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A John the Barber Foundation Publication

Nothing but good news ! And Good people doing Great things!

From Arlington, Cherry, Ladd, Seatonville/Hollowayville, Spring Valley,and Dalzell, Illinois

Help! Cherry Community Garden Could Use Someone to do something alittle bit Great!

As URA readers may remember, for the past two years, John Bice of Cherry has been planting, raising, and maintaining a community garden as a tool for helping the needy and reaching out to strangers. JTB would very much like to have a nice Jesus and/or Virgin Mary statue to place in the center of the garden. If you or someone you know would like to donate such a statue, would Greatly appreciate it if you could call John at 815.638.8008. Thanks John for all you do!

St. Patricks Arlington, Holy Trinity Cherry, St. Thomas More Dalzell Partner with local schools

to make 2015 Bless Our Babies Collection a Great success

For the third year in a row, St. Patricks Arlington, Holy Trinity Cherry, and St. Thomas More Dalzell partnered together to collect baby items for needy local families. This year, these churches called upon partner-ships with local schools to assist them. Participating schools included Dimmick School, John F. Kennedy Spring Valley, and Peru Catholic. All collected items will be distributed through Project Success of Eastern Bureau County/Spring Valley Food Pantry. In addition, the following local business and individuals sponsored the effort with their donations allowing the team to acquire more needed items than ever before. Sponsors include Jack & Lynn Cissell, CIT Group, Larry & Monafae Scriba, Pfistier Seed, Will Linker Pioneer Seed, Phil Hocking, Jeff Doll Dekalb Seed Sales, Jeff Perry Buick GMC, Brandner Mapping & Sales, Inc., and

AG Industrial Supply. Jan Martin of the Pro-ject Success said, This effort was way more successful than we could have ever imagined. In addition to all that came from the parishes and schools, other individuals who read about the churches Great efforts simply came in on their own. We are completely stocked! Pictured to the left in front of a skid of diapers and other supplies are school/church youth volunteers (L-R) Mark Cissell,

Eric Lane, Ryan Lane, Eric Cissell, Lee Kirkman, Aidan Jones.

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God-sized tasks are big. They feel big because

they are something only a big God can do. If you and I can accomplish the

task at hand, then its probably not from God.

In fact, anything you and I do apart from God

is insignificantmotherhood, wife,

disciple, etc Thats why we often fail at our

own attempt to serve God and others by OUR

OWN efforts. On the other hand, anything we do by the power of God and WITH God, we can

label as Greatness. Micca Campbell,

spiritual writer and speaker

Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the

poor. Pope Francis

The John the Barber Foundation

P.O. Box 88 Cherry, IL 61317

editor@JohnTheBarberFoundation.com

Heres what people around the country are saying about Up Ravioli Alley!

Nancy Bennett of Walldogs Inc. of Centerville, Iowa writes Enjoyed Up Ravioli Alley! (Hey URA Readers.Walldogs is the group that painted the fantastic mu-rals in downtown Pontiac).

An anonymous reader and donor wrote, Up Ravioli Alley is a Great newsletter for this very unique area. We are so lucky to live here. I enjoy reading it every month!

David Kirby of Chatham, IL writes: Loved the 3 Trees Story in the May 2015 is-sue!

Mark Janko of Peru, IL says, Thanks for doing Up Ravioli Alley! It's fantastic! Jim Faletti formerly of Dalzell now of Crete, IL writes, Wanted to answer your

question about the Tonellis basketball team in the May 2015 issue. The coach is John Balma and #43 I believe is Ken Balma. I knew them both well. Thanks again for all you do with Up Ravioli Alley. It is a Great treat each month!

Pat Croisant of Dalzell emailed us, In the photo of the basketball team in the May issue, I think the coach is John Bama and #45 is his brother Ken Balma. Love your paper. Read it all the time. Brings back so many good memories of people in the area. Ken Wiltse of Spring Valley confirmed Pats info!

Laura and Glenn Pinter of Pontiac formerly of Cherry, Thanks and God Bless, I am forwarding to some people I know down here in Pontiac. You can take the person out of the Village of Cherry but the Village of Cherry is always in the person.

Jenny Spiegel formerly of Dalzell and now of Stevensville, MI writes, I am Janet Spiegel, known to many as Jenny Balma, born and raised in Dalzell. I was so sur-prised to see a photo of my brother Johns basketball team in the May 2015 issue. My husband Ray and I are both 1950 Hall grads. I very much enjoy receiving Up Ravioli Alley!

Congrats to Luciana Mautino and Jacob Merkel, Hall Prom Queen and King!

