YONCALLA — Carl Van Loon was thrilled when he returned to his hometown in the spring of 2004. He had fulfilled a dream — buying the Yoncalla Food Center. His joy was quickly doused, however. In September 2004, a fire from an undetermined source burned the building to the ground. Disappointed, but far from defeated, Van Loon quickly started to rebuild. The business was Yoncalla’s only complete grocery store, and Van Loon knew it was needed. He had worked part time at the store for three years in the 1970s when he was a teenager. He had seen its importance …