The Hecker Fire Department Firemen’s Muster is this Saturday, July 17, at Back Street Wine & Dine, 310 E. Back Street. The event, canceled last year due to COVID, begins at noon and will help commemorate the village’s 125th anniversary. The village anniversary picnic and parade will be Sept. 4. Visit hecker.illinois.gov/parade or call Aaron Eckart at 618-920-5258 if you would like to have a float entered in the parade.