Great times this Spring at Hall High School! Hoping you see nothing but good news in this Great picture of prom queen and king Luci-ana and Jacob. Luciana is the daughter of Lena & Frank Mautino of Spring Valley and Jacob is the son of Shelli & Mark Merkel of Ladd.

Cherry Pie & Coffee July Event to be Something Great Make sure to put Thursday July 2, 2015 on your calendar, with our special start time of 12:00/noon. Julys patriotic event will follow a theme of Carnival in Cherry. Hot dogs and other midway goodies, 10 cent carnival games, bingo, euchre, raffles, door prizes, cake walk! Please do something a little bit Great and bring some-one with you! The Cherry Pie and Coffee recently welcomed Mary Marconi Patelli (left) and Ann Marconi Bittakais (right), sisters who grew up in Cherry. Mary 88 and Ann 93 were part of a well-known Cherry family that lived in the house just north of Cherry Grade School. Please stop by at the July pie and coffee events and say hi!

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If you're not making mistakes, then you're

not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

-John Wooden, hall of fame

basketball coach

It isnt that life is so short. its more

that we should NOT wait too long to rec-ognize and get start-ed down the Great

path God has chosen for us.

-Joel Osteen,

American televange-list and author

We NEED your stories about people from your town doing

Great thingseither now or in the past.

Please email or mail to JTB.

Great Moment! Leroy Lunn and Jim Troglio Meet a long way from Ravioli Alley! Wow! One of the Greatest moments in Hall High School football history oc-curred in 1953 when former Hall teammates Leroy Lunn of Army met with Jim Troglio of Northwestern at mid-field prior to their game. Join-ing them was their former coach the Great Rich Nesti.

JTB wants to make sure all know that Ravioli Alleys Eiberger Family Gave Their All in WW II

A quick bit of research potentially shows a very interesting story about a couple of Ravioli Alley brothers who gave their all in World War Two. The 1930 census shows the Eiberger family as tenant farmers living between Cherry and Arlington. The 1940 census shows the family living in Spring Valley. Earl went to Cherry High School (three year school) and seems to have graduated after that from Hall. The Eiberger family lost both boys in WW II, early in 1945 less than two months apart! Both Staff Sargents, John Leonard (called Leonard) was in the Army and was killed Feb 1, 1945 and Earl was in the Army Air Force, killed March 22, 1945. Records show that their mother and father ordered military grave plates for their sons around 1950. Both have markers and stones in the Ladd cemetery. If any reader has more info on these two heroes, JTB would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Ironically neither boy is listed in historical records for those killed either in Arlington, Cherry, or Ladd. Lets all remember Leonard and Earl today by saying a prayer and thanking them for all they did for us back in Ravioli Alley. Pictured below is Earl with the Cherry High School basketball team.

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Dont forget: Cherry Pie & Coffee

Social Hour, first Thursday

of each of month 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. at Cherry Church Hall.

Do something a

little bit Great and bring someone!

Invite others to meet you there!

(IMPORTANT: JULY 2 EVENT STARTS AT

12:00 NOON!!)

Bring a friend!

DO SOMETHING GREAT and

volunteer to be chairman for a month, please email or mail

John the Barber.

Heres a few quick Rav-notes...

Hall senior Carley Kirkman a winner!: Congrats to Carley Kirkman for winning the R. Robert Dale Scholarship! She is from Ladd and is the daughter of Larry and Becky Kirkman. Great job Carley! Great job Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa!

Harpo! Denise Actis of Spring Valley made a greatly appreciated donation to Up Ravioli Alley. She is the daughter of John (Dean) Harpo Hozel. She is hoping that some URA readers out there might have some milk bottles from the Hozel Dairy. If you do, please give Denise a ring at 815.303.2182. Thanks again Denise for doing something a little bit Great and helping us bring URA to our readers!

Dalzell Top Students Receive Award: Dalzell Grade School graduates Noah Croissant and John Pothoff received the Presidential Award and a letter from the president. This award it given to the top two academic students in the class. Hey Noah and John! You Rock! Congrats!

2015 Hall Trovillo Scholars Announced: Congrats to this years Hall grads who are recipients of the 2015 Trovillo Scholarships. The long standing scholarship benefits Hall grads who have displayed strong grades, test scores, and levels of involvement. This years winners include Alberto Baldonado (Mother Amber Backus of Spring Valley, Father Al Baldonado of Bowling Green, Ohio), Kara Crowther (Joe and Christy Crowther of Ladd), Avery Detmers (Jim and Cheryl Detmers of Ladd), Lexi Picatto (John and Nancy Picatto of Ottville..YES, Ottville!), A.J. Gaeta (Angel and Dayna Gaeta of Spring Valley), and Ellen Her-mann (Pat and Charlotte Herrmann of Spring Valley).

