunday, a make shif altar was set
up in Spaulding Hall, the original frame building
which served as Arlingtons frst Catholic church
and later, for many decades, as a gathering cen-
ter for numerous social and community events.
At mass end, landowner and catleman, William
McDonald, walked to the front before the con-
gregaton and made a sizeable donaton to the re-building fund. He encouraged oth-
ers to match his efort and several did. Their Great eforts allowed the new parish to
quickly rise from the ashes. Within a few months the corner stone was laid for the
beautful Gothic church in which residents from Arlington, LaMoille, Van Orin, sur-
rounding rural areas and neighboring communites that have chosen to be part of the
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 positve read. We just love it! Thanks for sharing. Brings us back home a litle
bit each month! Thanks again JTB for all that you do.
Ladd product Laurie Kerr says, Love this litle 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
Grivets for the best homemade raviolis. It was a treat of all treats as Pete's wife made them. Afer 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 Falet 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-
spectve home buyers hey, this is what this community is all about, you should move here, buy a house
here, you will be happy here!
Christna Richardson of Naperville formerly of Spring Valley and recently graduatng 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. Afer 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 community
members informed and involved in events in the area. Bravo!!
Commentng 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 mentoned in it would have just been frostng on the
cake! He sure loved the Illinois Valley, its people and its events. Thank you!
Dan McFadden of Spring Valley comments, Great newsleter!!! Keep a GREAT THING going!
Coach Siska Always Doing Great Things!: Helping the Needy via the
HUSKY program for underprivileged young students.


Steve Siska, for many years principal, teacher, and coach at Spring Valley JFK/Cherry Grade is
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 of
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 Church
of Christ/Holy Trinity
Cherry Pie
& Cofee
Social Hour,
frst Thursday
of each month.
1:30 3:30
at Cherry
Church Hall.
Bring a friend!


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Ravioli Alley Teaching Legends
Were Life-long Classmates & Friends

Ravioli Alley folks long admired teaching
legends 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 contnues to do Great things.
Vegetable Welcome Wagon!

John used is awesome vegetables from his commu-
nity garden as an excuse to reach out to strangers,
delivering them to a number of people he had not
met before. John is pictured here with his new
neighbors James Bateman and his kids Gavin and
Destny. You go John Boy! Good people doing
Great things! (Hey, Mickey Klein, we saw you!
Thanks for helping John get his tomatoes delivered
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 atached to worldly posses-
sions, turning them into idols. The church (WE) must strip away every kind of
worldly spirit, which is a temptaton for everyone, strip away every acton
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 waitng! (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 re-
member. Even folks that went to Cherry Grade School at tmes 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
Prat suggested we have a team name, said Jim. We all got together and voted on the name. The Sputnik sat-
ellite was the talk of the world at that tme. Somehow we got around to adoptng the name Comets as that
sort of was in the spirit of Sputnik.
2014 St. Pats Arlington Cook Book is here:! In celebraton 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 parishion-
ers, families and friends. Over 100 years of eastern Bureau County goodness! If you would like to receive a copy
of this awesome new cookbook, please write to Shelly Stoufer, 414 West Railroad Street, LaMoille, IL 61330 and
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 eforts! As
many of you out there already know, David is the son of Don and Marlene Klug, grew up in Ladd, and graduated
from Hall in 1982. What you likely didnt know is that David is a natonally recognized expert in criminology and
forensic science. His list of accomplishments is too long to even atempt to list here but he recently achieved the
very rare Life Associate Member status in the Internatonal Associaton of Identfcaton. David has done many
Great things in his career to make all of us more safe! Make sure to say congrats and good job to Don and Mar-
lene next tme you see them! (Thanks to the Bureau County Republican for letng us piggy-back onto this story
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 Na-
ples, Florida wrote in to comment on the August, 2014 issue of URA. "Enjoyed viewing the picture of Orlandi's
Service Staton 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 staton. Our father and mother, Louie and Clemen-
tne Mini, had the grocery store, post ofce and our home directly across the street. The gas was delivered by
Fred Vogel the local distributor and the nightme mechanic working at the garage was Hercules Ruby Orlandi
who also was employed by Tobler Trucking Company on Peoria Street in Peru. The staton was the frst business
establishment in Dalzell to install a television set and was a popular meetng place for the local residents for the
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 Excavatng! WE DEFINATELY SAW YOU DO THAT! Dave and his
team went above and beyond the call again for the John Barber Foundaton recently. JTB contnues to restore
the Walter Waite Home in Cherry and ran into a tough problem trying to take out the large concrete porch that
had been installed in the 1940's. Dave's jack hammer crew came in and graciously volunteered to knock it out so
that the beautful wooden vintage looking porch could be built in its place. Wow! Next tme you see Dave make
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 actve duty service members from all over the Illinois Valley and will
use it to send them thank you gifs and notes on holidays and special occasions. Please send names and contact
info to the auxiliary at the Ladd American Legion Auxiliary, 111 S. Main Street Ladd, IL. 61329. Anyone interested
in joining the auxiliary is invited to atend the next meetng September 23, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the legion hall on
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 Meetng: Wednesday Sept 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m. at
the Ladd Community Center. Everyone is getng together to plan out a fun and benefcial salad bar fund raiser
for next Spring. Funds from the Spring event will go toward the Ladd 125
th
efort. Please come to the meetng
and help us get of to a quick and early start!
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Hey URA readers!
Make sure to atend
the next
St. 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 and
obnoxious bloviator (one
who speaks pompously);
God is found not in the
lightning, nor in the fre,
nor in the great wind, but
in the stll, small voice.
The best (indeed the
only) way to evangelize
efectvely is by sterling,
joy-flled 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 laughed
many tmes at the unique and funny nicknames people have. Always makes you
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 to
win a John the Barber hoodie. Draw a line to match them up, cut out and mail to
JTB, Box 88, Cherry, IL 61317 or scan/email to
editor@JohnTheBarberFoundaton.com.
You will have to contact your friends in other towns to get some help as they are
spread out all over Ravioli Alley! Dont worry if you dont see names from your
town on the list.we will be doing this again in the future. If you have someone
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 Mautno Bombo
Frank Baracani Pap
Arthur Baracani Butons