Haley Cessna Received Volunteerism Award: Heres a big shout-out to Haley!

She was recently voted to receive the Helen Koch Volunteer Award/Scholarship. Haley is the daughter of Susan and Bob Cessna of Spring Valley. So Great to see wonderful young folks out there doing Great things!

St. Bede Ravioli Alley Students Honored: The following St. Bede students

were honored for their special efforts. Keaton Smith of Ladd was named Nation-al Merit Scholar and received the Presidents Excellence in Education Award. Gabriel Braboy of Dalzell was honored as a member of the Top Ten in the class, named National Merit Scholar, received Presidents Excellence in Educa-tion Award, named to the News Tribune All-Academic Team Honorable Mention group, and was a recipient of the Father Kevin Gorman Award. Taylor Hamer of Spring Valley was named to the Top Ten in the class. Way to go St. Bede stu-dents..Mom & Dad.Grandma & Grandpa! Awesome!

DO SOMETHING GREAT! Have your family or business sponsor the printing of Up Ravioli Alley" for one month! Email or mail John the Barber to learn how to do it!

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Cont...Rav-notes... Alan Ring & Paul Maioli Helping you Receive Up Ravioli Alley: Heres a big thanks to Alan Ring and Paul Ma-

ioli of Cherry for all their efforts to deliver copies of Up Ravioli Alley to local stores and gas stations! Their efforts bring the good news of URA to many in our area. URA puts a big smile on many faces! Please make sure to say thanks to Alan and Paul for all they do!

Hey! Kirkman/Roof Tree Service..JTB saw you do that! Big thanks to Larry Kirkman and Ron Roof of Kirkman-Roof Tree Service for cleaning up the Cherry cemetery after early spring storms took down several branches. You guys are Great!

Spring Valley United Church of Christ Community Vacation Bible School: Monday July 6 2015 July 10, 2015, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register call the church at 815.663.1951 or call Roger at 815.663.8459. The theme this year is Hometown Nazareth--where Jesus was a kid.

2015 Echo Bluff Natures Corner: First meeting is Saturday June 13, 2015. Natures Corner is a free program designed for inquisitive children aged 3-12 (accompanied by an adult). Will meet the second Saturday of each month. Children learn about the nature around us, plus take part in a seasonal activity and craft. Participants meet (rain or shine) from 10:00 am -12:00 noon at Echo Bluff Park. Hall Twp.s Echo Bluff Parks Activity Director Samantha Brown coordinates the event. (Participants are asked to wear socks and tennis shoes.) For more in-formation, kindly call Echo Bluff at 815 447-2115 or check out their website at www.echobluff.org.

Ravioli Alley Non-For-Profit Organizations All Showing that John The Barber Spirit This Summer Do something a little bit Great and

> TAKE someone who doesnt get a chance to get out > BRING a carry out to someone new on your block

> SEND in a donation if you cant make it

Ladd Community Education /Enrichment and Schwans Food Fund Raiser: The Ladd Community Education and Enrichment Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser Wednesday May 27, 2015 through Saturday July 11, 2015 as part of the Schwans cares fundraising network. All Schwans on-line orders placed during that timeline will gen-erate funds for the Foundation. These funds will be used to continue our mission to provide educational and de-velopmental tools and equipment to benefit the students of Ladd Community Consolidated School District #94. Enjoy Schwans products at the same retail price you currently pay while contributing to our organization or try Schwans for the first time. Go to Schwans-Cares.com and select Ladd Cmty Consolidated School. Once you are set up, order online for every delivery and select the Ladd Community Education and Enrichment Foundation at the check-out. You will get delicious food delivered to your home and we will get a percentage of your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you in advance for your support!

13th Annual Tony Bonnell Memorial Golf Outing to Benefit Relay for Life: Saturday June 20, 2015, Mendota Golf Club. Sponsored by Team Thrive of the Relay for Life of Bureau County in memory of team member, Tony Bonnell, who died in 2002 from kidney cancer. Open tee times are available from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p.m. The reg-istration fee is $15 for club members and $40 for non-club members and includes 18 holes of golf with cart, re-freshments on the course, games, snacks, and prizes. Grilled sandwiches are available for lunch and a dinner will be held at 5:30 (menu pending) for $8.00. Please contact the Mendota Golf Course at 815.538.7241 to arrange for tee times. Team Thrive members include Renee, Steve and Allie Carlson, Lauren Koch, Angie Rush, Lynne Bon-nell, Brad Bonnell, Travis and Lisa Moore, Becky Hoscheid, Shelley Dinges, Nicole Fischer, Becky Hoscheid, Jen-nifer Phillips, Jennifer Donnelly, and Rachel Thompson-Waldorf.