Seatonville Fall Banquet
Honoring Fathers/Sons!

All folks and families are invited to join us for the
annual fall church banquet honoring
fathers and sons on Saturday, October 4, 2014
at Seatonville Congregatonal Church, Independent.
The potluck dinner will begin at 5:30 PM and the
program will begin at 6:30 PM featuring Lanny Slevin,
the former WLPO sports announcer who recently
retred. The church provides all meat and table service,
but we appreciate if you can bring a side dish or
dessert to share. Come join us and hear how God has
worked and contnues to work in and through Lannys
life. A reservaton for the dinner porton
is appreciated and can be made by calling
Mary Michael at 815-875-1697
or Pastor Bill at 815-228-6717.
Guy Tonozzi
Arthur Verucchi
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Ravioli Alley Non-For-Proft Organizatons
All Showing that John The Barber Spirit This Fall
Do something a litle bit Great..TAKE someone who doesnt get a chance to get out too ofen.
BRING a carry out to someone new to your block. SEND in a donaton 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 Tav-
ern, Main Street in Ladd. Free delivery to Ladd residents. Carry outs, bake sale, 50/50, Flag rafe on site. $7 tckets availa-
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, rafes. Bring a food item for the pantry in exchange for a free desert.

Cherry Boy Scout Troop 1055 Flag Retrement Ceremony: Wednesday, Sept 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m. tl approximately 8:45 in
the yard next to Holy Trinity Hall in Cherry. Anyone may atend and also partcipate in this solemn event. Last year the
troop retred 165 fags that were worn and tatered.

St. Thomas More Dalzell Chicken Dinner: Sunday, Sept 14, 2014, 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. St. Thomas More hall. Adult $10,
kids $3.00, pre-school FREE. Menu: Baked or Fried Chicken, Spaghet, Salad, Bread, Dessert & Drink. REMEMBER: St.
Thomas More will be startng 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 Tav-
ern, Main Street in Ladd. $8.00/dine in or carry out. Bake sale and rafes.

Holy Trinity Cherry Second Annual 5K Fun Walk/Run to Beneft the LaSalle Veterans Home: Saturday Sept 20, 2014 Cherry
Park. Sign-up 7:30 a.m., opening ceremony 9:00 a.m., race begins 9:15 a.m. To register to partcipate, 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 Celebraton and Mass: Sunday Sept 21, 2014
Mass of Thanksgiving will be ofered at 10:30 a.m. by the Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., D.D., followed immediately
by a catered dinner in the parish center. Congrats St. Pats!

Ladd Community Educaton and Enrichment Foundaton 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 Conver-
saton, Dessert & Drinks

Princeton Lions Club 10
th
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, unwrapped
toy for boy or girl of any age. Music, door prizes, vendors, 50/50, buddy bag program. Food/drinks provided by Princeton
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 Foundaton Lourdes and Fatma Pilgrimage Fundraising Trip: Ten day adventure is scheduled for
Friday March 6, 2015 Sunday March 15, 2015. The St. Margarets Hospital Foundaton is sponsoring a pilgrimage to
Lourdes and Fatma. The group will visit Marian shrines in Portugal, Spain and France. Destnatons include Fatma, Santar-
em, Alba De Tormes, Avila, Burgos, Loyola, Lourdes, Never and Paris. This prayer-flled journey during Lent will prepare
you for a joyous Easter. For more informaton contact Frank Kobilsek in the Foundaton ofce at St. Margarets 815-664-
7268/ FKobilsek@aboutsmh.org or visit www.catholictrips.com. One lucky person will win a free trip being rafed by the
Foundaton. Watch for volunteers selling chances or visit the Hospital Gif Shop.