33rd Annual Jimmy D Golf Day: Sunday July 12, 2015, Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley and Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby. Proceeds benefit cancer treatment for area patients at St. Margarets Hospital in Spring Valley. For information about signing up a team to golf or to be a sponsor contact Diane Janz at St. Margarets djanz@aboutsmh.org, 815.664.7260.

* The Italian Open of Springfield: Monday July 27, 2015 sponsored by the Italian American Society. Golf at Edge-wood Country Club in Auburn, IL. Dinner and the "Tony Spavone Show" start at 6:30 p.m. at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Call Claudio at (217) 971-1330 for info on reservations, etc.

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John (Dean) Harpo

Hozel Hozel Dairy

Thanks Hozel fam-

ily for the dona-tion!

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Great News! Six new priests join the Peoria Diocese

Heres some awesomely Great news! Check out this Great photo of six priests newly ordained into the Catholic Diocese of Peoria! Wow! What a Great looking group! From left are Deacon Adam Cesarek, Deacon Jacob Valle, Deacon Alex Millar, Deacon Eric Bolek, Deacon Joseph Baker, and Deacon Matthew Deptula.

Friends of Kelly doing Something Great to Help! Friends of Kelly Boehm Delhotal of Spring Valley are stepping up to help her and her family in times of Great need. Kelly was diagnosed with breast cancer December 22, 2014. She has dedicated her entire life to taking care of her four children and others. Kelly is a single mom of three under the age of 15 still at home. She is currently not able to work and is struggling paying bills, getting gas to commute back and forth to her very important appointments/treatments, and obtaining the various daily neccessities. Kellys friends are asking Up Ravioli Alley readers to please help her. She needs it desperate-ly right now. They have put up a GoFundMe page on the Internet under Karing for Kelly. If you would like to help or donate, please contact John the Barber via mail or email.

Hey, we lied! We will take your money! In our first issues, we at URA said that we did not want you to send us mon-ey.wellwe lied! In order to help URA truly stand on its own, we have four money making methods: personal classifieds, sponsorships of an edition, misc donations, and remembering us in an estate. Your donations are greatly appreci-ated! We will list your name the following month as a donator. Please send ad orders and donations to JTB Foundation, Box 88, Cherry, IL 61317. Thanks!

Heres Some Great Looking News! St. Patricks Arlington, Holy Trinity Cherry, St. Thomas More Dalzell First Communion Kids are all smiles!

Check out the exciting and promising first communion classes below! St. Thomas More Dalzell (back L-R) Alexander Swanson, Aidan Dempsey and (front L-R) Hunter Pozzi, Analia Salas. Holy Trinity Cherry (back L-R) Devin Zborowski, Ty Reeder, Bryce Smith, Riley Mar-tinez, Gage Szymovicz, Dominic Fonderoli, (front L-R) Brycen Leffelman, Callie Mertes, Morgan Hoscheid, Mark Cissell. Father Patrick Fixsen again did a wonderful job. Thanks to

Amanda Coutts for teaching the HTC class. Hoping to have shot of St. Patricks Arlington group in July issue!

Q1 Annual Fish Fry to Benefit the Utility Fund for the Needy LiHeap

Q2 Bottoms Up Diaper Drive and Baby Shower

Pinter General Contracting Jack & Lynn Cissell

Lee Kirkman CIT Group

CIT Group Larry & Monafae Scriba

Alan & Sandy Vander Meersch Pfstier Seed

Larry Ping Will Linker Pioneer Seed

Will Linker Pioneer Seed Phil Hocking

Larry & Monafae Scriba Jeff Doll Dekalb Seed Sales

Pfister Seed Jeff Perry Buick GMC

Phil Hocking Bradner Mapping & Sales Inc.

Jeff Perry Buick GMC AG Industrial Supply

AG Industrial Supply Walmart

Be a $100 event sponsor? Call Lee Kirkman 815.488.7873

Geronimo Wind Energy

Q3 5K Walk Run to Benefit the LaSalle Vet-erans Home

Q4 Warm Hands, Warm Hearts Coats, Hats, & Gloves Drive

King Tire Larry & Linda Kirkman

CIT Group CIT Group

State Bank of Cherry member FDIC Lous Spring & Welding

Wendys Will Linker Pioneer Seed

Larry & Monafae Scriba Larry & Monafae Scriba

Pfister Seed Pfister Seed

Will Linker Pioneer Seed Jerry Perry Buick GMC

Larry & Linda Kirkman Toedter Oil

Jeff Perry Buick GMC AG Industrial Supply

Aplington, Kaufman, McLintock, Steele& Barry Kirkman Roof & Tree Service

AG Industrial Supply AG Industrial Supply

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